Hybrid/Remote GRC Job Trends

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring GRC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 325 437
Rank change year-on-year +90 +112 +57
Permanent jobs citing GRC 160 72 126
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.96% 0.56% 0.41%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.33% 3.15% 2.97%
Number of salaries quoted 119 45 104
10th Percentile £48,950 £61,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £69,308 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.43% +15.51% -13.36%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £103,500 £87,500 £96,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £69,308 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.21% +6.63% -5.11%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

GRC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,003 2,283 4,236
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.99% 17.79% 13.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,755 1,548 3,271
10th Percentile £35,663 £35,925 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +6.09% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -8.70%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GRC and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

GRC job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

GRC
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GRC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GRC

GRC
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GRC over the 6 months to 31 March 2026.

GRC salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

GRC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.88%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.63%) Totara
Applications
1 6 (3.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.50%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.88%) SAP GRC
2 2 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 40 (25.00%) Azure
2 33 (20.63%) AWS
3 20 (12.50%) GCP
4 17 (10.63%) SaaS
5 13 (8.13%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (6.88%) Entra ID
7 7 (4.38%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (3.75%) Azure Key Vault
8 6 (3.75%) Cloudflare
8 6 (3.75%) Vercel
8 6 (3.75%) Vertex AI
9 5 (3.13%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (2.50%) GitHub
10 4 (2.50%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (2.50%) Smartsheet
11 3 (1.88%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (1.25%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 2 (1.25%) Datadog
12 2 (1.25%) Google Sheets
12 2 (1.25%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 24 (15.00%) Firewall
2 15 (9.38%) Network Security
3 6 (3.75%) DMZ
4 5 (3.13%) VPN
5 4 (2.50%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.63%) DHCP
6 1 (0.63%) DNS
6 1 (0.63%) LAN
6 1 (0.63%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.63%) WAN
6 1 (0.63%) Wireless
6 1 (0.63%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.75%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.25%) Looker
2 2 (1.25%) Power BI
3 1 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.50%) JIRA
1 4 (2.50%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.63%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.63%) Metasploit
General
1 69 (43.13%) Finance
1 69 (43.13%) Social Skills
2 38 (23.75%) Public Sector
3 34 (21.25%) Telecoms
4 22 (13.75%) Banking
5 21 (13.13%) Law
5 21 (13.13%) Marketing
6 20 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (10.63%) Electronics
7 17 (10.63%) Manufacturing
8 14 (8.75%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (8.75%) Retail
9 12 (7.50%) Financial Institution
10 11 (6.88%) Back Office
10 11 (6.88%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (6.25%) Legal
12 7 (4.38%) Local Government
13 3 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (20.63%) Consultant
2 28 (17.50%) Lead
2 28 (17.50%) Security Consultant
3 18 (11.25%) Analyst
4 15 (9.38%) Head of IT
5 12 (7.50%) Senior
6 11 (6.88%) Security Analyst
7 7 (4.38%) Information Analyst
7 7 (4.38%) Information Security Analyst
7 7 (4.38%) Risk Manager
7 7 (4.38%) Security Engineer
7 7 (4.38%) Security Manager
8 6 (3.75%) Architect
8 6 (3.75%) Cloud Engineer
8 6 (3.75%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 6 (3.75%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 6 (3.75%) Engineering Manager
8 6 (3.75%) Software Engineering Manager
8 6 (3.75%) Software Manager
9 5 (3.13%) Head of Digital
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (10.63%) SAP CAF
2 6 (3.75%) CSS
2 6 (3.75%) HTML
2 6 (3.75%) React
3 1 (0.63%) EDI
3 1 (0.63%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.63%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.63%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 21 (13.13%) Cloud Native
2 16 (10.00%) Security Posture
3 11 (6.88%) Management Information System
4 10 (6.25%) Blog
5 8 (5.00%) Cloud Security Posture
6 7 (4.38%) Onboarding
7 6 (3.75%) Culture of Ownership
7 6 (3.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 6 (3.75%) PKI
7 6 (3.75%) Podcast
8 5 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (2.50%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.88%) Mobile App
11 2 (1.25%) Data Structures
11 2 (1.25%) PMI
11 2 (1.25%) Public Cloud
11 2 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (1.25%) Taxonomies
12 1 (0.63%) Cyber Defence
12 1 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.75%) Windows
2 1 (0.63%) Android
2 1 (0.63%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.63%) Linux
2 1 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (43.13%) Cybersecurity
2 63 (39.38%) Risk Management
3 48 (30.00%) Information Security
4 44 (27.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 26 (16.25%) Decision-Making
6 25 (15.63%) ISMS
7 24 (15.00%) Roadmaps
8 23 (14.38%) AI
9 22 (13.75%) Collaborative Culture
10 21 (13.13%) Cloud Security
10 21 (13.13%) Security Architecture
11 19 (11.88%) Business Intelligence
11 19 (11.88%) Incident Response
11 19 (11.88%) Regulatory Compliance
11 19 (11.88%) Security Operations
12 18 (11.25%) Stakeholder Management
13 17 (10.63%) DevOps
13 17 (10.63%) Digital Marketing
13 17 (10.63%) Programme Management
14 16 (10.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.25%) Python
2 6 (3.75%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.50%) Bash
3 4 (2.50%) Go
4 2 (1.25%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 44 (27.50%) CISSP
2 39 (24.38%) CISM
3 38 (23.75%) Security Cleared
4 26 (16.25%) SC Cleared
5 25 (15.63%) CISA
5 25 (15.63%) Degree
6 20 (12.50%) CRISC
6 20 (12.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 10 (6.25%) DV Cleared
8 9 (5.63%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (4.38%) ISACA
9 7 (4.38%) PMI Certification
9 7 (4.38%) SANS
10 5 (3.13%) CHECK Team Member
10 5 (3.13%) OSCP
10 5 (3.13%) PMP
11 4 (2.50%) AWS Certification
11 4 (2.50%) CHECK Team Leader
11 4 (2.50%) CREST Certified
12 3 (1.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (58.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (31.25%) NIST
3 41 (25.63%) PCI DSS
4 22 (13.75%) GDPR
5 18 (11.25%) SOC 2
6 14 (8.75%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (8.13%) NCSC
8 10 (6.25%) NIST 800
9 8 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (3.75%) Accessibility
10 6 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 6 (3.75%) JSP 440
11 4 (2.50%) COBIT
11 4 (2.50%) ISO 9001
11 4 (2.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (1.88%) ISO 14001
12 3 (1.88%) NEBOSH
13 2 (1.25%) PMO
13 2 (1.25%) SEPA
14 1 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 5 (3.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (5.63%) RSA Archer
2 7 (4.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (4.38%) Terraform
3 4 (2.50%) Cilium
3 4 (2.50%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.25%) Grafana
4 2 (1.25%) Opsgenie
5 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.63%) Nessus
5 1 (0.63%) Nmap
5 1 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 22 (13.75%) Microsoft
2 20 (12.50%) SAP
3 6 (3.75%) Google
3 6 (3.75%) OpenAI
4 4 (2.50%) Apple
5 3 (1.88%) Palo Alto
5 3 (1.88%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.88%) Tenable
6 2 (1.25%) GoldenSource
6 2 (1.25%) PagerDuty
6 2 (1.25%) Splunk
7 1 (0.63%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.63%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.63%) Qualys