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 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 277 339 390
Rank change year-on-year +62 +51 +157
Permanent jobs citing GRC 105 118 113
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.69% 0.60% 0.53%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.92% 3.97% 3.49%
Number of salaries quoted 74 76 97
10th Percentile £43,625 £50,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £49,000 £61,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £69,308 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.51% -4.40% +20.83%
75th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £93,500 £98,125 £86,750
UK median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year -3.57% -0.82% +0.82%

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 2,679 2,976 3,234
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.52% 15.15% 15.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,675 1,595 2,564
10th Percentile £34,591 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,813
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

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 20 November 2025.

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 4 (3.81%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (5.71%) SAP GRC
2 3 (2.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.95%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 20 (19.05%) Azure
2 16 (15.24%) AWS
3 14 (13.33%) SaaS
4 9 (8.57%) GCP
5 5 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (4.76%) Power Platform
6 4 (3.81%) Entra ID
6 4 (3.81%) GitHub
6 4 (3.81%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (1.90%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 2 (1.90%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.90%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.90%) IaaS
7 2 (1.90%) PaaS
8 1 (0.95%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.95%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 15 (14.29%) Firewall
2 10 (9.52%) Network Security
3 6 (5.71%) VPN
4 5 (4.76%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (4.76%) TCP/IP
5 3 (2.86%) DMZ
5 3 (2.86%) HTTP
5 3 (2.86%) LAN
5 3 (2.86%) WAN
6 2 (1.90%) DHCP
6 2 (1.90%) DNS
7 1 (0.95%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.76%) Power BI
1 5 (4.76%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (3.81%) TeamCity
2 3 (2.86%) Snyk
General
1 56 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 45 (42.86%) Finance
3 37 (35.24%) Public Sector
4 21 (20.00%) Telecoms
5 20 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (19.05%) Electronics
5 20 (19.05%) Manufacturing
5 20 (19.05%) Marketing
6 9 (8.57%) Banking
7 8 (7.62%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (7.62%) Legal
8 5 (4.76%) Financial Institution
8 5 (4.76%) Law
9 4 (3.81%) Back Office
9 4 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (3.81%) Retail
10 3 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.90%) Advertising
12 1 (0.95%) Cyber-Physical System
12 1 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 42 (40.00%) Consultant
2 33 (31.43%) Security Consultant
3 12 (11.43%) Analyst
4 11 (10.48%) Senior
5 10 (9.52%) Security Engineer
6 9 (8.57%) Security Manager
6 9 (8.57%) Security Specialist
7 7 (6.67%) Cloud Engineer
8 6 (5.71%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 6 (5.71%) SAP Consultant
9 5 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 5 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Specialist
9 5 (4.76%) Security Analyst
9 5 (4.76%) Senior Consultant
10 4 (3.81%) Automation Engineer
10 4 (3.81%) Cloud Automation Engineer
10 4 (3.81%) Head of IT
10 4 (3.81%) Information Security Manager
10 4 (3.81%) IT Analyst
11 3 (2.86%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (19.05%) SAP CAF
2 3 (2.86%) SAP Basis
2 3 (2.86%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.90%) .NET
3 2 (1.90%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 15 (14.29%) Cloud Native
1 15 (14.29%) Security Posture
2 9 (8.57%) Management Information System
3 8 (7.62%) Cloud Security Posture
4 7 (6.67%) Blog
5 6 (5.71%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (5.71%) Taxonomies
6 5 (4.76%) Public Cloud
7 3 (2.86%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 3 (2.86%) Driving Licence
7 3 (2.86%) PKI
7 3 (2.86%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.90%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (1.90%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.90%) Replication
9 1 (0.95%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.95%) PMI
9 1 (0.95%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.81%) Windows
1 4 (3.81%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (61.90%) Cybersecurity
2 64 (60.95%) Risk Management
3 38 (36.19%) Information Security
4 34 (32.38%) ISMS
5 30 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 28 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
7 24 (22.86%) Collaborative Culture
8 20 (19.05%) Digital Marketing
8 20 (19.05%) Programme Management
9 17 (16.19%) Incident Response
9 17 (16.19%) Vulnerability Management
10 14 (13.33%) Cloud Security
11 13 (12.38%) Decision-Making
11 13 (12.38%) Problem-Solving
12 12 (11.43%) Security Architecture
13 11 (10.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 10 (9.52%) CI/CD
15 9 (8.57%) RBAC
15 9 (8.57%) Risk Assessment
15 9 (8.57%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.76%) Bash
1 5 (4.76%) Python
2 4 (3.81%) Go
3 2 (1.90%) Bicep
4 1 (0.95%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 50 (47.62%) CISM
2 48 (45.71%) CISSP
3 37 (35.24%) Security Cleared
4 30 (28.57%) SC Cleared
5 29 (27.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 27 (25.71%) CRISC
7 19 (18.10%) CISA
8 15 (14.29%) Degree
9 14 (13.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 7 (6.67%) DV Cleared
11 6 (5.71%) Master's Degree
12 5 (4.76%) CISMP
13 4 (3.81%) AWS Certification
14 3 (2.86%) NVQ Level 3
15 2 (1.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 2 (1.90%) CCSP
15 2 (1.90%) CEH
15 2 (1.90%) CESG Certified Professional
15 2 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
15 2 (1.90%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (72.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 56 (53.33%) NIST
3 19 (18.10%) SOC 2
4 18 (17.14%) GDPR
5 15 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (13.33%) PCI DSS
7 13 (12.38%) NIST 800
8 12 (11.43%) NCSC
9 8 (7.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (6.67%) JSP 440
11 6 (5.71%) COBIT
11 6 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 6 (5.71%) SOC 1
12 5 (4.76%) Data Quality
12 5 (4.76%) ITGC
13 4 (3.81%) ISO 22301
14 3 (2.86%) ISO 14001
14 3 (2.86%) ISO 9001
14 3 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (2.86%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (0.95%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (6.67%) RSA Archer
2 6 (5.71%) Terraform
3 4 (3.81%) Cilium
3 4 (3.81%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.86%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 26 (24.76%) SAP
2 14 (13.33%) Microsoft
3 4 (3.81%) Google
4 3 (2.86%) Checkmarx
4 3 (2.86%) Palo Alto
4 3 (2.86%) Qualys
4 3 (2.86%) Salesforce
4 3 (2.86%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.90%) Tenable
6 1 (0.95%) Atlassian
6 1 (0.95%) Cisco
6 1 (0.95%) Darktrace
6 1 (0.95%) Fortinet