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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 357 382
Rank change year-on-year +47 +25 +148
Permanent jobs citing GRC 92 110 115
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 0.55% 0.52%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.48% 3.67% 3.46%
Number of salaries quoted 66 76 99
10th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £49,000 £61,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £69,308 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.43% -4.40% +20.83%
75th Percentile £84,688 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £98,125 £87,500
UK median annual salary £69,248 £69,654 £70,576
% change year-on-year -0.58% -1.31% +3.03%

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 2,642 2,995 3,320
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.55% 15.08% 15.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,653 1,602 2,650
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,438 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,243
Median % change year-on-year - +3.75% +4.77%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,938
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +5.26%

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 8 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 (4.35%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (6.52%) SAP GRC
2 3 (3.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.09%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 14 (15.22%) Azure
2 12 (13.04%) SaaS
3 10 (10.87%) AWS
4 7 (7.61%) GCP
5 5 (5.43%) Power Platform
6 4 (4.35%) Entra ID
6 4 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (3.26%) GitHub
7 3 (3.26%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (2.17%) IaaS
8 2 (2.17%) PaaS
9 1 (1.09%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 1 (1.09%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (1.09%) Google Workspace
9 1 (1.09%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 10 (10.87%) Firewall
2 6 (6.52%) Network Security
2 6 (6.52%) VPN
3 5 (5.43%) TCP/IP
4 4 (4.35%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (3.26%) HTTP
5 3 (3.26%) LAN
5 3 (3.26%) WAN
6 2 (2.17%) DHCP
6 2 (2.17%) DNS
7 1 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (1.09%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.43%) Power BI
1 5 (5.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (3.26%) Snyk
1 3 (3.26%) TeamCity
General
1 53 (57.61%) Social Skills
2 39 (42.39%) Finance
3 30 (32.61%) Public Sector
4 18 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (17.39%) Electronics
5 16 (17.39%) Manufacturing
5 16 (17.39%) Marketing
5 16 (17.39%) Telecoms
6 9 (9.78%) Banking
7 8 (8.70%) Legal
8 7 (7.61%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (6.52%) Law
10 4 (4.35%) Financial Institution
10 4 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (3.26%) Back Office
11 3 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (3.26%) Retail
12 2 (2.17%) Advertising
13 1 (1.09%) Cyber-Physical System
13 1 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (40.22%) Consultant
2 28 (30.43%) Security Consultant
3 11 (11.96%) Security Specialist
4 10 (10.87%) Analyst
5 9 (9.78%) Senior
6 8 (8.70%) Security Engineer
7 7 (7.61%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 7 (7.61%) Security Manager
8 6 (6.52%) SAP Consultant
9 5 (5.43%) Cloud Engineer
9 5 (5.43%) Senior Consultant
10 4 (4.35%) Cloud Security Engineer
10 4 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 4 (4.35%) Security Analyst
11 3 (3.26%) Auditor
11 3 (3.26%) Developer
11 3 (3.26%) Principal Consultant
11 3 (3.26%) SAP Security Consultant
11 3 (3.26%) Senior Security Consultant
11 3 (3.26%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (17.39%) SAP CAF
2 3 (3.26%) SAP Basis
2 3 (3.26%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (2.17%) .NET
3 2 (2.17%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 13 (14.13%) Security Posture
2 11 (11.96%) Cloud Native
3 9 (9.78%) Management Information System
4 8 (8.70%) Taxonomies
5 5 (5.43%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (5.43%) Cloud Security Posture
5 5 (5.43%) Public Cloud
6 4 (4.35%) Blog
7 3 (3.26%) Driving Licence
7 3 (3.26%) Private Cloud
8 2 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (2.17%) Onboarding
8 2 (2.17%) Replication
9 1 (1.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (1.09%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (1.09%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.09%) PKI
9 1 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (1.09%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.35%) Windows
1 4 (4.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (61.96%) Risk Management
2 55 (59.78%) Cybersecurity
3 38 (41.30%) Information Security
4 28 (30.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 27 (29.35%) ISMS
6 24 (26.09%) Business Intelligence
7 20 (21.74%) Collaborative Culture
8 17 (18.48%) Vulnerability Management
9 16 (17.39%) Digital Marketing
9 16 (17.39%) Programme Management
10 14 (15.22%) Incident Response
10 14 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (11.96%) Decision-Making
11 11 (11.96%) Risk Assessment
12 10 (10.87%) Cloud Security
12 10 (10.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 9 (9.78%) Incident Management
13 9 (9.78%) Risk Register
13 9 (9.78%) Security Operations
14 8 (8.70%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.35%) Bash
1 4 (4.35%) Python
2 3 (3.26%) Go
3 1 (1.09%) Bicep
3 1 (1.09%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 45 (48.91%) CISM
2 41 (44.57%) CISSP
3 28 (30.43%) Security Cleared
4 26 (28.26%) CRISC
5 25 (27.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 24 (26.09%) SC Cleared
7 16 (17.39%) CISA
7 16 (17.39%) Degree
8 14 (15.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 8 (8.70%) Master's Degree
10 5 (5.43%) CISMP
10 5 (5.43%) DV Cleared
11 3 (3.26%) AWS Certification
11 3 (3.26%) NVQ Level 3
12 2 (2.17%) CESG Certified Professional
13 1 (1.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 1 (1.09%) CEH
13 1 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
13 1 (1.09%) CREST Certified
13 1 (1.09%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (71.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (54.35%) NIST
3 19 (20.65%) SOC 2
4 15 (16.30%) NIST 800
5 13 (14.13%) GDPR
6 12 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (9.78%) NCSC
7 9 (9.78%) PCI DSS
8 8 (8.70%) SOC 1
9 6 (6.52%) COBIT
9 6 (6.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (5.43%) Data Quality
10 5 (5.43%) ITGC
10 5 (5.43%) JSP 440
11 4 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (3.26%) ISO 14001
12 3 (3.26%) ISO 22301
12 3 (3.26%) ISO 9001
12 3 (3.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (3.26%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (1.09%) IAG
Systems Management
1 9 (9.78%) RSA Archer
2 4 (4.35%) Terraform
3 3 (3.26%) Cilium
3 3 (3.26%) Kubernetes
3 3 (3.26%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (23.91%) SAP
2 13 (14.13%) Microsoft
3 4 (4.35%) ServiceNow
4 3 (3.26%) Checkmarx
4 3 (3.26%) Qualys
4 3 (3.26%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.17%) Google
5 2 (2.17%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.09%) Atlassian
6 1 (1.09%) Cisco
6 1 (1.09%) Darktrace
6 1 (1.09%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.09%) Tenable