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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 366 377 398
Rank change year-on-year +11 +21 +173
Permanent jobs citing GRC 59 118 116
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.36% 0.51% 0.46%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.98% 3.74% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 40 87 104
10th Percentile £48,750 £37,500 £48,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,496 £65,000 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year +13.07% -11.86% +22.92%
75th Percentile £89,063 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £96,750 £89,725
UK median annual salary £75,000 £67,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +11.94% -4.29% +3.70%

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 2,980 3,157 3,590
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.40% 13.57% 14.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,655 1,900 2,942
10th Percentile £35,140 £36,200 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £94,963
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% -5.00% +9.09%

GRC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GRC trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

GRC
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing GRC

GRC
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing GRC over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

GRC salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (5.08%) SAP GRC
2 2 (3.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.69%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 10 (16.95%) Azure
2 7 (11.86%) SaaS
3 5 (8.47%) Power Platform
4 4 (6.78%) AWS
4 4 (6.78%) Entra ID
4 4 (6.78%) GCP
5 3 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (3.39%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.69%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.08%) VPN
2 2 (3.39%) Firewall
2 2 (3.39%) HTTP
2 2 (3.39%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.69%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (1.69%) Intranet
3 1 (1.69%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (1.69%) LAN
3 1 (1.69%) Network Security
3 1 (1.69%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.47%) Power BI
1 5 (8.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Snyk
General
1 36 (61.02%) Social Skills
2 27 (45.76%) Finance
3 14 (23.73%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (15.25%) Banking
4 9 (15.25%) Influencing Skills
4 9 (15.25%) Legal
4 9 (15.25%) Public Sector
5 6 (10.17%) Law
6 4 (6.78%) Electronics
6 4 (6.78%) Manufacturing
6 4 (6.78%) Marketing
6 4 (6.78%) Telecoms
7 2 (3.39%) Advertising
7 2 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Cyber-Physical System
8 1 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 16 (27.12%) Consultant
2 12 (20.34%) Analyst
3 11 (18.64%) Security Consultant
3 11 (18.64%) Security Specialist
4 7 (11.86%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 6 (10.17%) Security Analyst
6 5 (8.47%) IT Analyst
6 5 (8.47%) Senior
7 4 (6.78%) IT Security Analyst
7 4 (6.78%) IT Security Specialist
8 3 (5.08%) Developer
8 3 (5.08%) Head of Compliance
8 3 (5.08%) SAP Consultant
8 3 (5.08%) Security Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) ServiceNow Consultant
8 3 (5.08%) ServiceNow Developer
9 2 (3.39%) Data Analyst
9 2 (3.39%) Head of Information
9 2 (3.39%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (3.39%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.78%) SAP CAF
2 2 (3.39%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (3.39%) SLSA
3 1 (1.69%) .NET
3 1 (1.69%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 12 (20.34%) Security Posture
2 10 (16.95%) Taxonomies
3 7 (11.86%) Management Information System
4 3 (5.08%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.39%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.39%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (3.39%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.39%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.69%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.69%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.69%) Private Cloud
6 1 (1.69%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.69%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.39%) Windows
1 2 (3.39%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (72.88%) Risk Management
2 36 (61.02%) Information Security
3 35 (59.32%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (30.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 18 (30.51%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (25.42%) Vulnerability Management
6 14 (23.73%) Risk Assessment
7 12 (20.34%) Business Intelligence
7 12 (20.34%) Incident Management
7 12 (20.34%) ISMS
8 10 (16.95%) Data Analysis
8 10 (16.95%) Risk Register
8 10 (16.95%) Security Operations
8 10 (16.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 9 (15.25%) Decision-Making
10 8 (13.56%) Incident Response
11 7 (11.86%) Collaborative Culture
12 6 (10.17%) Cloud Security
12 6 (10.17%) Security Management
13 5 (8.47%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.69%) Bash
1 1 (1.69%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (49.15%) CISM
2 24 (40.68%) CRISC
3 22 (37.29%) CISSP
4 17 (28.81%) Degree
5 13 (22.03%) CISA
6 11 (18.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 10 (16.95%) Master's Degree
7 10 (16.95%) Security Cleared
8 9 (15.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 8 (13.56%) SC Cleared
10 3 (5.08%) CISMP
11 1 (1.69%) DBS Check
11 1 (1.69%) DV Cleared
11 1 (1.69%) GSEC
11 1 (1.69%) OSCP
11 1 (1.69%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (72.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (57.63%) NIST
3 15 (25.42%) SOC 2
4 13 (22.03%) NIST 800
5 10 (16.95%) SOC 1
6 8 (13.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (13.56%) GDPR
7 6 (10.17%) COBIT
7 6 (10.17%) Data Quality
8 5 (8.47%) ITGC
9 3 (5.08%) JSP 440
10 2 (3.39%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (3.39%) PCI DSS
10 2 (3.39%) SLA
11 1 (1.69%) ISO 22301
11 1 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 1 (1.69%) IAG
Systems Management
1 10 (16.95%) RSA Archer
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (13.56%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.86%) SAP
3 4 (6.78%) ServiceNow
4 2 (3.39%) Checkmarx
4 2 (3.39%) OneTrust
4 2 (3.39%) Qualys
4 2 (3.39%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.69%) Atlassian
5 1 (1.69%) Cisco
5 1 (1.69%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.69%) Google
5 1 (1.69%) Palo Alto