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 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 326 440
Rank change year-on-year +88 +114 +45
Permanent jobs citing GRC 159 79 110
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.93% 0.59% 0.36%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.36% 3.29% 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 118 50 90
10th Percentile £48,750 £60,875 £38,625
25th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £69,654 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.85% +16.09% -11.76%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £103,500 £87,500 £97,875
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% -7.14%

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 2,966 2,403 4,160
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.40% 17.96% 13.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,725 1,540 3,199
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +7.82% -3.39%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,750 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - +12.15% -6.96%

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 21 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 4 (2.52%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.89%) SAP GRC
2 2 (1.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 41 (25.79%) Azure
2 32 (20.13%) AWS
3 19 (11.95%) GCP
4 17 (10.69%) SaaS
5 13 (8.18%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (6.92%) Entra ID
7 6 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (3.77%) Vertex AI
8 5 (3.14%) Azure Key Vault
8 5 (3.14%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (3.14%) Cloudflare
8 5 (3.14%) Vercel
9 4 (2.52%) GitHub
9 4 (2.52%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (1.89%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (1.89%) Smartsheet
11 2 (1.26%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 2 (1.26%) Datadog
11 2 (1.26%) Google Sheets
11 2 (1.26%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 25 (15.72%) Firewall
2 15 (9.43%) Network Security
3 7 (4.40%) VPN
4 6 (3.77%) DMZ
5 4 (2.52%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (1.89%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.26%) DHCP
7 2 (1.26%) DNS
7 2 (1.26%) LAN
7 2 (1.26%) WAN
8 1 (0.63%) HTTP
8 1 (0.63%) Wireless
8 1 (0.63%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.77%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.26%) Looker
2 2 (1.26%) Power BI
3 1 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.52%) TeamCity
2 3 (1.89%) JIRA
3 1 (0.63%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.63%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.63%) Snyk
General
1 71 (44.65%) Finance
2 67 (42.14%) Social Skills
3 40 (25.16%) Public Sector
4 35 (22.01%) Telecoms
5 24 (15.09%) Marketing
6 22 (13.84%) Banking
7 20 (12.58%) Electronics
7 20 (12.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (12.58%) Law
7 20 (12.58%) Manufacturing
8 14 (8.81%) Retail
9 13 (8.18%) Analytical Skills
10 12 (7.55%) Financial Institution
11 11 (6.92%) Back Office
11 11 (6.92%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (5.66%) Legal
13 7 (4.40%) Local Government
14 2 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.63%) Police
Job Titles
1 37 (23.27%) Consultant
2 31 (19.50%) Security Consultant
3 26 (16.35%) Lead
4 18 (11.32%) Analyst
5 15 (9.43%) Head of IT
6 13 (8.18%) Senior
7 11 (6.92%) Security Analyst
8 8 (5.03%) Security Engineer
8 8 (5.03%) Security Manager
9 7 (4.40%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 7 (4.40%) Information Analyst
9 7 (4.40%) Information Security Analyst
9 7 (4.40%) Risk Manager
10 6 (3.77%) Cloud Engineer
10 6 (3.77%) Cloud Security Engineer
11 5 (3.14%) Head of Digital
11 5 (3.14%) Head of Finance
11 5 (3.14%) Information Manager
11 5 (3.14%) Software Engineering Manager
11 5 (3.14%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (12.58%) SAP CAF
2 5 (3.14%) CSS
2 5 (3.14%) HTML
2 5 (3.14%) React
3 1 (0.63%) .NET
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 (13.21%) Cloud Native
2 17 (10.69%) Security Posture
3 11 (6.92%) Management Information System
4 10 (6.29%) Blog
5 9 (5.66%) Cloud Security Posture
6 6 (3.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 6 (3.77%) PKI
7 5 (3.14%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (3.14%) Culture of Ownership
7 5 (3.14%) Onboarding
7 5 (3.14%) Podcast
8 4 (2.52%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.89%) Mobile App
10 2 (1.26%) Data Structures
10 2 (1.26%) Public Cloud
10 2 (1.26%) Replication
10 2 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.26%) Taxonomies
11 1 (0.63%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.40%) Windows
2 2 (1.26%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.63%) Android
3 1 (0.63%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.63%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (45.91%) Cybersecurity
2 67 (42.14%) Risk Management
3 46 (28.93%) Information Security
4 43 (27.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 28 (17.61%) ISMS
6 25 (15.72%) Collaborative Culture
6 25 (15.72%) Decision-Making
7 24 (15.09%) Roadmaps
8 22 (13.84%) AI
8 22 (13.84%) Business Intelligence
8 22 (13.84%) Cloud Security
9 21 (13.21%) Incident Response
10 20 (12.58%) Digital Marketing
10 20 (12.58%) Programme Management
10 20 (12.58%) Security Architecture
11 19 (11.95%) Security Operations
12 17 (10.69%) Regulatory Compliance
12 17 (10.69%) Stakeholder Management
12 17 (10.69%) Vulnerability Management
13 15 (9.43%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.29%) Python
2 5 (3.14%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.52%) Bash
3 4 (2.52%) Go
4 2 (1.26%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 48 (30.19%) CISSP
2 42 (26.42%) CISM
3 38 (23.90%) Security Cleared
4 26 (16.35%) CISA
4 26 (16.35%) SC Cleared
5 24 (15.09%) Degree
6 23 (14.47%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 22 (13.84%) CRISC
8 10 (6.29%) DV Cleared
9 9 (5.66%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (4.40%) ISACA
10 7 (4.40%) SANS
11 5 (3.14%) CHECK Team Member
11 5 (3.14%) OSCP
11 5 (3.14%) PMI Certification
12 4 (2.52%) AWS Certification
12 4 (2.52%) CHECK Team Leader
12 4 (2.52%) CREST Certified
12 4 (2.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (2.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (59.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 52 (32.70%) NIST
3 40 (25.16%) PCI DSS
4 22 (13.84%) GDPR
5 18 (11.32%) SOC 2
6 15 (9.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (9.43%) NCSC
7 10 (6.29%) NIST 800
8 9 (5.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 6 (3.77%) JSP 440
11 5 (3.14%) Accessibility
12 4 (2.52%) COBIT
12 4 (2.52%) ISO 9001
12 4 (2.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.89%) ISO 14001
13 3 (1.89%) NEBOSH
14 2 (1.26%) ISO 22301
14 2 (1.26%) PMO
14 2 (1.26%) SEPA
System Software
1 5 (3.14%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (5.66%) RSA Archer
2 7 (4.40%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (4.40%) Terraform
3 4 (2.52%) Cilium
3 4 (2.52%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.26%) Grafana
4 2 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.26%) Opsgenie
5 1 (0.63%) Nessus
5 1 (0.63%) Nmap
5 1 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (14.47%) SAP
2 22 (13.84%) Microsoft
3 6 (3.77%) Google
3 6 (3.77%) OpenAI
4 4 (2.52%) Apple
5 3 (1.89%) Palo Alto
5 3 (1.89%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.89%) Tenable
6 2 (1.26%) GoldenSource
6 2 (1.26%) PagerDuty
6 2 (1.26%) Qualys
6 2 (1.26%) Splunk
7 1 (0.63%) Checkmarx
7 1 (0.63%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.63%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.63%) Salesforce