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 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 326 432
Rank change year-on-year +88 +106 +67
Permanent jobs citing GRC 148 100 106
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.91% 0.64% 0.38%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.20% 3.64% 2.74%
Number of salaries quoted 102 59 88
10th Percentile £48,750 £60,500 £47,275
25th Percentile £50,313 £62,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £69,308 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.81% +6.63% -
75th Percentile £91,073 £86,875 £82,500
90th Percentile £103,500 £97,750 £96,875
UK median annual salary £65,000 £69,654 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.68% -0.49% -

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 2,845 2,748 3,872
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.53% 17.53% 13.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,664 1,521 3,021
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £43,742
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.94% -0.74%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,186 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.36% +9.09% -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 14 February 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 (2.70%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (4.05%) SAP GRC
2 3 (2.03%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 32 (21.62%) Azure
2 28 (18.92%) AWS
3 22 (14.86%) SaaS
4 16 (10.81%) GCP
5 8 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (4.05%) Vertex AI
7 5 (3.38%) Power Platform
8 4 (2.70%) GitHub
8 4 (2.70%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (2.03%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (2.03%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (2.03%) Entra ID
10 2 (1.35%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (1.35%) Datadog
10 2 (1.35%) Google Sheets
10 2 (1.35%) IaaS
10 2 (1.35%) PaaS
11 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.68%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 19 (12.84%) Firewall
2 13 (8.78%) Network Security
3 6 (4.05%) DMZ
4 4 (2.70%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.70%) VPN
5 2 (1.35%) DHCP
5 2 (1.35%) DNS
5 2 (1.35%) HTTP
5 2 (1.35%) LAN
5 2 (1.35%) WAN
6 1 (0.68%) Wireless
6 1 (0.68%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.05%) Semantic Layer
2 5 (3.38%) Power BI
3 4 (2.70%) Tableau
4 2 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.35%) Looker
Development Applications
1 4 (2.70%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.35%) Snyk
3 1 (0.68%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.68%) Metasploit
General
1 73 (49.32%) Finance
2 65 (43.92%) Social Skills
3 48 (32.43%) Public Sector
4 31 (20.95%) Telecoms
5 26 (17.57%) Electronics
5 26 (17.57%) Manufacturing
5 26 (17.57%) Marketing
6 19 (12.84%) Banking
7 17 (11.49%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (9.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (9.46%) Law
8 14 (9.46%) Retail
9 13 (8.78%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (8.11%) Financial Institution
11 11 (7.43%) Back Office
12 7 (4.73%) Legal
12 7 (4.73%) Local Government
13 2 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (33.11%) Consultant
2 39 (26.35%) Security Consultant
3 20 (13.51%) Analyst
4 16 (10.81%) Lead
4 16 (10.81%) Senior
5 13 (8.78%) Security Analyst
6 11 (7.43%) Head of IT
7 8 (5.41%) Security Engineer
7 8 (5.41%) Security Manager
8 7 (4.73%) Information Analyst
8 7 (4.73%) Information Security Analyst
9 6 (4.05%) Cloud Engineer
9 6 (4.05%) Cloud Security Engineer
9 6 (4.05%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 6 (4.05%) Risk Manager
10 5 (3.38%) Head of Digital
10 5 (3.38%) Head of Finance
10 5 (3.38%) Information Manager
10 5 (3.38%) IT Analyst
10 5 (3.38%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (17.57%) SAP CAF
2 3 (2.03%) SAP Basis
3 2 (1.35%) .NET
3 2 (1.35%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.35%) SLSA
4 1 (0.68%) EDI
4 1 (0.68%) EDIFACT
Miscellaneous
1 19 (12.84%) Cloud Native
2 17 (11.49%) Security Posture
3 14 (9.46%) Management Information System
4 10 (6.76%) Blog
4 10 (6.76%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (4.05%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 6 (4.05%) PKI
6 5 (3.38%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (3.38%) Public Cloud
7 4 (2.70%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.03%) Mobile App
8 3 (2.03%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.35%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.35%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.35%) Replication
9 2 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.35%) Taxonomies
10 1 (0.68%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.70%) Windows
2 3 (2.03%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.68%) Android
3 1 (0.68%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.68%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (54.05%) Cybersecurity
1 80 (54.05%) Risk Management
2 47 (31.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 46 (31.08%) Information Security
4 42 (28.38%) ISMS
5 34 (22.97%) Collaborative Culture
6 31 (20.95%) Business Intelligence
7 26 (17.57%) Digital Marketing
7 26 (17.57%) Programme Management
8 20 (13.51%) Incident Response
9 18 (12.16%) Cloud Security
9 18 (12.16%) Decision-Making
9 18 (12.16%) Security Architecture
10 16 (10.81%) AI
11 15 (10.14%) Security Operations
12 14 (9.46%) IT Governance
12 14 (9.46%) Vulnerability Management
13 13 (8.78%) Roadmaps
14 12 (8.11%) Information Security Governance
14 12 (8.11%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.76%) Python
2 4 (2.70%) Bash
2 4 (2.70%) Go
3 2 (1.35%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 64 (43.24%) CISSP
2 56 (37.84%) CISM
3 45 (30.41%) Security Cleared
4 35 (23.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 33 (22.30%) CISA
5 33 (22.30%) CRISC
5 33 (22.30%) SC Cleared
6 22 (14.86%) Degree
7 14 (9.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 10 (6.76%) DV Cleared
9 9 (6.08%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (4.73%) ISACA
10 7 (4.73%) SANS
11 5 (3.38%) CHECK Team Member
11 5 (3.38%) CISMP
11 5 (3.38%) OSCP
12 4 (2.70%) AWS Certification
12 4 (2.70%) CHECK Team Leader
12 4 (2.70%) CREST Certified
13 3 (2.03%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (66.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 65 (43.92%) NIST
3 30 (20.27%) PCI DSS
4 24 (16.22%) GDPR
5 19 (12.84%) SOC 2
6 18 (12.16%) Cyber Essentials
7 15 (10.14%) NCSC
8 14 (9.46%) NIST 800
9 10 (6.76%) JSP 440
10 9 (6.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (6.08%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 7 (4.73%) COBIT
12 4 (2.70%) ISO 22301
12 4 (2.70%) ISO 9001
12 4 (2.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (2.03%) Data Quality
13 3 (2.03%) ISO 14001
13 3 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (2.03%) ITGC
13 3 (2.03%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (0.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (6.08%) RSA Archer
2 7 (4.73%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 6 (4.05%) Terraform
4 4 (2.70%) Cilium
4 4 (2.70%) Kubernetes
5 2 (1.35%) Grafana
5 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.35%) Opsgenie
5 2 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.68%) Nessus
6 1 (0.68%) Nmap
Vendors
1 32 (21.62%) SAP
2 15 (10.14%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.05%) Google
3 6 (4.05%) OpenAI
4 3 (2.03%) Palo Alto
4 3 (2.03%) Qualys
4 3 (2.03%) ServiceNow
4 3 (2.03%) Tenable
5 2 (1.35%) Checkmarx
5 2 (1.35%) GoldenSource
5 2 (1.35%) PagerDuty
5 2 (1.35%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.68%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.68%) Darktrace
6 1 (0.68%) Splunk