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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 193 374 381
Rank change year-on-year +181 +7 +40
Permanent jobs citing GRC 299 51 115
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.28% 0.31% 0.47%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.71% 1.71% 3.50%
Number of salaries quoted 158 34 90
10th Percentile £42,563 £49,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +15.38% -13.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £89,688 £77,500
90th Percentile £108,250 £105,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £73,250 £66,750
% change year-on-year +2.39% +9.74% -2.55%

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 3,880 2,986 3,284
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.63% 18.16% 13.52%
Number of salaries quoted 2,472 1,700 2,119
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - -
75th Percentile £76,201 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,634 £91,375 £99,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -8.33%

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 1 September 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 6 (2.01%) SAS
2 5 (1.67%) Totara
3 1 (0.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.67%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.67%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.33%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.33%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 91 (30.43%) Azure
2 64 (21.40%) Cloud Computing
3 45 (15.05%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (11.37%) Power Platform
5 32 (10.70%) AWS
6 26 (8.70%) Serverless
7 17 (5.69%) SaaS
8 15 (5.02%) Entra ID
9 10 (3.34%) GCP
10 7 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (2.34%) Azure Key Vault
10 7 (2.34%) Cloudflare
10 7 (2.34%) Vercel
11 5 (1.67%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (1.67%) Smartsheet
12 3 (1.00%) OCI
13 2 (0.67%) Google Workspace
14 1 (0.33%) Copilot Studio
14 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 62 (20.74%) WAN
2 58 (19.40%) LAN
3 21 (7.02%) Firewall
4 18 (6.02%) Network Security
5 5 (1.67%) DMZ
6 4 (1.34%) SD-WAN
6 4 (1.34%) VPN
7 3 (1.00%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (8.36%) Snyk
2 5 (1.67%) JIRA
3 2 (0.67%) Yeoman
General
1 124 (41.47%) Social Skills
2 90 (30.10%) Finance
3 62 (20.74%) Presentation Skills
4 47 (15.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (14.72%) Law
6 26 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (8.70%) Public Sector
7 19 (6.35%) Legal
8 13 (4.35%) Banking
8 13 (4.35%) Retail
8 13 (4.35%) Telecoms
9 11 (3.68%) Financial Institution
10 9 (3.01%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.68%) French Language
11 8 (2.68%) German Language
11 8 (2.68%) Marketing
12 7 (2.34%) Legal Technology
13 4 (1.34%) Advertising
13 4 (1.34%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.34%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 95 (31.77%) Architect
2 58 (19.40%) Systems Architect
3 50 (16.72%) Consultant
4 47 (15.72%) Senior
5 32 (10.70%) Security Architect
5 32 (10.70%) Senior Architect
6 28 (9.36%) Senior Security Architect
7 27 (9.03%) Security Consultant
8 25 (8.36%) Cloud Architect
8 25 (8.36%) Cloud Security Architect
8 25 (8.36%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 19 (6.35%) Analyst
10 16 (5.35%) Security Specialist
11 15 (5.02%) Security Manager
12 14 (4.68%) Lead
13 9 (3.01%) Information Security Advisor
13 9 (3.01%) IT Manager
13 9 (3.01%) IT Security Manager
13 9 (3.01%) Security Advisor
13 9 (3.01%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.34%) React
2 7 (2.34%) CSS
2 7 (2.34%) HTML
3 5 (1.67%) ModSecurity
4 3 (1.00%) Node.js
5 2 (0.67%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.33%) REST
6 1 (0.33%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.33%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.33%) SOAP
6 1 (0.33%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 32 (10.70%) Management Information System
2 26 (8.70%) Data Centre
3 24 (8.03%) Onboarding
4 20 (6.69%) Security Posture
5 16 (5.35%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.68%) Cyber Defence
7 8 (2.68%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.34%) Culture of Ownership
8 7 (2.34%) e-Learning
8 7 (2.34%) PKI
8 7 (2.34%) Podcast
9 5 (1.67%) Blog
9 5 (1.67%) Cloud Security Posture
9 5 (1.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 5 (1.67%) Learning Management System
10 4 (1.34%) PMI
10 4 (1.34%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (1.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.67%) Windows
2 1 (0.33%) Linux
2 1 (0.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (56.52%) Information Security
2 142 (47.49%) Cybersecurity
3 140 (46.82%) Risk Management
4 90 (30.10%) Roadmaps
5 69 (23.08%) Project Delivery
6 65 (21.74%) Business Case
7 64 (21.40%) IT Strategy
7 64 (21.40%) Technology Strategy
8 63 (21.07%) AI
8 63 (21.07%) Containerisation
9 62 (20.74%) Network Design
10 59 (19.73%) Logistics
11 58 (19.40%) Business Strategy
11 58 (19.40%) Cloud Security
11 58 (19.40%) Infrastructure as Code
11 58 (19.40%) Network Architecture
11 58 (19.40%) Technical Architecture
12 50 (16.72%) Continuous Improvement
13 45 (15.05%) Stakeholder Management
14 44 (14.72%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.68%) JavaScript
2 4 (1.34%) TypeScript
3 1 (0.33%) ABAP
3 1 (0.33%) Python
3 1 (0.33%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 52 (17.39%) CISSP
2 48 (16.05%) Security Cleared
3 43 (14.38%) CISM
4 31 (10.37%) SC Cleared
5 23 (7.69%) CRISC
5 23 (7.69%) Degree
6 17 (5.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 16 (5.35%) DV Cleared
8 14 (4.68%) CISA
9 13 (4.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 10 (3.34%) CompTIA Security+
11 9 (3.01%) PMI Certification
12 8 (2.68%) CREST Certified
13 7 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (2.01%) Master's Degree
15 5 (1.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (1.67%) CCSP
15 5 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
15 5 (1.67%) PMP
16 4 (1.34%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (38.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 71 (23.75%) NIST
3 45 (15.05%) GDPR
4 35 (11.71%) PCI DSS
5 28 (9.36%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (4.35%) NCSC
7 12 (4.01%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 12 (4.01%) SOC 2
8 10 (3.34%) JSP 440
9 9 (3.01%) Accessibility
10 7 (2.34%) QA
11 6 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 6 (2.01%) NIST 800
12 4 (1.34%) COBIT
13 2 (0.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.33%) COSO
14 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 25 (8.36%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.34%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.67%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (1.34%) CASB
2 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 85 (28.43%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.03%) CrowdStrike
3 28 (9.36%) Palo Alto
4 25 (8.36%) Tenable
5 4 (1.34%) Apple
5 4 (1.34%) Cisco
5 4 (1.34%) Netskope
5 4 (1.34%) Zscaler
6 3 (1.00%) CheckPoint
6 3 (1.00%) Oracle
7 2 (0.67%) Google
7 2 (0.67%) OneTrust
7 2 (0.67%) SAP
7 2 (0.67%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.33%) Arqiva
8 1 (0.33%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.33%) Qualys