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 19 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 385 454
Rank change year-on-year +155 +69 +36
Permanent jobs citing GRC 184 50 129
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.98% 0.33% 0.40%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.12% 1.72% 3.07%
Number of salaries quoted 113 32 111
10th Percentile £50,000 £57,875 £37,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £73,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.25% +22.92% -14.29%
75th Percentile £95,000 £83,438 £77,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £88,625 £95,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,246 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.81% +11.15% -

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 3,006 2,906 4,206
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.04% 19.25% 12.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,879 1,597 3,249
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.70%

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 19 May 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 (2.17%) Totara
Applications
1 8 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.72%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.54%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.09%) SAP GRC
1 2 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.54%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.54%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 34 (18.48%) Azure
2 25 (13.59%) AWS
2 25 (13.59%) Serverless
3 16 (8.70%) GCP
4 11 (5.98%) Entra ID
5 10 (5.43%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (5.43%) SaaS
6 8 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (3.80%) Azure Key Vault
7 7 (3.80%) Cloudflare
7 7 (3.80%) Vercel
8 6 (3.26%) Vertex AI
9 5 (2.72%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.63%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (1.09%) Datadog
11 2 (1.09%) Google Sheets
11 2 (1.09%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.54%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.54%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 18 (9.78%) Firewall
2 12 (6.52%) Network Security
3 6 (3.26%) DMZ
4 4 (2.17%) VPN
5 1 (0.54%) Wireless
5 1 (0.54%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.26%) Semantic Layer
2 2 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.09%) Looker
2 2 (1.09%) Power BI
3 1 (0.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (13.59%) Snyk
2 5 (2.72%) JIRA
3 1 (0.54%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.54%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.54%) Yeoman
General
1 66 (35.87%) Social Skills
2 53 (28.80%) Finance
3 47 (25.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 28 (15.22%) Telecoms
5 25 (13.59%) Public Sector
6 22 (11.96%) Law
7 18 (9.78%) Banking
8 15 (8.15%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (8.15%) Legal
9 14 (7.61%) Retail
10 10 (5.43%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (5.43%) Marketing
11 8 (4.35%) Local Government
12 7 (3.80%) Back Office
12 7 (3.80%) Financial Institution
13 6 (3.26%) Electronics
13 6 (3.26%) Manufacturing
14 5 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (2.17%) Advertising
15 4 (2.17%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 35 (19.02%) Senior
2 34 (18.48%) Architect
3 30 (16.30%) Lead
4 29 (15.76%) Security Architect
5 28 (15.22%) Senior Architect
6 25 (13.59%) Cloud Architect
6 25 (13.59%) Cloud Security Architect
6 25 (13.59%) Senior Cloud Architect
6 25 (13.59%) Senior Security Architect
7 24 (13.04%) Consultant
8 22 (11.96%) Analyst
9 19 (10.33%) Security Consultant
10 13 (7.07%) Security Analyst
11 11 (5.98%) Head of IT
12 8 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
13 7 (3.80%) Engineering Manager
13 7 (3.80%) Information Analyst
13 7 (3.80%) Information Security Analyst
13 7 (3.80%) Risk Analyst
13 7 (3.80%) Software Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.80%) CSS
1 7 (3.80%) HTML
1 7 (3.80%) React
2 6 (3.26%) SAP CAF
3 1 (0.54%) EDI
3 1 (0.54%) EDIFACT
3 1 (0.54%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.54%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 23 (12.50%) Data Centre
2 15 (8.15%) Cloud Native
2 15 (8.15%) Management Information System
2 15 (8.15%) Security Posture
3 13 (7.07%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.80%) Culture of Ownership
4 7 (3.80%) Podcast
5 6 (3.26%) Blog
5 6 (3.26%) Cloud Security Posture
5 6 (3.26%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 6 (3.26%) PKI
6 5 (2.72%) Operational Technology
7 4 (2.17%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (2.17%) e-Learning
7 4 (2.17%) Learning Management System
7 4 (2.17%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.09%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.09%) NHS
8 2 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.09%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.72%) Windows
2 1 (0.54%) Android
2 1 (0.54%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.54%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (52.17%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (33.15%) Information Security
3 59 (32.07%) Risk Management
4 53 (28.80%) AI
5 42 (22.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (22.28%) Security Architecture
7 40 (21.74%) Cloud Security
8 33 (17.93%) CI/CD
9 32 (17.39%) IT Strategy
10 31 (16.85%) SDLC
10 31 (16.85%) Threat Modelling
11 28 (15.22%) Validation
12 27 (14.67%) DevSecOps
12 27 (14.67%) Security Testing
13 26 (14.13%) Regulatory Compliance
14 25 (13.59%) Application Security
14 25 (13.59%) Decision-Making
15 23 (12.50%) Roadmaps
15 23 (12.50%) Technology Strategy
16 22 (11.96%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.80%) JavaScript
2 6 (3.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 34 (18.48%) CISSP
2 32 (17.39%) CISM
3 27 (14.67%) Security Cleared
4 26 (14.13%) Degree
5 24 (13.04%) CISA
6 16 (8.70%) CRISC
6 16 (8.70%) SC Cleared
7 13 (7.07%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (4.89%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 7 (3.80%) DV Cleared
9 7 (3.80%) ISACA
9 7 (3.80%) PMI Certification
9 7 (3.80%) SANS
10 6 (3.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 6 (3.26%) PMP
11 5 (2.72%) CHECK Team Member
11 5 (2.72%) OSCP
12 4 (2.17%) CHECK Team Leader
12 4 (2.17%) CREST Certified
13 3 (1.63%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (45.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 44 (23.91%) NIST
3 40 (21.74%) PCI DSS
4 20 (10.87%) GDPR
5 11 (5.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (5.43%) NCSC
7 8 (4.35%) SOC 2
8 7 (3.80%) Accessibility
8 7 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 7 (3.80%) NIST 800
9 6 (3.26%) JSP 440
10 5 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (1.63%) COBIT
11 3 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (1.09%) SEPA
13 1 (0.54%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.54%) PMO
System Software
1 25 (13.59%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (2.72%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.54%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (4.35%) RSA Archer
2 7 (3.80%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (1.09%) Grafana
3 2 (1.09%) Opsgenie
4 1 (0.54%) Nessus
4 1 (0.54%) Nmap
4 1 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.54%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (15.22%) CrowdStrike
2 26 (14.13%) Palo Alto
2 26 (14.13%) Tenable
3 20 (10.87%) Microsoft
4 8 (4.35%) SAP
5 6 (3.26%) OpenAI
6 4 (2.17%) Apple
6 4 (2.17%) Google
7 2 (1.09%) GoldenSource
7 2 (1.09%) PagerDuty
7 2 (1.09%) Splunk
8 1 (0.54%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.54%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.54%) Qualys
8 1 (0.54%) ServiceNow