GRC Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring GRC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GRC over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 402 450 467
Rank change year-on-year +48 +17 +120
Permanent jobs citing GRC 56 127 201
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.31% 0.38% 0.49%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.80% 2.96% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 34 108 136
10th Percentile £58,625 £37,500 £54,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £43,438 £55,015
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £57,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.26% -17.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,313 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £90,500 £95,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £56,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +28.89% -13.46% -

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 3,109 4,294 6,035
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.35% 12.74% 14.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1,784 3,238 4,092
10th Percentile £37,170 £34,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,250 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.17% +7.14%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,250 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

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 a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing GRC.

GRC salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing GRC over the 6 months to 14 May 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 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (10.71%) Azure
2 3 (5.36%) Azure Sentinel
2 3 (5.36%) Entra ID
2 3 (5.36%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Purview
2 3 (5.36%) SaaS
3 1 (1.79%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.57%) Firewall
2 1 (1.79%) Intranet
2 1 (1.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) Relational Database
General
1 24 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 12 (21.43%) Finance
3 11 (19.64%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (14.29%) Law
5 6 (10.71%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (8.93%) Banking
7 4 (7.14%) Retail
8 3 (5.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (5.36%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (3.57%) Dutch Language
9 2 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (3.57%) Legal
9 2 (3.57%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.79%) Automotive
10 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.79%) Marketing
10 1 (1.79%) Military
Job Titles
1 14 (25.00%) Analyst
2 13 (23.21%) Security Manager
3 12 (21.43%) Information Manager
3 12 (21.43%) Information Security Manager
4 10 (17.86%) Security Analyst
4 10 (17.86%) Senior
5 9 (16.07%) Senior Analyst
6 8 (14.29%) Information Analyst
6 8 (14.29%) Senior Information Analyst
7 7 (12.50%) Consultant
8 6 (10.71%) Information Security Analyst
8 6 (10.71%) Senior Information Security Analyst
8 6 (10.71%) Senior Security Analyst
9 5 (8.93%) ServiceNow Consultant
10 4 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 4 (7.14%) IT Analyst
10 4 (7.14%) Risk Analyst
10 4 (7.14%) Security Engineer
10 4 (7.14%) Security Specialist
11 3 (5.36%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.79%) Ajax
1 1 (1.79%) AngularJS
1 1 (1.79%) CSS
1 1 (1.79%) HTML
1 1 (1.79%) LDAP
1 1 (1.79%) ModSecurity
1 1 (1.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 13 (23.21%) Security Posture
2 5 (8.93%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (8.93%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.14%) Taxonomies
4 2 (3.57%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.79%) CMDB
5 1 (1.79%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.79%) Cyberattack
5 1 (1.79%) Insider Threat
5 1 (1.79%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.79%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (64.29%) Risk Management
2 35 (62.50%) Information Security
3 23 (41.07%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (23.21%) Security Operations
5 12 (21.43%) Agile
5 12 (21.43%) Information Security Governance
6 11 (19.64%) Vulnerability Management
7 10 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (12.50%) Cloud Security
8 7 (12.50%) ITIL
8 7 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
8 7 (12.50%) Risk Register
8 7 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (10.71%) Business Continuity
9 6 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (10.71%) Incident Management
9 6 (10.71%) IT Governance
9 6 (10.71%) Scrum
10 5 (8.93%) Information Security Management
10 5 (8.93%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.36%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (39.29%) CISM
2 19 (33.93%) CISSP
3 15 (26.79%) CRISC
4 13 (23.21%) Security Cleared
5 9 (16.07%) CISA
5 9 (16.07%) Degree
6 8 (14.29%) SC Cleared
7 5 (8.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 4 (7.14%) GIAC
8 4 (7.14%) ISACA
8 4 (7.14%) Master's Degree
8 4 (7.14%) SANS
9 2 (3.57%) CISMP
9 2 (3.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 2 (3.57%) PCI QSA
9 2 (3.57%) PMI Certification
9 2 (3.57%) PMP
10 1 (1.79%) CESG Certified Professional
10 1 (1.79%) CHECK Team Leader
10 1 (1.79%) CHECK Team Member
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (66.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (33.93%) NIST
3 15 (26.79%) PCI DSS
4 9 (16.07%) GDPR
5 6 (10.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (10.71%) SOC 2
6 5 (8.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (8.93%) JSP 440
6 5 (8.93%) NCSC
6 5 (8.93%) NIST 800
7 4 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (7.14%) SOC 1
8 1 (1.79%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (1.79%) COBIT
8 1 (1.79%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 4 (7.14%) RSA Archer
2 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (3.57%) Nessus
4 1 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (17.86%) ServiceNow
2 4 (7.14%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.57%) OneTrust
3 2 (3.57%) Tenable