GRC Jobs in England

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GRC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GRC over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 507 604 712
Rank change year-on-year +97 +108 -92
Permanent jobs citing GRC 355 329 484
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.41% 0.37% 0.36%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.98% 1.92% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 295 263 303
10th Percentile £42,500 £44,118 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,875 £54,500 £48,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £79,375 £79,375
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,750 £89,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

GRC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,918 17,101 22,431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.88% 19.27% 16.65%
Number of salaries quoted 8,330 7,862 11,765
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £91,991 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +3.77%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GRC in England

GRC
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GRC in England.

Salary trend for GRC in England

GRC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in England

GRC
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the England region over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +77 121 £72,500 +3.57% 34
South East +60 121 £50,500 -15.83% 12
North of England +49 53 £45,000 -25.00% 13
North West +16 31 £40,000 -32.80% 6
Midlands 0 31 £55,000 -24.14% 8
West Midlands +20 27 £55,000 -24.14% 5
Yorkshire +83 19 £55,000 -10.93% 3
South West -29 16 £70,000 +16.67% 2
East of England +14 11 £72,500 +16.00% 4
North East -1 3 £63,750 - 4
East Midlands -15 3 £85,000 - 3
GRC
UK

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.13%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (3.94%) SAP GRC
2 6 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.56%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 28 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (7.04%) Azure
3 12 (3.38%) AWS
4 9 (2.54%) Power Platform
5 7 (1.97%) Entra ID
5 7 (1.97%) SaaS
6 5 (1.41%) SuccessFactors
7 3 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.85%) GCP
7 3 (0.85%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (0.56%) OCI
9 1 (0.28%) IaaS
9 1 (0.28%) PaaS
9 1 (0.28%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.17%) Firewall
2 18 (5.07%) Network Security
3 6 (1.69%) Wireless
3 6 (1.69%) Wireshark
4 4 (1.13%) VPN
5 2 (0.56%) Intranet
5 2 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
6 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.54%) Power BI
2 6 (1.69%) SAP BW
3 2 (0.56%) Metadata
4 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (0.28%) JIRA
General
1 65 (18.31%) Finance
2 61 (17.18%) Social Skills
3 38 (10.70%) Legal
4 30 (8.45%) Law
5 26 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (5.92%) Public Sector
7 13 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (3.66%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.38%) Marketing
9 9 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (1.97%) Banking
10 7 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.69%) Retail
12 4 (1.13%) Advertising
13 3 (0.85%) French Language
13 3 (0.85%) Spanish Language
14 2 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.56%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.56%) Games
14 2 (0.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 83 (23.38%) Analyst
2 67 (18.87%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 67 (18.87%) Security Analyst
2 67 (18.87%) Security Specialist
3 53 (14.93%) Security Manager
4 49 (13.80%) Information Analyst
4 49 (13.80%) Information Security Analyst
5 39 (10.99%) Consultant
5 39 (10.99%) Senior
6 30 (8.45%) Lead
7 28 (7.89%) Security Consultant
8 21 (5.92%) IT Manager
9 19 (5.35%) Information Manager
10 18 (5.07%) Information Security Manager
11 16 (4.51%) Senior Analyst
12 15 (4.23%) IT Security Manager
13 14 (3.94%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 14 (3.94%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 14 (3.94%) Penetration Tester
13 14 (3.94%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.13%) CSS
1 4 (1.13%) SAP Business Workflow
2 2 (0.56%) AngularJS
2 2 (0.56%) HTML
2 2 (0.56%) JDBC
2 2 (0.56%) LDAP
2 2 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.56%) SailPoint
2 2 (0.56%) Web Services
3 1 (0.28%) REST
3 1 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.28%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 50 (14.08%) Management Information System
2 39 (10.99%) Security Posture
3 31 (8.73%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.97%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (1.97%) Cyber Security Posture
5 7 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.69%) Mobile App
6 6 (1.69%) PMI
7 5 (1.41%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (1.41%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.13%) CMDB
9 3 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.85%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.56%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.56%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.56%) Life Science
10 2 (0.56%) Online Gambling
10 2 (0.56%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.56%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.79%) Windows
2 8 (2.25%) Linux
3 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (57.46%) Cybersecurity
2 189 (53.24%) Information Security
3 120 (33.80%) Risk Management
4 51 (14.37%) Data Protection
5 42 (11.83%) Security Management
6 39 (10.99%) Security Operations
7 38 (10.70%) Stakeholder Management
8 33 (9.30%) Incident Response
9 30 (8.45%) Penetration Testing
9 30 (8.45%) Vulnerability Management
10 29 (8.17%) ITIL
11 28 (7.89%) ISMS
12 27 (7.61%) Information Assurance
12 27 (7.61%) Risk Assessment
13 26 (7.32%) Cloud Security
13 26 (7.32%) Roadmaps
14 25 (7.04%) GAP Analysis
14 25 (7.04%) Problem-Solving
15 24 (6.76%) Project Management
15 24 (6.76%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 10 (2.82%) JavaScript
2 8 (2.25%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.97%) Python
4 2 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 84 (23.66%) CISSP
2 74 (20.85%) CISM
3 51 (14.37%) CISA
4 43 (12.11%) Security Cleared
5 41 (11.55%) CRISC
6 35 (9.86%) Degree
7 24 (6.76%) SC Cleared
8 17 (4.79%) PCI QSA
9 16 (4.51%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 15 (4.23%) GIAC
11 14 (3.94%) OSCP
12 13 (3.66%) CREST Certified
13 8 (2.25%) CESG Certified Professional
13 8 (2.25%) CompTIA Security+
13 8 (2.25%) GPEN
14 7 (1.97%) CISMP
15 6 (1.69%) CHECK Team Leader
15 6 (1.69%) CHECK Team Member
15 6 (1.69%) Cyber Scheme
15 6 (1.69%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 176 (49.58%) NIST
2 168 (47.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (18.87%) Def Stans
4 58 (16.34%) GDPR
5 47 (13.24%) Cyber Essentials
6 43 (12.11%) PCI DSS
7 28 (7.89%) NCSC
8 19 (5.35%) NIST 800
9 15 (4.23%) COBIT
10 14 (3.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (3.10%) ITGC
11 11 (3.10%) SOC 2
12 9 (2.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 9 (2.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 6 (1.69%) QA
14 4 (1.13%) IASME
14 4 (1.13%) ISO 9001
15 3 (0.85%) Data Quality
System Software
1 7 (1.97%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (3.94%) CSIRT
2 6 (1.69%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (1.69%) Nessus
3 3 (0.85%) RSA Archer
4 2 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.28%) QRadar
Vendors
1 35 (9.86%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.92%) SAP
3 18 (5.07%) Qualys
4 14 (3.94%) ServiceNow
5 6 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.13%) Workday
7 3 (0.85%) Google
7 3 (0.85%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.56%) Ariba
8 2 (0.56%) Concur
8 2 (0.56%) Oracle
8 2 (0.56%) Sophos
9 1 (0.28%) Darktrace
9 1 (0.28%) Facebook