GRC Jobs in the UK excluding London

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 546 565 587
Rank change year-on-year +19 +22 -29
Permanent jobs citing GRC 226 190 287
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.30% 0.33% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.33% 1.63% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 193 127 186
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,150 £39,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.83% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £91,250 £83,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 9,719 11,623 12,552
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.03% 20.03% 17.08%
Number of salaries quoted 6,342 4,480 6,973
10th Percentile £25,047 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,129 £35,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,665
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +4.90% +0.35%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £79,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.26%

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for GRC in the UK excluding London

GRC
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GRC in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for GRC in the UK excluding London

GRC
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in the UK excluding London

GRC
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 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
South East +53 121 £50,500 -15.83% 13
North of England +36 48 £45,000 -25.00% 14
Midlands -8 32 £55,000 -26.67% 8
North West +8 30 £40,000 -33.07% 5
West Midlands +3 27 £55,000 -26.67% 5
Yorkshire +72 15 £60,000 -1.64% 6
South West -27 15 £70,000 +7.69% 3
East of England +8 10 £72,500 +16.00% 2
East Midlands -22 4 £80,000 - 3
North East 0 3 £63,750 - 4
Scotland -86 2 £32,500 -45.40% 1
GRC
UK

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (3.54%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.44%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 15 (6.64%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (3.98%) AWS
2 9 (3.98%) Azure
3 7 (3.10%) SaaS
4 3 (1.33%) GCP
4 3 (1.33%) WhatsApp
5 2 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (0.88%) OCI
6 1 (0.44%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.44%) IaaS
6 1 (0.44%) PaaS
6 1 (0.44%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.52%) Network Security
2 2 (0.88%) Intranet
2 2 (0.88%) VPN
3 1 (0.44%) Firewall
3 1 (0.44%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.44%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.88%) Metadata
2 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.44%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (0.44%) JIRA
General
1 38 (16.81%) Finance
2 28 (12.39%) Social Skills
3 21 (9.29%) Legal
4 17 (7.52%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.64%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.75%) Telecoms
7 11 (4.87%) Law
8 8 (3.54%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.65%) Banking
10 4 (1.77%) Retail
11 3 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.33%) Marketing
11 3 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.88%) Games
13 1 (0.44%) Advertising
13 1 (0.44%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 66 (29.20%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 66 (29.20%) Security Specialist
2 33 (14.60%) Analyst
3 24 (10.62%) Consultant
4 23 (10.18%) Lead
4 23 (10.18%) Security Manager
5 22 (9.73%) Security Analyst
6 18 (7.96%) Security Consultant
7 17 (7.52%) Information Analyst
7 17 (7.52%) Information Security Analyst
8 14 (6.19%) Senior
9 11 (4.87%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 11 (4.87%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 10 (4.42%) Head of Information
11 9 (3.98%) Information Manager
11 9 (3.98%) Information Security Manager
11 9 (3.98%) Risk Manager
11 9 (3.98%) Security Assurance Manager
12 8 (3.54%) Penetration Tester
12 8 (3.54%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.88%) CSS
1 2 (0.88%) HTML
1 2 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.44%) REST
2 1 (0.44%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.44%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (14.16%) Management Information System
2 16 (7.08%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (6.19%) Security Posture
4 12 (5.31%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.10%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.65%) Mobile App
7 5 (2.21%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.77%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.33%) CMDB
9 3 (1.33%) PMI
10 2 (0.88%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (0.88%) Cyberattack
10 2 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.88%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.88%) Life Science
10 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.44%) Cloud Security Posture
11 1 (0.44%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.44%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.65%) Windows
2 3 (1.33%) Linux
2 3 (1.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (62.83%) Cybersecurity
2 102 (45.13%) Information Security
3 67 (29.65%) Risk Management
4 34 (15.04%) Data Protection
5 21 (9.29%) Information Assurance
6 20 (8.85%) Stakeholder Management
7 19 (8.41%) Security Management
7 19 (8.41%) Vulnerability Management
8 18 (7.96%) Security Architecture
8 18 (7.96%) Security Operations
9 17 (7.52%) Application Security
9 17 (7.52%) Cloud Security
9 17 (7.52%) Customer Engagement
9 17 (7.52%) Penetration Testing
10 16 (7.08%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (6.64%) Project Management
12 14 (6.19%) Decision-Making
12 14 (6.19%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 13 (5.75%) Agile
13 13 (5.75%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.10%) JavaScript
2 5 (2.21%) Python
Qualifications
1 44 (19.47%) CISM
2 40 (17.70%) CISSP
3 35 (15.49%) Security Cleared
4 32 (14.16%) CRISC
5 21 (9.29%) CISA
6 19 (8.41%) Degree
7 17 (7.52%) SC Cleared
8 10 (4.42%) GIAC
9 8 (3.54%) GPEN
9 8 (3.54%) OSCP
10 7 (3.10%) CESG Certified Professional
10 7 (3.10%) CISMP
10 7 (3.10%) CREST Certified
11 5 (2.21%) AWS Certification
11 5 (2.21%) PCI QSA
12 4 (1.77%) Numerate Degree
13 3 (1.33%) CGEIT
13 3 (1.33%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 2 (0.88%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (47.79%) NIST
2 89 (39.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (29.65%) Def Stans
4 44 (19.47%) GDPR
5 29 (12.83%) Cyber Essentials
6 25 (11.06%) PCI DSS
7 19 (8.41%) NIST 800
8 17 (7.52%) NCSC
9 9 (3.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (3.54%) COBIT
10 8 (3.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 6 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (2.65%) ITGC
11 6 (2.65%) SOC 2
12 4 (1.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.33%) Data Quality
13 3 (1.33%) QA
14 2 (0.88%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.88%) RMADS
14 2 (0.88%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.44%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.65%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (2.65%) Nessus
2 3 (1.33%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.44%) QRadar
3 1 (0.44%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 15 (6.64%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.98%) SAP
3 7 (3.10%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.65%) Qualys
5 3 (1.33%) Google
6 2 (0.88%) Oracle
6 2 (0.88%) Workday
7 1 (0.44%) Ariba
7 1 (0.44%) Concur
7 1 (0.44%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.44%) Facebook