GRC Jobs in England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 531 584 715
Rank change year-on-year +53 +131 -82
Permanent jobs citing GRC 351 330 529
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.37% 0.40% 0.37%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.84% 2.18% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 288 252 332
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,050 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £54,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,899 £86,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% -3.70% +3.85%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 12,374 15,129 24,518
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 12.95% 18.43% 16.97%
Number of salaries quoted 8,353 7,545 11,941
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,200 £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 £71,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

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 12 June 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 12 June 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 +35 122 £50,500 -15.83% 14
London +50 119 £75,000 +9.09% 23
North of England +20 51 £45,000 -29.41% 8
Midlands -31 35 £55,000 -26.67% 8
North West -16 30 £40,000 -33.33% 4
West Midlands -5 29 £55,000 -26.67% 5
Yorkshire +62 15 £70,000 +7.69% 4
South West -56 14 £75,000 +15.38% 2
East of England -2 10 £72,500 +16.00% 2
North East - 6 £37,500 - 1
East Midlands -29 5 £80,000 - 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 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (3.42%) SAP GRC
2 6 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.57%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 27 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (6.84%) Azure
3 12 (3.42%) AWS
4 9 (2.56%) SaaS
5 8 (2.28%) Power Platform
6 7 (1.99%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.14%) SuccessFactors
7 4 (1.14%) WhatsApp
8 3 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.85%) GCP
9 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.57%) OCI
10 1 (0.28%) IaaS
10 1 (0.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.55%) Firewall
2 18 (5.13%) Network Security
3 6 (1.71%) Wireless
4 5 (1.42%) Wireshark
5 4 (1.14%) VPN
6 2 (0.57%) Intranet
6 2 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.28%) Power BI
2 6 (1.71%) SAP BW
3 2 (0.57%) Metadata
4 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (0.28%) JIRA
General
1 66 (18.80%) Finance
2 56 (15.95%) Social Skills
3 40 (11.40%) Legal
4 30 (8.55%) Law
5 27 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (4.84%) Public Sector
7 13 (3.70%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.42%) Marketing
8 12 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (1.99%) Banking
10 7 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.71%) Retail
12 4 (1.14%) Advertising
13 2 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.57%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.57%) Games
13 2 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (23.93%) Analyst
2 68 (19.37%) Security Analyst
3 67 (19.09%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 67 (19.09%) Security Specialist
4 50 (14.25%) Information Analyst
4 50 (14.25%) Information Security Analyst
4 50 (14.25%) Security Manager
5 34 (9.69%) Consultant
6 32 (9.12%) Lead
7 30 (8.55%) Senior
8 22 (6.27%) Security Consultant
9 19 (5.41%) Information Manager
9 19 (5.41%) IT Manager
10 18 (5.13%) Information Security Manager
11 14 (3.99%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 14 (3.99%) Penetration Tester
11 14 (3.99%) Senior Analyst
11 14 (3.99%) Tester
12 13 (3.70%) IT Security Manager
13 12 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.14%) CSS
1 4 (1.14%) SAP Business Workflow
2 2 (0.57%) AngularJS
2 2 (0.57%) HTML
2 2 (0.57%) JDBC
2 2 (0.57%) LDAP
2 2 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.57%) REST
2 2 (0.57%) SailPoint
2 2 (0.57%) SOAP
2 2 (0.57%) Web Services
3 1 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 51 (14.53%) Management Information System
2 38 (10.83%) Security Posture
3 30 (8.55%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.99%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (1.99%) Cyber Security Posture
5 7 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (1.99%) Mobile App
6 6 (1.71%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.42%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (1.42%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.14%) CMDB
8 4 (1.14%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.85%) PMI
10 2 (0.57%) Client/Server
10 2 (0.57%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.57%) Life Science
10 2 (0.57%) NHS
10 2 (0.57%) Online Gambling
10 2 (0.57%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.84%) Windows
2 8 (2.28%) Linux
3 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (56.41%) Cybersecurity
2 193 (54.99%) Information Security
3 120 (34.19%) Risk Management
4 55 (15.67%) Data Protection
5 41 (11.68%) Security Management
6 40 (11.40%) Security Operations
7 35 (9.97%) Stakeholder Management
8 33 (9.40%) ISMS
8 33 (9.40%) ITIL
9 32 (9.12%) Vulnerability Management
10 29 (8.26%) Incident Response
10 29 (8.26%) Penetration Testing
11 28 (7.98%) Cloud Security
12 27 (7.69%) GAP Analysis
12 27 (7.69%) Information Security Management
12 27 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
12 27 (7.69%) Risk Assessment
13 26 (7.41%) Decision-Making
13 26 (7.41%) Roadmaps
14 25 (7.12%) Application Security
Programming Languages
1 9 (2.56%) JavaScript
2 8 (2.28%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.99%) Python
4 2 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 87 (24.79%) CISSP
2 77 (21.94%) CISM
3 53 (15.10%) CISA
4 42 (11.97%) CRISC
5 36 (10.26%) Security Cleared
6 33 (9.40%) Degree
7 18 (5.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 18 (5.13%) SC Cleared
8 17 (4.84%) PCI QSA
9 15 (4.27%) GIAC
10 14 (3.99%) OSCP
11 13 (3.70%) CREST Certified
12 8 (2.28%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (2.28%) GPEN
13 7 (1.99%) CESG Certified Professional
13 7 (1.99%) CISMP
14 6 (1.71%) CHECK Team Leader
14 6 (1.71%) CHECK Team Member
14 6 (1.71%) Cyber Scheme
14 6 (1.71%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 174 (49.57%) NIST
2 168 (47.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (19.09%) Def Stans
4 61 (17.38%) GDPR
5 54 (15.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 44 (12.54%) PCI DSS
7 26 (7.41%) NCSC
8 19 (5.41%) NIST 800
9 17 (4.84%) COBIT
10 16 (4.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (3.13%) ITGC
11 11 (3.13%) SOC 2
12 10 (2.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 8 (2.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 6 (1.71%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 6 (1.71%) QA
15 4 (1.14%) IASME
15 4 (1.14%) ISO 9001
16 3 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 7 (1.99%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (3.70%) CSIRT
2 6 (1.71%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (1.71%) Nessus
3 3 (0.85%) RSA Archer
4 2 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.28%) QRadar
Vendors
1 33 (9.40%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.41%) SAP
3 17 (4.84%) Qualys
4 16 (4.56%) ServiceNow
5 6 (1.71%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.14%) Workday
7 3 (0.85%) Google
7 3 (0.85%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.57%) Ariba
8 2 (0.57%) Concur
8 2 (0.57%) Oracle
8 2 (0.57%) Sophos
9 1 (0.28%) Darktrace
9 1 (0.28%) Facebook