GRC Jobs in the UK excluding London

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 550 524 591
Rank change year-on-year -26 +67 -29
Permanent jobs citing GRC 232 209 296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.29% 0.38% 0.39%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.32% 1.96% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 193 122 193
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,100 £40,050
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 £70,000 £81,563 £78,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £91,125 £83,750
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
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 10,011 10,686 13,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.50% 19.34% 17.50%
Number of salaries quoted 6,413 4,412 6,986
10th Percentile £25,000 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +3.09% +2.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £79,975 £77,500
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 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 12 June 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 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
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
Scotland -98 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 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (3.45%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.43%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 15 (6.47%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (3.88%) AWS
2 9 (3.88%) Azure
2 9 (3.88%) SaaS
3 3 (1.29%) GCP
3 3 (1.29%) WhatsApp
4 2 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (0.86%) OCI
5 1 (0.43%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.43%) IaaS
5 1 (0.43%) PaaS
5 1 (0.43%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.76%) Network Security
2 2 (0.86%) Firewall
2 2 (0.86%) Intranet
2 2 (0.86%) VPN
3 1 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.43%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.86%) Metadata
2 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.43%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (0.43%) JIRA
General
1 40 (17.24%) Finance
2 28 (12.07%) Social Skills
3 21 (9.05%) Legal
4 17 (7.33%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (6.03%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.60%) Telecoms
7 11 (4.74%) Law
8 8 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.59%) Banking
10 4 (1.72%) Retail
11 3 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.29%) Marketing
11 3 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.86%) Games
13 1 (0.43%) Advertising
13 1 (0.43%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 66 (28.45%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 66 (28.45%) Security Specialist
2 33 (14.22%) Analyst
3 25 (10.78%) Security Manager
4 24 (10.34%) Consultant
5 23 (9.91%) Lead
6 22 (9.48%) Security Analyst
7 18 (7.76%) Security Consultant
8 16 (6.90%) Information Analyst
8 16 (6.90%) Information Security Analyst
9 14 (6.03%) Senior
10 12 (5.17%) Head of Information
11 11 (4.74%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 11 (4.74%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 11 (4.74%) Information Manager
11 11 (4.74%) Information Security Manager
12 9 (3.88%) Risk Manager
12 9 (3.88%) Security Assurance Manager
13 8 (3.45%) Penetration Tester
13 8 (3.45%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.86%) CSS
1 2 (0.86%) HTML
1 2 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (0.86%) REST
1 2 (0.86%) SOAP
2 1 (0.43%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 32 (13.79%) Management Information System
2 16 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (6.03%) Security Posture
4 12 (5.17%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.02%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (3.02%) Mobile App
6 6 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (2.16%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.72%) CMDB
8 4 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.72%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.29%) PMI
10 2 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (0.86%) Cyberattack
10 2 (0.86%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.86%) Life Science
10 2 (0.86%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.43%) Cloud Security Posture
11 1 (0.43%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 1 (0.43%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.59%) Windows
2 3 (1.29%) Linux
2 3 (1.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
2 106 (45.69%) Information Security
3 69 (29.74%) Risk Management
4 36 (15.52%) Data Protection
5 20 (8.62%) Information Assurance
5 20 (8.62%) Security Management
5 20 (8.62%) Stakeholder Management
5 20 (8.62%) Vulnerability Management
6 18 (7.76%) Application Security
6 18 (7.76%) Security Architecture
6 18 (7.76%) Security Operations
7 17 (7.33%) Cloud Security
7 17 (7.33%) Customer Engagement
7 17 (7.33%) Penetration Testing
8 16 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (6.47%) Project Management
10 14 (6.03%) Decision-Making
10 14 (6.03%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 13 (5.60%) Agile
11 13 (5.60%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.02%) JavaScript
2 5 (2.16%) Python
Qualifications
1 47 (20.26%) CISM
2 43 (18.53%) CISSP
3 34 (14.66%) Security Cleared
4 32 (13.79%) CRISC
5 21 (9.05%) CISA
6 20 (8.62%) Degree
7 16 (6.90%) SC Cleared
8 10 (4.31%) GIAC
9 8 (3.45%) GPEN
9 8 (3.45%) OSCP
10 7 (3.02%) CESG Certified Professional
10 7 (3.02%) CISMP
10 7 (3.02%) CREST Certified
11 5 (2.16%) AWS Certification
11 5 (2.16%) PCI QSA
12 4 (1.72%) Numerate Degree
13 3 (1.29%) CGEIT
13 3 (1.29%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 2 (0.86%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (46.98%) NIST
2 92 (39.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (28.88%) Def Stans
4 45 (19.40%) GDPR
5 32 (13.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 25 (10.78%) PCI DSS
7 19 (8.19%) NIST 800
8 17 (7.33%) NCSC
9 11 (4.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (3.45%) COBIT
10 8 (3.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 6 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (2.59%) ITGC
11 6 (2.59%) SOC 2
12 4 (1.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.29%) Data Quality
13 3 (1.29%) QA
14 2 (0.86%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.86%) RMADS
14 2 (0.86%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.43%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.59%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (2.59%) Nessus
2 3 (1.29%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.43%) QRadar
3 1 (0.43%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 15 (6.47%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.88%) SAP
3 8 (3.45%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.59%) Qualys
5 3 (1.29%) Google
6 2 (0.86%) Oracle
6 2 (0.86%) Workday
7 1 (0.43%) Ariba
7 1 (0.43%) Concur
7 1 (0.43%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.43%) Facebook