Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 565 601 737
Rank change year-on-year +36 +136 -116
Permanent jobs citing GRC 363 422 547
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.37% 0.41% 0.35%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.68% 2.14% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 300 317 313
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,367 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,188 £54,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.83% - +4.35%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,528 19,692 26,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.72% 18.97% 16.76%
Number of salaries quoted 9,247 9,122 13,236
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% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,438 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

GRC
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for GRC in the UK

GRC
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for GRC in the UK

GRC
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing GRC over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GRC in the UK

GRC
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GRC within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
England +95 350 £57,500 -11.54% 78
UK excluding London +47 230 £50,500 -15.83% 38
Work from Home +17 128 £57,500 -17.86% 37
South East +57 120 £50,500 -15.83% 11
London +64 118 £75,000 +7.14% 38
North of England +55 52 £45,000 -25.00% 10
North West +19 31 £40,000 -32.80% 3
Midlands +11 29 £55,000 -26.67% 10
West Midlands +11 25 £55,000 -26.67% 6
Yorkshire +70 19 £56,250 -7.02% 4
South West -24 16 £70,000 +16.67% 1
East of England +26 11 £72,500 +16.00% 5
East Midlands -3 3 £85,000 - 4
North East -3 2 £37,500 - 3
Scotland -84 2 £32,500 -45.40% 1

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.10%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.83%) Confluence
4 1 (0.28%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 13 (3.58%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.10%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 15 (4.13%) SAP GRC
2 7 (1.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.55%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 34 (9.37%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (8.26%) Azure
3 13 (3.58%) AWS
4 9 (2.48%) Entra ID
4 9 (2.48%) Power Platform
5 6 (1.65%) SaaS
6 5 (1.38%) Microsoft Purview
6 5 (1.38%) SuccessFactors
7 3 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.83%) GCP
7 3 (0.83%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.55%) OCI
9 1 (0.28%) IaaS
9 1 (0.28%) PaaS
9 1 (0.28%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 27 (7.44%) Firewall
2 18 (4.96%) Network Security
3 9 (2.48%) Wireless
4 7 (1.93%) VPN
5 6 (1.65%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.83%) Broadband
6 3 (0.83%) NaaS
6 3 (0.83%) SSL
7 2 (0.55%) Intranet
7 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.48%) Power BI
2 6 (1.65%) SAP BW
3 5 (1.38%) Metadata
4 3 (0.83%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 5 (1.38%) JIRA
General
1 69 (19.01%) Finance
2 65 (17.91%) Social Skills
3 39 (10.74%) Legal
4 33 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (8.26%) Law
6 21 (5.79%) Public Sector
7 16 (4.41%) Telecoms
8 13 (3.58%) Marketing
8 13 (3.58%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (1.93%) Banking
11 6 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.65%) Retail
12 4 (1.10%) Advertising
13 3 (0.83%) French Language
13 3 (0.83%) Spanish Language
14 2 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.55%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.55%) Games
14 2 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 79 (21.76%) Analyst
2 72 (19.83%) Security Specialist
3 68 (18.73%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 64 (17.63%) Security Analyst
5 57 (15.70%) Security Manager
6 46 (12.67%) Information Analyst
6 46 (12.67%) Information Security Analyst
7 41 (11.29%) Senior
8 40 (11.02%) Consultant
9 29 (7.99%) Security Consultant
10 28 (7.71%) Lead
11 24 (6.61%) IT Manager
12 21 (5.79%) Information Manager
12 21 (5.79%) Information Security Manager
13 18 (4.96%) IT Security Manager
14 16 (4.41%) Senior Analyst
15 14 (3.86%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 14 (3.86%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 14 (3.86%) Penetration Tester
15 14 (3.86%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.38%) LDAP
2 4 (1.10%) CSS
2 4 (1.10%) REST
2 4 (1.10%) SAP Business Workflow
2 4 (1.10%) SOAP
3 3 (0.83%) Kafka
3 3 (0.83%) ODBC
4 2 (0.55%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.55%) HTML
4 2 (0.55%) JDBC
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.55%) SailPoint
4 2 (0.55%) Web Services
5 1 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 54 (14.88%) Management Information System
2 43 (11.85%) Security Posture
3 36 (9.92%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (4.96%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.93%) CMDB
5 7 (1.93%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (1.93%) Cyber Security Posture
5 7 (1.93%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.65%) Mobile App
6 6 (1.65%) Operational Technology
6 6 (1.65%) PMI
7 5 (1.38%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 3 (0.83%) TM Forum
9 2 (0.55%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.55%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.55%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.55%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.55%) Online Gambling
9 2 (0.55%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.55%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.23%) Windows
2 8 (2.20%) Linux
3 3 (0.83%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 210 (57.85%) Cybersecurity
2 191 (52.62%) Information Security
3 123 (33.88%) Risk Management
4 54 (14.88%) Data Protection
5 44 (12.12%) Security Operations
6 43 (11.85%) Security Management
7 40 (11.02%) Stakeholder Management
8 36 (9.92%) Incident Response
9 30 (8.26%) ITIL
9 30 (8.26%) Penetration Testing
9 30 (8.26%) Vulnerability Management
10 29 (7.99%) Roadmaps
11 28 (7.71%) Problem-Solving
11 28 (7.71%) Risk Assessment
12 27 (7.44%) Information Assurance
13 26 (7.16%) Decision-Making
13 26 (7.16%) GAP Analysis
13 26 (7.16%) ISMS
14 25 (6.89%) Cloud Security
14 25 (6.89%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 13 (3.58%) JavaScript
2 10 (2.75%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.93%) Python
4 2 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 81 (22.31%) CISSP
2 71 (19.56%) CISM
3 49 (13.50%) CISA
4 43 (11.85%) Security Cleared
5 41 (11.29%) CRISC
6 37 (10.19%) Degree
7 24 (6.61%) SC Cleared
8 17 (4.68%) PCI QSA
9 15 (4.13%) GIAC
10 14 (3.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 14 (3.86%) OSCP
11 13 (3.58%) CREST Certified
12 9 (2.48%) PMI Certification
13 8 (2.20%) CESG Certified Professional
13 8 (2.20%) GPEN
14 7 (1.93%) CISMP
14 7 (1.93%) CompTIA Security+
15 6 (1.65%) CHECK Team Leader
15 6 (1.65%) Cyber Scheme
15 6 (1.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 171 (47.11%) NIST
2 166 (45.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (18.46%) Def Stans
4 57 (15.70%) GDPR
5 43 (11.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 43 (11.85%) PCI DSS
6 28 (7.71%) NCSC
7 19 (5.23%) NIST 800
8 15 (4.13%) COBIT
9 13 (3.58%) SOC 2
10 12 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (3.03%) ITGC
12 9 (2.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 8 (2.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 6 (1.65%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (1.65%) Data Quality
14 6 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 4 (1.10%) ISO 9001
15 4 (1.10%) QA
16 3 (0.83%) IASME
System Software
1 9 (2.48%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (3.86%) CSIRT
2 6 (1.65%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (1.65%) Nessus
3 3 (0.83%) RSA Archer
4 2 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.28%) QRadar
Vendors
1 41 (11.29%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.34%) SAP
3 20 (5.51%) Qualys
4 15 (4.13%) ServiceNow
5 8 (2.20%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (1.10%) Workday
7 3 (0.83%) Google
7 3 (0.83%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.55%) Ariba
8 2 (0.55%) Concur
8 2 (0.55%) Oracle
8 2 (0.55%) Sophos
9 1 (0.28%) Darktrace
9 1 (0.28%) Facebook