GRC Jobs with Work from Home Options

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 470 434 601
Rank change year-on-year -36 +167 -107
Permanent jobs citing GRC 133 204 308
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.37% 0.54% 0.41%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.04% 3.69% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 111 117 197
10th Percentile £37,500 £51,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £55,015 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -12.75%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,900 £105,500
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
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,376 5,533 12,234
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.31% 14.76% 16.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3,243 3,757 6,200
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

GRC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing GRC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GRC trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing GRC.

GRC salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing GRC over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

GRC salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

GRC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (3.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.75%) IBM Domino
2 1 (0.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.26%) SAP GRC
1 3 (2.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 19 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (12.03%) Azure
3 8 (6.02%) Entra ID
4 7 (5.26%) SaaS
5 4 (3.01%) WhatsApp
6 3 (2.26%) AWS
7 2 (1.50%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.75%) IaaS
8 1 (0.75%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (17.29%) Firewall
2 6 (4.51%) Wireless
3 5 (3.76%) Wireshark
4 3 (2.26%) Network Security
4 3 (2.26%) VPN
5 1 (0.75%) SAN
5 1 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.50%) Power BI
2 1 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
General
1 33 (24.81%) Finance
2 25 (18.80%) Social Skills
3 21 (15.79%) Legal
4 16 (12.03%) Law
5 15 (11.28%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (6.77%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (5.26%) Marketing
7 7 (5.26%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.76%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.50%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.75%) Advertising
10 1 (0.75%) Banking
10 1 (0.75%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.75%) Games
Job Titles
1 39 (29.32%) Analyst
2 33 (24.81%) Security Analyst
3 28 (21.05%) Information Analyst
3 28 (21.05%) Information Security Analyst
4 19 (14.29%) Security Manager
5 16 (12.03%) IT Manager
5 16 (12.03%) Lead
6 14 (10.53%) IT Security Manager
6 14 (10.53%) Penetration Tester
6 14 (10.53%) Tester
7 13 (9.77%) Consultant
8 12 (9.02%) Senior
9 6 (4.51%) Information Officer
9 6 (4.51%) Information Security Officer
9 6 (4.51%) Security Consultant
9 6 (4.51%) Security Officer
9 6 (4.51%) Security Penetration Tester
9 6 (4.51%) Security Tester
9 6 (4.51%) Senior Penetration Tester
9 6 (4.51%) Senior Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.50%) CSS
1 2 (1.50%) HTML
1 2 (1.50%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 26 (19.55%) Cyber Threat
2 25 (18.80%) Security Posture
3 18 (13.53%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.01%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (2.26%) PMI
5 3 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.50%) Client/Server
6 2 (1.50%) CMDB
6 2 (1.50%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.50%) NHS
7 1 (0.75%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.75%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 12 (9.02%) Windows
2 4 (3.01%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (75.94%) Information Security
2 55 (41.35%) Risk Management
3 53 (39.85%) Cybersecurity
4 44 (33.08%) Data Protection
5 27 (20.30%) Security Operations
6 23 (17.29%) Stakeholder Management
7 21 (15.79%) Incident Response
8 19 (14.29%) Incident Management
8 19 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
9 18 (13.53%) ITIL
10 17 (12.78%) Customer Engagement
10 17 (12.78%) Risk Assessment
11 16 (12.03%) Data Privacy
11 16 (12.03%) Due Diligence
11 16 (12.03%) GAP Analysis
11 16 (12.03%) ISMS
12 15 (11.28%) Information Security Management
12 15 (11.28%) IT Audit
12 15 (11.28%) Security Architecture
12 15 (11.28%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.52%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.50%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.50%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (1.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 50 (37.59%) CISM
2 44 (33.08%) CISSP
3 41 (30.83%) CISA
4 23 (17.29%) CRISC
5 17 (12.78%) Security Cleared
6 14 (10.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 14 (10.53%) OSCP
6 14 (10.53%) SC Cleared
7 10 (7.52%) Degree
7 10 (7.52%) PCI QSA
8 6 (4.51%) CHECK Team Leader
8 6 (4.51%) CHECK Team Member
8 6 (4.51%) CREST Certified
8 6 (4.51%) Cyber Scheme
8 6 (4.51%) Tigerscheme
9 5 (3.76%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (3.76%) GIAC
9 5 (3.76%) ISACA
10 4 (3.01%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (2.26%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (55.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (30.83%) NIST
3 38 (28.57%) GDPR
4 33 (24.81%) Cyber Essentials
5 28 (21.05%) PCI DSS
6 10 (7.52%) NCSC
7 9 (6.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (5.26%) SOC 2
9 6 (4.51%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (3.01%) COBIT
10 4 (3.01%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (3.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (2.26%) ITGC
11 3 (2.26%) NIST 800
12 2 (1.50%) HIPAA
12 2 (1.50%) IASME
13 1 (0.75%) ISO 31000
13 1 (0.75%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.75%) QA
System Software
1 8 (6.02%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.76%) CSIRT
2 2 (1.50%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 2 (1.50%) Nessus
Vendors
1 20 (15.04%) Microsoft
2 15 (11.28%) Qualys
3 8 (6.02%) CrowdStrike
4 7 (5.26%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.01%) SAP
6 2 (1.50%) Sophos
7 1 (0.75%) Facebook
7 1 (0.75%) OneTrust