ISO/IEC 27001
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISO/IEC 27001 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ISO/IEC 27001 over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 198 188 241
Rank change year-on-year -10 +53 -15
Permanent jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 1,489 2,064 2,678
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.51% 1.99% 1.71%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.02% 10.52% 10.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,315 1,231 1,732
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £91,694 £93,041 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

ISO/IEC 27001 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 13,508 19,614 26,247
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.71% 18.94% 16.77%
Number of salaries quoted 9,228 9,101 13,249
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 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,602
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.04% +0.22%

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ISO/IEC 27001 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001.

Salary trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK

ISO/IEC 27001
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 +5 1,371 £60,000 - 365
UK excluding London -15 993 £55,000 - 252
Work from Home -51 559 £55,000 -8.33% 193
London +4 439 £72,500 +11.54% 122
North of England +29 308 £50,000 +2.56% 65
South East -47 211 £52,500 -9.09% 55
Midlands +20 194 £55,000 -8.33% 40
North West +19 190 £50,000 +7.53% 34
South West -6 150 £62,500 +5.04% 43
West Midlands +3 135 £55,000 -8.33% 23
Yorkshire +52 81 £55,000 -6.38% 22
East Midlands +14 58 £42,500 -10.53% 16
Scotland -62 58 £55,000 -17.29% 16
East of England -3 53 £67,500 +12.50% 25
North East +22 37 £40,000 -13.98% 9
Wales -16 13 £53,750 +37.82% 10
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -
Northern Ireland +13 2 £34,628 -18.52% 4

ISO/IEC 27001
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 34 (2.28%) SharePoint
2 32 (2.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.67%) IIS
4 9 (0.60%) CMS
5 7 (0.47%) MS Project Server
6 6 (0.40%) nginx
7 4 (0.27%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.20%) Drupal
8 3 (0.20%) MQSeries
8 3 (0.20%) NServiceBus
8 3 (0.20%) Oracle HTTP Server
8 3 (0.20%) Skype for Business
8 3 (0.20%) WordPress
9 2 (0.13%) Moodle
10 1 (0.067%) Apache
Applications
1 63 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
2 55 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 51 (3.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.067%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 4 (0.27%) SAP WM
2 3 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.20%) Maximo
3 2 (0.13%) BusinessWorks
3 2 (0.13%) Shopify
4 1 (0.067%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.067%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.067%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.067%) Magento
4 1 (0.067%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.067%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.067%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.067%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.067%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.067%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 1 (0.067%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 412 (27.67%) Azure
2 245 (16.45%) Microsoft 365
3 197 (13.23%) AWS
4 79 (5.31%) Entra ID
5 73 (4.90%) Cloud Computing
6 66 (4.43%) SaaS
7 49 (3.29%) GCP
7 49 (3.29%) IaaS
8 45 (3.02%) PaaS
9 34 (2.28%) Azure Sentinel
10 27 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
10 27 (1.81%) Power Platform
11 26 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
12 19 (1.28%) Azure AKS
13 17 (1.14%) Google Workspace
14 15 (1.01%) Serverless
15 13 (0.87%) Amazon S3
16 12 (0.81%) AWS CloudTrail
16 12 (0.81%) OneDrive
17 11 (0.74%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 282 (18.94%) Firewall
2 99 (6.65%) Network Security
3 71 (4.77%) DNS
4 69 (4.63%) WAN
5 65 (4.37%) Intrusion Detection
6 64 (4.30%) LAN
7 46 (3.09%) VPN
8 43 (2.89%) TCP/IP
9 30 (2.01%) Wi-Fi
10 28 (1.88%) Wireless
11 26 (1.75%) Wireshark
12 24 (1.61%) SD-WAN
13 22 (1.48%) Internet
14 21 (1.41%) DHCP
15 15 (1.01%) NAS
16 14 (0.94%) VLAN
17 13 (0.87%) Broadband
17 13 (0.87%) OSPF
17 13 (0.87%) SSL
18 10 (0.67%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.42%) SQL Server
2 21 (1.41%) Power BI
3 15 (1.01%) Relational Database
4 14 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (0.60%) MongoDB
6 7 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.27%) Big Data
8 4 (0.27%) MySQL
8 4 (0.27%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.27%) PowerPivot
8 4 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.20%) Amazon Athena
9 3 (0.20%) DB2
9 3 (0.20%) Metadata
9 3 (0.20%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.20%) Redis
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.067%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 8 (0.54%) Jenkins
2 6 (0.40%) Cypress.io
2 6 (0.40%) JIRA
2 6 (0.40%) Mocha
2 6 (0.40%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.27%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.27%) Git
3 4 (0.27%) GitLab
4 3 (0.20%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.13%) Mercurial
5 2 (0.13%) sqlmap
5 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.067%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.067%) Selenium
6 1 (0.067%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.067%) Vagrant
General
1 479 (32.17%) Social Skills
2 241 (16.19%) Finance
3 204 (13.70%) Analytical Skills
4 158 (10.61%) Legal
5 115 (7.72%) Law
6 89 (5.98%) Public Sector
7 55 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.22%) Retail
9 34 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
10 30 (2.01%) Manufacturing
11 27 (1.81%) Banking
12 26 (1.75%) Telecoms
13 25 (1.68%) Games
14 22 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 22 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
15 21 (1.41%) Marketing
16 17 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
17 14 (0.94%) Environmental Health
18 13 (0.87%) Aerospace
19 12 (0.81%) Military
Job Titles
1 274 (18.40%) Analyst
2 177 (11.89%) Security Analyst
3 171 (11.48%) Security Manager
4 122 (8.19%) Information Manager
5 115 (7.72%) Consultant
6 114 (7.66%) Lead
7 108 (7.25%) Senior
8 98 (6.58%) Information Security Manager
8 98 (6.58%) IT Manager
9 97 (6.51%) Architect
10 86 (5.78%) Information Analyst
10 86 (5.78%) Information Security Analyst
11 83 (5.57%) Security Consultant
12 79 (5.31%) Security Engineer
13 71 (4.77%) Security Architect
14 62 (4.16%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 53 (3.56%) Information Assurance Manager
16 50 (3.36%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 36 (2.42%) IT Engineer
17 36 (2.42%) Security Assurance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (1.68%) .NET
2 12 (0.81%) Middleware
2 12 (0.81%) Web Services
3 11 (0.74%) OAuth
4 10 (0.67%) AngularJS
4 10 (0.67%) Kafka
4 10 (0.67%) Node.js
5 9 (0.60%) .NET Framework
5 9 (0.60%) React
5 9 (0.60%) REST
6 8 (0.54%) ModSecurity
7 7 (0.47%) Jest
7 7 (0.47%) RabbitMQ
8 6 (0.40%) ASP.NET
8 6 (0.40%) Express.js
8 6 (0.40%) GraphQL
8 6 (0.40%) gRPC
8 6 (0.40%) MEAN Stack
8 6 (0.40%) Mongoose
8 6 (0.40%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 287 (19.27%) Management Information System
2 142 (9.54%) Security Posture
3 91 (6.11%) Cyber Threat
4 74 (4.97%) Self-Motivation
5 72 (4.84%) Data Centre
6 57 (3.83%) Cyberattack
7 48 (3.22%) Onboarding
8 45 (3.02%) Driving Licence
8 45 (3.02%) Security Operations Centre
9 30 (2.01%) Operational Technology
10 24 (1.61%) Public Cloud
11 22 (1.48%) NHS
12 21 (1.41%) Cloud Native
12 21 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
12 21 (1.41%) IoT
13 18 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
13 18 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
14 15 (1.01%) Cloud Security Posture
15 14 (0.94%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
15 14 (0.94%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 190 (12.76%) Windows
2 70 (4.70%) Windows Server
3 69 (4.63%) Linux
4 38 (2.55%) Apple iOS
5 27 (1.81%) Windows 10
6 26 (1.75%) Mac OS
7 24 (1.61%) Android
8 17 (1.14%) Unix
9 12 (0.81%) Solaris
10 11 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
10 11 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
11 9 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
12 8 (0.54%) AIX
12 8 (0.54%) Kali Linux
13 7 (0.47%) Ubuntu
14 5 (0.34%) CentOS
15 4 (0.27%) VMS
15 4 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
15 4 (0.27%) zOS
16 1 (0.067%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 753 (50.57%) Cybersecurity
2 700 (47.01%) Information Security
3 281 (18.87%) Problem-Solving
4 263 (17.66%) Risk Management
5 248 (16.66%) Incident Response
6 204 (13.70%) Security Management
7 203 (13.63%) ITIL
8 189 (12.69%) SIEM
9 169 (11.35%) Data Protection
10 153 (10.28%) Security Operations
11 151 (10.14%) Project Management
12 150 (10.07%) Disaster Recovery
13 144 (9.67%) Cloud Security
13 144 (9.67%) Continuous Improvement
14 132 (8.87%) Business Continuity
15 124 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management
16 120 (8.06%) Security Architecture
17 112 (7.52%) Information Assurance
18 111 (7.45%) Information Security Management
19 106 (7.12%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 80 (5.37%) PowerShell
2 70 (4.70%) Python
3 53 (3.56%) SQL
4 45 (3.02%) Bash
5 25 (1.68%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.21%) C#
7 16 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
8 13 (0.87%) Bicep
9 8 (0.54%) Java
9 8 (0.54%) T-SQL
10 7 (0.47%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.40%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.20%) PHP
12 3 (0.20%) Ruby
13 2 (0.13%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.13%) VBScript
14 1 (0.067%) ABAP
14 1 (0.067%) Go
Qualifications
1 360 (24.18%) CISSP
2 242 (16.25%) CISM
3 239 (16.05%) Security Cleared
4 232 (15.58%) Degree
5 177 (11.89%) CISA
6 149 (10.01%) SC Cleared
7 103 (6.92%) Cisco Certification
8 75 (5.04%) CRISC
9 70 (4.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 58 (3.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 54 (3.63%) Azure Certification
12 49 (3.29%) CCSP
12 49 (3.29%) CESG Certified Professional
13 48 (3.22%) CompTIA Security+
13 48 (3.22%) Computer Science Degree
14 46 (3.09%) AWS Certification
15 43 (2.89%) CCNA
15 43 (2.89%) Microsoft Certification
16 41 (2.75%) SSCP
17 40 (2.69%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 424 (28.48%) NIST
2 372 (24.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 263 (17.66%) GDPR
4 180 (12.09%) PCI DSS
5 178 (11.95%) ISO 9001
6 166 (11.15%) GRC
7 116 (7.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 103 (6.92%) NCSC
9 75 (5.04%) SOC 2
10 54 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 46 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 44 (2.96%) COBIT
13 40 (2.69%) SLA
14 39 (2.62%) ISO 22301
15 38 (2.55%) NIST 800
16 35 (2.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 31 (2.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 26 (1.75%) ISO 14001
19 20 (1.34%) RMADS
20 19 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 127 (8.53%) Active Directory
2 55 (3.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (2.15%) Docker
4 19 (1.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.21%) Hyper-V
6 15 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
7 10 (0.67%) Firmware
8 6 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.34%) vSphere
10 3 (0.20%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.13%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.13%) XenApp
11 2 (0.13%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.067%) LXC
12 1 (0.067%) Snort
Systems Management
1 56 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (3.69%) Kubernetes
3 44 (2.96%) EnCase
4 33 (2.22%) Terraform
5 29 (1.95%) Single Sign-On
6 16 (1.07%) QRadar
7 15 (1.01%) Nmap
8 14 (0.94%) Ansible
8 14 (0.94%) CSIRT
8 14 (0.94%) WSUS
9 12 (0.81%) Nessus
10 10 (0.67%) Prometheus
11 9 (0.60%) SCCM
12 7 (0.47%) FortiGate
12 7 (0.47%) Grafana
12 7 (0.47%) Jamf Pro
13 6 (0.40%) CASB
14 5 (0.34%) Packer
15 4 (0.27%) Istio
15 4 (0.27%) Suricata
Vendors
1 414 (27.80%) Microsoft
2 84 (5.64%) Cisco
3 82 (5.51%) VMware
4 40 (2.69%) Google
5 37 (2.48%) Splunk
6 34 (2.28%) Fortinet
7 31 (2.08%) Apple
8 29 (1.95%) Meraki
8 29 (1.95%) Qualys
9 26 (1.75%) IBM
10 19 (1.28%) Oracle
11 18 (1.21%) SAP
12 17 (1.14%) Citrix
12 17 (1.14%) Palo Alto
13 14 (0.94%) Rapid7
13 14 (0.94%) Thycotic
14 11 (0.74%) Juniper
14 11 (0.74%) ServiceNow
15 9 (0.60%) Red Hat
16 8 (0.54%) Veeam