CISA Contracts in England

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 437 439 480
Rank change year-on-year +2 +41 +111
Contract jobs citing CISA 69 103 154
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.25% 0.29% 0.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.81% 0.96% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 74 96
10th Percentile £375 £400 £419
25th Percentile £423 £477 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £613
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -6.12% +2.08%
75th Percentile £700 £738 £741
90th Percentile £738 £793 £850
UK median daily rate £513 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -10.87% -4.17% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CISA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8,474 10,722 12,687
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.96% 30.67% 27.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,348 6,787 8,360
10th Percentile £285 £315 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +2.71%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £745
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 622 865 627
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.35 £15.72
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.25 £25.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -23.88% +36.60%
75th Percentile £59.98 £66.74 £70.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £77.50 £82.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £57.33
% change year-on-year -41.51% -25.00% +27.63%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CISA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CISA in England

CISA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISA in England.

Daily rate trend for CISA in England

CISA
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISA in England over the 6 months to 24 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISA in England

CISA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISA in England.

Hourly rate trend for CISA in England

CISA
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the England region over the 6 months to 24 July 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +2 40 £550 -8.33% 56
Midlands +9 12 £525 - 23
West Midlands - 9 £825 - 16
South West +35 7 £675 +22.73% 9
South East +17 5 £450 -18.18% 34
East Midlands -5 3 £465 - 6
East of England +15 1 £500 +25.00% 13
CISA
UK

CISA
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:

Applications
1 7 (10.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (10.14%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.45%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.45%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.45%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.45%) SAP GRC
1 1 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 20 (28.99%) Azure
2 12 (17.39%) AWS
3 6 (8.70%) Power Platform
4 3 (4.35%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (4.35%) Entra ID
4 3 (4.35%) GCP
4 3 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.45%) Azure Key Vault
5 1 (1.45%) OCI
5 1 (1.45%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (17.39%) Firewall
2 6 (8.70%) VPN
3 5 (7.25%) Network Security
4 3 (4.35%) SD-WAN
4 3 (4.35%) WAN
5 2 (2.90%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.70%) Power BI
2 5 (7.25%) Tableau
3 1 (1.45%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 8 (11.59%) JIRA
2 2 (2.90%) Snyk
General
1 29 (42.03%) Social Skills
2 17 (24.64%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (18.84%) Finance
4 8 (11.59%) Legal
4 8 (11.59%) Public Sector
5 5 (7.25%) Banking
6 4 (5.80%) Financial Institution
6 4 (5.80%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.35%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (2.90%) Corporate Banking
8 2 (2.90%) Investment Banking
8 2 (2.90%) Retail
8 2 (2.90%) Retail Banking
8 2 (2.90%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.45%) Law
9 1 (1.45%) Local Government
9 1 (1.45%) Police
9 1 (1.45%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (13.04%) Consultant
2 8 (11.59%) Architect
2 8 (11.59%) Security Architect
3 7 (10.14%) Senior
4 6 (8.70%) Lead
4 6 (8.70%) Tester
5 5 (7.25%) Analyst
5 5 (7.25%) Security Manager
6 4 (5.80%) Coordinator
6 4 (5.80%) Security Assurance Coordinator
7 3 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) IT Manager
7 3 (4.35%) Risk Manager
7 3 (4.35%) Security Consultant
7 3 (4.35%) Senior Architect
7 3 (4.35%) Senior Consultant
7 3 (4.35%) Senior Security Architect
8 2 (2.90%) Security Analyst
8 2 (2.90%) Service Delivery Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (13.04%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.14%) Data Centre
1 7 (10.14%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.80%) Security Posture
3 3 (4.35%) PKI
4 2 (2.90%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (2.90%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (2.90%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.90%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.90%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.45%) PMI
5 1 (1.45%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.80%) Windows
2 3 (4.35%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (40.58%) Risk Management
2 26 (37.68%) Information Security
3 18 (26.09%) Cybersecurity
4 14 (20.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (17.39%) Agile
5 12 (17.39%) Cloud Security
6 11 (15.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 10 (14.49%) IT Audit
7 10 (14.49%) Security Architecture
8 9 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (13.04%) SABSA
9 8 (11.59%) Data Protection
9 8 (11.59%) Incident Response
9 8 (11.59%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (11.59%) Project Management
9 8 (11.59%) Risk Assessment
9 8 (11.59%) Security Operations
9 8 (11.59%) SIEM
10 7 (10.14%) Artificial Intelligence
10 7 (10.14%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.80%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.35%) Python
2 3 (4.35%) SQL
3 1 (1.45%) Java
3 1 (1.45%) PHP
Qualifications
1 53 (76.81%) CISSP
2 45 (65.22%) CISM
3 21 (30.43%) CRISC
4 20 (28.99%) Degree
5 14 (20.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 12 (17.39%) Security Cleared
7 11 (15.94%) GIAC
8 9 (13.04%) SANS
8 9 (13.04%) SC Cleared
9 5 (7.25%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (5.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (5.80%) CCSK
10 4 (5.80%) CEH
10 4 (5.80%) CESG Certified Professional
10 4 (5.80%) DV Cleared
10 4 (5.80%) ISACA
10 4 (5.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 4 (5.80%) PMI Certification
10 4 (5.80%) PMP
11 3 (4.35%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (50.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 35 (50.72%) NIST
2 15 (21.74%) NIST 800
3 13 (18.84%) COBIT
4 10 (14.49%) GDPR
5 9 (13.04%) GRC
6 8 (11.59%) PCI DSS
6 8 (11.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (7.25%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (7.25%) JSP 440
8 5 (7.25%) QA
9 4 (5.80%) RMADS
10 3 (4.35%) ITGC
11 2 (2.90%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (2.90%) ISO 31000
11 2 (2.90%) SOC 2
11 2 (2.90%) SOX 404
12 1 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (1.45%) HIPAA
System Software
1 6 (8.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (8.70%) RSA Archer
2 4 (5.80%) QRadar
3 3 (4.35%) Kubernetes
4 2 (2.90%) FortiGate
5 1 (1.45%) CSIRT
5 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (1.45%) OPNET
Vendors
1 9 (13.04%) Rapid7
1 9 (13.04%) ServiceNow
2 8 (11.59%) Microsoft
3 6 (8.70%) Splunk
4 5 (7.25%) Alteryx
4 5 (7.25%) Tenable
5 4 (5.80%) Cisco
5 4 (5.80%) CyberArk
5 4 (5.80%) Qualys
5 4 (5.80%) SolarWinds
6 3 (4.35%) CrowdStrike
6 3 (4.35%) SAP
6 3 (4.35%) Zscaler
7 2 (2.90%) Carbon Black
7 2 (2.90%) Oracle
7 2 (2.90%) Proofpoint
7 2 (2.90%) Tanium
7 2 (2.90%) Veracode
8 1 (1.45%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.45%) Palo Alto