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 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 430 433 461
Rank change year-on-year +3 +28 +122
Contract jobs citing CISA 73 100 150
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.26% 0.30% 0.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.84% 0.98% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 69 92
10th Percentile £375 £380 £415
25th Percentile £438 £463 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £713 £738 £725
90th Percentile £815 £780 £831
UK median daily rate £525 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -8.33%

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 8,660 10,218 12,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.18% 30.48% 27.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,459 6,522 8,160
10th Percentile £290 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +2.23%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £744
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 647 771 600
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.88 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.37 £24.94
Median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.54% -16.04% +24.84%
75th Percentile £58.42 £67.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.32 £78.00 £82.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £55.41
% change year-on-year -41.51% -22.40% +23.13%

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 2 August 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 2 August 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 -13 42 £550 -8.33% 87
Midlands +1 12 £525 - 5
South West +28 9 £725 +31.82% 1
West Midlands - 9 £825 - 5
South East +18 5 £450 -14.29% 27
East Midlands -2 3 £465 -
East of England +4 1 £500 +25.00% 3
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 (9.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (9.59%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (2.74%) SAP CO
1 2 (2.74%) SAP FI
1 2 (2.74%) SAP FI/CO
1 2 (2.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.37%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 21 (28.77%) Azure
2 13 (17.81%) AWS
3 6 (8.22%) Power Platform
4 4 (5.48%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (4.11%) Entra ID
5 3 (4.11%) GCP
5 3 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.37%) Azure Key Vault
6 1 (1.37%) OCI
6 1 (1.37%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (16.44%) Firewall
2 6 (8.22%) VPN
3 5 (6.85%) Network Security
4 3 (4.11%) SD-WAN
4 3 (4.11%) WAN
5 2 (2.74%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.22%) Power BI
2 5 (6.85%) Tableau
3 1 (1.37%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 8 (10.96%) JIRA
2 2 (2.74%) Snyk
General
1 29 (39.73%) Social Skills
2 17 (23.29%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (21.92%) Finance
4 9 (12.33%) Public Sector
5 8 (10.96%) Legal
6 5 (6.85%) Banking
7 4 (5.48%) Financial Institution
7 4 (5.48%) Pharmaceutical
7 4 (5.48%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.74%) Corporate Banking
8 2 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.74%) Investment Banking
8 2 (2.74%) Local Government
8 2 (2.74%) Retail
8 2 (2.74%) Retail Banking
8 2 (2.74%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.37%) Law
9 1 (1.37%) Police
9 1 (1.37%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 10 (13.70%) Consultant
2 8 (10.96%) Architect
2 8 (10.96%) Security Architect
3 7 (9.59%) Lead
3 7 (9.59%) Senior
4 6 (8.22%) Tester
5 5 (6.85%) Analyst
5 5 (6.85%) Security Manager
6 4 (5.48%) Coordinator
6 4 (5.48%) Security Assurance Coordinator
7 3 (4.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 3 (4.11%) IT Manager
7 3 (4.11%) Risk Manager
7 3 (4.11%) Security Consultant
7 3 (4.11%) Senior Architect
7 3 (4.11%) Senior Consultant
7 3 (4.11%) Senior Security Architect
8 2 (2.74%) Contracts Manager
8 2 (2.74%) Security Engineer
8 2 (2.74%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (12.33%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.59%) Data Centre
1 7 (9.59%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.48%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (5.48%) Security Operations Centre
2 4 (5.48%) Security Posture
3 3 (4.11%) PKI
4 2 (2.74%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (2.74%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.74%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.37%) PMI
5 1 (1.37%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.48%) Windows
2 3 (4.11%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.37%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (41.10%) Risk Management
2 29 (39.73%) Information Security
3 19 (26.03%) Cybersecurity
4 14 (19.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (17.81%) Cloud Security
6 12 (16.44%) Agile
6 12 (16.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 11 (15.07%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (13.70%) IT Audit
8 10 (13.70%) SABSA
8 10 (13.70%) Security Architecture
8 10 (13.70%) Security Operations
9 9 (12.33%) Incident Response
9 9 (12.33%) SIEM
9 9 (12.33%) Vulnerability Management
10 8 (10.96%) Computer Science
10 8 (10.96%) Data Protection
10 8 (10.96%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (10.96%) Regulatory Compliance
10 8 (10.96%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.48%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.11%) Python
2 3 (4.11%) SQL
3 1 (1.37%) Java
3 1 (1.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 56 (76.71%) CISSP
2 49 (67.12%) CISM
3 21 (28.77%) CRISC
3 21 (28.77%) Degree
4 15 (20.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 12 (16.44%) Security Cleared
6 11 (15.07%) GIAC
7 9 (12.33%) SANS
7 9 (12.33%) SC Cleared
8 5 (6.85%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (5.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (5.48%) CCSK
9 4 (5.48%) CEH
9 4 (5.48%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (5.48%) DV Cleared
9 4 (5.48%) ISACA
9 4 (5.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (5.48%) PMI Certification
9 4 (5.48%) PMP
10 3 (4.11%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (52.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 38 (52.05%) NIST
2 15 (20.55%) COBIT
2 15 (20.55%) NIST 800
3 14 (19.18%) GDPR
4 9 (12.33%) GRC
4 9 (12.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (10.96%) PCI DSS
6 6 (8.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (8.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (6.85%) JSP 440
7 5 (6.85%) QA
8 4 (5.48%) RMADS
9 3 (4.11%) ITGC
10 2 (2.74%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (2.74%) GxP
10 2 (2.74%) IFRS
10 2 (2.74%) ISO 31000
10 2 (2.74%) SOC 2
10 2 (2.74%) SOX 404
System Software
1 6 (8.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (8.22%) RSA Archer
2 5 (6.85%) QRadar
3 3 (4.11%) Kubernetes
4 2 (2.74%) CSIRT
4 2 (2.74%) FortiGate
5 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (1.37%) OPNET
Vendors
1 9 (12.33%) Microsoft
1 9 (12.33%) Rapid7
1 9 (12.33%) ServiceNow
2 7 (9.59%) Splunk
3 5 (6.85%) Alteryx
3 5 (6.85%) Tenable
4 4 (5.48%) Cisco
4 4 (5.48%) CyberArk
4 4 (5.48%) Qualys
4 4 (5.48%) SAP
4 4 (5.48%) SolarWinds
5 3 (4.11%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (4.11%) Zscaler
6 2 (2.74%) Carbon Black
6 2 (2.74%) Fortinet
6 2 (2.74%) Oracle
6 2 (2.74%) Proofpoint
6 2 (2.74%) Tanium
6 2 (2.74%) Veracode
7 1 (1.37%) Palo Alto