CRISC Contract Job Trends in England

ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CRISC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 465 483 433
Rank change year-on-year +18 -50 +214
Contract jobs citing CRISC 47 45 157
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.14% 0.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.54% 0.46% 1.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 38 117
10th Percentile £385 £370 £425
25th Percentile £515 £468 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £583 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.29% -2.92% -5.88%
75th Percentile £673 £642 £750
90th Percentile £758 £675 £800
UK median daily rate £575 £583 £525
% change year-on-year -1.29% +10.95% -15.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30.61 - -
Median hourly rate £32.74 - -
75th Percentile £34.86 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £32.74 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CRISC 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 8,740 9,801 12,001
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.45% 29.76% 28.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,560 6,053 7,758
10th Percentile £303 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £715 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 688 574 658
10th Percentile £18.13 £17.20 £16.28
25th Percentile £18.87 £27.00 £24.31
Median hourly rate £25.15 £54.00 £54.53
Median % change year-on-year -53.43% -0.97% +21.18%
75th Percentile £47.80 £69.94 £70.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £80.00 £78.61
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £49.50 £54.53
% change year-on-year -49.19% -9.22% +21.18%

CRISC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for CRISC in England

CRISC
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRISC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRISC

CRISC
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CRISC in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CRISC in England

CRISC
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRISC.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRISC

CRISC
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 CRISC within the England region over the 6 months to 18 September 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 +16 29 £550 -8.33% 29
South West +30 5 £575 -11.54%
Midlands -12 5 £1,059 - 4
West Midlands -8 3 £1,059 - 2
South East +19 2 £348 -30.50% 19
East of England - 2 £550 -
East Midlands - 2 - - 2
North of England -16 1 £725 +29.46% 10
North West -17 1 £725 +29.46% 3
CRISC
UK

CRISC
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.13%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.77%) Azure
2 3 (6.38%) AWS
2 3 (6.38%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.13%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (21.28%) Firewall
2 5 (10.64%) Network Security
3 3 (6.38%) VPN
4 2 (4.26%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.13%) Oracle Database
1 1 (2.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.13%) JIRA
General
1 25 (53.19%) Social Skills
2 17 (36.17%) Finance
3 8 (17.02%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (6.38%) Banking
5 2 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (4.26%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.13%) Legal
6 1 (2.13%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (21.28%) Consultant
2 8 (17.02%) Analyst
3 7 (14.89%) Security Consultant
4 6 (12.77%) Security Manager
4 6 (12.77%) Senior
5 5 (10.64%) Security Analyst
6 3 (6.38%) Information Manager
6 3 (6.38%) Information Security Manager
6 3 (6.38%) IT Manager
6 3 (6.38%) Risk Analyst
7 2 (4.26%) Architect
7 2 (4.26%) Associate Consultant
7 2 (4.26%) Delivery Manager
7 2 (4.26%) Governance Analyst
7 2 (4.26%) Project Manager
7 2 (4.26%) Security Architect
7 2 (4.26%) Security Project Manager
7 2 (4.26%) Senior Architect
7 2 (4.26%) Senior Consultant
7 2 (4.26%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.38%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.77%) Security Posture
2 4 (8.51%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.38%) PKI
4 2 (4.26%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (4.26%) Low-Code
4 2 (4.26%) Operational Technology
4 2 (4.26%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.13%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.64%) Windows
2 3 (6.38%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (59.57%) Risk Management
2 22 (46.81%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (46.81%) Information Security
3 9 (19.15%) Cloud Security
3 9 (19.15%) Computer Science
3 9 (19.15%) Incident Response
3 9 (19.15%) Risk Assessment
3 9 (19.15%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (17.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (14.89%) IT Audit
5 7 (14.89%) Project Management
5 7 (14.89%) Security Architecture
5 7 (14.89%) Security Operations
5 7 (14.89%) Vulnerability Management
6 6 (12.77%) Application Security
7 5 (10.64%) Decision-Making
7 5 (10.64%) Identity Access Management
7 5 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (10.64%) Regulatory Compliance
7 5 (10.64%) Remediation Plan
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.38%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.26%) SQL
3 1 (2.13%) Java
3 1 (2.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 38 (80.85%) CISSP
2 34 (72.34%) CISM
3 22 (46.81%) CISA
4 11 (23.40%) Degree
5 9 (19.15%) GIAC
6 5 (10.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 5 (10.64%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (10.64%) PMI Certification
6 5 (10.64%) PMP
7 4 (8.51%) CEH
7 4 (8.51%) SANS
7 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared
7 4 (8.51%) Security Cleared
8 3 (6.38%) AWS Certification
8 3 (6.38%) Azure Certification
8 3 (6.38%) CCSK
8 3 (6.38%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (6.38%) OSCP
9 2 (4.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 2 (4.26%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (55.32%) NIST
2 22 (46.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (31.91%) GRC
4 12 (25.53%) GDPR
5 9 (19.15%) PCI DSS
6 7 (14.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (10.64%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (10.64%) ITGC
8 4 (8.51%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (8.51%) NIST 800
9 3 (6.38%) COBIT
9 3 (6.38%) HIPAA
9 3 (6.38%) ISO 31000
10 2 (4.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (4.26%) PMO
10 2 (4.26%) QA
10 2 (4.26%) SOX 404
11 1 (2.13%) JSP 440
11 1 (2.13%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (6.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (6.38%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.13%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 9 (19.15%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.38%) CyberArk
2 3 (6.38%) Zscaler
3 2 (4.26%) Proofpoint
3 2 (4.26%) Qualys
3 2 (4.26%) SAP
3 2 (4.26%) Tenable
4 1 (2.13%) Oracle
4 1 (2.13%) Palo Alto
4 1 (2.13%) Rapid7