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 21 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 521 427 482
Rank change year-on-year -94 +55 +115
Contract jobs citing CRISC 41 55 82
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.12% 0.21% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.34% 0.71% 0.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 39 59
10th Percentile £365 £450 £400
25th Percentile £450 £509 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £533
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +17.37% -18.08%
75th Percentile £647 £675 £775
90th Percentile £834 £680 £855
UK median daily rate £575 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 1
Median hourly rate - £83.20 £87.00
Median % change year-on-year - -4.37% +33.85%
UK median hourly rate - £83.20 £87.00
% change year-on-year - -4.37% +33.85%

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 11,931 7,796 11,779
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.15% 30.16% 31.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,922 4,791 7,261
10th Percentile £325 £294 £295
25th Percentile £420 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 924 372 895
10th Percentile £16.01 £20.01 £14.25
25th Percentile £19.00 £25.26 £21.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.40 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.04% +7.56% -2.17%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.52 £83.13 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.11% -4.26%

CRISC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CRISC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

CRISC job vacancy trend 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 21 February 2026.

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 21 February 2026. 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 -58 28 £585 -10.00% 8
South West -18 4 £500 - 3
East of England -18 4 £525 - 1
South East -32 2 £400 -33.33% 6
CRISC
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CRISC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (9.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.44%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.76%) Azure
2 2 (4.88%) AWS
2 2 (4.88%) Entra ID
2 2 (4.88%) GCP
3 1 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.44%) Firewall
1 1 (2.44%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Burp Suite
General
1 21 (51.22%) Social Skills
2 12 (29.27%) Finance
3 11 (26.83%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (17.07%) Legal
5 5 (12.20%) Retail
6 2 (4.88%) Banking
6 2 (4.88%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (24.39%) Analyst
2 6 (14.63%) Consultant
2 6 (14.63%) Security Consultant
2 6 (14.63%) Security Specialist
3 5 (12.20%) Risk Analyst
3 5 (12.20%) Security Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 4 (9.76%) IT Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) IT Risk Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) Project Manager
4 4 (9.76%) Risk Manager
4 4 (9.76%) Security Manager
5 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 3 (7.32%) Security Project Manager
5 3 (7.32%) ServiceNow Manager
5 3 (7.32%) Supply Chain Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Chief Security Officer
6 2 (4.88%) Engagement Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) Security Posture
2 5 (12.20%) Management Information System
3 3 (7.32%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.88%) Virtual Team
5 1 (2.44%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.44%) CMDB
5 1 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.44%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.44%) IoT
5 1 (2.44%) NHS
5 1 (2.44%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (78.05%) Risk Management
2 27 (65.85%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (56.10%) Information Security
4 15 (36.59%) Risk Assessment
5 11 (26.83%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (26.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (21.95%) Data Protection
7 8 (19.51%) Cloud Security
7 8 (19.51%) Computer Science
7 8 (19.51%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (19.51%) Risk Register
7 8 (19.51%) Vulnerability Management
8 7 (17.07%) Incident Response
9 6 (14.63%) Agile
9 6 (14.63%) Business Continuity
9 6 (14.63%) Decision-Making
10 5 (12.20%) ITIL
10 5 (12.20%) Project Management
10 5 (12.20%) Regulatory Compliance
10 5 (12.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.44%) Go
1 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 39 (95.12%) CISM
2 36 (87.80%) CISSP
3 14 (34.15%) CISA
3 14 (34.15%) Degree
4 6 (14.63%) Master's Degree
5 5 (12.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (9.76%) PMI Certification
6 4 (9.76%) PMP
7 3 (7.32%) CGEIT
7 3 (7.32%) GIAC
8 2 (4.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (4.88%) CASP
8 2 (4.88%) CEH
8 2 (4.88%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (4.88%) GSEC
8 2 (4.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (2.44%) CCSK
9 1 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (2.44%) FFIEC
9 1 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (58.54%) GRC
2 23 (56.10%) NIST
3 22 (53.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (31.71%) COBIT
5 11 (26.83%) GDPR
6 10 (24.39%) PCI DSS
7 6 (14.63%) SOC 2
8 5 (12.20%) NCSC
9 3 (7.32%) NIST 800
10 2 (4.88%) ISO 31000
10 2 (4.88%) PMO
10 2 (4.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (4.88%) SLA
11 1 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (2.44%) ITGC
11 1 (2.44%) JSP 440
System Software
1 1 (2.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.44%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.32%) ServiceNow
3 2 (4.88%) Qualys
3 2 (4.88%) Tenable
4 1 (2.44%) CyberArk
4 1 (2.44%) Google
4 1 (2.44%) Splunk