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 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 507 460 458
Rank change year-on-year -47 -2 +180
Contract jobs citing CRISC 30 52 125
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.098% 0.17% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.29% 0.56% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 43 93
10th Percentile £326 £422 £400
25th Percentile £390 £460 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £523
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.83% -19.62%
75th Percentile £661 £668 £688
90th Percentile £848 £675 £800
UK median daily rate £540 £600 £524
% change year-on-year -10.00% +14.56% -16.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £71.68 -
25th Percentile £30.61 £76.00 -
Median hourly rate £32.74 £83.20 £87.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.66% -4.37% +64.93%
75th Percentile £34.86 £89.10 -
90th Percentile - £92.64 -
UK median hourly rate £32.74 £83.20 £87.00
% change year-on-year -60.66% -4.37% +64.93%

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 10,257 9,221 11,669
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.58% 29.91% 30.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,675 5,627 7,396
10th Percentile £306 £313 £306
25th Percentile £415 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £626 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 889 432 701
10th Percentile £17.67 £20.00 £17.72
25th Percentile £19.00 £25.70 £26.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £49.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -49.19% -5.71% +16.67%
75th Percentile £55.00 £68.00 £68.63
90th Percentile £76.58 £75.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.71 £53.50
% change year-on-year -39.70% -22.05% +18.89%

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 30 November 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 30 November 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 15 £530 -11.67% 4
South East -4 4 £363 -28.57% 12
South West +8 3 £575 -11.54% 2
West Midlands - 3 £1,059 -
Midlands - 3 £1,059 - 1
East of England -10 2 £550 -
CRISC
UK

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.33%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (10.00%) Firewall
2 2 (6.67%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Burp Suite
1 1 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 16 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 15 (50.00%) Finance
3 6 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.67%) Banking
4 2 (6.67%) Retail
5 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (23.33%) Analyst
2 6 (20.00%) Consultant
3 5 (16.67%) Security Consultant
4 4 (13.33%) Security Analyst
4 4 (13.33%) Security Manager
5 3 (10.00%) Risk Analyst
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 2 (6.67%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (6.67%) Governance Manager
6 2 (6.67%) Information Manager
6 2 (6.67%) Information Security Manager
6 2 (6.67%) IT Manager
6 2 (6.67%) Risk Manager
6 2 (6.67%) Senior
6 2 (6.67%) Supply Chain Analyst
7 1 (3.33%) Identity Management Manager
7 1 (3.33%) Lead
7 1 (3.33%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.67%) Security Posture
2 2 (6.67%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (6.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.67%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (3.33%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.33%) NHS
3 1 (3.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (60.00%) Risk Management
2 17 (56.67%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (50.00%) Information Security
4 8 (26.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (23.33%) Risk Assessment
6 6 (20.00%) Incident Response
6 6 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 5 (16.67%) Cloud Security
7 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (13.33%) Computer Science
8 4 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (13.33%) Decision-Making
8 4 (13.33%) IT Audit
8 4 (13.33%) Project Management
8 4 (13.33%) Roadmaps
8 4 (13.33%) Threat Intelligence
9 3 (10.00%) Application Security
9 3 (10.00%) Matrix Organization
9 3 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (10.00%) Remediation Plan
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.33%) Java
1 1 (3.33%) Python
1 1 (3.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (86.67%) CISM
2 25 (83.33%) CISSP
3 12 (40.00%) CISA
4 6 (20.00%) Degree
5 5 (16.67%) CEH
5 5 (16.67%) GIAC
6 3 (10.00%) OSCP
6 3 (10.00%) SC Cleared
6 3 (10.00%) Security Cleared
7 2 (6.67%) PCI QSA
7 2 (6.67%) PMI Certification
7 2 (6.67%) PMP
8 1 (3.33%) BC Cleared
8 1 (3.33%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (3.33%) CISMP
8 1 (3.33%) CITP
8 1 (3.33%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (3.33%) CSSLP
8 1 (3.33%) GCIH
8 1 (3.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (56.67%) NIST
2 14 (46.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (33.33%) GRC
4 7 (23.33%) GDPR
4 7 (23.33%) PCI DSS
5 4 (13.33%) COBIT
5 4 (13.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (10.00%) ISO 31000
6 3 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 3 (10.00%) NCSC
7 2 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (6.67%) ITGC
7 2 (6.67%) PMO
7 2 (6.67%) QA
8 1 (3.33%) JSP 440
8 1 (3.33%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 5 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.67%) Qualys
2 2 (6.67%) Tenable
3 1 (3.33%) Palo Alto
3 1 (3.33%) Proofpoint
3 1 (3.33%) Rapid7