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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 515 439 468
Rank change year-on-year -76 +29 +131
Contract jobs citing CRISC 37 54 85
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.11% 0.21% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.32% 0.69% 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 39 60
10th Percentile £348 £450 £453
25th Percentile £450 £509 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £625 £529
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +18.20% -18.65%
75th Percentile £635 £675 £775
90th Percentile £753 £680 £853
UK median daily rate £563 £633 £600
% change year-on-year -11.07% +5.42% -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 11,590 7,771 11,825
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.08% 30.12% 31.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,698 4,738 7,305
10th Percentile £320 £295 £300
25th Percentile £419 £414 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £518 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.43% -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 896 364 877
10th Percentile £15.81 £19.98 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.87 £25.26 £21.46
Median hourly rate £25.15 £47.37 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -46.91% +3.25% +1.96%
75th Percentile £63.75 £68.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £76.58 £82.43 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -35.51% -15.00% -0.26%

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 16 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 16 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 24 £575 -10.85% 9
South West -19 5 £500 - 3
East of England -19 3 £525 - 2
South East -33 2 £400 -33.33% 7
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:

Applications
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.70%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) AWS
1 1 (2.70%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) Firewall
1 1 (2.70%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Burp Suite
General
1 18 (48.65%) Social Skills
2 11 (29.73%) Finance
3 10 (27.03%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (18.92%) Legal
5 4 (10.81%) Retail
6 2 (5.41%) Banking
7 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (27.03%) Analyst
2 6 (16.22%) Security Specialist
3 5 (13.51%) Consultant
3 5 (13.51%) Risk Analyst
3 5 (13.51%) Security Analyst
3 5 (13.51%) Security Consultant
4 4 (10.81%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 4 (10.81%) IT Analyst
4 4 (10.81%) IT Risk Analyst
4 4 (10.81%) Security Manager
5 3 (8.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (8.11%) Project Manager
5 3 (8.11%) Risk Manager
5 3 (8.11%) Security Project Manager
5 3 (8.11%) Supply Chain Analyst
6 2 (5.41%) Chief Security Officer
6 2 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 2 (5.41%) Information Security Officer
6 2 (5.41%) Risk Officer
6 2 (5.41%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (18.92%) Security Posture
2 5 (13.51%) Management Information System
3 3 (8.11%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.70%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.70%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.70%) IoT
4 1 (2.70%) NHS
4 1 (2.70%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.70%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (81.08%) Risk Management
2 22 (59.46%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (56.76%) Information Security
4 13 (35.14%) Risk Assessment
5 11 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (24.32%) Data Protection
6 9 (24.32%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (21.62%) Risk Register
8 7 (18.92%) Cloud Security
8 7 (18.92%) Computer Science
8 7 (18.92%) Incident Response
8 7 (18.92%) Vulnerability Management
9 6 (16.22%) Business Continuity
9 6 (16.22%) Decision-Making
10 5 (13.51%) Agile
10 5 (13.51%) Regulatory Compliance
10 5 (13.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 4 (10.81%) Project Management
11 4 (10.81%) Target Operating Model
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.70%) Go
1 1 (2.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 35 (94.59%) CISM
2 32 (86.49%) CISSP
3 14 (37.84%) CISA
4 12 (32.43%) Degree
5 6 (16.22%) Master's Degree
6 4 (10.81%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (8.11%) GIAC
7 3 (8.11%) PMI Certification
7 3 (8.11%) PMP
8 2 (5.41%) CASP
8 2 (5.41%) CEH
8 2 (5.41%) GSEC
8 2 (5.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (2.70%) CCSK
9 1 (2.70%) CCSP
9 1 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (2.70%) CISMP
9 1 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (2.70%) FFIEC
9 1 (2.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (59.46%) GRC
2 20 (54.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (51.35%) NIST
4 11 (29.73%) COBIT
4 11 (29.73%) GDPR
5 9 (24.32%) PCI DSS
6 5 (13.51%) NCSC
6 5 (13.51%) SOC 2
7 2 (5.41%) ISO 31000
7 2 (5.41%) NIST 800
7 2 (5.41%) PMO
7 2 (5.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (5.41%) SLA
8 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (2.70%) ITGC
8 1 (2.70%) JSP 440
Systems Management
1 1 (2.70%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.70%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 5 (13.51%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.41%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.70%) Qualys
3 1 (2.70%) Tenable