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

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 518 456 440
Rank change year-on-year -62 -16 +191
Contract jobs citing CRISC 33 51 124
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.11% 0.16% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.33% 0.55% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 42 92
10th Percentile £355 £402 £418
25th Percentile £421 £452 £499
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% -19.23%
75th Percentile £693 £648 £720
90th Percentile £768 £686 £800
UK median daily rate £563 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -6.25% +14.29% -16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £70.24 -
25th Percentile £30.61 £72.40 -
Median hourly rate £32.74 £78.40 £87.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.25% -9.89% +64.93%
75th Percentile £34.86 £82.00 -
90th Percentile - £82.72 -
UK median hourly rate £32.74 £78.40 £87.00
% change year-on-year -58.25% -9.89% +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 10,021 9,207 11,581
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.18% 29.67% 29.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,480 5,638 7,421
10th Percentile £300 £313 £308
25th Percentile £416 £425 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £627 £638 £650
90th Percentile £720 £734 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 871 424 702
10th Percentile £17.69 £20.26 £17.72
25th Percentile £18.87 £26.85 £26.24
Median hourly rate £25.15 £50.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -49.70% -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £45.46 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £53.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% -15.09% +17.78%

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 13 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 13 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 -29 14 £530 -11.67% 19
Midlands - 5 £1,059 - 6
South East +3 4 £363 -12.65% 19
South West +3 3 £575 -11.54% 1
West Midlands - 3 £1,059 - 4
East of England -16 2 £550 - 3
East Midlands - 2 - - 2
North West -23 1 £725 +29.46% 16
North of England -37 1 £725 +29.46% 16
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 (3.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.03%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.03%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (18.18%) Firewall
2 5 (15.15%) Network Security
3 2 (6.06%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Burp Suite
1 1 (3.03%) JIRA
General
1 16 (48.48%) Social Skills
2 14 (42.42%) Finance
3 6 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.06%) Banking
4 2 (6.06%) Retail
5 1 (3.03%) Legal
Job Titles
1 8 (24.24%) Analyst
2 6 (18.18%) Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Security Analyst
3 5 (15.15%) Security Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Security Manager
4 3 (9.09%) Risk Analyst
5 2 (6.06%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (6.06%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 2 (6.06%) Delivery Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Governance Analyst
5 2 (6.06%) Information Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Information Security Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Project Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Security Project Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Senior
5 2 (6.06%) Supply Chain Analyst
6 1 (3.03%) IT Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Management Consultant
6 1 (3.03%) Programme Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.12%) Management Information System
1 4 (12.12%) Security Posture
2 2 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (6.06%) Low-Code
2 2 (6.06%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.06%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (3.03%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.03%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (60.61%) Risk Management
2 19 (57.58%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (54.55%) Information Security
4 8 (24.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (21.21%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (21.21%) Vulnerability Management
6 6 (18.18%) Cloud Security
6 6 (18.18%) Incident Response
6 6 (18.18%) Security Operations
7 5 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (15.15%) Decision-Making
7 5 (15.15%) Remediation Plan
8 4 (12.12%) Computer Science
8 4 (12.12%) Data Protection
8 4 (12.12%) IT Audit
8 4 (12.12%) Matrix Organization
8 4 (12.12%) Penetration Testing
8 4 (12.12%) Project Management
8 4 (12.12%) SIEM
8 4 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.03%) Java
1 1 (3.03%) Python
1 1 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (87.88%) CISM
2 28 (84.85%) CISSP
3 12 (36.36%) CISA
4 7 (21.21%) GIAC
5 6 (18.18%) Degree
6 4 (12.12%) CEH
7 3 (9.09%) OSCP
7 3 (9.09%) SC Cleared
7 3 (9.09%) Security Cleared
8 2 (6.06%) PCI QSA
8 2 (6.06%) PMI Certification
8 2 (6.06%) PMP
9 1 (3.03%) BC Cleared
9 1 (3.03%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (3.03%) CISMP
9 1 (3.03%) CITP
9 1 (3.03%) CSSLP
9 1 (3.03%) GCIH
9 1 (3.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (3.03%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (57.58%) NIST
2 16 (48.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (33.33%) GDPR
3 11 (33.33%) GRC
4 8 (24.24%) PCI DSS
5 4 (12.12%) COBIT
5 4 (12.12%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (12.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (9.09%) HIPAA
6 3 (9.09%) ISO 31000
6 3 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 2 (6.06%) ITGC
7 2 (6.06%) NCSC
7 2 (6.06%) PMO
7 2 (6.06%) QA
8 1 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (3.03%) JSP 440
8 1 (3.03%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (3.03%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 7 (21.21%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.06%) Proofpoint
2 2 (6.06%) Qualys
2 2 (6.06%) Tenable
3 1 (3.03%) Palo Alto
3 1 (3.03%) Rapid7