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 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 539 474 482
Rank change year-on-year -65 +8 -41
Contract jobs citing CRISC 89 40 45
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.19% 0.14% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.60% 0.45% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 16 39
10th Percentile £479 £381 £380
25th Percentile £500 £491 £479
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £563 £583
Median % change year-on-year +3.11% -3.43% +5.91%
75th Percentile £675 £683 £647
90th Percentile £731 £763 £678
UK median daily rate £585 £563 £583
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.43% +10.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £56.74 - -
25th Percentile £64.98 £30.61 -
Median hourly rate £78.70 £32.74 -
Median % change year-on-year +140.42% - -
75th Percentile £78.85 £34.86 -
90th Percentile £78.94 - -
UK median hourly rate £78.70 £32.74 -
% change year-on-year +140.42% - -

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 14,951 8,841 9,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.11% 31.64% 29.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,014 5,630 5,932
10th Percentile £350 £300 £325
25th Percentile £445 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £713 £738
UK median daily rate £530 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +0.95% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,239 716 549
10th Percentile £17.87 £17.93 £18.03
25th Percentile £25.77 £18.87 £27.00
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% -52.55% -1.24%
75th Percentile £74.16 £43.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £73.75 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £49.00
% change year-on-year +88.87% -48.67% -9.26%

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 26 September 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CRISC in England over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CRISC in England

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 26 September 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 48 £575 +4.55% 93
North of England -57 15 £606 -16.38% 15
South West -34 9 £570 -0.87% 14
South East -63 9 £713 +105.04% 26
Yorkshire - 8 £606 - 5
North West -39 6 £650 -10.34% 8
Midlands -44 6 £650 -38.59% 10
West Midlands -44 4 £650 -38.59% 8
East Midlands -15 2 - - 2
East of England -35 1 £505 -8.18% 6
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 (1.12%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.12%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 30 (33.71%) Azure
2 19 (21.35%) AWS
3 10 (11.24%) GCP
4 9 (10.11%) Entra ID
5 8 (8.99%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (5.62%) IaaS
6 5 (5.62%) PaaS
6 5 (5.62%) Power Platform
7 4 (4.49%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (4.49%) SaaS
8 2 (2.25%) Akamai
9 1 (1.12%) Azure AKS
9 1 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (1.12%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 1 (1.12%) Azure Key Vault
9 1 (1.12%) GitHub
9 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (1.12%) SecurityScorecard
9 1 (1.12%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.74%) Firewall
2 3 (3.37%) Network Security
3 2 (2.25%) VPN
4 1 (1.12%) 4G
4 1 (1.12%) 5G
4 1 (1.12%) NGFW
4 1 (1.12%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.62%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (5.62%) JIRA
2 2 (2.25%) Burp Suite
2 2 (2.25%) Claude Code
2 2 (2.25%) Snyk
3 1 (1.12%) Git
3 1 (1.12%) GitLab
3 1 (1.12%) Jenkins
General
1 41 (46.07%) Social Skills
2 27 (30.34%) Finance
3 17 (19.10%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (12.36%) Public Sector
5 9 (10.11%) Banking
6 7 (7.87%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (6.74%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (5.62%) Legal
8 5 (5.62%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.25%) Local Government
9 2 (2.25%) Military
9 2 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.12%) Law
10 1 (1.12%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.12%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (16.85%) Consultant
1 15 (16.85%) Lead
2 10 (11.24%) Analyst
2 10 (11.24%) Senior
3 9 (10.11%) Architect
4 8 (8.99%) Security Architect
4 8 (8.99%) Security Specialist
5 7 (7.87%) Security Consultant
6 6 (6.74%) Project Consultant
7 5 (5.62%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 5 (5.62%) Risk Analyst
7 5 (5.62%) Security Manager
8 4 (4.49%) Information Manager
8 4 (4.49%) Information Security Manager
8 4 (4.49%) Risk Manager
9 3 (3.37%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 3 (3.37%) IT Analyst
9 3 (3.37%) Security Engineer
9 3 (3.37%) Senior Consultant
9 3 (3.37%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.62%) JSON
2 3 (3.37%) SailPoint
2 3 (3.37%) Terraform
3 2 (2.25%) OAuth
3 2 (2.25%) SAML
4 1 (1.12%) ARM Templates
4 1 (1.12%) LDAP
4 1 (1.12%) Leaflet
4 1 (1.12%) OAuth2
4 1 (1.12%) OpenID
4 1 (1.12%) REST
4 1 (1.12%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (19.10%) Onboarding
2 11 (12.36%) Security Posture
3 10 (11.24%) Management Information System
4 6 (6.74%) Operational Technology
5 5 (5.62%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (5.62%) SCADA
6 4 (4.49%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (4.49%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (3.37%) Cloud Native
7 3 (3.37%) Taxonomies
7 3 (3.37%) Virtual Team
8 2 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (2.25%) Data Centre
8 2 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (2.25%) PKI
9 1 (1.12%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (1.12%) Mobile Payment
9 1 (1.12%) Reinsurance
9 1 (1.12%) Smartcard
9 1 (1.12%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.99%) Linux
1 8 (8.99%) Windows
2 7 (7.87%) Unix
3 1 (1.12%) CentOS
3 1 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (1.12%) Ubuntu
3 1 (1.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (65.17%) Cybersecurity
2 48 (53.93%) Risk Management
3 42 (47.19%) Stakeholder Management
4 37 (41.57%) Information Security
5 26 (29.21%) Risk Register
6 22 (24.72%) Incident Management
7 21 (23.60%) Vulnerability Management
8 20 (22.47%) Security Architecture
8 20 (22.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 18 (20.22%) Threat Intelligence
10 16 (17.98%) Risk Assessment
10 16 (17.98%) SABSA
11 15 (16.85%) Cloud Security
12 14 (15.73%) Problem-Solving
12 14 (15.73%) Remediation Plan
13 13 (14.61%) Continuous Improvement
13 13 (14.61%) Threat Modelling
14 12 (13.48%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 12 (13.48%) Data Protection
14 12 (13.48%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.49%) Python
1 4 (4.49%) SQL
2 3 (3.37%) Korn
2 3 (3.37%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.25%) Bash
4 1 (1.12%) Bicep
4 1 (1.12%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 75 (84.27%) CISM
2 74 (83.15%) CISSP
3 31 (34.83%) CISA
4 29 (32.58%) Security Cleared
5 28 (31.46%) SC Cleared
6 22 (24.72%) Degree
7 21 (23.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 21 (23.60%) Cisco Certification
8 16 (17.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 12 (13.48%) CompTIA Security+
9 12 (13.48%) GIAC
9 12 (13.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 9 (10.11%) CCSP
10 9 (10.11%) SANS
11 6 (6.74%) Azure Certification
11 6 (6.74%) CESG Certified Professional
11 6 (6.74%) ISACA
11 6 (6.74%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (5.62%) CEH
12 5 (5.62%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (67.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 57 (64.04%) NIST
3 33 (37.08%) GRC
4 15 (16.85%) NCSC
5 11 (12.36%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (10.11%) COBIT
6 9 (10.11%) GDPR
7 8 (8.99%) NIST 800
8 7 (7.87%) ISO 31000
9 6 (6.74%) Data Quality
9 6 (6.74%) PCI DSS
10 5 (5.62%) ISO 22301
10 5 (5.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (4.49%) ITGC
11 4 (4.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (3.37%) EU AI Act
12 3 (3.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (2.25%) QA
13 2 (2.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (10.11%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.25%) Docker
2 2 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (2.25%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.12%) Ansible
2 1 (1.12%) CASB
Vendors
1 21 (23.60%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.49%) CrowdStrike
2 4 (4.49%) Google
2 4 (4.49%) ServiceNow
3 3 (3.37%) Qualys
4 2 (2.25%) CyberArk
4 2 (2.25%) Palo Alto
4 2 (2.25%) Rapid7
4 2 (2.25%) SAP
4 2 (2.25%) SolarWinds
4 2 (2.25%) Sophos
4 2 (2.25%) Splunk
4 2 (2.25%) VMware
5 1 (1.12%) BMC
5 1 (1.12%) Okta
5 1 (1.12%) Ping Identity
5 1 (1.12%) Progress
5 1 (1.12%) Tenable
5 1 (1.12%) Zscaler