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 5 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 534 421 487
Rank change year-on-year -113 +66 +52
Contract jobs citing CRISC 56 54 51
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.14% 0.22% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.43% 0.71% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 31 36
10th Percentile £386 £400 £411
25th Percentile £489 £522 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £600 £536
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.89% -17.50%
75th Percentile £608 £675 £825
90th Percentile £753 - £875
UK median daily rate £570 £614 £540
% change year-on-year -7.13% +13.66% -16.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £71.68 -
25th Percentile £51.25 £76.00 -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £83.20 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.90% - -
75th Percentile £53.75 £89.10 -
90th Percentile - £92.64 -
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £83.20 -
% change year-on-year -36.90% - -

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 13,128 7,638 11,518
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.35% 31.33% 31.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,813 4,846 7,100
10th Percentile £340 £289 £307
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £624 £627 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -0.95% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 972 440 984
10th Percentile £17.09 £18.13 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.25 £22.29 £18.10
Median hourly rate £47.50 £44.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.95% +10.00% -23.81%
75th Percentile £72.50 £67.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.49 £81.42 £76.47
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £40.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +18.75% - -25.93%

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 5 May 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 5 May 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 -67 31 £575 -10.16% 4
South West -31 11 £570 +6.05%
South East -55 6 £350 -41.67% 4
East of England - 4 £525 - 3
North of England -58 3 £490 -8.24% 3
North West - 3 £490 -
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 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (5.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (21.43%) Azure
2 7 (12.50%) Entra ID
3 5 (8.93%) AWS
3 5 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (7.14%) IaaS
4 4 (7.14%) PaaS
5 3 (5.36%) GCP
6 2 (3.57%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.79%) Azure AKS
7 1 (1.79%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 1 (1.79%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.57%) Network Security
2 1 (1.79%) Firewall
2 1 (1.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) Data Lake
General
1 26 (46.43%) Social Skills
2 20 (35.71%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (21.43%) Finance
4 7 (12.50%) Legal
5 4 (7.14%) Banking
6 3 (5.36%) Retail
7 2 (3.57%) Financial Institution
7 2 (3.57%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.57%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.79%) Military
8 1 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (23.21%) Analyst
2 11 (19.64%) Security Specialist
3 8 (14.29%) Consultant
3 8 (14.29%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 8 (14.29%) IT Analyst
3 8 (14.29%) Lead
3 8 (14.29%) Risk Analyst
4 6 (10.71%) IT Risk Analyst
5 5 (8.93%) Security Consultant
6 4 (7.14%) Project Manager
6 4 (7.14%) Risk Manager
6 4 (7.14%) Security Manager
6 4 (7.14%) SOX Analyst
7 3 (5.36%) Security Project Manager
7 3 (5.36%) ServiceNow Manager
8 2 (3.57%) Chief Security Officer
8 2 (3.57%) Engagement Manager
8 2 (3.57%) Information Security Officer
8 2 (3.57%) Security Officer
8 2 (3.57%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (10.71%) Leaflet
2 1 (1.79%) ModSecurity
2 1 (1.79%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 6 (10.71%) Security Posture
3 5 (8.93%) Operational Technology
4 4 (7.14%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (7.14%) Onboarding
4 4 (7.14%) SCADA
5 2 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (3.57%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.79%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.79%) CMDB
6 1 (1.79%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.79%) IoT
6 1 (1.79%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.93%) Linux
1 5 (8.93%) Unix
1 5 (8.93%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
1 40 (71.43%) Risk Management
2 25 (44.64%) Information Security
3 20 (35.71%) Risk Assessment
4 18 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (26.79%) Risk Register
5 15 (26.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 15 (26.79%) Vulnerability Management
6 14 (25.00%) Computer Science
7 10 (17.86%) Cloud Security
8 9 (16.07%) Data Protection
9 8 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (14.29%) Remediation Plan
9 8 (14.29%) Security Architecture
10 7 (12.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 7 (12.50%) Decision-Making
10 7 (12.50%) Internal Audit
10 7 (12.50%) SABSA
10 7 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (12.50%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.57%) Python
2 1 (1.79%) Bash
2 1 (1.79%) Go
2 1 (1.79%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 50 (89.29%) CISSP
2 48 (85.71%) CISM
3 24 (42.86%) Degree
4 18 (32.14%) CISA
5 12 (21.43%) Security Cleared
6 10 (17.86%) SC Cleared
7 9 (16.07%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 8 (14.29%) GIAC
9 7 (12.50%) GSEC
10 6 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (10.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 6 (10.71%) Master's Degree
10 6 (10.71%) PMI Certification
10 6 (10.71%) PMP
11 5 (8.93%) CESG Certified Professional
11 5 (8.93%) SANS
12 4 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (7.14%) SSCP
13 3 (5.36%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (67.86%) NIST
2 32 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (41.07%) GRC
4 15 (26.79%) COBIT
5 11 (19.64%) GDPR
6 8 (14.29%) PCI DSS
7 7 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (12.50%) JSP 440
7 7 (12.50%) NCSC
7 7 (12.50%) SOC 2
8 6 (10.71%) ISO 31000
9 4 (7.14%) ITGC
9 4 (7.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (5.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (5.36%) NIST 800
10 3 (5.36%) SLA
11 2 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (3.57%) PMO
12 1 (1.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 5 (8.93%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.79%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.36%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.79%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.79%) Google
3 1 (1.79%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.79%) Progress
3 1 (1.79%) Qualys
3 1 (1.79%) Splunk
3 1 (1.79%) Tenable