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 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 511 446 443
Rank change year-on-year -65 -3 +181
Contract jobs citing CRISC 34 56 105
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.11% 0.20% 0.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.31% 0.66% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 44 76
10th Percentile £353 £426 £407
25th Percentile £438 £491 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £613 £525
Median % change year-on-year -10.20% +16.67% -19.23%
75th Percentile £628 £675 £703
90th Percentile £765 £686 £825
UK median daily rate £550 £613 £525
% change year-on-year -10.20% +16.67% -17.65%
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 10,834 8,448 11,197
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.25% 30.56% 30.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,125 5,173 7,047
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £420 £419 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £729 £737
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 891 415 691
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.51 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.00 £24.50 £25.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £51.90
Median % change year-on-year -45.54% -11.02% +15.33%
75th Percentile £58.13 £68.00 £67.53
90th Percentile £76.58 £79.42 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -23.81% +16.67%

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 3 January 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 3 January 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 -42 19 £575 -8.00% 9
South West -8 5 £500 -23.08% 2
South East -13 4 £363 -28.57% 6
East of England -18 1 £550 - 1
Midlands -42 1 £775 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £775 - 1
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 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.94%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) Azure
1 1 (2.94%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) Firewall
1 1 (2.94%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 17 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (38.24%) Finance
3 10 (29.41%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (11.76%) Legal
5 3 (8.82%) Retail
6 2 (5.88%) Banking
7 1 (2.94%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (32.35%) Analyst
2 7 (20.59%) Consultant
3 6 (17.65%) Risk Analyst
3 6 (17.65%) Security Consultant
4 5 (14.71%) Security Analyst
4 5 (14.71%) Security Manager
5 4 (11.76%) IT Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) IT Risk Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) Project Manager
5 4 (11.76%) Security Project Manager
6 3 (8.82%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Supply Chain Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Access Control Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 2 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Governance Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Risk Manager
8 1 (2.94%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
8 1 (2.94%) Vulnerability Consultant
8 1 (2.94%) Vulnerability Management Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.76%) Management Information System
1 4 (11.76%) Security Posture
2 3 (8.82%) Onboarding
3 2 (5.88%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.94%) IoT
4 1 (2.94%) NHS
4 1 (2.94%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (73.53%) Risk Management
2 18 (52.94%) Information Security
3 17 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (38.24%) Risk Assessment
5 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (17.65%) Cloud Security
6 6 (17.65%) Data Protection
6 6 (17.65%) Incident Response
6 6 (17.65%) Vulnerability Management
7 5 (14.71%) Computer Science
7 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (14.71%) Decision-Making
7 5 (14.71%) Project Management
7 5 (14.71%) Risk Register
7 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (11.76%) Application Security
8 4 (11.76%) Cost Reduction
8 4 (11.76%) Data Loss Prevention
8 4 (11.76%) IT Audit
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.94%) Java
1 1 (2.94%) Python
1 1 (2.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (91.18%) CISM
2 28 (82.35%) CISSP
3 13 (38.24%) CISA
4 8 (23.53%) Degree
5 4 (11.76%) GIAC
6 3 (8.82%) Master's Degree
6 3 (8.82%) PMI Certification
6 3 (8.82%) PMP
6 3 (8.82%) SC Cleared
6 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
7 2 (5.88%) CEH
8 1 (2.94%) BC Cleared
8 1 (2.94%) CCSP
8 1 (2.94%) CGEIT
8 1 (2.94%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (2.94%) CISMP
8 1 (2.94%) CSSLP
8 1 (2.94%) GCIH
8 1 (2.94%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (58.82%) NIST
2 17 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (41.18%) GRC
4 10 (29.41%) GDPR
5 9 (26.47%) COBIT
6 5 (14.71%) PCI DSS
7 4 (11.76%) NCSC
7 4 (11.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (8.82%) ISO 31000
9 2 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 2 (5.88%) ITGC
10 1 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (2.94%) JSP 440
10 1 (2.94%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Qualys
2 2 (5.88%) Tenable
3 1 (2.94%) Palo Alto
3 1 (2.94%) Proofpoint
3 1 (2.94%) Rapid7