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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 524 427 490
Rank change year-on-year -97 +63 +60
Contract jobs citing CRISC 58 54 51
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.14% 0.22% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.44% 0.71% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 31 36
10th Percentile £389 £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 £621 £675 £825
90th Percentile £749 - £875
UK median daily rate £570 £625 £540
% change year-on-year -8.80% +15.74% -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 13,142 7,638 11,520
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.34% 31.31% 31.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,822 4,857 7,101
10th Percentile £340 £290 £308
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 £623 £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 975 440 984
10th Percentile £17.10 £18.13 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.25 £22.27 £18.10
Median hourly rate £47.50 £44.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.95% +10.00% -23.81%
75th Percentile £72.25 £67.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.46 £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 6 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 6 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 -59 31 £575 -10.16% 4
South West -27 11 £570 +6.05%
South East -48 7 £350 -41.67% 6
North of England -58 4 £501 -6.25% 2
East of England - 4 £525 - 2
North West - 3 £490 -
Yorkshire - 1 £613 - 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:

Applications
1 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (5.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (24.14%) Azure
2 8 (13.79%) Entra ID
3 6 (10.34%) AWS
3 6 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (8.62%) IaaS
4 5 (8.62%) PaaS
5 3 (5.17%) GCP
6 2 (3.45%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.72%) Azure AKS
7 1 (1.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 1 (1.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.45%) Network Security
2 1 (1.72%) Firewall
2 1 (1.72%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.72%) Data Lake
General
1 27 (46.55%) Social Skills
2 21 (36.21%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (22.41%) Finance
4 7 (12.07%) Legal
5 4 (6.90%) Banking
6 3 (5.17%) Retail
7 2 (3.45%) Financial Institution
7 2 (3.45%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.45%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Military
8 1 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (22.41%) Analyst
2 12 (20.69%) Security Specialist
3 9 (15.52%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 9 (15.52%) Lead
4 8 (13.79%) Consultant
4 8 (13.79%) IT Analyst
4 8 (13.79%) Risk Analyst
5 6 (10.34%) IT Risk Analyst
6 5 (8.62%) Security Consultant
7 4 (6.90%) Project Manager
7 4 (6.90%) Risk Manager
7 4 (6.90%) Security Manager
7 4 (6.90%) SOX Analyst
8 3 (5.17%) Security Project Manager
8 3 (5.17%) ServiceNow Manager
9 2 (3.45%) Chief Security Officer
9 2 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 2 (3.45%) Risk Officer
9 2 (3.45%) Security Officer
9 2 (3.45%) Telecoms Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (10.34%) Leaflet
2 2 (3.45%) SailPoint
3 1 (1.72%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.79%) Management Information System
2 7 (12.07%) Security Posture
3 5 (8.62%) Onboarding
3 5 (8.62%) Operational Technology
3 5 (8.62%) SCADA
4 4 (6.90%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (3.45%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (3.45%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.72%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.72%) CMDB
6 1 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.72%) IoT
6 1 (1.72%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.34%) Linux
1 6 (10.34%) Unix
1 6 (10.34%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (70.69%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (68.97%) Risk Management
3 26 (44.83%) Information Security
4 21 (36.21%) Risk Assessment
5 19 (32.76%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (27.59%) Risk Register
6 16 (27.59%) Stakeholder Management
6 16 (27.59%) Vulnerability Management
7 14 (24.14%) Computer Science
8 11 (18.97%) Cloud Security
9 9 (15.52%) Data Protection
9 9 (15.52%) Remediation Plan
10 8 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (13.79%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 8 (13.79%) Decision-Making
10 8 (13.79%) Incident Management
10 8 (13.79%) SABSA
10 8 (13.79%) Security Architecture
10 8 (13.79%) Threat Intelligence
11 7 (12.07%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.45%) Python
2 1 (1.72%) Bash
2 1 (1.72%) Go
2 1 (1.72%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 52 (89.66%) CISSP
2 50 (86.21%) CISM
3 25 (43.10%) Degree
4 18 (31.03%) CISA
5 12 (20.69%) Security Cleared
6 10 (17.24%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (17.24%) SC Cleared
7 9 (15.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 9 (15.52%) GIAC
8 7 (12.07%) GSEC
8 7 (12.07%) PMI Certification
8 7 (12.07%) PMP
9 6 (10.34%) CESG Certified Professional
9 6 (10.34%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (10.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 6 (10.34%) Master's Degree
9 6 (10.34%) SANS
10 4 (6.90%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (6.90%) SSCP
11 3 (5.17%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (68.97%) NIST
2 33 (56.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (41.38%) GRC
4 15 (25.86%) COBIT
5 11 (18.97%) GDPR
6 8 (13.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (13.79%) PCI DSS
7 7 (12.07%) ISO 31000
7 7 (12.07%) JSP 440
7 7 (12.07%) NCSC
7 7 (12.07%) SOC 2
8 4 (6.90%) ITGC
8 4 (6.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (5.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 3 (5.17%) NIST 800
9 3 (5.17%) SLA
10 2 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (3.45%) PMO
11 1 (1.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 6 (10.34%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.72%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.17%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.72%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.72%) Google
3 1 (1.72%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.72%) Progress
3 1 (1.72%) Qualys
3 1 (1.72%) Splunk
3 1 (1.72%) Tenable