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 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 514 419 463
Rank change year-on-year -95 +44 +137
Contract jobs citing CRISC 34 58 87
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.10% 0.22% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.30% 0.73% 0.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 44 63
10th Percentile £335 £450 £454
25th Percentile £443 £552 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +19.05% -19.23%
75th Percentile £628 £675 £773
90th Percentile £848 - £845
UK median daily rate £550 £625 £529
% change year-on-year -12.00% +18.20% -18.65%
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 11,188 7,951 11,964
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.09% 30.30% 31.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,437 4,790 7,460
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £416 £419 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £517 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -1.48% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 866 386 877
10th Percentile £15.62 £19.00 £14.21
25th Percentile £18.87 £25.26 £21.46
Median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -45.54% - +2.62%
75th Percentile £63.75 £67.44 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.39 £81.42 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.02 £46.18
% change year-on-year -35.55% -15.50% +2.62%

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 2 February 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 2 February 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 -53 21 £553 -13.67% 12
South West -15 6 £500 - 2
South East -27 2 £400 -33.33% 4
East of England -20 1 £550 - 4
Midlands -52 1 £775 - 2
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:

Applications
1 4 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.94%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) AWS
1 1 (2.94%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) Firewall
1 1 (2.94%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Burp Suite
General
1 17 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 12 (35.29%) Finance
3 8 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (20.59%) Legal
5 4 (11.76%) Retail
6 2 (5.88%) Banking
7 1 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.94%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (29.41%) Analyst
2 6 (17.65%) Consultant
2 6 (17.65%) Security Consultant
3 5 (14.71%) Risk Analyst
3 5 (14.71%) Security Analyst
4 4 (11.76%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 4 (11.76%) IT Analyst
4 4 (11.76%) IT Risk Analyst
4 4 (11.76%) Security Manager
4 4 (11.76%) Security Specialist
5 3 (8.82%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (8.82%) Project Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Security Project Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Supply Chain Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) Access Control Analyst
6 2 (5.88%) Chief Security Officer
6 2 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 2 (5.88%) Governance Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Information Security Officer
6 2 (5.88%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Security Posture
2 5 (14.71%) Management Information System
3 3 (8.82%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.94%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.94%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.94%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
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 26 (76.47%) Risk Management
2 20 (58.82%) Information Security
3 19 (55.88%) Cybersecurity
4 11 (32.35%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (32.35%) Risk Assessment
5 8 (23.53%) Computer Science
5 8 (23.53%) Incident Response
6 7 (20.59%) Cloud Security
6 7 (20.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (20.59%) Data Protection
7 6 (17.65%) Risk Register
7 6 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 6 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (17.65%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (14.71%) Decision-Making
9 4 (11.76%) Budgeting
9 4 (11.76%) Cost Reduction
9 4 (11.76%) IT Audit
9 4 (11.76%) Target Operating Model
9 4 (11.76%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.94%) Go
1 1 (2.94%) Python
Qualifications
1 34 (100.00%) CISM
2 29 (85.29%) CISSP
3 11 (32.35%) CISA
3 11 (32.35%) Degree
4 4 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (11.76%) Master's Degree
5 3 (8.82%) GIAC
5 3 (8.82%) PMI Certification
5 3 (8.82%) PMP
6 2 (5.88%) CASP
6 2 (5.88%) CEH
6 2 (5.88%) GSEC
7 1 (2.94%) CCSK
7 1 (2.94%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (2.94%) CISMP
7 1 (2.94%) CITP
7 1 (2.94%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (2.94%) FFIEC
7 1 (2.94%) GCIH
7 1 (2.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (50.00%) GRC
1 17 (50.00%) NIST
2 16 (47.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (29.41%) GDPR
4 9 (26.47%) COBIT
5 6 (17.65%) PCI DSS
6 5 (14.71%) NCSC
7 3 (8.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (5.88%) ITGC
9 1 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (2.94%) JSP 440
9 1 (2.94%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.94%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 5 (14.71%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.94%) Qualys
2 1 (2.94%) Tenable