ISMS Contracts in England

Information Security Management System (ISMS)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ISMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ISMS over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 512 590 641
Rank change year-on-year +78 +51 -70
Contract jobs citing ISMS 33 69 126
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.089% 0.14% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.15% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 33 103
10th Percentile £165 £410 £400
25th Percentile £416 - £471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +25.71%
75th Percentile £628 £703 £625
90th Percentile £730 £810 £701
UK median daily rate £575 £575 £550
% change year-on-year - +4.55% +24.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £74.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £74.00 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

ISMS is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,171 45,739 64,432
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.55% 90.26% 90.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,096 32,069 45,706
10th Percentile £300 £325 £330
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.18%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £744
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,236 1,617 1,773
10th Percentile £12.89 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.38 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.65 £37.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.93% +56.25% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.23
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -5.41% +48.00% -

ISMS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ISMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ISMS in England

ISMS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISMS in England.

Daily rate trend for ISMS in England

ISMS
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISMS in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ISMS in England

ISMS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISMS in England.

Hourly rate trend for ISMS in England

ISMS
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 ISMS within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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 +95 15 £600 +9.09% 13
North of England +30 8 £575 +27.78% 8
South East +18 7 £170 -75.18% 4
North West +22 6 £575 +27.78% 4
Yorkshire +21 2 £575 - 2
West Midlands +19 2 £575 -28.13% 2
Midlands +16 2 £575 -28.13% 3
ISMS
UK

ISMS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.15%) Azure
2 3 (9.09%) AWS
3 1 (3.03%) Amazon Macie
3 1 (3.03%) AWS KMS
3 1 (3.03%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (3.03%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.03%) OpenShift
3 1 (3.03%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.09%) Firewall
1 3 (9.09%) Network Security
2 2 (6.06%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (3.03%) DNS
3 1 (3.03%) Internet
3 1 (3.03%) SNMP
General
1 10 (30.30%) Finance
2 8 (24.24%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (24.24%) Public Sector
3 7 (21.21%) Social Skills
4 3 (9.09%) Financial Institution
4 3 (9.09%) Marketing
4 3 (9.09%) Police
4 3 (9.09%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.03%) Billing
5 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Legal
5 1 (3.03%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (33.33%) Consultant
2 9 (27.27%) Security Consultant
3 6 (18.18%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 6 (18.18%) Security Manager
4 5 (15.15%) Information Security Specialist
4 5 (15.15%) Information Specialist
4 5 (15.15%) Security Specialist
5 3 (9.09%) Fraud Manager
5 3 (9.09%) Information Manager
5 3 (9.09%) Information Officer
5 3 (9.09%) Information Security Consultant
5 3 (9.09%) Information Security Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Analyst
6 2 (6.06%) Architect
6 2 (6.06%) Auditor
6 2 (6.06%) Programme Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Security Architect
6 2 (6.06%) Senior
6 2 (6.06%) Senior Architect
6 2 (6.06%) Senior Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 10 (30.30%) Management Information System
2 3 (9.09%) Wiki
3 2 (6.06%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (6.06%) Security Posture
4 1 (3.03%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (3.03%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.03%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.09%) Linux
1 3 (9.09%) Windows
2 2 (6.06%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (96.97%) Information Security
2 18 (54.55%) Information Security Management
2 18 (54.55%) Security Management
3 13 (39.39%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (24.24%) Data Protection
4 8 (24.24%) Risk Management
5 6 (18.18%) Project Management
6 4 (12.12%) Cloud Security
6 4 (12.12%) Information Security Governance
6 4 (12.12%) Logistics
6 4 (12.12%) Programme Management
6 4 (12.12%) Risk Analysis
6 4 (12.12%) Risk Register
7 3 (9.09%) Agile
7 3 (9.09%) Application Security
7 3 (9.09%) Business Strategy
7 3 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (9.09%) Migration
7 3 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (9.09%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 14 (42.42%) CISSP
2 11 (33.33%) CISM
2 11 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 11 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 4 (12.12%) Degree
4 3 (9.09%) CISA
5 2 (6.06%) CRISC
5 2 (6.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (3.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.03%) CCA
6 1 (3.03%) CCNP
6 1 (3.03%) CCSK
6 1 (3.03%) CCSP
6 1 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (3.03%) ISACA
6 1 (3.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (3.03%) PMI Certification
6 1 (3.03%) PMP
6 1 (3.03%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (75.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (27.27%) NIST
3 6 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (18.18%) Government Security Classifications
3 6 (18.18%) NCSC
4 5 (15.15%) GRC
4 5 (15.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (6.06%) GDPR
6 1 (3.03%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (3.03%) COBIT
6 1 (3.03%) GxP
6 1 (3.03%) ISAE 3402
6 1 (3.03%) ISO 9001
6 1 (3.03%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (3.03%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (3.03%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.03%) Cisco
2 1 (3.03%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (3.03%) Darktrace
2 1 (3.03%) Rapid7
2 1 (3.03%) Red Hat
2 1 (3.03%) Trend Micro