ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Contracts in England

ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 473 539 657
Rank change year-on-year +66 +118 +107
Contract jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 13 2 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.053% 0.005% 0.032%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.17% 0.017% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 11
10th Percentile - - £450
25th Percentile £313 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £475 £625
Median % change year-on-year -13.16% -24.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £538 £488 £788
90th Percentile - - £825
UK median daily rate £475 £595 £625
% change year-on-year -20.17% -4.80% +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £70.24 - -
25th Percentile £72.40 - -
Median hourly rate £78.40 - -
75th Percentile £82.00 - -
90th Percentile £82.72 - -
UK median hourly rate £83.20 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 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 7,643 11,605 13,970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.31% 31.23% 27.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,844 7,129 9,339
10th Percentile £290 £308 £331
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £536 £550
% change year-on-year -2.05% -2.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 438 987 748
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.00 £15.24
25th Percentile £22.33 £18.13 £20.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -23.81% +40.00%
75th Percentile £67.50 £62.50 £68.25
90th Percentile £81.55 £77.19 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £40.25 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year +0.63% -25.93% +29.16%

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in England

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in England.

Daily rate trend for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in England

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in England

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in England.

Hourly rate trend for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in England

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
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 ISO 27001 Lead Auditor within the England region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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 - 9 £325 - 9
South East - 3 £525 - 7
North of England +22 1 £525 +10.53% 2
Yorkshire - 1 £525 - 1
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Azure
1 2 (15.38%) Azure Sentinel
General
1 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Finance
3 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
4 1 (7.69%) Banking
4 1 (7.69%) Corporate Banking
4 1 (7.69%) Financial Institution
4 1 (7.69%) Investment Banking
4 1 (7.69%) Retail
4 1 (7.69%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Consultant
2 3 (23.08%) Security Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Associate Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Auditor
4 1 (7.69%) Audit Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) IT Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) IT Manager
4 1 (7.69%) IT Security Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) IT Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Operations Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Risk Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) SOC Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Management Information System
2 4 (30.77%) Operational Technology
2 4 (30.77%) Security Posture
3 2 (15.38%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (7.69%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (92.31%) Risk Management
2 7 (53.85%) GAP Analysis
2 7 (53.85%) Information Security
3 5 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (38.46%) Incident Response
3 5 (38.46%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (30.77%) Cloud Security
4 4 (30.77%) ISMS
4 4 (30.77%) Regulatory Compliance
5 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (15.38%) Computer Science
6 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (15.38%) Cyber Assurance
6 2 (15.38%) Incident Management
6 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (15.38%) Project Management
6 2 (15.38%) Remediation Plan
6 2 (15.38%) Security Architecture
6 2 (15.38%) SIEM
6 2 (15.38%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) CISSP
2 8 (61.54%) CISA
2 8 (61.54%) CISM
3 4 (30.77%) CRISC
4 3 (23.08%) Degree
5 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
6 1 (7.69%) GCIA
6 1 (7.69%) GCIH
6 1 (7.69%) GIAC
6 1 (7.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
6 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (61.54%) NIST
3 7 (53.85%) GRC
4 4 (30.77%) GDPR
5 3 (23.08%) PCI DSS
6 2 (15.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (7.69%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (7.69%) NIST 800
7 1 (7.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (7.69%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 4 (30.77%) RSA Archer
2 1 (7.69%) Nessus
2 1 (7.69%) QRadar
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) ServiceNow
2 1 (7.69%) Qualys
2 1 (7.69%) Splunk