ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Contract Job Trends 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 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 516 497 535
Rank change year-on-year -19 +38 +211
Contract jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 37 21 21
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.12% 0.073% 0.057%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.35% 0.24% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 15 19
10th Percentile £413 £373 £411
25th Percentile £424 £481 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £688 £581 £626
90th Percentile £693 £600 £700
UK median daily rate £570 £500 £575
% change year-on-year +14.00% -13.04% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £83.20 -
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 10,721 8,698 11,258
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.92% 30.36% 30.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,012 5,360 7,124
10th Percentile £313 £305 £300
25th Percentile £419 £420 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £626 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 904 411 673
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.70 £17.54
25th Percentile £19.36 £24.88 £26.78
Median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.54% -12.04% +16.67%
75th Percentile £56.69 £67.88 £67.56
90th Percentile £76.58 £75.40 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -23.81% +16.67%

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor job vacancy trend in England

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

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 23 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in England

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

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 23 December 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 +3 16 £575 +76.92% 10
Midlands -37 8 £437 -12.60% 12
East Midlands - 8 £437 - 5
South West - 5 £675 - 6
North of England - 1 £700 - 11
North West - 1 £700 - 4
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
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 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 11 (29.73%) AWS
1 11 (29.73%) Azure
2 7 (18.92%) Power Platform
3 5 (13.51%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.70%) Akamai
4 1 (2.70%) AWS IoT
4 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) Firewall
1 1 (2.70%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (18.92%) Power BI
1 7 (18.92%) Tableau
2 1 (2.70%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 9 (24.32%) JIRA
General
1 13 (35.14%) Public Sector
2 12 (32.43%) Social Skills
3 11 (29.73%) Finance
4 5 (13.51%) Electronics
4 5 (13.51%) Manufacturing
4 5 (13.51%) Marketing
4 5 (13.51%) Telecoms
5 4 (10.81%) Local Government
6 3 (8.11%) Banking
6 3 (8.11%) Police
7 2 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (5.41%) Legal
8 1 (2.70%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.70%) Investment Banking
8 1 (2.70%) Law
8 1 (2.70%) Private Banking
8 1 (2.70%) Retail
8 1 (2.70%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (24.32%) Consultant
2 8 (21.62%) Lead
2 8 (21.62%) Security Consultant
3 5 (13.51%) Security Specialist
4 4 (10.81%) Senior
5 3 (8.11%) Security Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Security Assurance Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Security Tester
6 2 (5.41%) Senior Consultant
6 2 (5.41%) Supplier Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Tester
7 1 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 1 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 1 (2.70%) Head of Information Security
7 1 (2.70%) Head of Security
7 1 (2.70%) Information Assurance Consultant
7 1 (2.70%) Information Security Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Security Advisor
7 1 (2.70%) Senior Information Assurance Consultant
7 1 (2.70%) Senior Information Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (27.03%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.81%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.11%) Security Posture
3 2 (5.41%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (5.41%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.70%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.70%) IoT
4 1 (2.70%) NHS
4 1 (2.70%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (64.86%) Information Security
2 18 (48.65%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (40.54%) Cloud Security
4 13 (35.14%) Risk Management
5 11 (29.73%) IT Audit
6 10 (27.03%) Agile
7 9 (24.32%) Incident Response
7 9 (24.32%) Kanban
8 8 (21.62%) AI
8 8 (21.62%) Regulatory Compliance
9 7 (18.92%) Collaborative Working
9 7 (18.92%) Computer Science
9 7 (18.92%) Test Automation
10 6 (16.22%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (16.22%) Generative AI
10 6 (16.22%) Threat Modelling
11 5 (13.51%) Digital Marketing
11 5 (13.51%) Programme Management
11 5 (13.51%) SABSA
11 5 (13.51%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 37 (100.00%) CISSP
2 34 (91.89%) CISM
3 22 (59.46%) CISA
4 11 (29.73%) Degree
5 10 (27.03%) Security Cleared
6 7 (18.92%) CESG Certified Professional
6 7 (18.92%) DV Cleared
7 6 (16.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (8.11%) SC Cleared
9 2 (5.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (5.41%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (5.41%) CISMP
9 2 (5.41%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (2.70%) CCSP
10 1 (2.70%) CGEIT
10 1 (2.70%) CLAS
10 1 (2.70%) Master's Degree
10 1 (2.70%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (64.86%) NIST
3 13 (35.14%) NIST 800
4 12 (32.43%) COBIT
5 10 (27.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 9 (24.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (24.32%) NCSC
7 7 (18.92%) GDPR
8 5 (13.51%) RMADS
9 4 (10.81%) GRC
10 3 (8.11%) QA
11 2 (5.41%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (5.41%) JSP 440
12 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (2.70%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (2.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 9 (24.32%) RSA Archer
2 4 (10.81%) CSIRT
2 4 (10.81%) QRadar
Vendors
1 10 (27.03%) Rapid7
2 8 (21.62%) ServiceNow
3 7 (18.92%) Alteryx
4 5 (13.51%) SAP
5 4 (10.81%) Fortinet
5 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
5 4 (10.81%) Splunk
6 1 (2.70%) Okta
6 1 (2.70%) Zscaler