ISO 27001 Lead Implementer Contract Job Trends in England

ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ISO 27001 Lead Implementer qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 517 503 560
Rank change year-on-year -14 +57 +172
Contract jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Implementer 27 8 5
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.087% 0.028% 0.013%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.26% 0.091% 0.044%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 6 2
10th Percentile £413 £519 £443
25th Percentile £435 £541 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £569 £531
Median % change year-on-year -16.48% +7.06% -18.27%
75th Percentile £700 £609 £583
90th Percentile £790 £626 £604
UK median daily rate £475 £569 £531
% change year-on-year -16.48% +7.06% -18.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 0
Median hourly rate £33.50 - -
UK median hourly rate £33.50 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer 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 10,528 8,776 11,374
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.85% 30.18% 30.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,895 5,423 7,191
10th Percentile £313 £306 £300
25th Percentile £419 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £627 £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 894 417 680
10th Percentile £16.87 £20.00 £17.69
25th Percentile £19.26 £25.26 £26.85
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.56 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -48.21% -7.50% +16.67%
75th Percentile £56.92 £68.00 £67.81
90th Percentile £76.58 £75.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.25 £53.50
% change year-on-year -39.03% -22.90% +18.89%

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer job vacancy trend in England

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Implementer in England over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISO 27001 Lead Implementer in England

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
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 Implementer within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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
South West - 13 - - 8
London -19 5 £475 -13.64% 9
South East -2 4 £449 -25.25% 18
North West -21 3 £700 +9.38% 5
North of England -41 3 £700 +15.23% 12
East Midlands - 1 £425 - 3
Midlands - 1 £425 - 9
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
UK

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
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:

Business Applications
1 3 (11.11%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 8 (29.63%) Azure
2 5 (18.52%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (11.11%) AWS
3 3 (11.11%) Azure AKS
3 3 (11.11%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 3 (11.11%) Azure Monitor
3 3 (11.11%) OpenShift
4 2 (7.41%) Entra ID
4 2 (7.41%) GCP
4 2 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (3.70%) Akamai
5 1 (3.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.81%) Firewall
2 3 (11.11%) VPN
3 2 (7.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (3.70%) DNS
General
1 22 (81.48%) Social Skills
2 10 (37.04%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (14.81%) Finance
4 2 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Banking
4 2 (7.41%) Legal
4 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.70%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 10 (37.04%) Information Security Advisor
1 10 (37.04%) Security Advisor
2 4 (14.81%) Consultant
2 4 (14.81%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 4 (14.81%) Security Manager
3 3 (11.11%) Azure Engineer
3 3 (11.11%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
3 3 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Information Assurance Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Programme Manager
4 2 (7.41%) Security Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Senior
4 2 (7.41%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Senior Information Assurance Consultant
5 1 (3.70%) Head of IT
5 1 (3.70%) Head of Security
5 1 (3.70%) Information Assurance Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Information Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.11%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 15 (55.56%) Management Information System
2 14 (51.85%) Security Posture
3 3 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (11.11%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (7.41%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (7.41%) Operational Technology
5 1 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (3.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 1 (3.70%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (70.37%) Information Security
1 19 (70.37%) Risk Management
2 13 (48.15%) Cybersecurity
3 11 (40.74%) Computer Science
3 11 (40.74%) Information Security Governance
4 10 (37.04%) Facilities Management
4 10 (37.04%) Internal Audit
4 10 (37.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (29.63%) Cloud Security
5 8 (29.63%) Identity Access Management
5 8 (29.63%) SIEM
6 7 (25.93%) Incident Response
7 6 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
7 6 (22.22%) Regulatory Compliance
8 5 (18.52%) Data Protection
8 5 (18.52%) Security Architecture
8 5 (18.52%) Security Operations
9 3 (11.11%) Information Assurance
9 3 (11.11%) ITIL
9 3 (11.11%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 3 (11.11%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 17 (62.96%) CISM
1 17 (62.96%) CISSP
1 17 (62.96%) Security Cleared
2 15 (55.56%) SC Cleared
3 12 (44.44%) Degree
4 11 (40.74%) Master's Degree
5 10 (37.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (37.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (22.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 4 (14.81%) DV Cleared
8 3 (11.11%) Azure Certification
8 3 (11.11%) CISA
8 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (7.41%) CEH
10 1 (3.70%) AWS Certification
10 1 (3.70%) CGEIT
10 1 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (3.70%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (48.15%) GRC
3 12 (44.44%) NIST
4 10 (37.04%) Def Stans
5 6 (22.22%) GDPR
6 4 (14.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (11.11%) NIST 800
8 2 (7.41%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (7.41%) COBIT
8 2 (7.41%) NCSC
9 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (3.70%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (3.70%) JSP 440
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (14.81%) Kubernetes
1 4 (14.81%) Terraform
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.11%) IBM
2 3 (11.11%) Red Hat
3 2 (7.41%) Fortinet
3 2 (7.41%) Palo Alto