ISO/IEC 27001 Contract Job Trends in England

ISO/IEC 27001
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring ISO/IEC 27001 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
2 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 200 169
Rank change year-on-year +60 -31 +131
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 647 354 553
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.04% 1.27% 1.51%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.76% 8.94% 10.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 434 227 413
10th Percentile £384 £400 £401
25th Percentile £450 £500 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £585 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £768
UK median daily rate £525 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 9 15
10th Percentile - £30.40 -
25th Percentile £33.50 £35.00 £42.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £73.60 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -51.09% +65.39% -11.00%
75th Percentile £55.56 £83.20 £78.36
90th Percentile £79.35 £85.56 £85.36
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £73.60 £44.50
% change year-on-year -51.09% +65.39% -11.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

ISO/IEC 27001 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,500 3,959 5,267
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.36% 14.22% 14.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,588 2,291 3,530
10th Percentile £313 £264 £325
25th Percentile £407 £381 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 276 157 220
10th Percentile £15.61 £14.70 £13.69
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.30 £18.75
Median hourly rate £25.63 £30.21 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.16% -8.45% +41.83%
75th Percentile £61.79 £64.73 £61.38
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £83.12
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -13.28% -12.12% +46.07%

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

ISO/IEC 27001 job vacancy trend in England

ISO/IEC 27001
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27001.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27001

ISO/IEC 27001
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in England over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in England

ISO/IEC 27001
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27001.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27001

ISO/IEC 27001
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in England over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in England

ISO/IEC 27001
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/IEC 27001 within the England region over the 6 months to 2 January 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 +38 278 £550 -8.33% 218
South East +43 122 £492 -10.55% 132
North of England +9 71 £500 -14.53% 47
South West +27 63 £488 -25.00% 70
Midlands -4 58 £475 -5.00% 49
Yorkshire -12 42 £500 +11.11% 17
West Midlands -20 36 £556 +11.25% 28
North West -23 24 £519 -13.54% 27
East Midlands -2 22 £449 +12.25% 21
East of England -13 18 £553 -3.83% 38
North East -5 5 £400 +14.29% 3
ISO/IEC 27001
UK

ISO/IEC 27001
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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.01%) Confluence
4 3 (0.46%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
5 2 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 28 (4.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (3.09%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (1.24%) Maximo
2 6 (0.93%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle CRM
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 285 (44.05%) Azure
2 215 (33.23%) AWS
3 102 (15.77%) GCP
4 79 (12.21%) Entra ID
5 65 (10.05%) Microsoft 365
6 50 (7.73%) Azure Sentinel
7 29 (4.48%) SaaS
8 23 (3.55%) AWS CloudFormation
8 23 (3.55%) Azure DevOps
8 23 (3.55%) GitHub
9 21 (3.25%) OpenShift
10 20 (3.09%) GitHub Actions
10 20 (3.09%) Microsoft Purview
11 17 (2.63%) Azure Monitor
12 16 (2.47%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 16 (2.47%) OCI
12 16 (2.47%) Power Platform
12 16 (2.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 15 (2.32%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 14 (2.16%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 97 (14.99%) Firewall
2 61 (9.43%) Network Security
3 43 (6.65%) VPN
4 17 (2.63%) Wireless
5 16 (2.47%) DNS
5 16 (2.47%) WAN
6 14 (2.16%) SD-WAN
7 12 (1.85%) LAN
8 10 (1.55%) DHCP
9 9 (1.39%) Intrusion Detection
10 7 (1.08%) BGP
10 7 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
10 7 (1.08%) Kerberos
10 7 (1.08%) OSPF
10 7 (1.08%) TCP/IP
10 7 (1.08%) VLAN
11 6 (0.93%) WLAN
12 5 (0.77%) EIGRP
12 5 (0.77%) IPv4
12 5 (0.77%) S/MIME
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.01%) Power BI
2 10 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.93%) Metadata
3 6 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
4 5 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.77%) DynamoDB
4 5 (0.77%) MySQL
4 5 (0.77%) NoSQL
4 5 (0.77%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.62%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.46%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (0.46%) Amazon Aurora
6 3 (0.46%) DocumentDB
6 3 (0.46%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.46%) Redis
6 3 (0.46%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.46%) Tableau
7 2 (0.31%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 34 (5.26%) JIRA
2 15 (2.32%) Burp Suite
2 15 (2.32%) GitLab
2 15 (2.32%) Jenkins
2 15 (2.32%) Metasploit
3 9 (1.39%) Snyk
4 6 (0.93%) CircleCI
4 6 (0.93%) Git
5 4 (0.62%) Postman
5 4 (0.62%) SoapUI
6 3 (0.46%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.31%) ERwin
7 2 (0.31%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.15%) Ant
8 1 (0.15%) JMeter
8 1 (0.15%) MSTest
8 1 (0.15%) Selenium
8 1 (0.15%) TestDirector
8 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio
General
1 263 (40.65%) Social Skills
2 114 (17.62%) Finance
3 75 (11.59%) Public Sector
4 73 (11.28%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (6.96%) Legal
6 41 (6.34%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
8 24 (3.71%) Presentation Skills
9 22 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (3.25%) Banking
11 13 (2.01%) Law
11 13 (2.01%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.01%) Telecoms
12 12 (1.85%) Financial Institution
13 11 (1.70%) Marketing
14 10 (1.55%) Police
15 8 (1.24%) Electronics
15 8 (1.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.24%) Local Government
16 5 (0.77%) Military
Job Titles
1 103 (15.92%) Analyst
1 103 (15.92%) Architect
2 69 (10.66%) Consultant
3 50 (7.73%) Security Architect
3 50 (7.73%) Senior
4 49 (7.57%) Security Analyst
4 49 (7.57%) Security Engineer
5 37 (5.72%) Lead
6 31 (4.79%) Security Consultant
7 25 (3.86%) Security Manager
7 25 (3.86%) Security Specialist
8 23 (3.55%) Azure Engineer
9 21 (3.25%) Tester
10 19 (2.94%) Solutions Architect
11 18 (2.78%) Project Manager
12 16 (2.47%) Penetration Tester
13 15 (2.32%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 15 (2.32%) SOC Analyst
14 14 (2.16%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 13 (2.01%) Security Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (5.87%) LDAP
2 28 (4.33%) OAuth
3 24 (3.71%) SAML
4 20 (3.09%) OpenID
5 15 (2.32%) REST
6 13 (2.01%) OAuth2
6 13 (2.01%) SailPoint
7 12 (1.85%) ARM Templates
8 10 (1.55%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (0.93%) Loki
9 6 (0.93%) RESTful
10 5 (0.77%) AWS CDK
10 5 (0.77%) Middleware
11 4 (0.62%) .NET
11 4 (0.62%) Kafka
11 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
11 4 (0.62%) OpenTelemetry
11 4 (0.62%) React
11 4 (0.62%) Spring
12 3 (0.46%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 80 (12.36%) Security Posture
2 59 (9.12%) Management Information System
3 46 (7.11%) Cloud Native
4 33 (5.10%) Cyber Threat
5 29 (4.48%) Onboarding
6 23 (3.55%) Enterprise Software
7 22 (3.40%) Hybrid Cloud
7 22 (3.40%) Operational Technology
7 22 (3.40%) Security Operations Centre
8 18 (2.78%) Data Centre
9 13 (2.01%) Cloud Security Posture
10 11 (1.70%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (1.70%) NHS
11 10 (1.55%) PKI
11 10 (1.55%) Product Ownership
11 10 (1.55%) Public Cloud
11 10 (1.55%) SCADA
12 8 (1.24%) CSOC
12 8 (1.24%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 6 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 64 (9.89%) Windows
2 33 (5.10%) Linux
3 15 (2.32%) Mac OS
4 13 (2.01%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.85%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.62%) AIX
6 4 (0.62%) Solaris
7 3 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.31%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.31%) VMS
9 1 (0.15%) Android
9 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.15%) CentOS
9 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 258 (39.88%) Cybersecurity
2 171 (26.43%) Cloud Security
3 168 (25.97%) Information Security
4 163 (25.19%) Incident Response
5 147 (22.72%) Risk Management
6 146 (22.57%) SIEM
7 119 (18.39%) CI/CD
8 115 (17.77%) DevOps
9 112 (17.31%) Stakeholder Management
10 109 (16.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 93 (14.37%) Zero Trust
12 87 (13.45%) Identity Access Management
13 84 (12.98%) DevSecOps
14 82 (12.67%) Problem-Solving
15 81 (12.52%) Continuous Improvement
15 81 (12.52%) Security Operations
16 80 (12.36%) Data Protection
17 74 (11.44%) Infrastructure as Code
18 73 (11.28%) Threat Modelling
19 70 (10.82%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 116 (17.93%) PowerShell
2 73 (11.28%) Python
3 33 (5.10%) Bash
4 22 (3.40%) Bicep
5 16 (2.47%) SQL
6 9 (1.39%) Java
6 9 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.62%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.62%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.31%) BeanShell
8 2 (0.31%) C
8 2 (0.31%) Rust
8 2 (0.31%) Solidity
9 1 (0.15%) C#
9 1 (0.15%) Go
9 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 212 (32.77%) CISSP
2 198 (30.60%) Security Cleared
3 163 (25.19%) SC Cleared
4 159 (24.57%) CISM
5 88 (13.60%) Degree
6 43 (6.65%) DV Cleared
7 40 (6.18%) CISA
7 40 (6.18%) Cisco Certification
8 38 (5.87%) Azure Certification
9 33 (5.10%) AWS Certification
10 31 (4.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 28 (4.33%) Microsoft Certification
12 26 (4.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 26 (4.02%) CEH
12 26 (4.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 25 (3.86%) Master's Degree
14 24 (3.71%) Computer Science Degree
15 23 (3.55%) CCSP
16 21 (3.25%) CompTIA Security+
16 21 (3.25%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 386 (59.66%) NIST
2 244 (37.71%) GDPR
3 97 (14.99%) PCI DSS
4 77 (11.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 72 (11.13%) NCSC
6 62 (9.58%) GRC
7 39 (6.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 37 (5.72%) COBIT
9 35 (5.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 29 (4.48%) NIST 800
11 27 (4.17%) SOC 2
12 25 (3.86%) QA
13 16 (2.47%) HIPAA
13 16 (2.47%) JSP 440
14 14 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 12 (1.85%) ISO 9001
15 12 (1.85%) PMO
15 12 (1.85%) SLA
16 11 (1.70%) Def Stans
16 11 (1.70%) ITGC
System Software
1 86 (13.29%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.79%) Docker
3 15 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.62%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.31%) Firmware
7 1 (0.15%) Snort
7 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 65 (10.05%) Terraform
2 58 (8.96%) Kubernetes
3 43 (6.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (3.86%) Single Sign-On
5 24 (3.71%) SCCM
6 18 (2.78%) Ansible
7 13 (2.01%) Nmap
8 12 (1.85%) QRadar
9 11 (1.70%) Prometheus
10 9 (1.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 9 (1.39%) Fluentd
11 8 (1.24%) Nessus
11 8 (1.24%) RSA Archer
12 6 (0.93%) CSIRT
12 6 (0.93%) Grafana
12 6 (0.93%) PingFederate
13 4 (0.62%) CASB
13 4 (0.62%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
14 2 (0.31%) FortiGate
14 2 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 161 (24.88%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.42%) CyberArk
3 47 (7.26%) Splunk
4 31 (4.79%) BeyondTrust
5 24 (3.71%) Oracle
6 22 (3.40%) Google
7 21 (3.25%) Cisco
8 20 (3.09%) SAP
8 20 (3.09%) VMware
9 19 (2.94%) ServiceNow
10 16 (2.47%) CrowdStrike
11 15 (2.32%) Fortinet
11 15 (2.32%) Rapid7
12 13 (2.01%) Citrix
12 13 (2.01%) Palo Alto
13 12 (1.85%) Qualys
14 11 (1.70%) ArcSight
15 10 (1.55%) IBM
15 10 (1.55%) Tenable
16 9 (1.39%) Okta
473 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England