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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 147 230
Rank change year-on-year -17 +83 -62
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 761 515 346
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.66% 1.87% 1.04%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.51% 10.87% 7.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 468 358 274
10th Percentile £413 £354 £400
25th Percentile £480 £454 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year - -5.98% -2.50%
75th Percentile £650 £673 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £746
UK median daily rate £550 £551 £585
% change year-on-year -0.09% -5.90% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 10 2
10th Percentile £46.01 £29.31 -
25th Percentile £52.19 £33.90 £26.25
Median hourly rate £75.00 £52.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +90.91% -59.00%
75th Percentile £81.69 £69.94 £28.75
90th Percentile £84.00 £100.55 -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £52.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +42.86% +90.91% -57.13%

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 7,998 4,739 4,355
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.49% 17.16% 13.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,103 3,085 2,722
10th Percentile £338 £281 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £610 £619 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 543 228 268
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.87 £13.96
Median hourly rate £36.07 £31.64 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.00% +15.05% -21.43%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £62.59
90th Percentile £80.00 £87.33 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £28.18 £26.16
% change year-on-year +28.00% +7.71% -25.25%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -17 328 £570 +0.44% 308
South East +9 237 £563 -6.25% 136
North of England -70 66 £528 -4.09% 96
Midlands -38 48 £500 +11.11% 42
West Midlands -24 44 £500 +11.11% 28
North West -27 43 £530 -3.64% 64
South West -49 37 £638 +2.00% 72
East of England -10 31 £515 +0.49% 41
Yorkshire -53 21 £500 +8.11% 21
East Midlands -26 4 - - 14
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 (3.02%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.97%) Confluence
3 11 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.05%) IIS
5 3 (0.39%) Apache
6 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.26%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
7 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.53%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.13%) iTrent
2 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 276 (36.27%) Azure
2 173 (22.73%) AWS
3 119 (15.64%) Entra ID
4 89 (11.70%) GCP
5 69 (9.07%) Microsoft 365
6 42 (5.52%) SaaS
7 31 (4.07%) Azure Sentinel
8 30 (3.94%) Microsoft Purview
9 27 (3.55%) Serverless
10 26 (3.42%) Azure DevOps
10 26 (3.42%) GitHub
11 18 (2.37%) OCI
12 17 (2.23%) Power Platform
13 16 (2.10%) GitHub Actions
14 14 (1.84%) Azure Key Vault
15 10 (1.31%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 10 (1.31%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 9 (1.18%) Amazon GuardDuty
17 8 (1.05%) Azure Logic Apps
17 8 (1.05%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 65 (8.54%) Network Security
2 64 (8.41%) Firewall
3 21 (2.76%) VPN
4 14 (1.84%) DNS
5 12 (1.58%) Intrusion Detection
5 12 (1.58%) WAN
6 11 (1.45%) LAN
7 10 (1.31%) NGFW
7 10 (1.31%) Wireless
8 9 (1.18%) HTTP
9 7 (0.92%) SAN
9 7 (0.92%) SSL
9 7 (0.92%) TCP/IP
10 6 (0.79%) DHCP
10 6 (0.79%) HTTPS
10 6 (0.79%) NAS
11 5 (0.66%) Kerberos
11 5 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (0.66%) VLAN
12 4 (0.53%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.76%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.58%) Power BI
3 10 (1.31%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (1.31%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.79%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.66%) Big Data
5 5 (0.66%) Delta Lake
5 5 (0.66%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.53%) Metadata
6 4 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.26%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.26%) MySQL
9 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 24 (3.15%) JIRA
2 11 (1.45%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.05%) GitLab
4 6 (0.79%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.66%) Git
5 5 (0.66%) Snyk
6 3 (0.39%) Selenium
7 2 (0.26%) JMeter
7 2 (0.26%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.26%) MSTest
7 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.13%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.13%) MSI
8 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.13%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.13%) sqlmap
8 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 250 (32.85%) Social Skills
2 127 (16.69%) Finance
3 102 (13.40%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (12.88%) Public Sector
5 65 (8.54%) Documentation Skills
6 47 (6.18%) Legal
7 42 (5.52%) Aerospace
8 28 (3.68%) Banking
9 24 (3.15%) Manufacturing
10 20 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
10 20 (2.63%) Military
11 18 (2.37%) Telecoms
12 16 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 16 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.05%) Retail
15 7 (0.92%) Financial Institution
15 7 (0.92%) Law
15 7 (0.92%) Local Government
16 4 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 139 (18.27%) Architect
2 109 (14.32%) Analyst
3 71 (9.33%) Consultant
4 67 (8.80%) Lead
5 64 (8.41%) Security Architect
6 50 (6.57%) Security Consultant
7 49 (6.44%) Security Analyst
8 46 (6.04%) Senior
9 42 (5.52%) Security Engineer
10 36 (4.73%) Project Manager
11 35 (4.60%) Security Manager
12 33 (4.34%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 26 (3.42%) Security Specialist
14 25 (3.29%) Business Analyst
14 25 (3.29%) Solutions Architect
15 21 (2.76%) Cybersecurity Architect
16 20 (2.63%) Cloud Architect
17 19 (2.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 19 (2.50%) Security Project Manager
18 18 (2.37%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.60%) LDAP
2 30 (3.94%) OAuth
3 29 (3.81%) SailPoint
3 29 (3.81%) SAML
4 24 (3.15%) OpenID
5 18 (2.37%) OAuth2
6 15 (1.97%) REST
7 12 (1.58%) Web Services
8 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Graph
9 8 (1.05%) Kafka
10 7 (0.92%) Elastic Stack
11 6 (0.79%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.66%) Middleware
13 3 (0.39%) 802.1X
13 3 (0.39%) FIDO
13 3 (0.39%) GraphQL
13 3 (0.39%) JSON
13 3 (0.39%) Playwright
13 3 (0.39%) SOAP
14 2 (0.26%) Azure Blueprints
Miscellaneous
1 75 (9.86%) Operational Technology
2 73 (9.59%) Onboarding
3 56 (7.36%) Security Posture
4 54 (7.10%) Cloud Native
5 52 (6.83%) Management Information System
6 34 (4.47%) Cyber Threat
7 29 (3.81%) SCADA
8 23 (3.02%) Data Centre
9 22 (2.89%) Analytical Mindset
9 22 (2.89%) Hybrid Cloud
10 20 (2.63%) Security Operations Centre
11 19 (2.50%) PKI
12 18 (2.37%) Cyber Defence
12 18 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
13 15 (1.97%) Virtual Team
14 14 (1.84%) Product Ownership
15 12 (1.58%) BYOD
15 12 (1.58%) CMDB
15 12 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (1.58%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 109 (14.32%) Windows
2 66 (8.67%) Linux
3 37 (4.86%) Unix
4 35 (4.60%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.79%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.53%) CentOS
7 4 (0.53%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.26%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.13%) Android
10 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.13%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (55.06%) Cybersecurity
2 199 (26.15%) Risk Management
3 186 (24.44%) Information Security
4 166 (21.81%) SIEM
5 158 (20.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 152 (19.97%) Stakeholder Management
7 131 (17.21%) Vulnerability Management
8 127 (16.69%) Incident Response
9 126 (16.56%) Cloud Security
10 117 (15.37%) Security Architecture
11 112 (14.72%) Continuous Improvement
12 109 (14.32%) Security Operations
13 101 (13.27%) Roadmaps
14 95 (12.48%) Zero Trust
15 93 (12.22%) CI/CD
16 92 (12.09%) DevOps
17 87 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
18 85 (11.17%) Identity Access Management
19 84 (11.04%) ITSM
20 79 (10.38%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 110 (14.45%) PowerShell
2 95 (12.48%) Python
3 33 (4.34%) Bash
4 21 (2.76%) SQL
5 17 (2.23%) Bicep
6 6 (0.79%) Perl
7 5 (0.66%) Java
7 5 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.39%) BeanShell
8 3 (0.39%) C#
9 2 (0.26%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.26%) Ruby
10 1 (0.13%) Go
10 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 266 (34.95%) Security Cleared
2 205 (26.94%) SC Cleared
3 190 (24.97%) CISSP
4 133 (17.48%) CISM
5 96 (12.61%) Degree
6 66 (8.67%) Cisco Certification
7 53 (6.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 53 (6.96%) DV Cleared
8 42 (5.52%) CRISC
9 36 (4.73%) CEH
10 35 (4.60%) CompTIA Security+
11 34 (4.47%) PMI Certification
12 32 (4.20%) GIAC
12 32 (4.20%) PMP
13 30 (3.94%) Azure Certification
14 27 (3.55%) CISA
15 26 (3.42%) CCSP
16 25 (3.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 24 (3.15%) Microsoft Certification
18 22 (2.89%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 464 (60.97%) NIST
2 184 (24.18%) GDPR
3 112 (14.72%) GRC
4 91 (11.96%) Cyber Essentials
5 81 (10.64%) NCSC
6 67 (8.80%) PCI DSS
7 57 (7.49%) SOC 2
8 40 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 36 (4.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 34 (4.47%) COBIT
11 32 (4.20%) NIST 800
12 24 (3.15%) Data Quality
13 22 (2.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 21 (2.76%) HIPAA
15 16 (2.10%) JSP 440
16 12 (1.58%) ISO 31000
16 12 (1.58%) ITGC
16 12 (1.58%) PMO
17 11 (1.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 11 (1.45%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 134 (17.61%) Active Directory
2 24 (3.15%) Docker
3 15 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.58%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.39%) vSphere
6 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.13%) Ceph
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) KVM
7 1 (0.13%) Varnish
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 48 (6.31%) Terraform
2 40 (5.26%) Kubernetes
3 29 (3.81%) Single Sign-On
4 25 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 23 (3.02%) Ansible
6 7 (0.92%) QRadar
7 6 (0.79%) Grafana
8 5 (0.66%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.53%) CASB
9 4 (0.53%) Nessus
9 4 (0.53%) Podman
10 3 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.39%) Puppet
10 3 (0.39%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.26%) Argo
11 2 (0.26%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.26%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.26%) Istio
11 2 (0.26%) Nexpose
12 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 179 (23.52%) Microsoft
2 58 (7.62%) CyberArk
3 45 (5.91%) ServiceNow
4 34 (4.47%) BeyondTrust
5 33 (4.34%) Oracle
6 24 (3.15%) Splunk
7 19 (2.50%) Google
8 17 (2.23%) Cisco
9 16 (2.10%) VMware
10 15 (1.97%) CrowdStrike
11 13 (1.71%) Palo Alto
11 13 (1.71%) Qualys
12 12 (1.58%) SAP
12 12 (1.58%) Tenable
13 11 (1.45%) Databricks
14 9 (1.18%) Rapid7
15 8 (1.05%) Okta
16 7 (0.92%) Juniper
17 6 (0.79%) Fortinet
17 6 (0.79%) SolarWinds
638 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England