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

 6 months to
2 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 169 242
Rank change year-on-year +9 +73 -38
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 735 429 358
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.68% 1.66% 0.96%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.86% 10.06% 7.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 476 292 279
10th Percentile £418 £356 £400
25th Percentile £498 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £564 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.35% -2.13%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £670
90th Percentile £775 £750 £740
UK median daily rate £563 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +2.27% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 10 2
10th Percentile £43.66 £29.31 -
25th Percentile £50.00 £35.77 £26.25
Median hourly rate £63.14 £57.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.77% +107.26% -60.71%
75th Percentile £82.25 £69.94 £28.75
90th Percentile £84.00 £100.55 -
UK median hourly rate £63.14 £57.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +10.77% +107.26% -60.71%

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 7,458 4,265 5,038
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.00% 16.51% 13.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,799 2,762 3,163
10th Percentile £350 £270 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 502 186 380
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £11.00
25th Percentile £19.33 £20.49 £13.18
Median hourly rate £35.00 £32.25 £24.31
Median % change year-on-year +8.53% +32.69% -42.81%
75th Percentile £67.50 £65.00 £51.94
90th Percentile £81.71 £84.33 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £30.00 £23.80
% change year-on-year +20.23% +26.05% -38.52%

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 July 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 July 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 July 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 -6 310 £575 +4.45% 151
South East +21 235 £563 +2.27% 106
North of England -54 64 £550 - 73
Midlands -22 54 £500 +11.11% 53
West Midlands -31 45 £500 +11.11% 33
South West -28 38 £600 -2.04% 41
North West -31 37 £580 +5.45% 48
Yorkshire -38 27 £520 -0.95% 19
East of England -18 18 £525 +0.57% 27
East Midlands -18 9 £447 +8.10% 20
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 22 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.72%) Confluence
3 12 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.95%) IIS
5 3 (0.41%) Apache
5 3 (0.41%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.14%) nginx
7 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 16 (2.18%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.95%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.27%) Maximo
4 1 (0.14%) iTrent
4 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 251 (34.15%) Azure
2 171 (23.27%) AWS
3 98 (13.33%) Entra ID
4 92 (12.52%) GCP
5 71 (9.66%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (4.35%) SaaS
7 31 (4.22%) Azure Sentinel
7 31 (4.22%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (3.27%) Serverless
9 20 (2.72%) GitHub
10 19 (2.59%) OpenShift
11 18 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (2.45%) OCI
12 17 (2.31%) Power Platform
13 13 (1.77%) AWS CloudFormation
14 12 (1.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 11 (1.50%) GitHub Actions
16 10 (1.36%) Amazon GuardDuty
16 10 (1.36%) Azure Monitor
17 9 (1.22%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 64 (8.71%) Firewall
2 63 (8.57%) Network Security
3 30 (4.08%) VPN
4 13 (1.77%) DNS
5 11 (1.50%) Intrusion Detection
6 10 (1.36%) NGFW
7 9 (1.22%) BGP
7 9 (1.22%) HTTP
7 9 (1.22%) WAN
7 9 (1.22%) Wireless
8 8 (1.09%) MPLS
9 7 (0.95%) DHCP
9 7 (0.95%) SSH
10 6 (0.82%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.82%) Cisco IOS
10 6 (0.82%) HTTPS
10 6 (0.82%) LAN
10 6 (0.82%) Reverse Proxy
10 6 (0.82%) SSL
10 6 (0.82%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.27%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.04%) Power BI
3 9 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (1.22%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.82%) Metadata
5 5 (0.68%) Big Data
5 5 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.41%) Amazon Aurora
7 3 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.41%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.41%) MySQL
7 3 (0.41%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.27%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.14%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.14%) Redis
9 1 (0.14%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 26 (3.54%) JIRA
2 19 (2.59%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.50%) Burp Suite
4 7 (0.95%) Metasploit
5 5 (0.68%) Snyk
6 4 (0.54%) GitLab
7 3 (0.41%) Git
8 2 (0.27%) JMeter
8 2 (0.27%) MSTest
8 2 (0.27%) Selenium
8 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.14%) AppScan
9 1 (0.14%) MSI
9 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.14%) sqlmap
General
1 261 (35.51%) Social Skills
2 128 (17.41%) Finance
3 104 (14.15%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (13.06%) Public Sector
5 77 (10.48%) Documentation Skills
6 44 (5.99%) Legal
7 28 (3.81%) Banking
8 25 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (2.99%) Aerospace
10 20 (2.72%) Manufacturing
11 19 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (1.77%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.77%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.22%) Military
13 9 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
13 9 (1.22%) Retail
14 7 (0.95%) Law
15 4 (0.54%) Local Government
16 3 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 131 (17.82%) Architect
2 101 (13.74%) Analyst
3 73 (9.93%) Consultant
4 60 (8.16%) Security Architect
5 58 (7.89%) Lead
6 54 (7.35%) Security Engineer
7 46 (6.26%) Security Consultant
8 44 (5.99%) Security Analyst
9 40 (5.44%) Project Manager
10 39 (5.31%) Senior
11 38 (5.17%) Security Manager
12 28 (3.81%) Business Analyst
13 26 (3.54%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 25 (3.40%) Security Specialist
15 21 (2.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 20 (2.72%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 19 (2.59%) Cloud Architect
17 19 (2.59%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 19 (2.59%) Security Project Manager
17 19 (2.59%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (6.53%) LDAP
2 40 (5.44%) SAML
3 37 (5.03%) OpenID
4 31 (4.22%) OAuth
5 20 (2.72%) SailPoint
6 19 (2.59%) OAuth2
7 13 (1.77%) REST
8 9 (1.22%) Web Services
9 8 (1.09%) Microsoft Graph
9 8 (1.09%) Middleware
9 8 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (0.95%) Elastic Stack
10 7 (0.95%) Kafka
11 5 (0.68%) RESTful
12 4 (0.54%) 802.1X
12 4 (0.54%) ARM Templates
13 3 (0.41%) AWS CDK
13 3 (0.41%) FIDO
13 3 (0.41%) JWT
13 3 (0.41%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 77 (10.48%) Onboarding
2 72 (9.80%) Operational Technology
3 63 (8.57%) Cloud Native
4 61 (8.30%) Security Posture
5 45 (6.12%) Management Information System
6 26 (3.54%) SCADA
7 23 (3.13%) Data Centre
7 23 (3.13%) Security Operations Centre
8 21 (2.86%) Hybrid Cloud
8 21 (2.86%) PKI
9 20 (2.72%) Analytical Mindset
10 18 (2.45%) Product Ownership
11 16 (2.18%) Cyber Threat
11 16 (2.18%) Virtual Team
12 14 (1.90%) CMDB
13 13 (1.77%) Cyber Defence
14 12 (1.63%) BYOD
14 12 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
15 10 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
15 10 (1.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 119 (16.19%) Windows
2 78 (10.61%) Linux
3 38 (5.17%) Unix
4 37 (5.03%) Windows Server
5 11 (1.50%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.41%) CentOS
7 3 (0.41%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.41%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.27%) AIX
8 2 (0.27%) Alpine Linux
8 2 (0.27%) Android
8 2 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.27%) Solaris
8 2 (0.27%) VMS
9 1 (0.14%) CoreOS
9 1 (0.14%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.14%) Rocky
9 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (51.97%) Cybersecurity
2 205 (27.89%) Information Security
3 178 (24.22%) Risk Management
4 168 (22.86%) SIEM
5 143 (19.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 140 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
7 120 (16.33%) Cloud Security
8 110 (14.97%) Continuous Improvement
9 108 (14.69%) Security Architecture
10 105 (14.29%) DevOps
10 105 (14.29%) Incident Response
11 103 (14.01%) CI/CD
12 101 (13.74%) Vulnerability Management
13 99 (13.47%) Security Operations
14 96 (13.06%) ITSM
15 95 (12.93%) Roadmaps
15 95 (12.93%) Threat Modelling
16 88 (11.97%) Problem-Solving
17 87 (11.84%) Agile
18 81 (11.02%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 106 (14.42%) PowerShell
2 101 (13.74%) Python
3 25 (3.40%) Bash
4 23 (3.13%) SQL
5 12 (1.63%) Bicep
6 6 (0.82%) Perl
7 5 (0.68%) Java
8 4 (0.54%) Go
8 4 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (0.54%) PHP
9 3 (0.41%) C#
9 3 (0.41%) Ruby
10 2 (0.27%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.14%) Lisp
11 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 289 (39.32%) Security Cleared
2 219 (29.80%) SC Cleared
3 176 (23.95%) CISSP
4 128 (17.41%) CISM
5 109 (14.83%) Degree
6 66 (8.98%) DV Cleared
7 54 (7.35%) Cisco Certification
8 43 (5.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 39 (5.31%) CRISC
10 34 (4.63%) GIAC
10 34 (4.63%) PMI Certification
11 32 (4.35%) PMP
12 31 (4.22%) CISA
13 30 (4.08%) CompTIA Security+
14 29 (3.95%) CEH
15 26 (3.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 24 (3.27%) Azure Certification
17 22 (2.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 21 (2.86%) AWS Certification
18 21 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 462 (62.86%) NIST
2 189 (25.71%) GDPR
3 108 (14.69%) GRC
4 84 (11.43%) Cyber Essentials
5 83 (11.29%) NCSC
6 82 (11.16%) PCI DSS
7 65 (8.84%) SOC 2
8 45 (6.12%) COBIT
9 34 (4.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 32 (4.35%) NIST 800
11 30 (4.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 23 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 20 (2.72%) Data Quality
13 20 (2.72%) HIPAA
14 16 (2.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 16 (2.18%) JSP 440
14 16 (2.18%) SLA
15 15 (2.04%) ISO 31000
16 12 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 12 (1.63%) QA
System Software
1 123 (16.73%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.13%) Docker
3 20 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.63%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.41%) vSphere
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.14%) Ceph
8 1 (0.14%) GPFS
8 1 (0.14%) KVM
8 1 (0.14%) Lustre
8 1 (0.14%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.14%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 52 (7.07%) Kubernetes
2 43 (5.85%) Terraform
3 30 (4.08%) Single Sign-On
4 24 (3.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (2.45%) Ansible
6 7 (0.95%) Nessus
7 6 (0.82%) Grafana
7 6 (0.82%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.68%) CASB
8 5 (0.68%) Nmap
8 5 (0.68%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.41%) OpenVAS
9 3 (0.41%) Podman
9 3 (0.41%) Puppet
9 3 (0.41%) QRadar
9 3 (0.41%) RSA Archer
9 3 (0.41%) SCOM
10 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.27%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 149 (20.27%) Microsoft
2 75 (10.20%) CyberArk
3 47 (6.39%) ServiceNow
4 41 (5.58%) BeyondTrust
5 39 (5.31%) Oracle
6 36 (4.90%) Splunk
7 27 (3.67%) Cisco
8 21 (2.86%) VMware
9 17 (2.31%) Google
10 13 (1.77%) Qualys
11 11 (1.50%) Palo Alto
11 11 (1.50%) Tenable
12 10 (1.36%) Fortinet
12 10 (1.36%) Rapid7
13 9 (1.22%) CrowdStrike
14 8 (1.09%) Okta
15 7 (0.95%) SAP
15 7 (0.95%) SolarWinds
16 6 (0.82%) Zscaler
17 5 (0.68%) Veracode
416 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England