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

 6 months to
11 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 135 222
Rank change year-on-year -39 +87 -66
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 746 581 369
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.61% 2.07% 1.14%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.99% 11.74% 8.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 388 259
10th Percentile £421 £350 £415
25th Percentile £481 £447 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £545 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.46% -5.22% -4.17%
75th Percentile £647 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £745
UK median daily rate £546 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.74% -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 22 6
10th Percentile £44.30 £30.90 £26.25
25th Percentile £58.43 - £28.44
Median hourly rate £75.00 £33.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +123.88% -4.29% -21.35%
75th Percentile £80.00 £63.38 £67.55
90th Percentile £87.22 £94.88 £80.80
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £33.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +123.88% -4.29% -21.35%

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 8,298 4,947 4,229
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.94% 17.62% 13.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,169 3,219 2,453
10th Percentile £325 £300 £296
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% -5.09%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £713 £750
UK median daily rate £503 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +0.50% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 655 245 198
10th Percentile £13.95 £15.13 £12.81
25th Percentile £16.60 £17.69 £18.13
Median hourly rate £32.40 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.32% -7.14% -2.78%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.40 £68.44
90th Percentile £74.29 £81.80 £70.05
UK median hourly rate £30.27 £30.00 £27.67
% change year-on-year +0.90% +8.42% -22.34%

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 11 October 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 11 October 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 11 October 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 -20 355 £575 +4.55% 584
South East -9 165 £525 -5.62% 162
North of England -53 88 £500 - 150
South West -34 55 £525 - 77
North West -22 54 £518 -5.91% 75
Midlands -41 45 £500 +11.11% 76
West Midlands -27 40 £500 -10.11% 48
Yorkshire -37 30 £475 +3.26% 56
East of England -27 25 £518 -6.17% 45
East Midlands -28 5 £575 +28.06% 28
North East -38 2 £500 -35.48% 19
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 16 (2.14%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.88%) IIS
3 8 (1.07%) Confluence
3 8 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.40%) Apache
4 3 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.27%) nginx
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) Documentum
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.80%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.13%) iTrent
2 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 271 (36.33%) Azure
2 165 (22.12%) AWS
3 131 (17.56%) Entra ID
4 94 (12.60%) GCP
5 79 (10.59%) Microsoft 365
6 46 (6.17%) SaaS
7 35 (4.69%) Azure Sentinel
8 28 (3.75%) Microsoft Purview
9 27 (3.62%) OCI
10 26 (3.49%) GitHub
11 25 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
12 19 (2.55%) GitHub Actions
13 17 (2.28%) Power Platform
14 15 (2.01%) Serverless
15 14 (1.88%) IaaS
15 14 (1.88%) PaaS
16 13 (1.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
17 12 (1.61%) Azure Key Vault
18 11 (1.47%) Microsoft Copilot
18 11 (1.47%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 67 (8.98%) Firewall
2 65 (8.71%) Network Security
3 21 (2.82%) VPN
4 11 (1.47%) DNS
5 9 (1.21%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (1.21%) WAN
5 9 (1.21%) Wireless
5 9 (1.21%) X.509
6 8 (1.07%) LAN
7 7 (0.94%) Modbus
7 7 (0.94%) NGFW
8 6 (0.80%) HTTPS
8 6 (0.80%) IPsec
8 6 (0.80%) SSL
8 6 (0.80%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.67%) Internet
9 5 (0.67%) Reverse Proxy
9 5 (0.67%) SAN
9 5 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
9 5 (0.67%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.61%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.07%) Power BI
3 6 (0.80%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (0.67%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.27%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.27%) EDMS
6 2 (0.27%) Metadata
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (3.22%) JIRA
2 17 (2.28%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.74%) GitLab
4 9 (1.21%) Git
5 5 (0.67%) Snyk
6 4 (0.54%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.40%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.40%) Selenium
7 3 (0.40%) TestRail
8 2 (0.27%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
General
1 299 (40.08%) Social Skills
2 110 (14.75%) Finance
3 88 (11.80%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (11.66%) Public Sector
5 55 (7.37%) Documentation Skills
6 37 (4.96%) Legal
7 35 (4.69%) Manufacturing
8 34 (4.56%) Aerospace
9 29 (3.89%) Influencing Skills
10 27 (3.62%) Banking
11 22 (2.95%) Military
12 18 (2.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (1.61%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.34%) Local Government
16 9 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
18 4 (0.54%) Cyber-Physical System
18 4 (0.54%) Financial Institution
18 4 (0.54%) Retail
Job Titles
1 157 (21.05%) Architect
2 95 (12.73%) Analyst
3 83 (11.13%) Lead
4 69 (9.25%) Security Architect
5 68 (9.12%) Consultant
6 54 (7.24%) Security Engineer
7 52 (6.97%) Senior
8 48 (6.43%) Security Analyst
9 39 (5.23%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 39 (5.23%) Security Manager
10 34 (4.56%) Security Consultant
11 27 (3.62%) Security Specialist
12 25 (3.35%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 21 (2.82%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 20 (2.68%) Solutions Architect
15 19 (2.55%) Cloud Engineer
15 19 (2.55%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 17 (2.28%) Project Manager
17 16 (2.14%) IAM Specialist
18 14 (1.88%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (7.91%) Terraform
2 53 (7.10%) LDAP
3 35 (4.69%) SailPoint
4 34 (4.56%) OAuth
4 34 (4.56%) SAML
5 27 (3.62%) OpenID
6 24 (3.22%) OAuth2
7 15 (2.01%) REST
8 13 (1.74%) Web Services
9 8 (1.07%) JSON
9 8 (1.07%) Microsoft Graph
10 7 (0.94%) Middleware
11 5 (0.67%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.67%) Elastic Stack
11 5 (0.67%) Kafka
11 5 (0.67%) RESTful
12 4 (0.54%) JWT
12 4 (0.54%) Node.js
12 4 (0.54%) Playwright
12 4 (0.54%) React
Miscellaneous
1 76 (10.19%) Operational Technology
2 70 (9.38%) Onboarding
3 61 (8.18%) Security Posture
4 57 (7.64%) Cyber Threat
4 57 (7.64%) Management Information System
5 56 (7.51%) Cloud Native
6 26 (3.49%) PKI
7 25 (3.35%) Data Centre
8 22 (2.95%) SCADA
9 19 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
9 19 (2.55%) IoT
9 19 (2.55%) Security Operations Centre
10 18 (2.41%) Cyber Defence
11 15 (2.01%) Hybrid Cloud
12 13 (1.74%) Public Cloud
13 11 (1.47%) NHS
14 10 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
15 9 (1.21%) Industrial Internet of Things
15 9 (1.21%) Smartcard
16 8 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 96 (12.87%) Windows
2 56 (7.51%) Linux
3 27 (3.62%) Unix
3 27 (3.62%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (0.94%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.80%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.67%) CentOS
8 3 (0.40%) macOS
8 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.27%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
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 2008
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 431 (57.77%) Cybersecurity
2 214 (28.69%) Risk Management
3 213 (28.55%) Stakeholder Management
4 183 (24.53%) Information Security
5 163 (21.85%) SIEM
6 153 (20.51%) Vulnerability Management
7 152 (20.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 148 (19.84%) Security Architecture
9 140 (18.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 136 (18.23%) Cloud Security
10 136 (18.23%) Incident Response
11 107 (14.34%) Security Operations
12 99 (13.27%) Roadmaps
13 95 (12.73%) ITSM
14 93 (12.47%) Identity Access Management
15 91 (12.20%) Zero Trust
16 88 (11.80%) DevOps
17 86 (11.53%) RBAC
18 80 (10.72%) CI/CD
19 79 (10.59%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 100 (13.40%) PowerShell
2 87 (11.66%) Python
3 29 (3.89%) Bash
4 14 (1.88%) Bicep
4 14 (1.88%) SQL
5 8 (1.07%) Java
6 7 (0.94%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (0.80%) BeanShell
7 6 (0.80%) Perl
8 5 (0.67%) Go
9 2 (0.27%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.13%) Korn
10 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 286 (38.34%) Security Cleared
2 215 (28.82%) SC Cleared
3 205 (27.48%) CISSP
4 159 (21.31%) CISM
5 82 (10.99%) Degree
6 67 (8.98%) DV Cleared
7 64 (8.58%) Cisco Certification
7 64 (8.58%) CRISC
8 56 (7.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 44 (5.90%) CISA
10 33 (4.42%) Azure Certification
11 32 (4.29%) CompTIA Security+
12 31 (4.16%) GIAC
12 31 (4.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 30 (4.02%) CCSP
14 27 (3.62%) CEH
15 26 (3.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 25 (3.35%) Microsoft Certification
17 21 (2.82%) BPSS Clearance
17 21 (2.82%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 471 (63.14%) NIST
2 139 (18.63%) GDPR
3 134 (17.96%) GRC
4 112 (15.01%) NCSC
5 96 (12.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 76 (10.19%) PCI DSS
7 45 (6.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 40 (5.36%) SOC 2
9 31 (4.16%) NIST 800
10 28 (3.75%) COBIT
11 23 (3.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 22 (2.95%) Data Quality
13 20 (2.68%) HIPAA
13 20 (2.68%) ISO 22301
13 20 (2.68%) ISO 9001
14 19 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 17 (2.28%) QA
16 16 (2.14%) ISO 31000
17 13 (1.74%) JSP 440
18 11 (1.47%) SLA
System Software
1 142 (19.03%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.68%) Docker
3 13 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.94%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.67%) Firmware
5 5 (0.67%) ISA Server
6 4 (0.54%) vSphere
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.13%) Ceph
8 1 (0.13%) KVM
8 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 46 (6.17%) Kubernetes
2 31 (4.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 25 (3.35%) Ansible
4 17 (2.28%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.94%) CASB
5 7 (0.94%) QRadar
6 4 (0.54%) Argo
6 4 (0.54%) Grafana
6 4 (0.54%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.40%) Nessus
7 3 (0.40%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.40%) Puppet
8 2 (0.27%) CSIRT
8 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.27%) Istio
8 2 (0.27%) Nexpose
8 2 (0.27%) Podman
8 2 (0.27%) SCCM
9 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 198 (26.54%) Microsoft
2 56 (7.51%) CyberArk
3 51 (6.84%) ServiceNow
4 29 (3.89%) Google
5 26 (3.49%) Splunk
6 23 (3.08%) CrowdStrike
7 22 (2.95%) BeyondTrust
7 22 (2.95%) Cisco
7 22 (2.95%) Oracle
8 21 (2.82%) Qualys
9 18 (2.41%) Palo Alto
10 17 (2.28%) Rapid7
11 16 (2.14%) VMware
12 14 (1.88%) Okta
13 12 (1.61%) SAP
13 12 (1.61%) Tenable
14 9 (1.21%) Databricks
14 9 (1.21%) Tripwire
15 8 (1.07%) F5
15 8 (1.07%) SolarWinds
1,140 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England