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

 6 months to
16 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 139 224
Rank change year-on-year -33 +85 -52
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 753 556 360
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.63% 2.00% 1.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.23% 11.60% 8.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 468 372 269
10th Percentile £413 £339 £415
25th Percentile £487 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £583
Median % change year-on-year - -5.58% -2.92%
75th Percentile £646 £654 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £740
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 19 4
10th Percentile £44.05 £30.39 -
25th Percentile £51.25 - £26.25
Median hourly rate £71.00 £33.50 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +111.94% +7.20% -34.21%
75th Percentile £80.00 £52.50 £35.00
90th Percentile £86.00 £78.00 -
UK median hourly rate £71.00 £33.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +111.94% -4.29% -26.32%

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 8,154 4,794 4,268
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.68% 17.27% 13.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,138 3,128 2,545
10th Percentile £329 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.60%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £756
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 579 230 216
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.12 £17.96 £15.20
Median hourly rate £33.98 £32.50 £30.56
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +6.35% -18.51%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.00 £63.99
90th Percentile £76.30 £82.78 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.00 £30.00 £27.09
% change year-on-year +10.00% +10.74% -23.97%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 -30 340 £575 +4.07% 804
South East +4 195 £550 -2.22% 231
North of England -64 73 £518 +3.63% 184
South West -48 56 £525 -14.29% 106
North West -21 49 £525 -4.55% 124
Midlands -43 45 £500 +7.82% 86
West Midlands -36 41 £500 -9.09% 58
East of England -11 31 £515 -1.90% 64
Yorkshire -57 22 £500 +9.89% 45
East Midlands -26 4 - - 28
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 20 (2.66%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.46%) Confluence
3 11 (1.46%) IIS
4 3 (0.40%) Apache
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.27%) nginx
6 1 (0.13%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.53%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
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
1 273 (36.25%) Azure
2 162 (21.51%) AWS
3 129 (17.13%) Entra ID
4 86 (11.42%) GCP
5 81 (10.76%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (5.84%) SaaS
7 34 (4.52%) Azure Sentinel
8 29 (3.85%) Microsoft Purview
9 24 (3.19%) GitHub
10 23 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (2.92%) OCI
12 18 (2.39%) Power Platform
12 18 (2.39%) Serverless
13 15 (1.99%) GitHub Actions
14 14 (1.86%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 13 (1.73%) Azure Key Vault
16 11 (1.46%) IaaS
16 11 (1.46%) Microsoft Copilot
16 11 (1.46%) PaaS
17 10 (1.33%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 59 (7.84%) Firewall
1 59 (7.84%) Network Security
2 20 (2.66%) VPN
3 14 (1.86%) DNS
4 10 (1.33%) Intrusion Detection
4 10 (1.33%) Wireless
5 9 (1.20%) WAN
6 8 (1.06%) LAN
7 7 (0.93%) NGFW
7 7 (0.93%) TCP/IP
8 6 (0.80%) HTTPS
8 6 (0.80%) Modbus
8 6 (0.80%) SSL
8 6 (0.80%) VLAN
8 6 (0.80%) X.509
9 5 (0.66%) Internet
9 5 (0.66%) SAN
9 5 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
10 4 (0.53%) DHCP
10 4 (0.53%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (2.92%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.06%) Power BI
3 7 (0.93%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.80%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.40%) Metadata
7 2 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.27%) Big Data
7 2 (0.27%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.27%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.27%) MySQL
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (2.66%) JIRA
2 15 (1.99%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.59%) GitLab
4 7 (0.93%) Git
5 5 (0.66%) Snyk
6 4 (0.53%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.27%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.27%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.27%) Selenium
7 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.27%) TestRail
8 1 (0.13%) MSI
8 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
General
1 285 (37.85%) Social Skills
2 111 (14.74%) Finance
3 96 (12.75%) Analytical Skills
3 96 (12.75%) Public Sector
4 61 (8.10%) Documentation Skills
5 44 (5.84%) Legal
6 34 (4.52%) Aerospace
7 33 (4.38%) Manufacturing
8 27 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
9 24 (3.19%) Banking
10 23 (3.05%) Military
11 17 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (1.86%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.33%) Local Government
15 8 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.80%) Retail
18 4 (0.53%) Financial Institution
18 4 (0.53%) Law
Job Titles
1 161 (21.38%) Architect
2 109 (14.48%) Analyst
3 73 (9.69%) Lead
4 70 (9.30%) Security Architect
5 64 (8.50%) Consultant
6 50 (6.64%) Security Analyst
7 45 (5.98%) Security Engineer
8 44 (5.84%) Senior
9 38 (5.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 37 (4.91%) Security Manager
11 34 (4.52%) Security Consultant
12 28 (3.72%) Project Manager
13 25 (3.32%) Security Specialist
14 23 (3.05%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 22 (2.92%) Solutions Architect
16 19 (2.52%) Business Analyst
16 19 (2.52%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 18 (2.39%) Cybersecurity Manager
18 17 (2.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
19 15 (1.99%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (7.30%) LDAP
2 50 (6.64%) Terraform
3 32 (4.25%) SailPoint
4 31 (4.12%) OAuth
4 31 (4.12%) SAML
5 25 (3.32%) OpenID
6 18 (2.39%) OAuth2
7 14 (1.86%) REST
8 12 (1.59%) Web Services
9 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Graph
10 5 (0.66%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.66%) Elastic Stack
10 5 (0.66%) Kafka
11 4 (0.53%) JDBC
11 4 (0.53%) JSON
11 4 (0.53%) SOAP
12 3 (0.40%) FIDO
12 3 (0.40%) Middleware
12 3 (0.40%) Playwright
13 2 (0.27%) Azure Blueprints
Miscellaneous
1 75 (9.96%) Operational Technology
2 74 (9.83%) Onboarding
3 57 (7.57%) Management Information System
4 56 (7.44%) Security Posture
5 49 (6.51%) Cloud Native
6 44 (5.84%) Cyber Threat
7 26 (3.45%) PKI
8 24 (3.19%) SCADA
9 22 (2.92%) Data Centre
10 19 (2.52%) Security Operations Centre
11 18 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
12 17 (2.26%) Cyber Defence
13 16 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
13 16 (2.12%) Hybrid Cloud
14 14 (1.86%) IoT
15 11 (1.46%) NHS
16 9 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
16 9 (1.20%) Virtual Team
17 8 (1.06%) Public Cloud
18 7 (0.93%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 110 (14.61%) Windows
2 67 (8.90%) Linux
3 37 (4.91%) Unix
4 35 (4.65%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.93%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.80%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.53%) CentOS
9 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.27%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.13%) Android
11 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.13%) CoreOS
11 1 (0.13%) VMS
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 428 (56.84%) Cybersecurity
2 206 (27.36%) Risk Management
3 190 (25.23%) Stakeholder Management
4 181 (24.04%) SIEM
5 174 (23.11%) Information Security
6 161 (21.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 145 (19.26%) Vulnerability Management
8 142 (18.86%) Continuous Improvement
8 142 (18.86%) Security Architecture
9 133 (17.66%) Incident Response
10 122 (16.20%) Cloud Security
11 105 (13.94%) Security Operations
12 103 (13.68%) ITSM
13 93 (12.35%) Roadmaps
14 90 (11.95%) Identity Access Management
15 89 (11.82%) Problem-Solving
15 89 (11.82%) Zero Trust
16 82 (10.89%) Runbook
17 81 (10.76%) DevOps
18 79 (10.49%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 113 (15.01%) PowerShell
2 92 (12.22%) Python
3 34 (4.52%) Bash
4 14 (1.86%) Bicep
5 13 (1.73%) SQL
6 8 (1.06%) Java
7 6 (0.80%) BeanShell
7 6 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (0.80%) Perl
8 2 (0.27%) Ruby
9 1 (0.13%) Go
9 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 280 (37.18%) Security Cleared
2 200 (26.56%) SC Cleared
3 193 (25.63%) CISSP
4 139 (18.46%) CISM
5 85 (11.29%) Degree
6 74 (9.83%) DV Cleared
7 64 (8.50%) Cisco Certification
8 54 (7.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 52 (6.91%) CRISC
10 34 (4.52%) CISA
11 33 (4.38%) Azure Certification
11 33 (4.38%) CompTIA Security+
12 32 (4.25%) CEH
13 31 (4.12%) GIAC
14 29 (3.85%) PMI Certification
15 28 (3.72%) PMP
16 27 (3.59%) CCSP
16 27 (3.59%) Microsoft Certification
17 23 (3.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 20 (2.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 471 (62.55%) NIST
2 156 (20.72%) GDPR
3 122 (16.20%) GRC
4 96 (12.75%) NCSC
5 95 (12.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 62 (8.23%) PCI DSS
7 48 (6.37%) SOC 2
8 46 (6.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 36 (4.78%) NIST 800
10 32 (4.25%) COBIT
11 30 (3.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 20 (2.66%) Data Quality
12 20 (2.66%) HIPAA
13 18 (2.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 15 (1.99%) JSP 440
15 14 (1.86%) ISO 22301
15 14 (1.86%) ISO 31000
16 13 (1.73%) ISO 9001
16 13 (1.73%) PMO
17 12 (1.59%) SLA
System Software
1 157 (20.85%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.66%) Docker
3 13 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.33%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.53%) Firmware
6 3 (0.40%) ISA Server
6 3 (0.40%) vSphere
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.13%) Ceph
8 1 (0.13%) KVM
8 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 40 (5.31%) Kubernetes
2 30 (3.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 23 (3.05%) Ansible
3 23 (3.05%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.93%) QRadar
5 5 (0.66%) CASB
5 5 (0.66%) Grafana
6 4 (0.53%) Nessus
6 4 (0.53%) Podman
6 4 (0.53%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.40%) Argo
7 3 (0.40%) Puppet
8 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
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%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 189 (25.10%) Microsoft
2 73 (9.69%) CyberArk
3 46 (6.11%) ServiceNow
4 32 (4.25%) BeyondTrust
5 31 (4.12%) Oracle
6 24 (3.19%) Splunk
7 20 (2.66%) CrowdStrike
8 19 (2.52%) Google
9 18 (2.39%) Cisco
9 18 (2.39%) Qualys
10 16 (2.12%) Palo Alto
11 15 (1.99%) VMware
12 13 (1.73%) SAP
13 12 (1.59%) Tenable
14 11 (1.46%) Rapid7
15 9 (1.20%) Okta
16 8 (1.06%) Databricks
17 7 (0.93%) F5
17 7 (0.93%) Tripwire
17 7 (0.93%) Zscaler
1,488 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England