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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 144 220
Rank change year-on-year -27 +76 -55
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 763 555 356
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.64% 1.99% 1.09%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.22% 11.53% 8.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 476 373 259
10th Percentile £413 £350 £412
25th Percentile £481 £447 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.37% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £638 £653 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £745
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 19 4
10th Percentile £43.81 £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% -29.78%
75th Percentile £80.00 £52.50 £35.00
90th Percentile £86.11 £78.00 -
UK median hourly rate £71.00 £33.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +111.94% -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 8,278 4,814 4,284
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.77% 17.30% 13.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,194 3,146 2,516
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.60%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £720 £759
UK median daily rate £501 £500 £507
% change year-on-year +0.10% -1.38% -3.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 602 226 207
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.96 £15.50
Median hourly rate £33.00 £32.50 £33.07
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% -1.72% -8.14%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.11 £64.86
90th Percentile £75.00 £82.88 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.45 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +8.16% +9.09% -22.54%

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 24 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 24 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 24 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 -17 351 £575 - 667
South East +4 192 £538 -2.27% 205
North of England -48 81 £500 -1.96% 169
South West -42 54 £525 -14.29% 93
North West -28 49 £525 -4.55% 110
Midlands -46 43 £500 +7.82% 76
West Midlands -24 39 £500 -13.04% 51
Yorkshire -41 30 £469 +1.90% 41
East of England -22 29 £515 -1.90% 48
East Midlands -38 4 - - 25
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 18 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.70%) IIS
3 11 (1.44%) Confluence
3 11 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.39%) Apache
5 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.26%) nginx
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 11 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (0.79%) 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
1 281 (36.83%) Azure
2 170 (22.28%) AWS
3 138 (18.09%) Entra ID
4 94 (12.32%) GCP
5 79 (10.35%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (5.77%) SaaS
7 35 (4.59%) Azure Sentinel
8 28 (3.67%) Microsoft Purview
9 26 (3.41%) GitHub
10 25 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
11 23 (3.01%) OCI
12 18 (2.36%) Power Platform
13 17 (2.23%) GitHub Actions
14 16 (2.10%) Serverless
14 16 (2.10%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 14 (1.83%) Azure Key Vault
16 12 (1.57%) AWS CloudFormation
16 12 (1.57%) IaaS
16 12 (1.57%) PaaS
17 11 (1.44%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 63 (8.26%) Firewall
2 61 (7.99%) Network Security
3 22 (2.88%) VPN
4 14 (1.83%) DNS
5 10 (1.31%) Intrusion Detection
5 10 (1.31%) Wireless
6 9 (1.18%) WAN
7 8 (1.05%) LAN
8 7 (0.92%) NGFW
8 7 (0.92%) SSL
8 7 (0.92%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.92%) X.509
9 6 (0.79%) HTTPS
9 6 (0.79%) Modbus
9 6 (0.79%) VLAN
10 5 (0.66%) Internet
10 5 (0.66%) Reverse Proxy
10 5 (0.66%) SAN
10 5 (0.66%) SSH
10 5 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (2.88%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.05%) Power BI
3 7 (0.92%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.79%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.26%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.26%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.26%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.26%) Metadata
6 2 (0.26%) MySQL
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.13%) Big Data
7 1 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 21 (2.75%) JIRA
2 17 (2.23%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.70%) GitLab
4 9 (1.18%) Git
5 5 (0.66%) Snyk
6 4 (0.52%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.39%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.39%) Selenium
7 3 (0.39%) TestRail
8 2 (0.26%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.13%) MSI
General
1 296 (38.79%) Social Skills
2 113 (14.81%) Finance
3 96 (12.58%) Analytical Skills
3 96 (12.58%) Public Sector
4 61 (7.99%) Documentation Skills
5 43 (5.64%) Legal
6 35 (4.59%) Manufacturing
7 33 (4.33%) Aerospace
8 28 (3.67%) Influencing Skills
9 26 (3.41%) Banking
10 23 (3.01%) Military
11 18 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (1.83%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.18%) Local Government
14 9 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (0.79%) Retail
17 5 (0.66%) Financial Institution
18 4 (0.52%) Law
Job Titles
1 158 (20.71%) Architect
2 104 (13.63%) Analyst
3 76 (9.96%) Lead
4 68 (8.91%) Consultant
4 68 (8.91%) Security Architect
5 50 (6.55%) Security Analyst
6 49 (6.42%) Senior
7 48 (6.29%) Security Engineer
8 39 (5.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 36 (4.72%) Security Manager
10 33 (4.33%) Security Consultant
11 24 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 24 (3.15%) Security Specialist
12 22 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (2.75%) Project Manager
14 19 (2.49%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 18 (2.36%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 15 (1.97%) Cloud Engineer
16 15 (1.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 14 (1.83%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (7.86%) Terraform
2 55 (7.21%) LDAP
3 36 (4.72%) SAML
4 35 (4.59%) OAuth
5 34 (4.46%) SailPoint
6 29 (3.80%) OpenID
7 21 (2.75%) OAuth2
8 14 (1.83%) REST
9 13 (1.70%) Web Services
10 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Graph
11 8 (1.05%) Middleware
12 6 (0.79%) RESTful
13 5 (0.66%) ARM Templates
13 5 (0.66%) Elastic Stack
13 5 (0.66%) Kafka
14 4 (0.52%) JSON
14 4 (0.52%) JWT
14 4 (0.52%) Node.js
14 4 (0.52%) Playwright
14 4 (0.52%) React
Miscellaneous
1 77 (10.09%) Onboarding
2 76 (9.96%) Operational Technology
3 60 (7.86%) Security Posture
4 59 (7.73%) Management Information System
5 56 (7.34%) Cloud Native
6 55 (7.21%) Cyber Threat
7 28 (3.67%) PKI
8 25 (3.28%) Data Centre
9 24 (3.15%) SCADA
10 18 (2.36%) Cyber Defence
10 18 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (2.36%) IoT
10 18 (2.36%) Security Operations Centre
11 15 (1.97%) Hybrid Cloud
12 14 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.57%) Public Cloud
14 11 (1.44%) NHS
15 8 (1.05%) Cloud Security Posture
15 8 (1.05%) Industrial Internet of Things
15 8 (1.05%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 111 (14.55%) Windows
2 71 (9.31%) Linux
3 37 (4.85%) Unix
4 35 (4.59%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.92%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.79%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.66%) CentOS
9 3 (0.39%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.26%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
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 2008
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 430 (56.36%) Cybersecurity
2 214 (28.05%) Risk Management
3 194 (25.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 185 (24.25%) Information Security
5 180 (23.59%) SIEM
6 155 (20.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 147 (19.27%) Continuous Improvement
8 146 (19.13%) Security Architecture
9 145 (19.00%) Vulnerability Management
10 137 (17.96%) Incident Response
11 127 (16.64%) Cloud Security
12 111 (14.55%) Security Operations
13 105 (13.76%) ITSM
14 100 (13.11%) Roadmaps
15 99 (12.98%) Identity Access Management
16 92 (12.06%) Problem-Solving
17 88 (11.53%) RBAC
17 88 (11.53%) Zero Trust
18 87 (11.40%) DevOps
19 80 (10.48%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 115 (15.07%) PowerShell
2 100 (13.11%) Python
3 35 (4.59%) Bash
4 14 (1.83%) Bicep
5 13 (1.70%) SQL
6 8 (1.05%) Java
7 6 (0.79%) BeanShell
7 6 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (0.79%) Perl
8 5 (0.66%) Go
9 2 (0.26%) Ruby
10 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.13%) Korn
10 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 289 (37.88%) Security Cleared
2 212 (27.79%) SC Cleared
3 198 (25.95%) CISSP
4 147 (19.27%) CISM
5 90 (11.80%) Degree
6 71 (9.31%) DV Cleared
7 66 (8.65%) Cisco Certification
8 57 (7.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 54 (7.08%) CRISC
10 34 (4.46%) Azure Certification
10 34 (4.46%) CISA
11 32 (4.19%) CompTIA Security+
12 31 (4.06%) GIAC
13 30 (3.93%) CEH
14 29 (3.80%) CCSP
15 27 (3.54%) Microsoft Certification
16 25 (3.28%) PMI Certification
17 24 (3.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 24 (3.15%) PMP
18 21 (2.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 479 (62.78%) NIST
2 151 (19.79%) GDPR
3 127 (16.64%) GRC
4 101 (13.24%) NCSC
5 94 (12.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 67 (8.78%) PCI DSS
7 46 (6.03%) SOC 2
8 44 (5.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 36 (4.72%) NIST 800
10 32 (4.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 29 (3.80%) COBIT
12 24 (3.15%) HIPAA
13 21 (2.75%) Data Quality
14 18 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 16 (2.10%) ISO 22301
15 16 (2.10%) ISO 9001
16 15 (1.97%) ISO 31000
17 14 (1.83%) JSP 440
17 14 (1.83%) QA
18 12 (1.57%) SLA
System Software
1 161 (21.10%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.75%) Docker
3 14 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.18%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.52%) Firmware
5 4 (0.52%) ISA Server
6 3 (0.39%) vSphere
7 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.13%) Ceph
8 1 (0.13%) KVM
8 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 48 (6.29%) Kubernetes
2 32 (4.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 26 (3.41%) Ansible
4 24 (3.15%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.92%) QRadar
6 6 (0.79%) CASB
7 4 (0.52%) Argo
7 4 (0.52%) Grafana
7 4 (0.52%) Podman
7 4 (0.52%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.39%) Nessus
8 3 (0.39%) Puppet
9 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.26%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.26%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.26%) Istio
9 2 (0.26%) Nexpose
9 2 (0.26%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.26%) SCCM
10 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 191 (25.03%) Microsoft
2 74 (9.70%) CyberArk
3 50 (6.55%) ServiceNow
4 33 (4.33%) BeyondTrust
5 31 (4.06%) Oracle
6 28 (3.67%) Google
7 23 (3.01%) Splunk
8 22 (2.88%) CrowdStrike
9 20 (2.62%) Cisco
9 20 (2.62%) Qualys
10 17 (2.23%) Palo Alto
11 16 (2.10%) VMware
12 14 (1.83%) Okta
13 13 (1.70%) Rapid7
14 12 (1.57%) SAP
14 12 (1.57%) Tenable
15 8 (1.05%) Databricks
15 8 (1.05%) F5
15 8 (1.05%) Tripwire
16 7 (0.92%) Zscaler