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

 6 months to
1 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 177 238
Rank change year-on-year +12 +61 -22
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 690 379 361
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.65% 1.56% 0.98%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.86% 9.66% 7.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 447 247 280
10th Percentile £413 £329 £363
25th Percentile £485 £491 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% - -7.61%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £670
90th Percentile £772 £750 £751
UK median daily rate £550 £571 £550
% change year-on-year -3.72% +3.86% -7.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 9 2
10th Percentile £40.38 £29.11 -
25th Percentile £48.13 £51.25 £26.25
Median hourly rate £55.00 £61.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.56% +123.62% -60.71%
75th Percentile £82.25 £78.40 £28.75
90th Percentile £84.00 £86.56 -
UK median hourly rate £59.07 £61.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year -3.95% +123.62% -59.00%

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 6,998 3,925 5,089
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.73% 16.19% 13.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,538 2,529 3,238
10th Percentile £340 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £506 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.19% -3.62% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 450 158 368
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.22 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.27 £13.18
Median hourly rate £33.55 £34.50 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% +44.96% -44.00%
75th Percentile £67.50 £67.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.91 £80.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £33.11 £22.50
% change year-on-year +5.71% +47.16% -40.00%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 +1 295 £575 - 203
South East +33 208 £563 -6.25% 132
North of England -48 64 £545 -0.91% 93
Midlands -31 50 £500 - 50
West Midlands -36 41 £500 -13.04% 37
South West -19 37 £600 - 54
North West -22 36 £574 +4.27% 56
Yorkshire -50 27 £500 +36.05% 22
East of England -28 16 £505 -2.70% 24
East Midlands -24 9 £442 -1.94% 13
North East -32 1 £400 -42.86% 15
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 19 (2.75%) Confluence
2 16 (2.32%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.43%) Apache
4 3 (0.43%) IIS
4 3 (0.43%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
5 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.29%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.14%) nginx
6 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 19 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.87%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.72%) Maximo
1 5 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.14%) iTrent
3 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 249 (36.09%) Azure
2 179 (25.94%) AWS
3 90 (13.04%) GCP
4 83 (12.03%) Entra ID
5 66 (9.57%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (4.35%) Azure Sentinel
7 27 (3.91%) Microsoft Purview
8 26 (3.77%) Serverless
9 25 (3.62%) OpenShift
10 20 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (2.90%) SaaS
11 19 (2.75%) GitHub
12 16 (2.32%) Power Platform
13 15 (2.17%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 14 (2.03%) AWS CloudFormation
15 12 (1.74%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 12 (1.74%) GitHub Actions
15 12 (1.74%) OCI
16 11 (1.59%) Azure AKS
16 11 (1.59%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 62 (8.99%) Firewall
2 54 (7.83%) Network Security
3 33 (4.78%) VPN
4 15 (2.17%) DNS
5 11 (1.59%) Wireless
6 9 (1.30%) BGP
6 9 (1.30%) HTTP
6 9 (1.30%) NGFW
7 8 (1.16%) MPLS
7 8 (1.16%) WAN
8 7 (1.01%) DHCP
9 6 (0.87%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.87%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (0.87%) LAN
9 6 (0.87%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.87%) TACACS
9 6 (0.87%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.72%) Reverse Proxy
10 5 (0.72%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.61%) SQL Server
2 14 (2.03%) Power BI
3 12 (1.74%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (1.01%) Metadata
5 7 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.87%) Amazon Aurora
6 6 (0.87%) MySQL
7 5 (0.72%) Big Data
7 5 (0.72%) DynamoDB
8 4 (0.58%) DocumentDB
8 4 (0.58%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.58%) Redis
9 3 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.43%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.29%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.29%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 20 (2.90%) JIRA
2 19 (2.75%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.74%) Burp Suite
3 12 (1.74%) Metasploit
4 5 (0.72%) GitLab
5 2 (0.29%) JMeter
5 2 (0.29%) MSTest
5 2 (0.29%) Selenium
6 1 (0.14%) AppScan
6 1 (0.14%) Git
6 1 (0.14%) MSI
6 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.14%) Snyk
6 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.14%) sqlmap
General
1 244 (35.36%) Social Skills
2 126 (18.26%) Finance
3 91 (13.19%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (11.59%) Public Sector
5 66 (9.57%) Documentation Skills
6 47 (6.81%) Legal
7 27 (3.91%) Banking
8 26 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (2.46%) Manufacturing
11 15 (2.17%) Aerospace
11 15 (2.17%) Financial Institution
12 10 (1.45%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.30%) Law
14 8 (1.16%) Retail
15 7 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.01%) Military
15 7 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.58%) Marketing
17 3 (0.43%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 127 (18.41%) Architect
2 86 (12.46%) Analyst
3 74 (10.72%) Consultant
4 55 (7.97%) Security Architect
5 50 (7.25%) Security Engineer
6 47 (6.81%) Security Consultant
7 43 (6.23%) Lead
7 43 (6.23%) Project Manager
8 38 (5.51%) Security Analyst
8 38 (5.51%) Security Manager
9 36 (5.22%) Senior
10 27 (3.91%) Security Specialist
11 25 (3.62%) Business Analyst
12 21 (3.04%) Cloud Architect
13 20 (2.90%) CyberArk Architect
13 20 (2.90%) Security Project Manager
14 18 (2.61%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 18 (2.61%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 17 (2.46%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 17 (2.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (6.67%) LDAP
2 37 (5.36%) OpenID
2 37 (5.36%) SAML
3 30 (4.35%) OAuth
4 18 (2.61%) OAuth2
5 15 (2.17%) REST
6 12 (1.74%) SailPoint
7 11 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
8 10 (1.45%) Kafka
9 9 (1.30%) Middleware
10 8 (1.16%) RESTful
11 7 (1.01%) ARM Templates
12 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Graph
13 5 (0.72%) Spring
13 5 (0.72%) Spring Boot
13 5 (0.72%) Web Services
14 4 (0.58%) 802.1X
14 4 (0.58%) Hibernate
14 4 (0.58%) JPA
14 4 (0.58%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 74 (10.72%) Onboarding
2 64 (9.28%) Operational Technology
3 61 (8.84%) Cloud Native
4 48 (6.96%) Security Posture
5 46 (6.67%) Management Information System
6 24 (3.48%) SCADA
7 21 (3.04%) Hybrid Cloud
7 21 (3.04%) PKI
8 20 (2.90%) Analytical Mindset
9 19 (2.75%) Data Centre
10 18 (2.61%) Product Ownership
11 14 (2.03%) CMDB
12 13 (1.88%) Virtual Team
13 12 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
14 11 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
14 11 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
15 10 (1.45%) BYOD
15 10 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
15 10 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
16 9 (1.30%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 109 (15.80%) Windows
2 67 (9.71%) Linux
3 33 (4.78%) Windows Server
4 31 (4.49%) Unix
5 10 (1.45%) Ubuntu
6 8 (1.16%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.87%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.29%) AIX
8 2 (0.29%) Alpine Linux
8 2 (0.29%) Android
8 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.29%) CentOS
8 2 (0.29%) Solaris
8 2 (0.29%) VMS
9 1 (0.14%) CoreOS
9 1 (0.14%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.14%) Rocky
9 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 338 (48.99%) Cybersecurity
2 200 (28.99%) Information Security
3 167 (24.20%) Risk Management
4 149 (21.59%) SIEM
5 134 (19.42%) Stakeholder Management
6 129 (18.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 128 (18.55%) Cloud Security
8 117 (16.96%) DevOps
9 108 (15.65%) CI/CD
10 107 (15.51%) Security Architecture
11 103 (14.93%) Continuous Improvement
12 94 (13.62%) Incident Response
13 93 (13.48%) Threat Modelling
14 87 (12.61%) Agile
14 87 (12.61%) Vulnerability Management
15 86 (12.46%) Problem-Solving
15 86 (12.46%) Roadmaps
16 85 (12.32%) Security Operations
17 81 (11.74%) Data Protection
18 80 (11.59%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 95 (13.77%) PowerShell
2 86 (12.46%) Python
3 27 (3.91%) SQL
4 23 (3.33%) Bash
5 15 (2.17%) Bicep
6 8 (1.16%) Java
7 4 (0.58%) C#
7 4 (0.58%) Go
7 4 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.58%) PHP
8 3 (0.43%) Ruby
9 2 (0.29%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.14%) Lisp
10 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 270 (39.13%) Security Cleared
2 213 (30.87%) SC Cleared
3 175 (25.36%) CISSP
4 132 (19.13%) CISM
5 106 (15.36%) Degree
6 59 (8.55%) DV Cleared
7 48 (6.96%) Cisco Certification
8 37 (5.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 35 (5.07%) CRISC
9 35 (5.07%) PMI Certification
10 33 (4.78%) CISA
10 33 (4.78%) GIAC
10 33 (4.78%) PMP
11 28 (4.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 26 (3.77%) Azure Certification
12 26 (3.77%) CEH
13 24 (3.48%) CompTIA Security+
14 23 (3.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 21 (3.04%) AWS Certification
16 20 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 447 (64.78%) NIST
2 191 (27.68%) GDPR
3 86 (12.46%) PCI DSS
4 85 (12.32%) GRC
5 78 (11.30%) NCSC
6 76 (11.01%) Cyber Essentials
7 58 (8.41%) SOC 2
8 47 (6.81%) COBIT
9 34 (4.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 31 (4.49%) NIST 800
11 25 (3.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 19 (2.75%) Data Quality
13 18 (2.61%) QA
14 16 (2.32%) HIPAA
14 16 (2.32%) JSP 440
15 14 (2.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 14 (2.03%) ISO 31000
15 14 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 14 (2.03%) SLA
16 13 (1.88%) PMO
System Software
1 101 (14.64%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (3.19%) Docker
4 12 (1.74%) Hyper-V
5 7 (1.01%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.14%) Ceph
7 1 (0.14%) GPFS
7 1 (0.14%) KVM
7 1 (0.14%) Lustre
7 1 (0.14%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.14%) Varnish
7 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 55 (7.97%) Kubernetes
2 45 (6.52%) Terraform
3 25 (3.62%) Single Sign-On
4 20 (2.90%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (2.46%) Ansible
6 10 (1.45%) Nmap
7 8 (1.16%) Nessus
8 7 (1.01%) Grafana
9 6 (0.87%) CASB
9 6 (0.87%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.72%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.72%) SCCM
11 4 (0.58%) QRadar
12 3 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.43%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.43%) OpenVAS
12 3 (0.43%) Podman
12 3 (0.43%) Puppet
12 3 (0.43%) SCOM
13 2 (0.29%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 136 (19.71%) Microsoft
2 73 (10.58%) CyberArk
3 36 (5.22%) BeyondTrust
3 36 (5.22%) Splunk
4 33 (4.78%) ServiceNow
5 30 (4.35%) Oracle
6 24 (3.48%) Cisco
6 24 (3.48%) VMware
7 19 (2.75%) Google
8 13 (1.88%) Qualys
9 10 (1.45%) Tenable
10 9 (1.30%) Fortinet
10 9 (1.30%) Rapid7
11 8 (1.16%) CrowdStrike
11 8 (1.16%) Palo Alto
11 8 (1.16%) SAP
12 7 (1.01%) IBM
12 7 (1.01%) Okta
12 7 (1.01%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.87%) Zscaler
530 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England