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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
15 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 216 170
Rank change year-on-year +82 -46 +141
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 651 361 609
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.15% 1.16% 1.53%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.23% 8.85% 10.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 241 456
10th Percentile £375 £425 £442
25th Percentile £450 £500 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £650 £673 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 8 15
10th Percentile £31.48 £21.98 -
25th Percentile - £26.25 £42.25
Median hourly rate £33.50 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% -21.35% +36.92%
75th Percentile £66.50 £66.28 £77.90
90th Percentile £94.63 £79.84 £83.34
UK median hourly rate £39.48 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year +12.80% -21.35% +36.92%

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 5,325 4,077 5,647
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.62% 13.08% 14.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,439 2,374 3,783
10th Percentile £310 £288 £320
25th Percentile £403 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 280 173 237
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.26 £14.82
25th Percentile £17.69 £16.06 £20.51
Median hourly rate £25.63 £30.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.57% -16.67% +48.45%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £83.17
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £27.43 £35.63
% change year-on-year -8.30% -23.03% +45.43%

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 15 November 2025.

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 15 November 2025.

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 15 November 2025. 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 +47 271 £565 -3.00% 312
South East +51 113 £500 -13.04% 187
North of England +13 78 £513 -10.09% 95
Midlands +5 61 £463 -7.50% 69
South West +33 60 £550 -13.73% 56
Yorkshire +15 49 £500 -27.54% 32
West Midlands -11 32 £525 +5.00% 42
East of England 0 30 £550 -6.38% 28
East Midlands +10 29 £449 -10.20% 27
North West -13 28 £610 +8.93% 57
North East -10 1 £260 -25.71% 6
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 29 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 24 (3.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (2.61%) Confluence
4 2 (0.31%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.15%) IIS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
Applications
1 24 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.08%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.46%) Maximo
3 2 (0.31%) Oracle CRM
3 2 (0.31%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.15%) Q-Pulse
4 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 280 (43.01%) Azure
2 212 (32.57%) AWS
3 117 (17.97%) GCP
4 83 (12.75%) Entra ID
5 68 (10.45%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (7.83%) Azure Sentinel
7 37 (5.68%) SaaS
8 25 (3.84%) Microsoft Purview
9 24 (3.69%) GitHub
10 22 (3.38%) GitHub Actions
11 21 (3.23%) Power Platform
12 18 (2.76%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 18 (2.76%) AWS CloudFormation
13 17 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (2.61%) OneDrive
14 16 (2.46%) IaaS
15 15 (2.30%) OpenShift
15 15 (2.30%) PaaS
15 15 (2.30%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 13 (2.00%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 92 (14.13%) Firewall
2 70 (10.75%) Network Security
3 34 (5.22%) VPN
4 16 (2.46%) WAN
5 15 (2.30%) DNS
5 15 (2.30%) SD-WAN
6 11 (1.69%) LAN
7 9 (1.38%) Cisco ASA
7 9 (1.38%) Intrusion Detection
7 9 (1.38%) VLAN
8 8 (1.23%) BGP
8 8 (1.23%) DHCP
8 8 (1.23%) Kerberos
8 8 (1.23%) OSPF
9 7 (1.08%) TCP/IP
9 7 (1.08%) Wireless
10 6 (0.92%) MPLS
10 6 (0.92%) WLAN
11 5 (0.77%) IPv4
11 5 (0.77%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.76%) Power BI
2 8 (1.23%) Tableau
3 7 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.08%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 7 (1.08%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (0.92%) Delta Lake
5 5 (0.77%) Metadata
6 4 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.61%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.46%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (0.46%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.46%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.46%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.31%) Apache Cassandra
8 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.31%) MySQL
8 2 (0.31%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 47 (7.22%) JIRA
2 14 (2.15%) GitLab
3 13 (2.00%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.54%) Git
5 9 (1.38%) Snyk
6 6 (0.92%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.92%) Postman
6 6 (0.92%) SoapUI
7 4 (0.61%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.61%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.46%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.31%) ERwin
9 2 (0.31%) PowerDesigner
10 1 (0.15%) Ant
10 1 (0.15%) JMeter
10 1 (0.15%) MSTest
10 1 (0.15%) Selenium
10 1 (0.15%) TestDirector
10 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 270 (41.47%) Social Skills
2 128 (19.66%) Finance
3 78 (11.98%) Public Sector
4 77 (11.83%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (6.76%) Legal
6 35 (5.38%) Documentation Skills
7 23 (3.53%) Banking
7 23 (3.53%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
9 20 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
10 18 (2.76%) Telecoms
11 17 (2.61%) Manufacturing
12 13 (2.00%) Marketing
13 12 (1.84%) Electronics
13 12 (1.84%) Law
14 11 (1.69%) Financial Institution
14 11 (1.69%) Police
15 10 (1.54%) Local Government
16 7 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 5 (0.77%) Military
Job Titles
1 112 (17.20%) Architect
2 96 (14.75%) Analyst
3 78 (11.98%) Consultant
4 60 (9.22%) Security Architect
5 55 (8.45%) Security Engineer
6 48 (7.37%) Senior
7 42 (6.45%) Security Consultant
8 41 (6.30%) Lead
9 36 (5.53%) Security Analyst
10 34 (5.22%) Security Specialist
11 25 (3.84%) Security Manager
12 22 (3.38%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (3.23%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 16 (2.46%) Azure Engineer
14 16 (2.46%) Cloud Architect
15 15 (2.30%) Azure Architect
16 14 (2.15%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 14 (2.15%) Cybersecurity Manager
16 14 (2.15%) Security Advisor
16 14 (2.15%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.61%) LDAP
2 25 (3.84%) OAuth
3 23 (3.53%) SAML
4 22 (3.38%) SailPoint
5 17 (2.61%) OpenID
6 11 (1.69%) OAuth2
6 11 (1.69%) Oracle Fusion
7 9 (1.38%) REST
8 7 (1.08%) ARM Templates
8 7 (1.08%) Loki
9 5 (0.77%) AWS CDK
9 5 (0.77%) Elastic Stack
10 4 (0.61%) FIDO
10 4 (0.61%) Google JAX
10 4 (0.61%) JAX
10 4 (0.61%) PyTorch
10 4 (0.61%) scikit-learn
10 4 (0.61%) TensorFlow
11 3 (0.46%) JWT
11 3 (0.46%) React
Miscellaneous
1 78 (11.98%) Security Posture
2 63 (9.68%) Management Information System
3 44 (6.76%) Cloud Native
4 37 (5.68%) Cyber Threat
5 28 (4.30%) Security Operations Centre
6 22 (3.38%) Hybrid Cloud
7 20 (3.07%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.46%) Data Centre
8 16 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (2.46%) Operational Technology
9 12 (1.84%) Product Ownership
10 11 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
10 11 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (1.69%) NHS
10 11 (1.69%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.38%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 9 (1.38%) SCADA
12 8 (1.23%) CSOC
12 8 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (1.23%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 56 (8.60%) Windows
2 33 (5.07%) Linux
3 17 (2.61%) Mac OS
4 11 (1.69%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.54%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.61%) AIX
6 4 (0.61%) Solaris
7 2 (0.31%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.31%) VMS
8 1 (0.15%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.15%) CentOS
8 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 266 (40.86%) Cybersecurity
2 170 (26.11%) Cloud Security
3 165 (25.35%) Incident Response
4 163 (25.04%) Information Security
5 152 (23.35%) Risk Management
6 139 (21.35%) SIEM
7 111 (17.05%) CI/CD
8 110 (16.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 106 (16.28%) DevOps
9 106 (16.28%) Stakeholder Management
10 99 (15.21%) Zero Trust
11 92 (14.13%) Identity Access Management
12 90 (13.82%) Security Operations
13 85 (13.06%) Threat Modelling
14 84 (12.90%) DevSecOps
15 83 (12.75%) Vulnerability Management
16 78 (11.98%) Security Architecture
17 77 (11.83%) Problem-Solving
18 74 (11.37%) Infrastructure as Code
19 72 (11.06%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 110 (16.90%) PowerShell
2 73 (11.21%) Python
3 36 (5.53%) Bash
4 22 (3.38%) Bicep
5 16 (2.46%) SQL
6 9 (1.38%) Java
7 8 (1.23%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (0.77%) C
8 5 (0.77%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.61%) C++
9 4 (0.61%) R
9 4 (0.61%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.46%) Go
11 2 (0.31%) BeanShell
11 2 (0.31%) Rust
11 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.31%) Solidity
12 1 (0.15%) Perl
Qualifications
1 216 (33.18%) CISSP
2 191 (29.34%) Security Cleared
3 162 (24.88%) CISM
4 152 (23.35%) SC Cleared
5 83 (12.75%) Degree
6 46 (7.07%) Cisco Certification
7 42 (6.45%) Azure Certification
8 41 (6.30%) CISA
9 38 (5.84%) AWS Certification
9 38 (5.84%) DV Cleared
10 37 (5.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 33 (5.07%) Microsoft Certification
12 31 (4.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 29 (4.45%) Computer Science Degree
14 27 (4.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 25 (3.84%) CCSP
16 23 (3.53%) CEH
16 23 (3.53%) GIAC
16 23 (3.53%) Master's Degree
17 18 (2.76%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 401 (61.60%) NIST
2 242 (37.17%) GDPR
3 83 (12.75%) PCI DSS
4 72 (11.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 71 (10.91%) NCSC
6 56 (8.60%) GRC
7 46 (7.07%) COBIT
8 37 (5.68%) SOC 2
9 36 (5.53%) NIST 800
10 35 (5.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 32 (4.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 24 (3.69%) HIPAA
13 21 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 17 (2.61%) JSP 440
14 17 (2.61%) RMADS
15 15 (2.30%) ISO 9001
15 15 (2.30%) QA
16 11 (1.69%) Def Stans
17 10 (1.54%) Actionable Recommendations
17 10 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 86 (13.21%) Active Directory
2 33 (5.07%) Docker
3 15 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.61%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.46%) Firmware
7 2 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.15%) Snort
8 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 64 (9.83%) Terraform
2 55 (8.45%) Kubernetes
3 37 (5.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 30 (4.61%) Single Sign-On
5 23 (3.53%) SCCM
6 21 (3.23%) Ansible
7 15 (2.30%) Prometheus
8 14 (2.15%) QRadar
8 14 (2.15%) RSA Archer
9 9 (1.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 9 (1.38%) Fluentd
10 8 (1.23%) Grafana
10 8 (1.23%) Nessus
11 6 (0.92%) PingFederate
12 5 (0.77%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 5 (0.77%) CSIRT
12 5 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
13 3 (0.46%) CASB
14 2 (0.31%) Kustomize
14 2 (0.31%) Nmap
Vendors
1 164 (25.19%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.68%) Splunk
3 37 (5.68%) CyberArk
4 27 (4.15%) BeyondTrust
4 27 (4.15%) ServiceNow
5 24 (3.69%) Cisco
5 24 (3.69%) Google
6 23 (3.53%) Oracle
7 22 (3.38%) SAP
8 19 (2.92%) Rapid7
8 19 (2.92%) VMware
9 17 (2.61%) Fortinet
9 17 (2.61%) Palo Alto
10 16 (2.46%) CrowdStrike
11 14 (2.15%) Tenable
12 12 (1.84%) ArcSight
12 12 (1.84%) Citrix
13 11 (1.69%) Thycotic
14 10 (1.54%) Okta
14 10 (1.54%) Qualys
731 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England