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

 6 months to
18 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 142 220
Rank change year-on-year -33 +78 -51
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 753 554 367
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.63% 1.99% 1.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.16% 11.56% 8.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 472 371 271
10th Percentile £413 £350 £415
25th Percentile £487 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year - -5.98% -2.50%
75th Percentile £644 £651 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -3.75%
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% -29.78%
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 8,217 4,794 4,314
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.80% 17.24% 13.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,163 3,132 2,570
10th Percentile £329 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £611 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £763
UK median daily rate £501 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +0.17% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 592 226 213
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.09 £17.96 £15.50
Median hourly rate £33.00 £32.50 £31.62
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% +2.78% -15.68%
75th Percentile £67.50 £61.69 £64.73
90th Percentile £76.00 £82.88 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -22.82%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -25 339 £575 +4.07% 609
South East +1 197 £550 - 188
North of England -51 74 £511 +2.26% 142
South West -36 55 £525 -15.15% 74
North West -26 49 £525 -4.55% 97
Midlands -44 45 £500 +7.53% 60
West Midlands -26 41 £500 -10.11% 42
East of England -20 29 £515 -1.90% 49
Yorkshire -48 23 £475 +4.40% 30
East Midlands -31 4 - - 18
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 (2.39%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.46%) IIS
4 9 (1.20%) Confluence
5 3 (0.40%) Apache
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.27%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.40%) 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
1 277 (36.79%) Azure
2 163 (21.65%) AWS
3 133 (17.66%) Entra ID
4 88 (11.69%) GCP
5 79 (10.49%) Microsoft 365
6 43 (5.71%) SaaS
7 35 (4.65%) Azure Sentinel
8 28 (3.72%) Microsoft Purview
9 24 (3.19%) GitHub
10 23 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (2.92%) OCI
12 18 (2.39%) Power Platform
13 17 (2.26%) Serverless
14 15 (1.99%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (1.86%) Azure Key Vault
15 14 (1.86%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 11 (1.46%) IaaS
16 11 (1.46%) Microsoft Copilot
16 11 (1.46%) PaaS
17 10 (1.33%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 60 (7.97%) Firewall
1 60 (7.97%) Network Security
2 21 (2.79%) 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 2 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.27%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.27%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.27%) Metadata
6 2 (0.27%) MySQL
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.27%) 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 19 (2.52%) JIRA
2 15 (1.99%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.59%) GitLab
4 8 (1.06%) 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
2 112 (14.87%) Finance
3 97 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
3 97 (12.88%) Public Sector
4 61 (8.10%) Documentation Skills
5 42 (5.58%) Legal
6 36 (4.78%) Manufacturing
7 34 (4.52%) Aerospace
8 27 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
9 25 (3.32%) 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 9 (1.20%) 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
1 162 (21.51%) Architect
2 106 (14.08%) Analyst
3 75 (9.96%) Lead
4 71 (9.43%) Security Architect
5 63 (8.37%) Consultant
6 49 (6.51%) Security Analyst
7 47 (6.24%) Senior
8 46 (6.11%) Security Engineer
9 39 (5.18%) Security Manager
10 38 (5.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 33 (4.38%) Security Consultant
12 25 (3.32%) Security Specialist
13 24 (3.19%) Project Manager
14 23 (3.05%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 22 (2.92%) Solutions Architect
16 20 (2.66%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 18 (2.39%) Cybersecurity Engineer
18 17 (2.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
19 15 (1.99%) Business Analyst
19 15 (1.99%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (7.30%) LDAP
2 54 (7.17%) Terraform
3 33 (4.38%) OAuth
3 33 (4.38%) SAML
4 32 (4.25%) SailPoint
5 27 (3.59%) OpenID
6 20 (2.66%) 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%) JSON
10 5 (0.66%) Kafka
10 5 (0.66%) Middleware
11 4 (0.53%) JDBC
11 4 (0.53%) SOAP
12 3 (0.40%) FIDO
12 3 (0.40%) Playwright
12 3 (0.40%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 77 (10.23%) Operational Technology
2 74 (9.83%) Onboarding
3 58 (7.70%) Security Posture
4 56 (7.44%) Management Information System
5 52 (6.91%) Cloud Native
5 52 (6.91%) Cyber Threat
6 27 (3.59%) PKI
7 24 (3.19%) SCADA
8 23 (3.05%) Data Centre
9 19 (2.52%) Security Operations Centre
10 18 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (2.39%) IoT
11 17 (2.26%) Cyber Defence
11 17 (2.26%) Hybrid Cloud
12 14 (1.86%) Analytical Mindset
13 11 (1.46%) NHS
14 9 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
14 9 (1.20%) Public Cloud
14 9 (1.20%) Virtual Team
15 8 (1.06%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 111 (14.74%) Windows
2 69 (9.16%) 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
1 426 (56.57%) Cybersecurity
2 207 (27.49%) Risk Management
3 189 (25.10%) Stakeholder Management
4 180 (23.90%) SIEM
5 174 (23.11%) Information Security
6 156 (20.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 149 (19.79%) Vulnerability Management
8 142 (18.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 141 (18.73%) Security Architecture
10 136 (18.06%) Incident Response
11 122 (16.20%) Cloud Security
12 111 (14.74%) Security Operations
13 103 (13.68%) ITSM
14 97 (12.88%) Roadmaps
15 92 (12.22%) Identity Access Management
16 91 (12.08%) Problem-Solving
17 89 (11.82%) Zero Trust
18 84 (11.16%) DevOps
19 82 (10.89%) RBAC
19 82 (10.89%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 115 (15.27%) PowerShell
2 96 (12.75%) Python
3 35 (4.65%) 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 3 (0.40%) Go
9 2 (0.27%) Ruby
10 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 289 (38.38%) Security Cleared
2 210 (27.89%) SC Cleared
3 195 (25.90%) CISSP
4 142 (18.86%) CISM
5 87 (11.55%) Degree
6 74 (9.83%) DV Cleared
7 62 (8.23%) Cisco Certification
8 53 (7.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 52 (6.91%) CRISC
10 35 (4.65%) Azure Certification
11 34 (4.52%) CISA
12 32 (4.25%) CompTIA Security+
12 32 (4.25%) GIAC
13 31 (4.12%) CEH
14 28 (3.72%) PMI Certification
15 27 (3.59%) CCSP
15 27 (3.59%) Microsoft Certification
15 27 (3.59%) PMP
16 23 (3.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 20 (2.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 474 (62.95%) NIST
2 149 (19.79%) GDPR
3 122 (16.20%) GRC
4 97 (12.88%) NCSC
5 95 (12.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 61 (8.10%) PCI DSS
7 47 (6.24%) SOC 2
8 45 (5.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 36 (4.78%) NIST 800
10 30 (3.98%) COBIT
10 30 (3.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 22 (2.92%) HIPAA
12 20 (2.66%) Data Quality
13 18 (2.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 15 (1.99%) JSP 440
15 13 (1.73%) ISO 22301
15 13 (1.73%) ISO 31000
16 12 (1.59%) ITGC
16 12 (1.59%) PMO
16 12 (1.59%) SLA
System Software
1 158 (20.98%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.79%) 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 46 (6.11%) Kubernetes
2 31 (4.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 25 (3.32%) Ansible
4 23 (3.05%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (0.93%) QRadar
6 5 (0.66%) CASB
6 5 (0.66%) Grafana
7 4 (0.53%) Nessus
7 4 (0.53%) Podman
7 4 (0.53%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.40%) Argo
8 3 (0.40%) Puppet
9 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.27%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.27%) Istio
9 2 (0.27%) Nexpose
10 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 188 (24.97%) Microsoft
2 73 (9.69%) CyberArk
3 47 (6.24%) ServiceNow
4 33 (4.38%) BeyondTrust
5 31 (4.12%) Oracle
6 23 (3.05%) Splunk
7 22 (2.92%) Google
8 20 (2.66%) CrowdStrike
8 20 (2.66%) Qualys
9 19 (2.52%) Cisco
10 17 (2.26%) Palo Alto
11 15 (1.99%) VMware
12 13 (1.73%) Rapid7
12 13 (1.73%) SAP
12 13 (1.73%) Tenable
13 11 (1.46%) Okta
14 8 (1.06%) Databricks
15 7 (0.93%) F5
15 7 (0.93%) Tripwire
15 7 (0.93%) Zscaler
1,133 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England