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

 6 months to
9 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 173 243
Rank change year-on-year +16 +70 -24
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 716 385 358
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.69% 1.58% 0.96%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.98% 9.70% 7.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 464 255 279
10th Percentile £413 £314 £363
25th Percentile £488 £491 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £551 £560
Median % change year-on-year +2.18% -1.70% -3.86%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £669
90th Percentile £775 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £560 £575 £568
% change year-on-year -2.61% +1.32% -2.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 9 2
10th Percentile £43.53 £29.11 -
25th Percentile £50.00 £51.25 £26.25
Median hourly rate £63.14 £61.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.67% +123.62% -60.71%
75th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £28.75
90th Percentile £84.00 £82.72 -
UK median hourly rate £63.14 £61.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +2.67% +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 7,172 3,970 5,050
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.91% 16.29% 13.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,646 2,547 3,183
10th Percentile £350 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £504 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% -4.00% -
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 462 166 377
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.50 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.14 £13.00
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 £82.23 £81.38 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £23.05
% change year-on-year +7.69% +41.03% -39.36%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 +9 307 £575 - 126
South East +34 222 £563 -6.25% 111
North of England -48 64 £550 - 75
Midlands -36 50 £500 -2.44% 53
West Midlands -38 41 £500 -13.04% 40
North West -13 37 £562 +2.14% 46
South West -22 37 £600 - 46
Yorkshire -50 27 £540 +46.94% 19
East of England -30 15 £505 -3.26% 23
East Midlands -24 9 £442 +10.01% 13
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 (2.79%) Confluence
2 17 (2.37%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.84%) IIS
5 3 (0.42%) Apache
5 3 (0.42%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
6 2 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.28%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.14%) nginx
7 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 18 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.84%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.70%) Maximo
1 5 (0.70%) Oracle EBS
1 5 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.14%) iTrent
2 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 255 (35.61%) Azure
2 181 (25.28%) AWS
3 90 (12.57%) Entra ID
3 90 (12.57%) GCP
4 70 (9.78%) Microsoft 365
5 31 (4.33%) Azure Sentinel
6 28 (3.91%) Microsoft Purview
7 26 (3.63%) Serverless
8 24 (3.35%) SaaS
9 23 (3.21%) OpenShift
10 21 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (2.93%) GitHub
11 16 (2.23%) Power Platform
12 15 (2.09%) AWS CloudFormation
12 15 (2.09%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 15 (2.09%) OCI
13 13 (1.82%) GitHub Actions
14 12 (1.68%) Azure Monitor
15 11 (1.54%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 11 (1.54%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 63 (8.80%) Firewall
2 59 (8.24%) Network Security
3 34 (4.75%) VPN
4 15 (2.09%) DNS
5 10 (1.40%) Wireless
6 9 (1.26%) BGP
6 9 (1.26%) HTTP
6 9 (1.26%) NGFW
6 9 (1.26%) WAN
7 8 (1.12%) MPLS
8 7 (0.98%) DHCP
8 7 (0.98%) LAN
9 6 (0.84%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.84%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (0.84%) Reverse Proxy
9 6 (0.84%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.84%) SSH
9 6 (0.84%) TACACS
9 6 (0.84%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.70%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.07%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.96%) Power BI
3 12 (1.68%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.12%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (0.98%) Metadata
6 6 (0.84%) Amazon Aurora
6 6 (0.84%) MySQL
7 5 (0.70%) Big Data
7 5 (0.70%) DynamoDB
8 4 (0.56%) DocumentDB
8 4 (0.56%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.56%) Redis
9 3 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.42%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.28%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.28%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 24 (3.35%) JIRA
2 21 (2.93%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.68%) Burp Suite
4 11 (1.54%) Metasploit
5 6 (0.84%) GitLab
6 2 (0.28%) Git
6 2 (0.28%) JMeter
6 2 (0.28%) MSTest
6 2 (0.28%) Selenium
6 2 (0.28%) Snyk
7 1 (0.14%) AppScan
7 1 (0.14%) MSI
7 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.14%) sqlmap
General
1 252 (35.20%) Social Skills
2 132 (18.44%) Finance
3 94 (13.13%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (12.15%) Public Sector
5 71 (9.92%) Documentation Skills
6 48 (6.70%) Legal
7 29 (4.05%) Banking
8 25 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.51%) Aerospace
9 18 (2.51%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (2.37%) Manufacturing
11 15 (2.09%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.26%) Law
12 9 (1.26%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.12%) Military
13 8 (1.12%) Pharmaceutical
13 8 (1.12%) Retail
14 3 (0.42%) Local Government
14 3 (0.42%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 134 (18.72%) Architect
2 89 (12.43%) Analyst
3 74 (10.34%) Consultant
4 58 (8.10%) Security Architect
5 49 (6.84%) Security Engineer
6 48 (6.70%) Lead
7 47 (6.56%) Security Consultant
8 45 (6.28%) Project Manager
9 41 (5.73%) Security Manager
10 36 (5.03%) Security Analyst
11 35 (4.89%) Senior
12 27 (3.77%) Security Specialist
13 26 (3.63%) Business Analyst
14 22 (3.07%) Cloud Architect
15 21 (2.93%) Security Project Manager
16 20 (2.79%) CyberArk Architect
16 20 (2.79%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 19 (2.65%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 19 (2.65%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 19 (2.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (6.70%) LDAP
2 39 (5.45%) OpenID
2 39 (5.45%) SAML
3 32 (4.47%) OAuth
4 20 (2.79%) OAuth2
5 15 (2.09%) REST
6 14 (1.96%) SailPoint
7 11 (1.54%) Oracle Fusion
8 10 (1.40%) Kafka
9 9 (1.26%) Middleware
10 8 (1.12%) RESTful
10 8 (1.12%) Web Services
11 7 (0.98%) ARM Templates
12 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Graph
13 5 (0.70%) Spring
13 5 (0.70%) Spring Boot
14 4 (0.56%) 802.1X
14 4 (0.56%) Hibernate
14 4 (0.56%) JPA
14 4 (0.56%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 78 (10.89%) Onboarding
2 66 (9.22%) Operational Technology
3 63 (8.80%) Cloud Native
4 50 (6.98%) Management Information System
5 49 (6.84%) Security Posture
6 26 (3.63%) SCADA
7 23 (3.21%) Data Centre
8 22 (3.07%) Hybrid Cloud
9 21 (2.93%) PKI
10 20 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
11 18 (2.51%) Product Ownership
12 15 (2.09%) Security Operations Centre
13 14 (1.96%) CMDB
14 13 (1.82%) Virtual Team
15 12 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
16 11 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
17 10 (1.40%) BYOD
17 10 (1.40%) Cyber Defence
17 10 (1.40%) Cyber Threat
18 9 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 116 (16.20%) Windows
2 71 (9.92%) Linux
3 38 (5.31%) Windows Server
4 34 (4.75%) Unix
5 10 (1.40%) Ubuntu
6 8 (1.12%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (0.84%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.28%) AIX
9 2 (0.28%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.28%) Android
9 2 (0.28%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.28%) CentOS
9 2 (0.28%) Solaris
9 2 (0.28%) VMS
9 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.14%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.14%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.14%) Rocky
10 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 355 (49.58%) Cybersecurity
2 207 (28.91%) Information Security
3 170 (23.74%) Risk Management
4 155 (21.65%) SIEM
5 140 (19.55%) Stakeholder Management
6 136 (18.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 132 (18.44%) Cloud Security
8 119 (16.62%) DevOps
9 108 (15.08%) CI/CD
9 108 (15.08%) Security Architecture
10 106 (14.80%) Continuous Improvement
11 97 (13.55%) Incident Response
12 96 (13.41%) Threat Modelling
13 93 (12.99%) Roadmaps
14 92 (12.85%) Vulnerability Management
15 90 (12.57%) Security Operations
16 89 (12.43%) Agile
17 87 (12.15%) Problem-Solving
18 84 (11.73%) Data Protection
18 84 (11.73%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 101 (14.11%) PowerShell
2 90 (12.57%) Python
3 28 (3.91%) SQL
4 23 (3.21%) Bash
5 15 (2.09%) Bicep
6 8 (1.12%) Java
7 4 (0.56%) C#
7 4 (0.56%) Go
7 4 (0.56%) PHP
8 3 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.42%) Ruby
9 2 (0.28%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.14%) Lisp
10 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 276 (38.55%) Security Cleared
2 217 (30.31%) SC Cleared
3 176 (24.58%) CISSP
4 132 (18.44%) CISM
5 109 (15.22%) Degree
6 60 (8.38%) DV Cleared
7 49 (6.84%) Cisco Certification
8 39 (5.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 37 (5.17%) PMI Certification
10 36 (5.03%) CRISC
11 35 (4.89%) PMP
12 34 (4.75%) GIAC
13 33 (4.61%) CISA
14 28 (3.91%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 27 (3.77%) Azure Certification
16 26 (3.63%) CEH
17 24 (3.35%) CompTIA Security+
18 22 (3.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 22 (3.07%) Microsoft Certification
19 20 (2.79%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 459 (64.11%) NIST
2 193 (26.96%) GDPR
3 89 (12.43%) GRC
4 85 (11.87%) PCI DSS
5 81 (11.31%) NCSC
6 79 (11.03%) Cyber Essentials
7 58 (8.10%) SOC 2
8 49 (6.84%) COBIT
9 35 (4.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 31 (4.33%) NIST 800
11 27 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 20 (2.79%) Data Quality
13 19 (2.65%) QA
14 17 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 16 (2.23%) HIPAA
16 15 (2.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 15 (2.09%) JSP 440
16 15 (2.09%) SLA
17 14 (1.96%) ISO 31000
18 13 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 109 (15.22%) Active Directory
2 24 (3.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (3.21%) Docker
4 12 (1.68%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.28%) vSphere
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%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 55 (7.68%) Kubernetes
2 47 (6.56%) Terraform
3 28 (3.91%) Single Sign-On
4 22 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (2.37%) Ansible
6 9 (1.26%) Nmap
7 7 (0.98%) Grafana
7 7 (0.98%) Nessus
8 6 (0.84%) CASB
8 6 (0.84%) vCenter Server
9 5 (0.70%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.70%) SCCM
10 4 (0.56%) QRadar
11 3 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.42%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.42%) OpenVAS
11 3 (0.42%) Podman
11 3 (0.42%) Puppet
11 3 (0.42%) SCOM
12 2 (0.28%) Istio
Vendors
1 141 (19.69%) Microsoft
2 76 (10.61%) CyberArk
3 39 (5.45%) BeyondTrust
4 38 (5.31%) ServiceNow
5 37 (5.17%) Oracle
6 36 (5.03%) Splunk
7 26 (3.63%) Cisco
7 26 (3.63%) VMware
8 19 (2.65%) Google
9 13 (1.82%) Qualys
10 11 (1.54%) Tenable
11 9 (1.26%) Fortinet
11 9 (1.26%) Rapid7
12 8 (1.12%) Palo Alto
13 7 (0.98%) CrowdStrike
13 7 (0.98%) IBM
13 7 (0.98%) Okta
13 7 (0.98%) Red Hat
13 7 (0.98%) SAP
14 6 (0.84%) Zscaler
396 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England