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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
20 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 176 223
Rank change year-on-year +23 +47 +2
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 681 366 381
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.66% 1.51% 1.05%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.98% 9.43% 7.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 449 249 298
10th Percentile £413 £315 £360
25th Percentile £488 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £574 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.26% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £778 £770
UK median daily rate £563 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -2.17% - -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 7 1
10th Percentile £39.75 £51.25 -
25th Percentile £45.64 £56.00 -
Median hourly rate £55.00 £61.50 £83.41
Median % change year-on-year -10.56% -26.27% +19.16%
75th Percentile £82.25 £80.80 -
90th Percentile £83.50 £87.92 -
UK median hourly rate £59.07 £67.55 £83.41
% change year-on-year -12.55% -19.02% +24.36%

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 6,822 3,883 5,129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.59% 15.99% 14.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,435 2,505 3,287
10th Percentile £350 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £610 £630 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 431 160 349
10th Percentile £14.02 £17.58 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.44 £13.18
Median hourly rate £33.98 £35.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +55.56% -40.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.09 £45.00
90th Percentile £78.00 £80.00 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £34.50 £21.06
% change year-on-year +4.55% +63.84% -39.84%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 +8 281 £586 +1.96% 143
South East +30 213 £563 -6.25% 93
North of England -38 63 £550 - 66
Midlands -43 48 £500 -9.09% 39
West Midlands -36 39 £500 -13.04% 31
South West -27 37 £600 +9.09% 37
North West -19 34 £574 +4.27% 38
Yorkshire -48 26 £500 +53.85% 15
East of England -18 17 £540 +3.45% 22
East Midlands -23 9 £442 -11.55% 8
North East -27 3 £400 -42.86% 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 18 (2.64%) Confluence
2 14 (2.06%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.59%) Apache
4 4 (0.59%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
5 3 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.44%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.44%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.15%) nginx
6 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 24 (3.52%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.03%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (0.73%) Maximo
3 2 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.15%) iTrent
4 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 246 (36.12%) Azure
2 184 (27.02%) AWS
3 89 (13.07%) GCP
4 73 (10.72%) Entra ID
5 59 (8.66%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (3.82%) Azure Sentinel
7 25 (3.67%) Serverless
8 24 (3.52%) Microsoft Purview
8 24 (3.52%) OpenShift
9 19 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (2.79%) SaaS
10 18 (2.64%) GitHub
11 16 (2.35%) AWS CloudFormation
11 16 (2.35%) Power Platform
12 14 (2.06%) OCI
13 13 (1.91%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 12 (1.76%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 11 (1.62%) GitHub Actions
16 10 (1.47%) Azure AKS
16 10 (1.47%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 64 (9.40%) Firewall
2 52 (7.64%) Network Security
3 33 (4.85%) VPN
4 17 (2.50%) Wireless
5 16 (2.35%) DNS
6 9 (1.32%) BGP
6 9 (1.32%) HTTP
6 9 (1.32%) NGFW
7 8 (1.17%) DHCP
7 8 (1.17%) MPLS
7 8 (1.17%) WAN
8 6 (0.88%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (0.88%) Cisco IOS
8 6 (0.88%) SD-WAN
8 6 (0.88%) TACACS
8 6 (0.88%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.73%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (0.73%) IPsec
9 5 (0.73%) Reverse Proxy
9 5 (0.73%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.64%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.91%) Power BI
3 11 (1.62%) NoSQL
4 9 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.03%) Metadata
5 7 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.88%) Amazon Aurora
6 6 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (0.88%) MySQL
7 5 (0.73%) Big Data
7 5 (0.73%) DynamoDB
8 4 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.59%) DocumentDB
8 4 (0.59%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.59%) Redis
9 3 (0.44%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.29%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.29%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 20 (2.94%) Jenkins
2 18 (2.64%) Burp Suite
2 18 (2.64%) Metasploit
3 16 (2.35%) JIRA
4 5 (0.73%) GitLab
5 2 (0.29%) Git
5 2 (0.29%) JMeter
5 2 (0.29%) MSTest
5 2 (0.29%) Selenium
6 1 (0.15%) AppScan
6 1 (0.15%) MSI
6 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.15%) Snyk
6 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.15%) sqlmap
General
1 240 (35.24%) Social Skills
2 124 (18.21%) Finance
3 87 (12.78%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (11.16%) Public Sector
5 62 (9.10%) Documentation Skills
6 46 (6.75%) Legal
7 29 (4.26%) Banking
8 27 (3.96%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.64%) Manufacturing
10 16 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.20%) Financial Institution
12 14 (2.06%) Aerospace
13 10 (1.47%) Law
13 10 (1.47%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.17%) Retail
15 7 (1.03%) Military
15 7 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.88%) Marketing
17 3 (0.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 3 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 122 (17.91%) Architect
2 82 (12.04%) Analyst
3 75 (11.01%) Consultant
4 51 (7.49%) Security Architect
5 50 (7.34%) Security Engineer
6 49 (7.20%) Security Consultant
7 43 (6.31%) Lead
7 43 (6.31%) Project Manager
8 36 (5.29%) Security Analyst
9 35 (5.14%) Security Manager
10 33 (4.85%) Senior
11 27 (3.96%) Security Specialist
12 24 (3.52%) Business Analyst
13 21 (3.08%) Cloud Architect
14 20 (2.94%) CyberArk Architect
14 20 (2.94%) Security Project Manager
15 19 (2.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 17 (2.50%) Penetration Tester
17 16 (2.35%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 16 (2.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (6.90%) LDAP
2 38 (5.58%) SAML
3 37 (5.43%) OpenID
4 31 (4.55%) OAuth
5 18 (2.64%) OAuth2
6 13 (1.91%) Oracle Fusion
6 13 (1.91%) REST
7 12 (1.76%) SailPoint
8 10 (1.47%) Kafka
9 9 (1.32%) Middleware
10 8 (1.17%) RESTful
11 7 (1.03%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.73%) OpenTelemetry
12 5 (0.73%) Web Services
13 4 (0.59%) Elastic Stack
13 4 (0.59%) gRPC
13 4 (0.59%) Hibernate
13 4 (0.59%) JPA
13 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Graph
13 4 (0.59%) Spring Cloud
Miscellaneous
1 68 (9.99%) Onboarding
2 63 (9.25%) Operational Technology
3 57 (8.37%) Cloud Native
4 49 (7.20%) Security Posture
5 45 (6.61%) Management Information System
6 24 (3.52%) SCADA
7 21 (3.08%) PKI
8 19 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
8 19 (2.79%) Data Centre
8 19 (2.79%) Product Ownership
9 18 (2.64%) Hybrid Cloud
10 13 (1.91%) Virtual Team
11 12 (1.76%) CMDB
11 12 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (1.47%) BYOD
12 10 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
12 10 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (1.47%) Security Operations Centre
13 9 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
13 9 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 106 (15.57%) Windows
2 61 (8.96%) Linux
3 30 (4.41%) Unix
4 29 (4.26%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.17%) Ubuntu
6 7 (1.03%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.73%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.29%) AIX
9 2 (0.29%) Android
9 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.29%) CentOS
9 2 (0.29%) Solaris
9 2 (0.29%) VMS
10 1 (0.15%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.15%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (48.02%) Cybersecurity
2 199 (29.22%) Information Security
3 162 (23.79%) Risk Management
4 136 (19.97%) SIEM
5 130 (19.09%) Stakeholder Management
6 125 (18.36%) Cloud Security
7 116 (17.03%) DevOps
7 116 (17.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 108 (15.86%) CI/CD
9 103 (15.12%) Continuous Improvement
10 101 (14.83%) Security Architecture
11 90 (13.22%) Incident Response
12 89 (13.07%) Threat Modelling
13 88 (12.92%) Agile
14 86 (12.63%) Problem-Solving
15 83 (12.19%) Roadmaps
16 80 (11.75%) Data Protection
17 77 (11.31%) Security Operations
17 77 (11.31%) Vulnerability Management
18 70 (10.28%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 86 (12.63%) PowerShell
2 81 (11.89%) Python
3 25 (3.67%) SQL
4 22 (3.23%) Bash
5 13 (1.91%) Bicep
6 7 (1.03%) Java
7 4 (0.59%) C#
7 4 (0.59%) Go
7 4 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.59%) PHP
8 3 (0.44%) Ruby
9 2 (0.29%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.15%) Lisp
10 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 274 (40.23%) Security Cleared
2 217 (31.86%) SC Cleared
3 162 (23.79%) CISSP
4 122 (17.91%) CISM
5 110 (16.15%) Degree
6 60 (8.81%) DV Cleared
7 46 (6.75%) Cisco Certification
8 36 (5.29%) PMI Certification
9 35 (5.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 34 (4.99%) PMP
11 33 (4.85%) GIAC
12 32 (4.70%) CRISC
13 31 (4.55%) CISA
14 27 (3.96%) CEH
14 27 (3.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 25 (3.67%) Azure Certification
16 23 (3.38%) CompTIA Security+
17 22 (3.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 20 (2.94%) AWS Certification
19 19 (2.79%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 438 (64.32%) NIST
2 198 (29.07%) GDPR
3 91 (13.36%) PCI DSS
4 79 (11.60%) GRC
5 74 (10.87%) NCSC
6 69 (10.13%) Cyber Essentials
7 55 (8.08%) SOC 2
8 48 (7.05%) COBIT
9 36 (5.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 31 (4.55%) NIST 800
11 23 (3.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 23 (3.38%) QA
12 18 (2.64%) Data Quality
13 17 (2.50%) JSP 440
14 16 (2.35%) PMO
15 15 (2.20%) HIPAA
16 14 (2.06%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 14 (2.06%) ISO 31000
16 14 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 13 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 96 (14.10%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (3.08%) Docker
4 10 (1.47%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.15%) Ceph
6 1 (0.15%) GPFS
6 1 (0.15%) Lustre
6 1 (0.15%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.15%) Varnish
6 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 54 (7.93%) Kubernetes
2 44 (6.46%) Terraform
3 25 (3.67%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (3.08%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (2.35%) Nmap
6 14 (2.06%) Ansible
7 8 (1.17%) Nessus
8 7 (1.03%) Grafana
9 6 (0.88%) CASB
9 6 (0.88%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.73%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.73%) SCCM
11 3 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.44%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.44%) OpenVAS
11 3 (0.44%) Podman
11 3 (0.44%) QRadar
11 3 (0.44%) SCOM
12 2 (0.29%) Puppet
12 2 (0.29%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 123 (18.06%) Microsoft
2 75 (11.01%) CyberArk
3 35 (5.14%) BeyondTrust
4 33 (4.85%) Splunk
5 32 (4.70%) Oracle
6 27 (3.96%) ServiceNow
7 23 (3.38%) Cisco
7 23 (3.38%) VMware
8 17 (2.50%) Google
9 11 (1.62%) SAP
10 10 (1.47%) Qualys
11 9 (1.32%) Fortinet
12 8 (1.17%) Palo Alto
13 7 (1.03%) IBM
13 7 (1.03%) Red Hat
13 7 (1.03%) Tenable
14 6 (0.88%) CrowdStrike
14 6 (0.88%) Okta
14 6 (0.88%) Rapid7
14 6 (0.88%) Zscaler
372 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England