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

 6 months to
28 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 207 163
Rank change year-on-year +81 -44 +136
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 666 371 612
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.17% 1.19% 1.58%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.28% 8.82% 11.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 448 246 456
10th Percentile £375 £414 £425
25th Percentile £450 £500 £512
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £584 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.06% -2.71% -
75th Percentile £648 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £768
UK median daily rate £539 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -6.30% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 8 16
10th Percentile - £21.98 -
25th Percentile £33.50 £32.81 £42.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £48.25 £46.75
Median % change year-on-year -25.38% +3.20% +43.85%
75th Percentile £63.38 £79.60 £78.36
90th Percentile £94.38 £86.74 £85.04
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £44.04 £46.75
% change year-on-year -18.26% -5.80% +43.85%

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 5,425 4,208 5,495
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.64% 13.52% 14.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,505 2,448 3,680
10th Percentile £313 £288 £320
25th Percentile £404 £397 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £541
Median % change year-on-year - -7.62% +3.10%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 279 184 224
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.26 £15.37
25th Percentile £17.69 £17.41 £21.50
Median hourly rate £26.11 £29.00 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.97% -28.40% +68.75%
75th Percentile £60.31 £63.75 £68.50
90th Percentile £79.88 £70.00 £83.40
UK median hourly rate £26.31 £27.18 £37.50
% change year-on-year -3.20% -27.53% +56.25%

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 28 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 28 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 28 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 +47 276 £550 -8.33% 146
South East +59 133 £500 -13.04% 150
North of England +3 72 £513 -13.50% 54
South West +34 60 £550 -15.38% 47
Midlands +12 60 £464 -7.25% 50
Yorkshire -1 44 £500 -27.54% 17
West Midlands -19 33 £525 +5.00% 27
East of England +1 28 £553 -5.87% 23
East Midlands +10 27 £450 -10.00% 23
North West -16 24 £600 +1.27% 31
North East -3 4 £403 +15.00% 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 (4.35%) SharePoint
2 26 (3.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (2.70%) Confluence
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
5 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 27 (4.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.10%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.05%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (0.90%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.45%) Maximo
3 2 (0.30%) Oracle CRM
3 2 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 291 (43.69%) Azure
2 217 (32.58%) AWS
3 120 (18.02%) GCP
4 85 (12.76%) Entra ID
5 71 (10.66%) Microsoft 365
6 52 (7.81%) Azure Sentinel
7 38 (5.71%) SaaS
8 25 (3.75%) Microsoft Purview
9 23 (3.45%) GitHub
10 21 (3.15%) Power Platform
11 20 (3.00%) AWS CloudFormation
11 20 (3.00%) GitHub Actions
12 17 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (2.55%) IaaS
12 17 (2.55%) OneDrive
13 16 (2.40%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 16 (2.40%) PaaS
14 15 (2.25%) OpenShift
14 15 (2.25%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 13 (1.95%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 94 (14.11%) Firewall
2 66 (9.91%) Network Security
3 34 (5.11%) VPN
4 16 (2.40%) WAN
5 15 (2.25%) DNS
5 15 (2.25%) SD-WAN
6 11 (1.65%) LAN
6 11 (1.65%) Wireless
7 10 (1.50%) DHCP
8 9 (1.35%) Cisco ASA
8 9 (1.35%) Intrusion Detection
8 9 (1.35%) VLAN
9 8 (1.20%) BGP
9 8 (1.20%) Kerberos
9 8 (1.20%) OSPF
10 6 (0.90%) MPLS
10 6 (0.90%) WLAN
11 5 (0.75%) Modbus
11 5 (0.75%) SSH
11 5 (0.75%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.70%) Power BI
2 8 (1.20%) Tableau
3 6 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (0.90%) Delta Lake
4 5 (0.75%) Amazon Redshift
4 5 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.75%) Metadata
5 4 (0.60%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.45%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.30%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.30%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.30%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.30%) MySQL
7 2 (0.30%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.30%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 48 (7.21%) JIRA
2 12 (1.80%) GitLab
3 11 (1.65%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.50%) Git
5 9 (1.35%) Snyk
6 8 (1.20%) Burp Suite
6 8 (1.20%) Metasploit
7 6 (0.90%) CircleCI
7 6 (0.90%) Postman
7 6 (0.90%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.45%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.30%) ERwin
9 2 (0.30%) 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
1 284 (42.64%) Social Skills
2 128 (19.22%) Finance
3 80 (12.01%) Public Sector
4 79 (11.86%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (6.16%) Legal
6 40 (6.01%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (3.60%) Banking
7 24 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
8 23 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
10 17 (2.55%) Telecoms
11 16 (2.40%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.80%) Financial Institution
12 12 (1.80%) Law
12 12 (1.80%) Marketing
13 11 (1.65%) Electronics
14 10 (1.50%) Local Government
14 10 (1.50%) Police
15 7 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 5 (0.75%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 110 (16.52%) Architect
2 104 (15.62%) Analyst
3 76 (11.41%) Consultant
4 58 (8.71%) Security Architect
5 57 (8.56%) Security Engineer
6 53 (7.96%) Senior
7 45 (6.76%) Security Analyst
8 40 (6.01%) Security Consultant
9 38 (5.71%) Lead
10 32 (4.80%) Security Specialist
11 24 (3.60%) Security Manager
12 22 (3.30%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 16 (2.40%) Azure Engineer
14 16 (2.40%) Tester
15 15 (2.25%) Azure Architect
15 15 (2.25%) Cloud Architect
15 15 (2.25%) Project Manager
16 14 (2.10%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 14 (2.10%) Security Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (5.71%) LDAP
2 25 (3.75%) OAuth
3 23 (3.45%) SAML
4 22 (3.30%) SailPoint
5 16 (2.40%) OpenID
6 11 (1.65%) OAuth2
7 10 (1.50%) Oracle Fusion
7 10 (1.50%) REST
8 7 (1.05%) ARM Templates
8 7 (1.05%) Loki
9 5 (0.75%) AWS CDK
10 4 (0.60%) Google JAX
10 4 (0.60%) JAX
10 4 (0.60%) PyTorch
10 4 (0.60%) scikit-learn
10 4 (0.60%) TensorFlow
11 3 (0.45%) Elastic Stack
11 3 (0.45%) GraphQL
11 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Graph
11 3 (0.45%) React
Miscellaneous
1 82 (12.31%) Security Posture
2 62 (9.31%) Management Information System
3 46 (6.91%) Cloud Native
4 37 (5.56%) Cyber Threat
5 25 (3.75%) Security Operations Centre
6 22 (3.30%) Hybrid Cloud
7 21 (3.15%) Onboarding
8 17 (2.55%) Data Centre
8 17 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (2.55%) Operational Technology
9 13 (1.95%) Cloud Security Posture
9 13 (1.95%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (1.95%) NHS
10 12 (1.80%) Product Ownership
11 11 (1.65%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.35%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 9 (1.35%) SCADA
13 8 (1.20%) CSOC
13 8 (1.20%) PKI
14 6 (0.90%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 59 (8.86%) Windows
2 32 (4.80%) Linux
3 16 (2.40%) Mac OS
4 11 (1.65%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.35%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.60%) AIX
6 4 (0.60%) Solaris
7 2 (0.30%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.30%) 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
1 269 (40.39%) Cybersecurity
2 169 (25.38%) Cloud Security
2 169 (25.38%) Information Security
3 162 (24.32%) Incident Response
4 154 (23.12%) Risk Management
5 141 (21.17%) SIEM
6 117 (17.57%) CI/CD
7 115 (17.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 112 (16.82%) DevOps
8 112 (16.82%) Stakeholder Management
9 97 (14.56%) Zero Trust
10 92 (13.81%) Identity Access Management
11 85 (12.76%) DevSecOps
11 85 (12.76%) Security Operations
12 84 (12.61%) Problem-Solving
13 82 (12.31%) Threat Modelling
14 80 (12.01%) Security Architecture
15 76 (11.41%) Infrastructure as Code
16 74 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
16 74 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 120 (18.02%) PowerShell
2 79 (11.86%) Python
3 34 (5.11%) Bash
4 22 (3.30%) Bicep
5 14 (2.10%) SQL
6 10 (1.50%) Java
7 8 (1.20%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (0.75%) C
8 5 (0.75%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.60%) C++
9 4 (0.60%) R
9 4 (0.60%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.30%) BeanShell
10 2 (0.30%) Go
10 2 (0.30%) Rust
10 2 (0.30%) Solidity
11 1 (0.15%) Perl
Qualifications
1 216 (32.43%) CISSP
2 196 (29.43%) Security Cleared
3 162 (24.32%) CISM
4 157 (23.57%) SC Cleared
5 87 (13.06%) Degree
6 44 (6.61%) CISA
6 44 (6.61%) Cisco Certification
7 42 (6.31%) Azure Certification
8 38 (5.71%) DV Cleared
9 37 (5.56%) AWS Certification
9 37 (5.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 33 (4.95%) Microsoft Certification
11 29 (4.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 28 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
13 27 (4.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 25 (3.75%) CEH
15 24 (3.60%) CCSP
16 23 (3.45%) Master's Degree
17 20 (3.00%) GIAC
18 19 (2.85%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 401 (60.21%) NIST
2 260 (39.04%) GDPR
3 86 (12.91%) PCI DSS
4 73 (10.96%) Cyber Essentials
5 67 (10.06%) NCSC
6 62 (9.31%) GRC
7 44 (6.61%) COBIT
8 37 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 35 (5.26%) NIST 800
10 34 (5.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 33 (4.95%) SOC 2
12 23 (3.45%) HIPAA
13 21 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 18 (2.70%) QA
15 17 (2.55%) JSP 440
16 15 (2.25%) ISO 9001
16 15 (2.25%) RMADS
17 11 (1.65%) Def Stans
17 11 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 11 (1.65%) SLA
System Software
1 92 (13.81%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.50%) Docker
3 14 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.60%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.45%) Firmware
7 1 (0.15%) Snort
7 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 64 (9.61%) Terraform
2 55 (8.26%) Kubernetes
3 39 (5.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 28 (4.20%) Single Sign-On
5 23 (3.45%) SCCM
6 18 (2.70%) Ansible
7 14 (2.10%) RSA Archer
8 13 (1.95%) QRadar
9 12 (1.80%) Prometheus
10 9 (1.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 9 (1.35%) Fluentd
11 8 (1.20%) Nessus
12 6 (0.90%) Grafana
12 6 (0.90%) Nmap
12 6 (0.90%) PingFederate
13 5 (0.75%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 5 (0.75%) CSIRT
14 4 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
15 3 (0.45%) CASB
16 2 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 169 (25.38%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.21%) Splunk
3 46 (6.91%) CyberArk
4 34 (5.11%) BeyondTrust
5 26 (3.90%) ServiceNow
6 24 (3.60%) Cisco
6 24 (3.60%) Google
7 23 (3.45%) Oracle
8 22 (3.30%) SAP
9 20 (3.00%) Rapid7
10 18 (2.70%) VMware
11 17 (2.55%) Fortinet
11 17 (2.55%) Palo Alto
12 16 (2.40%) CrowdStrike
13 13 (1.95%) Tenable
14 12 (1.80%) ArcSight
14 12 (1.80%) Citrix
15 11 (1.65%) Okta
15 11 (1.65%) Thycotic
16 10 (1.50%) Qualys
396 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England