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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
11 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 152 231
Rank change year-on-year -14 +79 -52
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 747 512 347
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.64% 1.85% 1.04%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.41% 10.79% 7.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 456 357 273
10th Percentile £413 £360 £400
25th Percentile £475 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year - -5.98% -2.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £748
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £585
% change year-on-year -4.35% -1.71% -2.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 10 2
10th Percentile £46.25 £29.31 -
25th Percentile £54.06 £33.90 £26.25
Median hourly rate £75.00 £52.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +90.91% -60.71%
75th Percentile £82.25 £69.94 £28.75
90th Percentile £84.00 £100.55 -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £52.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +42.86% +90.91% -57.13%

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 7,942 4,746 4,413
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.42% 17.18% 13.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,085 3,100 2,765
10th Percentile £340 £280 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £610 £623 £638
90th Percentile £719 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £505
% change year-on-year - -0.99% -3.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 531 223 273
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £10.97
25th Percentile £19.11 £18.50 £14.41
Median hourly rate £39.00 £31.64 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.26% +15.05% -31.80%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £62.56
90th Percentile £80.00 £85.65 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £27.91 £26.56
% change year-on-year +43.32% +5.08% -31.39%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 11 August 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 -21 327 £550 -4.35% 302
South East +12 238 £563 -6.25% 135
North of England -76 56 £535 -2.73% 86
Midlands -35 50 £500 +11.11% 45
West Midlands -29 46 £500 +11.11% 27
South West -47 34 £613 -2.00% 67
North West -30 31 £550 - 59
East of England -8 30 £515 +0.49% 32
Yorkshire -53 23 £500 +5.26% 18
East Midlands -17 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 23 (3.08%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.68%) Confluence
3 11 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.94%) IIS
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%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
7 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 12 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 270 (36.14%) Azure
2 162 (21.69%) AWS
3 114 (15.26%) Entra ID
4 83 (11.11%) GCP
5 68 (9.10%) Microsoft 365
6 41 (5.49%) SaaS
7 31 (4.15%) Microsoft Purview
8 28 (3.75%) Azure Sentinel
9 25 (3.35%) GitHub
9 25 (3.35%) Serverless
10 23 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (2.41%) OCI
12 16 (2.14%) Power Platform
13 15 (2.01%) GitHub Actions
14 13 (1.74%) Azure Key Vault
15 10 (1.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Copilot
17 8 (1.07%) Azure Logic Apps
17 8 (1.07%) Azure Monitor
17 8 (1.07%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 61 (8.17%) Firewall
2 60 (8.03%) Network Security
3 20 (2.68%) VPN
4 14 (1.87%) DNS
5 11 (1.47%) Intrusion Detection
5 11 (1.47%) WAN
5 11 (1.47%) Wireless
6 10 (1.34%) LAN
6 10 (1.34%) NGFW
7 9 (1.20%) HTTP
8 7 (0.94%) SAN
8 7 (0.94%) SSL
8 7 (0.94%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.80%) DHCP
9 6 (0.80%) HTTPS
9 6 (0.80%) NAS
10 5 (0.67%) Kerberos
10 5 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
10 5 (0.67%) VLAN
11 4 (0.54%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.81%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.61%) Power BI
3 10 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (1.34%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.80%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.67%) Big Data
5 5 (0.67%) Delta Lake
5 5 (0.67%) Metadata
5 5 (0.67%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.27%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.27%) MySQL
9 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 26 (3.48%) JIRA
2 9 (1.20%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.94%) Burp Suite
4 6 (0.80%) GitLab
5 5 (0.67%) Snyk
6 3 (0.40%) Git
6 3 (0.40%) Metasploit
7 2 (0.27%) JMeter
7 2 (0.27%) MSTest
7 2 (0.27%) Selenium
7 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.13%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.13%) MSI
8 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.13%) sqlmap
General
1 256 (34.27%) Social Skills
2 122 (16.33%) Finance
3 103 (13.79%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (13.52%) Public Sector
5 67 (8.97%) Documentation Skills
6 46 (6.16%) Legal
7 38 (5.09%) Aerospace
8 25 (3.35%) Banking
9 23 (3.08%) Manufacturing
10 19 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
11 18 (2.41%) Military
11 18 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.14%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 9 (1.20%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (1.07%) Retail
16 7 (0.94%) Law
16 7 (0.94%) Local Government
17 4 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 133 (17.80%) Architect
2 110 (14.73%) Analyst
3 74 (9.91%) Consultant
4 64 (8.57%) Lead
5 63 (8.43%) Security Architect
6 53 (7.10%) Security Consultant
7 50 (6.69%) Security Analyst
8 44 (5.89%) Senior
9 42 (5.62%) Security Engineer
10 38 (5.09%) Project Manager
11 35 (4.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 35 (4.69%) Security Manager
12 28 (3.75%) Business Analyst
13 25 (3.35%) Solutions Architect
14 23 (3.08%) Security Specialist
15 21 (2.81%) Cybersecurity Architect
16 19 (2.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 19 (2.54%) Security Project Manager
17 18 (2.41%) Cloud Architect
17 18 (2.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.28%) LDAP
2 30 (4.02%) OAuth
3 29 (3.88%) SAML
4 28 (3.75%) SailPoint
5 24 (3.21%) OpenID
6 18 (2.41%) OAuth2
7 14 (1.87%) REST
8 12 (1.61%) Web Services
9 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Graph
10 8 (1.07%) Kafka
11 7 (0.94%) Elastic Stack
12 5 (0.67%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.67%) Middleware
13 3 (0.40%) 802.1X
13 3 (0.40%) FIDO
13 3 (0.40%) GraphQL
13 3 (0.40%) JSON
14 2 (0.27%) Azure Blueprints
14 2 (0.27%) Oracle Fusion
14 2 (0.27%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 79 (10.58%) Operational Technology
2 72 (9.64%) Onboarding
3 55 (7.36%) Security Posture
4 52 (6.96%) Cloud Native
5 48 (6.43%) Management Information System
6 34 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
7 30 (4.02%) SCADA
8 25 (3.35%) Data Centre
9 22 (2.95%) Analytical Mindset
10 21 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
11 20 (2.68%) Security Operations Centre
12 18 (2.41%) Cyber Defence
12 18 (2.41%) PKI
13 16 (2.14%) Virtual Team
14 14 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
14 14 (1.87%) Product Ownership
15 12 (1.61%) BYOD
15 12 (1.61%) CMDB
16 11 (1.47%) NHS
17 10 (1.34%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 109 (14.59%) Windows
2 67 (8.97%) Linux
3 35 (4.69%) Unix
4 34 (4.55%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.67%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.54%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.40%) CentOS
8 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.27%) AIX
9 2 (0.27%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.27%) Solaris
10 1 (0.13%) Android
10 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.13%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 413 (55.29%) Cybersecurity
2 197 (26.37%) Information Security
3 193 (25.84%) Risk Management
4 157 (21.02%) SIEM
5 155 (20.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 146 (19.54%) Stakeholder Management
7 131 (17.54%) Vulnerability Management
8 125 (16.73%) Cloud Security
8 125 (16.73%) Incident Response
9 113 (15.13%) Security Architecture
10 110 (14.73%) Security Operations
11 105 (14.06%) Continuous Improvement
12 99 (13.25%) Roadmaps
13 91 (12.18%) CI/CD
14 90 (12.05%) Zero Trust
15 86 (11.51%) DevOps
15 86 (11.51%) Problem-Solving
16 83 (11.11%) ITSM
17 82 (10.98%) Identity Access Management
18 81 (10.84%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 105 (14.06%) PowerShell
2 91 (12.18%) Python
3 30 (4.02%) Bash
4 21 (2.81%) SQL
5 15 (2.01%) Bicep
6 6 (0.80%) Perl
7 5 (0.67%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (0.54%) Java
9 3 (0.40%) C#
10 2 (0.27%) BeanShell
10 2 (0.27%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.27%) Ruby
11 1 (0.13%) Go
11 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 263 (35.21%) Security Cleared
2 207 (27.71%) SC Cleared
3 193 (25.84%) CISSP
4 137 (18.34%) CISM
5 101 (13.52%) Degree
6 66 (8.84%) Cisco Certification
7 54 (7.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 48 (6.43%) DV Cleared
9 44 (5.89%) CRISC
10 36 (4.82%) CEH
11 35 (4.69%) PMI Certification
12 34 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
13 33 (4.42%) PMP
14 32 (4.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 30 (4.02%) CISA
16 29 (3.88%) GIAC
17 28 (3.75%) Azure Certification
18 25 (3.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
19 23 (3.08%) CCSP
19 23 (3.08%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 458 (61.31%) NIST
2 188 (25.17%) GDPR
3 111 (14.86%) GRC
4 93 (12.45%) Cyber Essentials
5 71 (9.50%) NCSC
6 65 (8.70%) PCI DSS
7 60 (8.03%) SOC 2
8 38 (5.09%) COBIT
8 38 (5.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 35 (4.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 32 (4.28%) NIST 800
11 23 (3.08%) Data Quality
12 22 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 21 (2.81%) HIPAA
14 15 (2.01%) ISO 31000
14 15 (2.01%) JSP 440
14 15 (2.01%) SLA
15 12 (1.61%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 12 (1.61%) ITGC
15 12 (1.61%) PMO
System Software
1 129 (17.27%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.08%) Docker
3 15 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.61%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.40%) vSphere
6 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.13%) Ceph
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) KVM
7 1 (0.13%) Varnish
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 43 (5.76%) Terraform
2 37 (4.95%) Kubernetes
3 29 (3.88%) Single Sign-On
4 25 (3.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (2.54%) Ansible
6 6 (0.80%) Grafana
7 5 (0.67%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.67%) QRadar
8 4 (0.54%) CASB
8 4 (0.54%) Nessus
8 4 (0.54%) Podman
9 3 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.40%) Puppet
9 3 (0.40%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.27%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.27%) Istio
10 2 (0.27%) Nexpose
10 2 (0.27%) Nmap
11 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 175 (23.43%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.36%) CyberArk
3 48 (6.43%) ServiceNow
4 34 (4.55%) BeyondTrust
5 33 (4.42%) Oracle
6 21 (2.81%) Splunk
7 17 (2.28%) Google
8 16 (2.14%) Cisco
8 16 (2.14%) VMware
9 14 (1.87%) CrowdStrike
9 14 (1.87%) Qualys
10 13 (1.74%) Tenable
11 11 (1.47%) Databricks
11 11 (1.47%) Palo Alto
12 10 (1.34%) SAP
13 9 (1.20%) Rapid7
14 7 (0.94%) Juniper
14 7 (0.94%) Okta
14 7 (0.94%) Zscaler
15 6 (0.80%) SolarWinds
632 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England