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

 6 months to
15 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 141 219
Rank change year-on-year -38 +78 -49
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 749 548 364
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.62% 2.00% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.17% 11.59% 8.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 464 369 271
10th Percentile £413 £338 £415
25th Percentile £488 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £583
Median % change year-on-year - -5.58% -2.92%
75th Percentile £650 £653 £674
90th Percentile £750 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 17 4
10th Percentile £44.30 £30.17 -
25th Percentile £51.25 - £26.25
Median hourly rate £71.00 £33.50 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +111.94% +7.20% -36.22%
75th Percentile £80.00 £53.75 £35.00
90th Percentile £85.89 £83.50 -
UK median hourly rate £71.00 £33.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +111.94% -4.29% -28.57%

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 8,170 4,727 4,265
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.67% 17.28% 13.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,149 3,078 2,559
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £609 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 578 228 215
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.12 £17.96 £15.22
Median hourly rate £33.98 £32.50 £31.12
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.43% -12.66%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.00 £64.24
90th Percentile £77.50 £82.83 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.00 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +10.00% +9.09% -22.54%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -22 332 £575 +4.07% 807
South East +2 197 £550 - 231
North of England -57 73 £525 +7.69% 178
South West -46 57 £525 -14.29% 100
North West -21 50 £528 -4.09% 119
Midlands -44 45 £500 +8.11% 90
West Midlands -36 41 £500 -9.09% 61
East of England -16 33 £515 -1.90% 61
Yorkshire -44 21 £500 +11.11% 46
East Midlands -26 4 - - 29
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 21 (2.80%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.47%) Confluence
3 11 (1.47%) IIS
4 3 (0.40%) Apache
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.27%) nginx
6 1 (0.13%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.53%) 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
1 271 (36.18%) Azure
2 163 (21.76%) AWS
3 127 (16.96%) Entra ID
4 87 (11.62%) GCP
5 78 (10.41%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (5.87%) SaaS
7 33 (4.41%) Azure Sentinel
8 30 (4.01%) Microsoft Purview
9 25 (3.34%) GitHub
10 24 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (2.94%) OCI
12 19 (2.54%) Serverless
13 18 (2.40%) Power Platform
14 16 (2.14%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (1.87%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 13 (1.74%) Azure Key Vault
17 11 (1.47%) IaaS
17 11 (1.47%) Microsoft Copilot
17 11 (1.47%) PaaS
18 10 (1.34%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 60 (8.01%) Network Security
2 59 (7.88%) Firewall
3 20 (2.67%) VPN
4 12 (1.60%) DNS
5 10 (1.34%) Intrusion Detection
5 10 (1.34%) Wireless
6 9 (1.20%) WAN
7 8 (1.07%) LAN
8 7 (0.93%) NGFW
9 6 (0.80%) HTTPS
9 6 (0.80%) IPsec
9 6 (0.80%) SSL
9 6 (0.80%) VLAN
9 6 (0.80%) X.509
10 5 (0.67%) Internet
10 5 (0.67%) Modbus
10 5 (0.67%) SAN
10 5 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
10 5 (0.67%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.53%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (2.94%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.20%) Power BI
3 8 (1.07%) NoSQL
4 7 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (0.80%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.40%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.40%) Metadata
7 3 (0.40%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.27%) Big Data
8 2 (0.27%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.27%) MySQL
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.13%) EDMS
9 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 20 (2.67%) JIRA
2 15 (2.00%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.60%) GitLab
4 7 (0.93%) Git
5 5 (0.67%) 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
1 279 (37.25%) Social Skills
2 111 (14.82%) Finance
3 93 (12.42%) Analytical Skills
4 92 (12.28%) Public Sector
5 61 (8.14%) Documentation Skills
6 44 (5.87%) Legal
7 34 (4.54%) Aerospace
8 29 (3.87%) Manufacturing
9 26 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
10 24 (3.20%) Banking
11 23 (3.07%) Military
12 17 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
14 14 (1.87%) Telecoms
15 9 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.07%) Local Government
17 7 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
18 6 (0.80%) Law
18 6 (0.80%) Retail
19 4 (0.53%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 158 (21.09%) Architect
2 110 (14.69%) Analyst
3 69 (9.21%) Lead
4 68 (9.08%) Security Architect
5 64 (8.54%) Consultant
6 50 (6.68%) Security Analyst
7 46 (6.14%) Security Engineer
8 45 (6.01%) Senior
9 38 (5.07%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 37 (4.94%) Security Consultant
11 34 (4.54%) Security Manager
12 27 (3.60%) Project Manager
13 25 (3.34%) Security Specialist
14 23 (3.07%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 22 (2.94%) Solutions Architect
16 20 (2.67%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 19 (2.54%) Business Analyst
18 18 (2.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
19 17 (2.27%) Cybersecurity Manager
20 15 (2.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (7.21%) LDAP
2 52 (6.94%) Terraform
3 33 (4.41%) SailPoint
4 32 (4.27%) OAuth
5 31 (4.14%) SAML
6 26 (3.47%) OpenID
7 19 (2.54%) OAuth2
8 14 (1.87%) REST
9 12 (1.60%) Web Services
10 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Graph
11 6 (0.80%) Kafka
12 5 (0.67%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.67%) Elastic Stack
13 4 (0.53%) JDBC
13 4 (0.53%) JSON
13 4 (0.53%) SOAP
14 3 (0.40%) FIDO
14 3 (0.40%) Middleware
14 3 (0.40%) Playwright
15 2 (0.27%) LangGraph
Miscellaneous
1 75 (10.01%) Onboarding
2 73 (9.75%) Operational Technology
3 57 (7.61%) Management Information System
4 56 (7.48%) Security Posture
5 49 (6.54%) Cloud Native
6 41 (5.47%) Cyber Threat
7 27 (3.60%) PKI
7 27 (3.60%) SCADA
8 21 (2.80%) Data Centre
9 19 (2.54%) Security Operations Centre
10 18 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
11 17 (2.27%) Cyber Defence
11 17 (2.27%) Hybrid Cloud
12 16 (2.14%) Analytical Mindset
13 13 (1.74%) IoT
14 11 (1.47%) NHS
15 9 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
15 9 (1.20%) Virtual Team
16 8 (1.07%) Public Cloud
17 7 (0.93%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 109 (14.55%) Windows
2 69 (9.21%) Linux
3 37 (4.94%) Unix
4 36 (4.81%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.80%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.67%) Windows 10
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
1 420 (56.07%) Cybersecurity
2 206 (27.50%) Risk Management
3 186 (24.83%) Stakeholder Management
4 180 (24.03%) SIEM
5 174 (23.23%) Information Security
6 156 (20.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 142 (18.96%) Vulnerability Management
8 141 (18.83%) Continuous Improvement
9 138 (18.42%) Security Architecture
10 134 (17.89%) Incident Response
11 122 (16.29%) Cloud Security
12 105 (14.02%) Security Operations
13 103 (13.75%) ITSM
14 91 (12.15%) Roadmaps
15 90 (12.02%) Identity Access Management
16 89 (11.88%) Zero Trust
17 86 (11.48%) Problem-Solving
18 82 (10.95%) DevOps
18 82 (10.95%) Runbook
19 80 (10.68%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 113 (15.09%) PowerShell
2 94 (12.55%) Python
3 34 (4.54%) Bash
4 15 (2.00%) Bicep
5 14 (1.87%) SQL
6 8 (1.07%) Java
7 6 (0.80%) BeanShell
7 6 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (0.80%) Perl
8 2 (0.27%) Ruby
9 1 (0.13%) Go
9 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 283 (37.78%) Security Cleared
2 204 (27.24%) SC Cleared
3 187 (24.97%) CISSP
4 134 (17.89%) CISM
5 85 (11.35%) Degree
6 74 (9.88%) DV Cleared
7 62 (8.28%) Cisco Certification
8 52 (6.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 50 (6.68%) CRISC
10 34 (4.54%) CISA
11 33 (4.41%) Azure Certification
12 32 (4.27%) CEH
12 32 (4.27%) CompTIA Security+
13 31 (4.14%) GIAC
14 26 (3.47%) CCSP
14 26 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
14 26 (3.47%) PMI Certification
15 24 (3.20%) PMP
16 23 (3.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 20 (2.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 465 (62.08%) NIST
2 155 (20.69%) GDPR
3 124 (16.56%) GRC
4 95 (12.68%) NCSC
5 93 (12.42%) Cyber Essentials
6 61 (8.14%) PCI DSS
7 46 (6.14%) SOC 2
8 44 (5.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 35 (4.67%) NIST 800
10 32 (4.27%) COBIT
10 32 (4.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 20 (2.67%) Data Quality
11 20 (2.67%) HIPAA
12 19 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 16 (2.14%) JSP 440
14 14 (1.87%) ISO 22301
14 14 (1.87%) ISO 31000
15 13 (1.74%) ISO 9001
15 13 (1.74%) PMO
16 12 (1.60%) SLA
System Software
1 155 (20.69%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.67%) Docker
3 14 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.47%) 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 40 (5.34%) Kubernetes
2 28 (3.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 24 (3.20%) Ansible
3 24 (3.20%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.93%) QRadar
5 5 (0.67%) CASB
5 5 (0.67%) Grafana
6 4 (0.53%) Nessus
6 4 (0.53%) Podman
6 4 (0.53%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.40%) Argo
7 3 (0.40%) Puppet
7 3 (0.40%) RSA Archer
8 2 (0.27%) CSIRT
8 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.27%) Istio
8 2 (0.27%) Nexpose
9 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 188 (25.10%) Microsoft
2 74 (9.88%) CyberArk
3 46 (6.14%) ServiceNow
4 32 (4.27%) BeyondTrust
4 32 (4.27%) Oracle
5 24 (3.20%) Splunk
6 20 (2.67%) Cisco
6 20 (2.67%) CrowdStrike
7 19 (2.54%) Google
8 18 (2.40%) Qualys
9 16 (2.14%) VMware
10 14 (1.87%) Palo Alto
10 14 (1.87%) SAP
11 12 (1.60%) Tenable
12 10 (1.34%) Okta
12 10 (1.34%) Rapid7
13 9 (1.20%) Databricks
14 7 (0.93%) Tripwire
15 6 (0.80%) Fortinet
15 6 (0.80%) Juniper
1,466 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England