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

 6 months to
26 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 178 248
Rank change year-on-year +20 +70 -38
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 737 394 351
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.70% 1.56% 0.94%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.97% 9.49% 6.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 477 266 273
10th Percentile £413 £353 £380
25th Percentile £492 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -4.35% -1.76%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £670
90th Percentile £775 £750 £748
UK median daily rate £563 £551 £575
% change year-on-year +2.18% -4.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 8 2
10th Percentile £43.66 £28.92 -
25th Percentile £50.00 £45.82 £26.25
Median hourly rate £63.14 £57.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.77% +107.26% -60.71%
75th Percentile £82.25 £64.81 £28.75
90th Percentile £84.00 £80.75 -
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 7,389 4,151 5,050
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.02% 16.47% 13.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,767 2,682 3,175
10th Percentile £350 £270 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.60% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £709 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 491 176 380
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £11.00
25th Percentile £19.27 £21.81 £13.14
Median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £24.09
Median % change year-on-year +10.77% +34.91% -39.17%
75th Percentile £67.50 £65.00 £51.94
90th Percentile £82.25 £84.33 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £31.64 £23.80
% change year-on-year +14.00% +32.94% -36.53%

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 26 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 26 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 26 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 +14 312 £575 - 120
South East +35 235 £563 -6.25% 109
North of England -42 64 £550 - 56
Midlands -38 52 £500 +11.11% 45
West Midlands -32 43 £500 +2.56% 29
South West -27 38 £600 - 35
North West -24 37 £580 +5.45% 34
Yorkshire -37 27 £520 +41.50% 16
East of England -25 18 £525 - 26
East Midlands -10 9 £447 +8.10% 16
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 (2.71%) Confluence
1 20 (2.71%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.95%) IIS
4 3 (0.41%) Apache
4 3 (0.41%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.14%) nginx
6 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 18 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.81%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.27%) Maximo
4 1 (0.14%) iTrent
4 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 252 (34.19%) Azure
2 176 (23.88%) AWS
3 92 (12.48%) Entra ID
4 91 (12.35%) GCP
5 69 (9.36%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (4.21%) Microsoft Purview
6 31 (4.21%) SaaS
7 30 (4.07%) Azure Sentinel
8 27 (3.66%) Serverless
9 23 (3.12%) GitHub
10 19 (2.58%) OpenShift
11 18 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (2.31%) OCI
12 17 (2.31%) Power Platform
13 16 (2.17%) AWS CloudFormation
14 14 (1.90%) GitHub Actions
15 12 (1.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
16 10 (1.36%) Amazon GuardDuty
16 10 (1.36%) Azure Monitor
17 9 (1.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 66 (8.96%) Firewall
2 60 (8.14%) Network Security
3 28 (3.80%) VPN
4 17 (2.31%) DNS
5 11 (1.49%) Intrusion Detection
6 9 (1.22%) BGP
6 9 (1.22%) HTTP
6 9 (1.22%) NGFW
6 9 (1.22%) Wireless
7 8 (1.09%) MPLS
7 8 (1.09%) WAN
8 7 (0.95%) DHCP
8 7 (0.95%) LAN
8 7 (0.95%) SSH
9 6 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.81%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (0.81%) HTTPS
9 6 (0.81%) Reverse Proxy
9 6 (0.81%) SAN
9 6 (0.81%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.12%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.04%) Power BI
3 12 (1.63%) NoSQL
4 9 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (0.95%) Metadata
7 6 (0.81%) Amazon Aurora
7 6 (0.81%) MySQL
8 5 (0.68%) Big Data
9 4 (0.54%) DocumentDB
9 4 (0.54%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.54%) Redis
10 3 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.41%) Delta Lake
10 3 (0.41%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.27%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 26 (3.53%) JIRA
2 22 (2.99%) Jenkins
3 14 (1.90%) Burp Suite
4 10 (1.36%) Metasploit
5 7 (0.95%) GitLab
6 5 (0.68%) Snyk
7 3 (0.41%) Git
8 2 (0.27%) JMeter
8 2 (0.27%) MSTest
8 2 (0.27%) Selenium
8 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.14%) AppScan
9 1 (0.14%) MSI
9 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.14%) sqlmap
General
1 262 (35.55%) Social Skills
2 128 (17.37%) Finance
3 101 (13.70%) Analytical Skills
4 93 (12.62%) Public Sector
5 76 (10.31%) Documentation Skills
6 44 (5.97%) Legal
7 28 (3.80%) Banking
8 25 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (2.85%) Aerospace
10 20 (2.71%) Manufacturing
11 18 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (1.90%) Financial Institution
13 13 (1.76%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.22%) Military
14 9 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
14 9 (1.22%) Retail
15 8 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.09%) Law
16 4 (0.54%) Local Government
16 4 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 130 (17.64%) Architect
2 102 (13.84%) Analyst
3 73 (9.91%) Consultant
4 57 (7.73%) Security Architect
5 55 (7.46%) Lead
6 54 (7.33%) Security Engineer
7 46 (6.24%) Security Consultant
8 45 (6.11%) Security Analyst
9 42 (5.70%) Project Manager
10 41 (5.56%) Security Manager
11 39 (5.29%) Senior
12 28 (3.80%) Business Analyst
13 27 (3.66%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 26 (3.53%) Security Specialist
15 22 (2.99%) Cloud Architect
16 21 (2.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 20 (2.71%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 20 (2.71%) Security Project Manager
18 19 (2.58%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 19 (2.58%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (6.51%) LDAP
2 40 (5.43%) OpenID
2 40 (5.43%) SAML
3 34 (4.61%) OAuth
4 22 (2.99%) OAuth2
5 19 (2.58%) SailPoint
6 16 (2.17%) REST
7 10 (1.36%) Kafka
8 9 (1.22%) Oracle Fusion
8 9 (1.22%) Web Services
9 8 (1.09%) Middleware
9 8 (1.09%) RESTful
10 7 (0.95%) Elastic Stack
10 7 (0.95%) Microsoft Graph
11 5 (0.68%) Spring
11 5 (0.68%) Spring Boot
12 4 (0.54%) 802.1X
12 4 (0.54%) gRPC
12 4 (0.54%) Hibernate
12 4 (0.54%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 75 (10.18%) Onboarding
2 73 (9.91%) Operational Technology
3 65 (8.82%) Cloud Native
4 59 (8.01%) Security Posture
5 48 (6.51%) Management Information System
6 26 (3.53%) SCADA
7 23 (3.12%) Data Centre
8 22 (2.99%) Security Operations Centre
9 21 (2.85%) Hybrid Cloud
10 20 (2.71%) Analytical Mindset
11 19 (2.58%) PKI
12 18 (2.44%) Product Ownership
13 16 (2.17%) Virtual Team
14 15 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
15 14 (1.90%) CMDB
16 13 (1.76%) Cyber Defence
17 12 (1.63%) BYOD
17 12 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
18 10 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
18 10 (1.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 118 (16.01%) Windows
2 77 (10.45%) Linux
3 37 (5.02%) Unix
3 37 (5.02%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.49%) Ubuntu
5 7 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.41%) CentOS
6 3 (0.41%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.27%) AIX
7 2 (0.27%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.27%) Android
7 2 (0.27%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.27%) Solaris
7 2 (0.27%) VMS
8 1 (0.14%) CoreOS
8 1 (0.14%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.14%) Rocky
8 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (51.83%) Cybersecurity
2 206 (27.95%) Information Security
3 176 (23.88%) Risk Management
4 166 (22.52%) SIEM
5 143 (19.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 143 (19.40%) Stakeholder Management
6 121 (16.42%) Cloud Security
7 110 (14.93%) Continuous Improvement
8 109 (14.79%) DevOps
9 108 (14.65%) Security Architecture
10 107 (14.52%) CI/CD
11 105 (14.25%) Incident Response
12 98 (13.30%) Security Operations
12 98 (13.30%) Vulnerability Management
13 97 (13.16%) Threat Modelling
14 96 (13.03%) Roadmaps
15 93 (12.62%) ITSM
16 90 (12.21%) Agile
16 90 (12.21%) Problem-Solving
17 79 (10.72%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 104 (14.11%) PowerShell
2 101 (13.70%) Python
3 28 (3.80%) SQL
4 25 (3.39%) Bash
5 12 (1.63%) Bicep
6 8 (1.09%) Java
7 6 (0.81%) Perl
8 4 (0.54%) Go
8 4 (0.54%) PHP
9 3 (0.41%) C#
9 3 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (0.41%) Ruby
10 2 (0.27%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.14%) Lisp
11 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 291 (39.48%) Security Cleared
2 222 (30.12%) SC Cleared
3 175 (23.74%) CISSP
4 128 (17.37%) CISM
5 110 (14.93%) Degree
6 67 (9.09%) DV Cleared
7 53 (7.19%) Cisco Certification
8 43 (5.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 40 (5.43%) CRISC
10 36 (4.88%) GIAC
10 36 (4.88%) PMI Certification
11 34 (4.61%) PMP
12 32 (4.34%) CISA
13 30 (4.07%) CEH
13 30 (4.07%) CompTIA Security+
14 26 (3.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 24 (3.26%) Azure Certification
16 22 (2.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 21 (2.85%) AWS Certification
17 21 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 467 (63.36%) NIST
2 193 (26.19%) GDPR
3 104 (14.11%) GRC
4 86 (11.67%) PCI DSS
5 84 (11.40%) NCSC
6 81 (10.99%) Cyber Essentials
7 63 (8.55%) SOC 2
8 47 (6.38%) COBIT
9 36 (4.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 31 (4.21%) NIST 800
11 27 (3.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 23 (3.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 21 (2.85%) Data Quality
14 19 (2.58%) HIPAA
15 17 (2.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 17 (2.31%) QA
16 16 (2.17%) JSP 440
17 15 (2.04%) ISO 31000
18 14 (1.90%) SLA
19 13 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 117 (15.88%) Active Directory
2 26 (3.53%) Docker
3 20 (2.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.63%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.41%) vSphere
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.14%) Ceph
8 1 (0.14%) GPFS
8 1 (0.14%) KVM
8 1 (0.14%) Lustre
8 1 (0.14%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.14%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 55 (7.46%) Kubernetes
2 46 (6.24%) Terraform
3 30 (4.07%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (2.85%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (2.44%) Ansible
6 8 (1.09%) Nmap
7 7 (0.95%) Nessus
8 6 (0.81%) Grafana
8 6 (0.81%) vCenter Server
9 5 (0.68%) CASB
9 5 (0.68%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.41%) OpenVAS
10 3 (0.41%) Podman
10 3 (0.41%) Puppet
10 3 (0.41%) QRadar
10 3 (0.41%) RSA Archer
10 3 (0.41%) SCOM
11 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.27%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 145 (19.67%) Microsoft
2 74 (10.04%) CyberArk
3 45 (6.11%) ServiceNow
4 40 (5.43%) BeyondTrust
5 38 (5.16%) Oracle
6 36 (4.88%) Splunk
7 27 (3.66%) Cisco
8 22 (2.99%) VMware
9 17 (2.31%) Google
10 13 (1.76%) Qualys
11 11 (1.49%) Tenable
12 10 (1.36%) Rapid7
13 9 (1.22%) Fortinet
13 9 (1.22%) Palo Alto
14 8 (1.09%) CrowdStrike
14 8 (1.09%) Okta
15 7 (0.95%) SAP
15 7 (0.95%) SolarWinds
16 6 (0.81%) Zscaler
17 5 (0.68%) Veracode
346 ISO/IEC 27001 jobs in England