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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 223 168
Rank change year-on-year +83 -55 +147
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 553 359 647
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.01% 1.10% 1.52%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.63% 8.45% 10.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 371 268 482
10th Percentile £338 £414 £425
25th Percentile £450 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £583 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% -2.92% -
75th Percentile £651 £675 £700
90th Percentile £775 £741 £800
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £599
% change year-on-year -4.35% -3.97% -0.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 4 12
10th Percentile £30.39 - -
25th Percentile - £26.25 £42.25
Median hourly rate £33.50 £31.25 £48.25
Median % change year-on-year +7.20% -35.23% +96.94%
75th Percentile £52.50 £35.00 £77.66
90th Percentile £78.00 - £78.36
UK median hourly rate £33.50 £35.00 £48.25
% change year-on-year -4.29% -27.46% -1.80%

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 4,753 4,248 5,981
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.26% 13.07% 14.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,097 2,534 4,079
10th Percentile £300 £300 £325
25th Percentile £400 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £539
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.60% +2.67%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £656
90th Percentile £725 £756 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £512 £525
% change year-on-year -2.39% -2.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 216 230
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.24 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.96 £15.20 £20.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.56 £36.75
Median % change year-on-year +6.35% -16.84% +61.54%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.99 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.78 £70.00 £79.25
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £27.09 £35.57
% change year-on-year +10.74% -23.83% +45.16%

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ISO/IEC 27001 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ISO/IEC 27001 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 +65 250 £553 -5.56% 207
South East +67 91 £550 +5.52% 160
South West +52 61 £613 -2.00% 52
North of England +2 61 £500 -16.67% 72
Midlands +5 46 £464 -7.25% 65
Yorkshire +14 34 £455 -19.11% 35
West Midlands -2 26 £550 +10.00% 33
North West -23 26 £550 -8.33% 31
East of England +19 20 £525 +39.81% 23
East Midlands +7 20 £463 -7.50% 26
North East -5 1 £775 +47.62% 8
ISO/IEC 27001
UK

ISO/IEC 27001
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (4.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.07%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.81%) Confluence
4 3 (0.54%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.36%) TPMS
6 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 29 (5.24%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.27%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.54%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.18%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.36%) Oracle CRM
1 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
1 2 (0.36%) SAP PM
1 2 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.18%) Maximo
2 1 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.18%) Q-Pulse
2 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 211 (38.16%) Azure
2 149 (26.94%) AWS
3 97 (17.54%) GCP
4 61 (11.03%) Microsoft 365
5 48 (8.68%) Entra ID
6 36 (6.51%) Azure Sentinel
7 34 (6.15%) SaaS
8 26 (4.70%) GitHub
9 25 (4.52%) GitHub Actions
10 17 (3.07%) Power Platform
11 16 (2.89%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (2.71%) Cloud Computing
12 15 (2.71%) IaaS
13 14 (2.53%) Microsoft Purview
14 13 (2.35%) PaaS
15 11 (1.99%) Serverless
16 9 (1.63%) Amazon GuardDuty
16 9 (1.63%) AWS CloudTrail
16 9 (1.63%) OneDrive
16 9 (1.63%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 63 (11.39%) Firewall
2 56 (10.13%) Network Security
3 36 (6.51%) VPN
4 10 (1.81%) WAN
5 8 (1.45%) DNS
5 8 (1.45%) SD-WAN
6 6 (1.08%) NAS
6 6 (1.08%) SAN
6 6 (1.08%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.90%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (0.90%) Kerberos
7 5 (0.90%) SSL
7 5 (0.90%) VLAN
8 4 (0.72%) Modbus
9 3 (0.54%) LAN
9 3 (0.54%) Skype
9 3 (0.54%) SMTP
9 3 (0.54%) SSH
9 3 (0.54%) WebEx
10 2 (0.36%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.89%) Power BI
2 9 (1.63%) Delta Lake
2 9 (1.63%) GIS
3 7 (1.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 7 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (1.08%) Tableau
5 5 (0.90%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.72%) Metadata
7 3 (0.54%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.36%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.36%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.18%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.18%) Big Data
9 1 (0.18%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 33 (5.97%) JIRA
2 10 (1.81%) GitLab
2 10 (1.81%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.63%) Snyk
4 6 (1.08%) CircleCI
4 6 (1.08%) Git
4 6 (1.08%) Postman
4 6 (1.08%) SoapUI
5 3 (0.54%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.54%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.36%) ERwin
6 2 (0.36%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.36%) PowerDesigner
7 1 (0.18%) Ant
7 1 (0.18%) TestDirector
7 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 223 (40.33%) Social Skills
2 120 (21.70%) Finance
3 64 (11.57%) Public Sector
4 62 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (4.70%) Banking
5 26 (4.70%) Legal
6 22 (3.98%) Telecoms
7 18 (3.25%) Financial Institution
8 17 (3.07%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.71%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (2.71%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (2.53%) Marketing
11 12 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.99%) Electronics
13 10 (1.81%) Local Government
14 8 (1.45%) Law
14 8 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.27%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.27%) Investment Banking
16 5 (0.90%) Military
Job Titles
1 110 (19.89%) Architect
2 69 (12.48%) Security Architect
3 67 (12.12%) Consultant
4 62 (11.21%) Analyst
5 43 (7.78%) Security Consultant
6 41 (7.41%) Security Engineer
7 40 (7.23%) Lead
7 40 (7.23%) Senior
8 29 (5.24%) Security Specialist
9 26 (4.70%) Security Manager
10 20 (3.62%) Security Analyst
11 19 (3.44%) Cloud Architect
12 18 (3.25%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 17 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
14 16 (2.89%) Support Engineer
15 14 (2.53%) Azure Architect
16 13 (2.35%) Desktop Engineer
16 13 (2.35%) Desktop Support
16 13 (2.35%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 13 (2.35%) Security Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.44%) OAuth
2 18 (3.25%) SAML
3 15 (2.71%) SailPoint
4 14 (2.53%) OpenID
4 14 (2.53%) Oracle Fusion
5 10 (1.81%) LDAP
6 9 (1.63%) Elastic Stack
7 7 (1.27%) Loki
7 7 (1.27%) OAuth2
8 6 (1.08%) REST
9 4 (0.72%) FIDO
9 4 (0.72%) Google JAX
9 4 (0.72%) JAX
9 4 (0.72%) Middleware
9 4 (0.72%) PyTorch
9 4 (0.72%) scikit-learn
9 4 (0.72%) TensorFlow
10 3 (0.54%) Apache Axis
10 3 (0.54%) HTML
10 3 (0.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 82 (14.83%) Security Posture
2 68 (12.30%) Management Information System
3 37 (6.69%) Cloud Native
4 25 (4.52%) Cyber Threat
5 19 (3.44%) Security Operations Centre
6 14 (2.53%) Hybrid Cloud
7 13 (2.35%) Data Centre
8 12 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (2.17%) Operational Technology
8 12 (2.17%) PKI
9 11 (1.99%) NHS
10 10 (1.81%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.63%) Algorithms
12 8 (1.45%) Cloud Security Posture
12 8 (1.45%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.45%) SCADA
13 7 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
14 6 (1.08%) Enterprise Cloud
14 6 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
15 5 (0.90%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 47 (8.50%) Windows
2 20 (3.62%) Linux
3 15 (2.71%) Mac OS
4 13 (2.35%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.27%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.54%) VMS
9 2 (0.36%) AIX
9 2 (0.36%) Kali Linux
9 2 (0.36%) Solaris
10 1 (0.18%) CentOS
10 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (36.35%) Cybersecurity
2 150 (27.12%) Risk Management
3 140 (25.32%) Information Security
4 133 (24.05%) Cloud Security
5 126 (22.78%) Incident Response
6 96 (17.36%) SIEM
7 82 (14.83%) DevOps
8 79 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
9 78 (14.10%) Vulnerability Management
10 76 (13.74%) CI/CD
11 73 (13.20%) Security Operations
12 71 (12.84%) Problem-Solving
13 70 (12.66%) Identity Access Management
14 68 (12.30%) Security Architecture
15 66 (11.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 66 (11.93%) Threat Modelling
16 64 (11.57%) Agile
17 58 (10.49%) Infrastructure as Code
18 56 (10.13%) DevSecOps
19 55 (9.95%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 67 (12.12%) PowerShell
2 61 (11.03%) Python
3 33 (5.97%) Bash
4 25 (4.52%) SQL
5 17 (3.07%) Bicep
6 13 (2.35%) Java
7 8 (1.45%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (0.90%) C#
8 5 (0.90%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.72%) C++
9 4 (0.72%) R
10 3 (0.54%) C
10 3 (0.54%) Ruby
10 3 (0.54%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.36%) Go
11 2 (0.36%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.18%) BeanShell
12 1 (0.18%) Perl
12 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 169 (30.56%) CISSP
2 129 (23.33%) Security Cleared
3 117 (21.16%) CISM
4 98 (17.72%) SC Cleared
5 83 (15.01%) Degree
6 45 (8.14%) CISA
7 34 (6.15%) Cisco Certification
8 31 (5.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 29 (5.24%) Computer Science Degree
10 27 (4.88%) DV Cleared
11 26 (4.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 24 (4.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 23 (4.16%) Azure Certification
13 23 (4.16%) GIAC
14 22 (3.98%) AWS Certification
14 22 (3.98%) CRISC
15 21 (3.80%) CESG Certified Professional
15 21 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
16 18 (3.25%) CEH
16 18 (3.25%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 318 (57.50%) NIST
2 180 (32.55%) GDPR
3 71 (12.84%) PCI DSS
4 53 (9.58%) GRC
5 46 (8.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 38 (6.87%) NCSC
6 38 (6.87%) SOC 2
7 31 (5.61%) COBIT
8 30 (5.42%) NIST 800
9 27 (4.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 26 (4.70%) HIPAA
11 23 (4.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 22 (3.98%) RMADS
13 17 (3.07%) QA
14 16 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 14 (2.53%) SLA
16 12 (2.17%) ISO 9001
16 12 (2.17%) JSP 440
17 10 (1.81%) Def Stans
18 9 (1.63%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 64 (11.57%) Active Directory
2 31 (5.61%) Docker
3 13 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.36%) Firmware
5 2 (0.36%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.18%) Snort
6 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 49 (8.86%) Terraform
2 41 (7.41%) Kubernetes
3 37 (6.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 21 (3.80%) Single Sign-On
5 16 (2.89%) Prometheus
6 14 (2.53%) SCCM
7 13 (2.35%) QRadar
8 12 (2.17%) Ansible
8 12 (2.17%) Grafana
9 10 (1.81%) RSA Archer
10 6 (1.08%) CSIRT
10 6 (1.08%) Nessus
11 4 (0.72%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 3 (0.54%) Fluentd
12 3 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.36%) Kustomize
13 2 (0.36%) PingFederate
13 2 (0.36%) Puppet
13 2 (0.36%) SCOM
13 2 (0.36%) SELinux
Vendors
1 151 (27.31%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.23%) Splunk
3 37 (6.69%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.52%) Citrix
5 24 (4.34%) Google
6 20 (3.62%) Oracle
7 17 (3.07%) CyberArk
8 16 (2.89%) VMware
9 14 (2.53%) SAP
10 13 (2.35%) Cisco
11 12 (2.17%) CrowdStrike
11 12 (2.17%) Tenable
12 11 (1.99%) Qualys
12 11 (1.99%) Rapid7
13 10 (1.81%) BeyondTrust
13 10 (1.81%) Databricks
14 9 (1.63%) ArcSight
14 9 (1.63%) OpenAI
14 9 (1.63%) Thycotic
15 8 (1.45%) Palo Alto