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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 180 142 220
Rank change year-on-year -38 +78 -56
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 745 568 366
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.61% 2.02% 1.13%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.02% 11.61% 8.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 474 384 260
10th Percentile £419 £350 £413
25th Percentile £478 £447 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.36% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £645 £650 £675
90th Percentile £746 £775 £741
UK median daily rate £548 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.37% -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 21 5
10th Percentile £43.81 £30.61 -
25th Percentile £51.25 - £26.25
Median hourly rate £71.00 £33.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +111.94% -4.29% -21.35%
75th Percentile £80.00 £60.00 -
90th Percentile £86.39 £95.00 £61.04
UK median hourly rate £71.00 £33.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +111.94% -4.29% -21.35%

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 8,256 4,892 4,254
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.82% 17.42% 13.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,149 3,187 2,474
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -3.85% -3.70%
75th Percentile £614 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £714 £756
UK median daily rate £509 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +1.80% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 635 236 204
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.96 £17.59
Median hourly rate £32.40 £32.50 £34.47
Median % change year-on-year -0.32% -5.70% -12.97%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £74.15 £81.50 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.40 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +7.98% +9.09% -22.82%

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 4 October 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 4 October 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 4 October 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 -26 350 £575 +4.55% 649
South East -6 175 £525 -5.62% 228
North of England -45 84 £500 +2.56% 176
South West -37 53 £525 -9.68% 103
North West -17 51 £525 -4.55% 93
Midlands -40 45 £500 +8.11% 98
West Midlands -22 41 £500 -10.11% 61
Yorkshire -47 31 £475 +3.26% 57
East of England -19 25 £518 -3.72% 58
East Midlands -29 4 - - 37
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 16 (2.15%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.88%) IIS
3 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.07%) Confluence
5 3 (0.40%) Apache
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.27%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 11 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.81%) 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
1 268 (35.97%) Azure
2 165 (22.15%) AWS
3 130 (17.45%) Entra ID
4 96 (12.89%) GCP
5 81 (10.87%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (5.91%) SaaS
7 36 (4.83%) Azure Sentinel
8 29 (3.89%) Microsoft Purview
9 26 (3.49%) GitHub
9 26 (3.49%) OCI
10 24 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (2.42%) GitHub Actions
12 17 (2.28%) Power Platform
13 15 (2.01%) Serverless
14 13 (1.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 12 (1.61%) Azure Key Vault
15 12 (1.61%) IaaS
15 12 (1.61%) PaaS
16 11 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
16 11 (1.48%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 65 (8.72%) Firewall
2 63 (8.46%) Network Security
3 21 (2.82%) VPN
4 11 (1.48%) DNS
5 10 (1.34%) Intrusion Detection
6 9 (1.21%) WAN
7 8 (1.07%) LAN
7 8 (1.07%) Wireless
8 7 (0.94%) NGFW
8 7 (0.94%) X.509
9 6 (0.81%) HTTPS
9 6 (0.81%) Modbus
9 6 (0.81%) TCP/IP
10 5 (0.67%) Internet
10 5 (0.67%) IPsec
10 5 (0.67%) Reverse Proxy
10 5 (0.67%) SAN
10 5 (0.67%) SSH
10 5 (0.67%) SSL
10 5 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (2.95%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.07%) Power BI
3 6 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (0.81%) Data Lake
4 5 (0.67%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.27%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.27%) Metadata
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.13%) EDMS
7 1 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.13%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (3.22%) JIRA
2 17 (2.28%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.74%) GitLab
4 9 (1.21%) Git
5 5 (0.67%) Snyk
6 4 (0.54%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.40%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.40%) Selenium
7 3 (0.40%) TestRail
8 2 (0.27%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
General
1 296 (39.73%) Social Skills
2 105 (14.09%) Finance
3 95 (12.75%) Public Sector
4 93 (12.48%) Analytical Skills
5 59 (7.92%) Documentation Skills
6 39 (5.23%) Legal
7 34 (4.56%) Manufacturing
8 32 (4.30%) Aerospace
9 28 (3.76%) Influencing Skills
10 26 (3.49%) Banking
11 23 (3.09%) Military
12 19 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (2.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (1.88%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.34%) Local Government
16 8 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
18 4 (0.54%) Cyber-Physical System
18 4 (0.54%) Financial Institution
18 4 (0.54%) Retail
Job Titles
1 151 (20.27%) Architect
2 98 (13.15%) Analyst
3 80 (10.74%) Lead
4 67 (8.99%) Consultant
5 66 (8.86%) Security Architect
6 52 (6.98%) Security Engineer
7 49 (6.58%) Security Analyst
8 48 (6.44%) Senior
9 39 (5.23%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 39 (5.23%) Security Manager
10 31 (4.16%) Security Consultant
11 27 (3.62%) Security Specialist
12 24 (3.22%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 21 (2.82%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 20 (2.68%) Solutions Architect
15 18 (2.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 18 (2.42%) Project Manager
16 17 (2.28%) Cloud Engineer
17 16 (2.15%) IT Manager
18 14 (1.88%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (7.79%) Terraform
2 52 (6.98%) LDAP
3 32 (4.30%) SailPoint
4 30 (4.03%) OAuth
4 30 (4.03%) SAML
5 24 (3.22%) OpenID
6 21 (2.82%) OAuth2
7 14 (1.88%) REST
8 13 (1.74%) Web Services
9 8 (1.07%) JSON
9 8 (1.07%) Microsoft Graph
10 7 (0.94%) Middleware
11 5 (0.67%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.67%) Elastic Stack
11 5 (0.67%) Kafka
11 5 (0.67%) RESTful
12 4 (0.54%) JWT
12 4 (0.54%) Node.js
12 4 (0.54%) Playwright
12 4 (0.54%) React
Miscellaneous
1 77 (10.34%) Onboarding
1 77 (10.34%) Operational Technology
2 63 (8.46%) Security Posture
3 62 (8.32%) Management Information System
4 59 (7.92%) Cyber Threat
5 56 (7.52%) Cloud Native
6 25 (3.36%) Data Centre
6 25 (3.36%) PKI
7 22 (2.95%) SCADA
8 19 (2.55%) Security Operations Centre
9 18 (2.42%) Cyber Defence
9 18 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
9 18 (2.42%) IoT
10 13 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
10 13 (1.74%) Public Cloud
11 11 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
12 10 (1.34%) NHS
13 9 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (1.07%) Industrial Internet of Things
14 8 (1.07%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 107 (14.36%) Windows
2 68 (9.13%) Linux
3 36 (4.83%) Unix
4 32 (4.30%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.94%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.81%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.67%) CentOS
9 3 (0.40%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.27%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
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 2008
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 425 (57.05%) Cybersecurity
2 208 (27.92%) Risk Management
3 201 (26.98%) Stakeholder Management
4 193 (25.91%) Information Security
5 177 (23.76%) SIEM
6 154 (20.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 152 (20.40%) Vulnerability Management
8 146 (19.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 143 (19.19%) Security Architecture
10 138 (18.52%) Incident Response
11 131 (17.58%) Cloud Security
12 110 (14.77%) Security Operations
13 101 (13.56%) ITSM
14 99 (13.29%) Roadmaps
15 93 (12.48%) Identity Access Management
16 85 (11.41%) Zero Trust
17 84 (11.28%) Problem-Solving
18 83 (11.14%) DevOps
18 83 (11.14%) RBAC
19 77 (10.34%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 110 (14.77%) PowerShell
2 99 (13.29%) Python
3 32 (4.30%) Bash
4 15 (2.01%) SQL
5 14 (1.88%) Bicep
6 8 (1.07%) Java
7 7 (0.94%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (0.81%) BeanShell
8 6 (0.81%) Perl
9 5 (0.67%) Go
10 2 (0.27%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.13%) Korn
11 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 288 (38.66%) Security Cleared
2 217 (29.13%) SC Cleared
3 205 (27.52%) CISSP
4 155 (20.81%) CISM
5 87 (11.68%) Degree
6 68 (9.13%) DV Cleared
7 65 (8.72%) Cisco Certification
8 64 (8.59%) CRISC
9 57 (7.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 45 (6.04%) CISA
11 34 (4.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 32 (4.30%) Azure Certification
12 32 (4.30%) CompTIA Security+
13 31 (4.16%) CCSP
13 31 (4.16%) GIAC
14 27 (3.62%) CEH
14 27 (3.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 26 (3.49%) Microsoft Certification
16 22 (2.95%) PMI Certification
17 21 (2.82%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 471 (63.22%) NIST
2 134 (17.99%) GDPR
2 134 (17.99%) GRC
3 109 (14.63%) NCSC
4 96 (12.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 71 (9.53%) PCI DSS
6 46 (6.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 41 (5.50%) SOC 2
8 33 (4.43%) NIST 800
9 31 (4.16%) COBIT
10 26 (3.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 23 (3.09%) Data Quality
12 22 (2.95%) HIPAA
13 20 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 19 (2.55%) ISO 9001
15 18 (2.42%) ISO 22301
16 16 (2.15%) ISO 31000
17 15 (2.01%) QA
18 13 (1.74%) JSP 440
19 11 (1.48%) SLA
System Software
1 151 (20.27%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.82%) Docker
3 13 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.07%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.67%) ISA Server
6 4 (0.54%) Firmware
7 3 (0.40%) vSphere
8 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.13%) Ceph
9 1 (0.13%) KVM
9 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 47 (6.31%) Kubernetes
2 30 (4.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 26 (3.49%) Ansible
4 17 (2.28%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (1.07%) QRadar
6 7 (0.94%) CASB
7 4 (0.54%) Argo
7 4 (0.54%) Grafana
7 4 (0.54%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.40%) Nessus
8 3 (0.40%) Podman
8 3 (0.40%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.40%) Puppet
9 2 (0.27%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.27%) Istio
9 2 (0.27%) Nexpose
9 2 (0.27%) SCCM
10 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 194 (26.04%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.99%) CyberArk
3 50 (6.71%) ServiceNow
4 31 (4.16%) BeyondTrust
5 30 (4.03%) Oracle
6 29 (3.89%) Google
7 27 (3.62%) Splunk
8 23 (3.09%) CrowdStrike
9 21 (2.82%) Cisco
9 21 (2.82%) Qualys
10 18 (2.42%) Palo Alto
11 17 (2.28%) Rapid7
12 15 (2.01%) VMware
13 14 (1.88%) Okta
14 12 (1.61%) SAP
14 12 (1.61%) Tenable
15 9 (1.21%) Tripwire
16 8 (1.07%) Databricks
16 8 (1.07%) F5
16 8 (1.07%) SolarWinds