ISO/IEC 27001 Contracts in England

ISO/IEC 27001
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring ISO/IEC 27001 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ISO/IEC 27001 over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 247 211
Rank change year-on-year +74 -36 +89
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 410 354 589
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.61% 0.95% 1.25%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.75% 7.07% 9.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 279 275 436
10th Percentile £357 £400 £425
25th Percentile £463 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £586
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -1.95% +3.10%
75th Percentile £650 £670 £700
90th Percentile £750 £745 £800
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.30% - +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 13
10th Percentile £29.31 - £44.00
25th Percentile £35.77 £26.25 £59.73
Median hourly rate £57.00 £27.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +107.26% -60.71% +11.11%
75th Percentile £69.94 £28.75 £77.50
90th Percentile £100.55 - £79.30
UK median hourly rate £57.00 £27.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +107.26% -60.71% +6.40%

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 4,204 5,010 6,409
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.48% 13.49% 13.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,721 3,140 4,337
10th Percentile £270 £300 £313
25th Percentile £400 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 183 379 231
10th Percentile £15.13 £11.00 £15.21
25th Percentile £21.60 £13.18 £20.25
Median hourly rate £32.50 £24.18 £41.04
Median % change year-on-year +34.41% -41.08% +52.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £51.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £84.88 £70.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £31.57 £23.80 £37.50
% change year-on-year +32.63% -36.53% +37.61%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in England.

Daily rate trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in England

ISO/IEC 27001
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in England over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in England

ISO/IEC 27001
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in England.

Hourly rate trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in England

ISO/IEC 27001
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in England over the 6 months to 30 June 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 30 June 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 +57 199 £575 -1.71% 1,216
South East +96 78 £575 +31.81% 374
North of England +4 43 £550 -1.79% 318
South West +34 33 £613 +2.08% 182
Midlands +10 28 £450 -10.00% 184
Yorkshire +17 20 £525 -4.55% 125
West Midlands +11 18 £450 -10.00% 117
North West -9 18 £550 -7.56% 169
East of England +31 16 £522 +43.01% 144
East Midlands +1 10 £414 -8.11% 66
North East +4 5 £700 +33.33% 24
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 20 (4.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (3.17%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.22%) Confluence
4 2 (0.49%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.49%) TPMS
5 1 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 19 (4.63%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.73%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.49%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 136 (33.17%) Azure
2 100 (24.39%) AWS
3 63 (15.37%) GCP
4 33 (8.05%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (7.07%) Entra ID
6 25 (6.10%) Azure Sentinel
7 18 (4.39%) SaaS
8 16 (3.90%) Serverless
9 12 (2.93%) Power Platform
10 11 (2.68%) Cloud Computing
10 11 (2.68%) GitHub
10 11 (2.68%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (2.68%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (2.68%) OCI
11 10 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (2.44%) IaaS
12 8 (1.95%) AWS Lambda
12 8 (1.95%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.95%) PaaS
13 7 (1.71%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 48 (11.71%) Network Security
2 41 (10.00%) Firewall
3 29 (7.07%) VPN
4 8 (1.95%) DNS
4 8 (1.95%) WAN
5 7 (1.71%) NAS
5 7 (1.71%) SAN
6 6 (1.46%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.98%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (0.98%) SSL
7 4 (0.98%) VLAN
8 3 (0.73%) Kerberos
8 3 (0.73%) LAN
8 3 (0.73%) SMTP
8 3 (0.73%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.49%) BGP
9 2 (0.49%) DHCP
9 2 (0.49%) MPLS
9 2 (0.49%) OSPF
9 2 (0.49%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.93%) Power BI
2 9 (2.20%) GIS
3 8 (1.95%) Oracle Reports
4 7 (1.71%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 5 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (1.22%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.22%) Tableau
6 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.73%) Big Data
7 3 (0.73%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.73%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.73%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.49%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.24%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.24%) Looker
9 1 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (4.15%) JIRA
2 7 (1.71%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.22%) GitLab
4 3 (0.73%) Git
5 1 (0.24%) JMeter
5 1 (0.24%) Postman
5 1 (0.24%) Selenium
5 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 155 (37.80%) Social Skills
2 76 (18.54%) Finance
3 46 (11.22%) Public Sector
4 42 (10.24%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (5.37%) Telecoms
6 17 (4.15%) Banking
7 16 (3.90%) Legal
8 11 (2.68%) Marketing
9 10 (2.44%) Financial Institution
9 10 (2.44%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.71%) Electronics
10 7 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.22%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.22%) Retail
12 4 (0.98%) Investment Banking
12 4 (0.98%) Law
12 4 (0.98%) Military
13 3 (0.73%) Games
Job Titles
1 91 (22.20%) Architect
2 67 (16.34%) Security Architect
3 55 (13.41%) Consultant
4 41 (10.00%) Security Consultant
5 31 (7.56%) Security Engineer
5 31 (7.56%) Senior
6 30 (7.32%) Lead
7 29 (7.07%) Security Manager
8 26 (6.34%) Analyst
8 26 (6.34%) Security Specialist
9 15 (3.66%) Support Engineer
10 13 (3.17%) Desktop Engineer
10 13 (3.17%) Desktop Support
10 13 (3.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 13 (3.17%) Solutions Architect
11 12 (2.93%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 12 (2.93%) Information Specialist
12 10 (2.44%) Cloud Architect
12 10 (2.44%) Information Security Specialist
12 10 (2.44%) Senior Information Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.66%) OAuth
1 15 (3.66%) OpenID
1 15 (3.66%) Oracle Fusion
1 15 (3.66%) SailPoint
1 15 (3.66%) SAML
2 8 (1.95%) Elastic Stack
2 8 (1.95%) LDAP
3 6 (1.46%) REST
4 5 (1.22%) Web Services
5 4 (0.98%) FIDO
5 4 (0.98%) SOAP
6 3 (0.73%) Apache Axis
6 3 (0.73%) Kafka
6 3 (0.73%) Middleware
6 3 (0.73%) Node.js
6 3 (0.73%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.24%) Azure Blueprints
7 1 (0.24%) Spring
7 1 (0.24%) XML
7 1 (0.24%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (13.90%) Security Posture
2 45 (10.98%) Management Information System
3 18 (4.39%) Cloud Native
4 17 (4.15%) Cyber Threat
5 14 (3.41%) Operational Technology
6 13 (3.17%) Hybrid Cloud
6 13 (3.17%) Security Operations Centre
7 11 (2.68%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.68%) PKI
8 7 (1.71%) Algorithms
8 7 (1.71%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.71%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.71%) SCADA
9 6 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.46%) NHS
10 5 (1.22%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 28 (6.83%) Windows
2 16 (3.90%) Linux
3 12 (2.93%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.46%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.73%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.49%) AIX
7 2 (0.49%) Solaris
8 1 (0.24%) VMS
8 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (37.80%) Cybersecurity
2 110 (26.83%) Risk Management
3 99 (24.15%) Information Security
4 98 (23.90%) Cloud Security
5 80 (19.51%) Incident Response
6 64 (15.61%) Vulnerability Management
7 61 (14.88%) Stakeholder Management
8 60 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
8 60 (14.63%) SIEM
9 57 (13.90%) Security Architecture
10 55 (13.41%) Agile
10 55 (13.41%) Identity Access Management
11 50 (12.20%) Security Operations
12 47 (11.46%) DevOps
13 45 (10.98%) Risk Assessment
14 42 (10.24%) ITIL
14 42 (10.24%) Threat Modelling
15 41 (10.00%) Roadmaps
15 41 (10.00%) Zero Trust
16 38 (9.27%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 51 (12.44%) Python
2 37 (9.02%) PowerShell
3 22 (5.37%) SQL
4 14 (3.41%) Bash
5 13 (3.17%) Java
6 9 (2.20%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (1.71%) C#
8 6 (1.46%) Bicep
9 5 (1.22%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.73%) Ruby
11 2 (0.49%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.24%) BeanShell
12 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.24%) Go
12 1 (0.24%) Groovy
12 1 (0.24%) Perl
12 1 (0.24%) PHP
12 1 (0.24%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 135 (32.93%) CISSP
2 102 (24.88%) Security Cleared
3 94 (22.93%) CISM
4 74 (18.05%) SC Cleared
5 68 (16.59%) Degree
6 35 (8.54%) CISA
7 28 (6.83%) DV Cleared
8 24 (5.85%) AWS Certification
8 24 (5.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (5.61%) Cisco Certification
10 21 (5.12%) CRISC
10 21 (5.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 18 (4.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 18 (4.39%) Azure Certification
11 18 (4.39%) CESG Certified Professional
12 17 (4.15%) CEH
13 16 (3.90%) GIAC
14 14 (3.41%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (3.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 13 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 243 (59.27%) NIST
2 120 (29.27%) GDPR
3 46 (11.22%) PCI DSS
4 35 (8.54%) GRC
5 33 (8.05%) NIST 800
6 32 (7.80%) NCSC
7 29 (7.07%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 26 (6.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 24 (5.85%) SOC 2
10 21 (5.12%) COBIT
10 21 (5.12%) HIPAA
11 20 (4.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 18 (4.39%) RMADS
13 12 (2.93%) JSP 440
13 12 (2.93%) QA
14 10 (2.44%) SLA
15 8 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 8 (1.95%) ISO 22301
16 7 (1.71%) ISO 9001
17 6 (1.46%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 45 (10.98%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.93%) Docker
3 6 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.49%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.24%) KVM
6 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 27 (6.59%) Terraform
2 20 (4.88%) Kubernetes
2 20 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (4.15%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (2.44%) Grafana
5 8 (1.95%) Ansible
5 8 (1.95%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.71%) RSA Archer
7 4 (0.98%) Nessus
7 4 (0.98%) QRadar
8 3 (0.73%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.49%) CASB
9 2 (0.49%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.49%) Kustomize
9 2 (0.49%) Puppet
9 2 (0.49%) SCCM
9 2 (0.49%) SELinux
10 1 (0.24%) logstash
10 1 (0.24%) OPNET
10 1 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 88 (21.46%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.29%) ServiceNow
3 22 (5.37%) Oracle
4 19 (4.63%) CyberArk
5 16 (3.90%) Splunk
6 14 (3.41%) Cisco
6 14 (3.41%) Google
7 13 (3.17%) Citrix
7 13 (3.17%) SAP
8 10 (2.44%) Palo Alto
9 9 (2.20%) Okta
10 8 (1.95%) BeyondTrust
10 8 (1.95%) Rapid7
11 7 (1.71%) Fortinet
11 7 (1.71%) Tenable
11 7 (1.71%) VMware
12 6 (1.46%) EMC
12 6 (1.46%) ESRI
12 6 (1.46%) Qualys
13 5 (1.22%) Alteryx