ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) Contract Job Trends in England

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 507 497 510
Rank change year-on-year -10 +13 +206
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 27 21 71
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.093% 0.068% 0.18%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.52% 0.52% 1.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 18 62
10th Percentile £413 £492 £483
25th Percentile £425 £510 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £530 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -1.85% -7.69%
75th Percentile £594 £576 £630
90th Percentile £818 £589 £773
UK median daily rate £530 £538 £540
% change year-on-year -1.40% -0.46% -7.69%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 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 5,154 4,013 5,661
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.68% 12.98% 14.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,349 2,342 3,807
10th Percentile £306 £291 £324
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £512 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.39% -5.14% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £750 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 168 239
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.24 £15.17
25th Percentile £17.65 £15.92 £20.29
Median hourly rate £30.75 £31.37 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.99% -16.35% +44.23%
75th Percentile £63.40 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.10 £70.00 £83.14
UK median hourly rate £27.77 £26.68 £38.46
% change year-on-year +4.09% -30.63% +47.92%

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) job vacancy trend in England

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in England over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in England

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
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 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) within the England region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 -3 11 £585 +11.43% 5
Midlands -15 7 £449 -10.20% 2
East Midlands - 7 £449 - 2
South East +10 5 £530 +32.50% 9
North West -30 1 £513 -8.48%
North of England -43 1 £513 -8.48%
ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
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:

Applications
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (7.41%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 10 (37.04%) AWS
2 7 (25.93%) Azure
2 7 (25.93%) Power Platform
3 2 (7.41%) Azure AI
3 2 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (7.41%) Azure Functions
3 2 (7.41%) Azure Key Vault
3 2 (7.41%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (7.41%) Serverless
4 1 (3.70%) IaaS
4 1 (3.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (18.52%) Firewall
2 2 (7.41%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (7.41%) Modbus
2 2 (7.41%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (25.93%) Power BI
1 7 (25.93%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (29.63%) JIRA
General
1 9 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (14.81%) Law
2 4 (14.81%) Police
3 3 (11.11%) Finance
4 2 (7.41%) Manufacturing
4 2 (7.41%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (18.52%) Product Owner
2 4 (14.81%) Security Specialist
3 3 (11.11%) Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Security Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Senior
4 2 (7.41%) Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 2 (7.41%) Lead
4 2 (7.41%) Security Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Security Engineer
4 2 (7.41%) Security Tester
4 2 (7.41%) Senior Security Engineer
4 2 (7.41%) Tester
5 1 (3.70%) Chief Information Security Officer
5 1 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Delivery Manager
5 1 (3.70%) IT Architect
5 1 (3.70%) SABSA Security Architect
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Network Engineer
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (37.04%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) Management Information System
1 5 (18.52%) Product Ownership
1 5 (18.52%) Public Cloud
2 3 (11.11%) Operational Technology
3 2 (7.41%) Insider Threat
3 2 (7.41%) Life Science
3 2 (7.41%) PKI
3 2 (7.41%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (7.41%) SCADA
3 2 (7.41%) Security Posture
4 1 (3.70%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (40.74%) Agile
1 11 (40.74%) Cloud Security
1 11 (40.74%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (37.04%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (37.04%) Information Security
2 10 (37.04%) IT Audit
3 8 (29.63%) AI
3 8 (29.63%) Kanban
4 6 (22.22%) Generative AI
4 6 (22.22%) Incident Response
4 6 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (22.22%) Test Automation
5 4 (14.81%) Data-Driven Testing
5 4 (14.81%) Fintech
5 4 (14.81%) Programme Governance
5 4 (14.81%) Vulnerability Management
6 3 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (11.11%) SABSA
6 3 (11.11%) Test Strategy
6 3 (11.11%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (7.41%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (48.15%) CISM
1 13 (48.15%) CISSP
2 10 (37.04%) CISA
2 10 (37.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 9 (33.33%) Degree
4 6 (22.22%) SC Cleared
4 6 (22.22%) Security Cleared
5 2 (7.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (7.41%) CCNA
5 2 (7.41%) CCNP
5 2 (7.41%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.70%) CEH
6 1 (3.70%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (3.70%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (85.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (70.37%) NIST
3 13 (48.15%) NIST 800
4 11 (40.74%) COBIT
5 7 (25.93%) NCSC
6 5 (18.52%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 4 (14.81%) QA
8 3 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (11.11%) IASME
8 3 (11.11%) PCI DSS
9 2 (7.41%) GDPR
9 2 (7.41%) SOC 2
10 1 (3.70%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (3.70%) GAMP
10 1 (3.70%) HIPAA
10 1 (3.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (3.70%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (29.63%) RSA Archer
2 1 (3.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 10 (37.04%) Rapid7
2 7 (25.93%) Alteryx
2 7 (25.93%) ServiceNow
3 2 (7.41%) Microsoft
3 2 (7.41%) Rockwell
4 1 (3.70%) CyberArk