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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 610 483 493
Rank change year-on-year -127 +10 +10
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 23 26 34
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.050% 0.095% 0.10%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.28% 0.55% 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 18 28
10th Percentile £515 £378 £492
25th Percentile £550 £414 £508
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £528 £540
Median % change year-on-year +12.80% -2.31% -
75th Percentile £850 £599 £585
90th Percentile - £786 £750
UK median daily rate £595 £525 £545
% change year-on-year +13.33% -3.67% +0.93%

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 8,170 4,727 4,265
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.67% 17.28% 13.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,149 3,078 2,559
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £609 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 578 228 215
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.12 £17.96 £15.22
Median hourly rate £33.98 £32.50 £31.12
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.43% -12.66%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.00 £64.24
90th Percentile £77.50 £82.83 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.00 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +10.00% +9.09% -22.54%

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 15 September 2026.

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 15 September 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 -90 11 £545 -0.91% 25
South East -58 10 £850 +32.81% 3
East of England - 2 - -
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.35%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (30.43%) Azure
2 6 (26.09%) AWS
3 4 (17.39%) GCP
4 2 (8.70%) Akamai
4 2 (8.70%) AWS KMS
4 2 (8.70%) Azure Key Vault
4 2 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (8.70%) OCI
4 2 (8.70%) SaaS
5 1 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.04%) Firewall
2 2 (8.70%) ADSL
2 2 (8.70%) Cisco ISE
2 2 (8.70%) IPsec
2 2 (8.70%) Network Security
2 2 (8.70%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Burp Suite
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
1 2 (8.70%) Snyk
General
1 4 (17.39%) Finance
1 4 (17.39%) Social Skills
2 2 (8.70%) Legal
3 1 (4.35%) Aerospace
3 1 (4.35%) Banking
3 1 (4.35%) International Banking
3 1 (4.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Architect
2 8 (34.78%) Security Architect
3 7 (30.43%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 5 (21.74%) Security Engineer
5 4 (17.39%) Analyst
5 4 (17.39%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 4 (17.39%) Security Analyst
6 2 (8.70%) Firewall Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) Lead
6 2 (8.70%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (4.35%) Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Principal Engineer
7 1 (4.35%) Principal Security Engineer
7 1 (4.35%) Security Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Operational Technology
2 3 (13.04%) PKI
3 2 (8.70%) Algorithms
3 2 (8.70%) Cloud Native
3 2 (8.70%) SCADA
4 1 (4.35%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.04%) Linux
2 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (78.26%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (43.48%) CI/CD
3 8 (34.78%) Zero Trust
4 7 (30.43%) Security Architecture
5 6 (26.09%) Penetration Testing
5 6 (26.09%) SABSA
5 6 (26.09%) Threat Modelling
6 5 (21.74%) DevSecOps
6 5 (21.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (21.74%) TOGAF
7 4 (17.39%) Agile
7 4 (17.39%) Cloud Security
7 4 (17.39%) Containerisation
7 4 (17.39%) Cryptography
7 4 (17.39%) Information Security
7 4 (17.39%) Risk Management
7 4 (17.39%) Roadmaps
7 4 (17.39%) Security Testing
7 4 (17.39%) Supplier Management
8 3 (13.04%) MITRE ATT&CK
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) Python
2 2 (8.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) CISSP
2 5 (21.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 5 (21.74%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (17.39%) CISM
3 4 (17.39%) CRISC
3 4 (17.39%) SC Cleared
3 4 (17.39%) Security Cleared
4 3 (13.04%) CEH
4 3 (13.04%) CISA
4 3 (13.04%) GIAC
4 3 (13.04%) GPEN
4 3 (13.04%) OSCP
5 2 (8.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (4.35%) CASP
6 1 (4.35%) CCSP
6 1 (4.35%) GCIA
6 1 (4.35%) GCIH
6 1 (4.35%) GREM
6 1 (4.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (4.35%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (82.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (73.91%) NIST
3 8 (34.78%) NCSC
4 5 (21.74%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (21.74%) NIST 800
5 4 (17.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (17.39%) IASME
6 3 (13.04%) PCI DSS
7 2 (8.70%) GDPR
7 2 (8.70%) GRC
7 2 (8.70%) HIPAA
7 2 (8.70%) ISA99
7 2 (8.70%) SOC 2
8 1 (4.35%) Def Stans
System Software
1 3 (13.04%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (4.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (17.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.04%) VMware
3 2 (8.70%) Cisco
3 2 (8.70%) CrowdStrike
3 2 (8.70%) Fortinet
3 2 (8.70%) Qualys
4 1 (4.35%) BMC