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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 487 494 503
Rank change year-on-year +7 +9 +219
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 25 34 87
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.090% 0.10% 0.21%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.52% 0.79% 1.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 28 75
10th Percentile £378 £492 £460
25th Percentile £413 £508 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% - -2.92%
75th Percentile £585 £585 £634
90th Percentile £672 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £545 £533
% change year-on-year -3.67% +2.35% -3.18%

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 4,786 4,309 5,895
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.22% 13.08% 14.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,125 2,575 4,009
10th Percentile £300 £300 £325
25th Percentile £400 £405 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £657
90th Percentile £725 £762 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 227 215 227
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.24 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.96 £15.22 £19.47
Median hourly rate £32.50 £31.12 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.43% -17.01% +66.67%
75th Percentile £61.13 £64.24 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.85 £70.00 £78.36
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £35.63
% change year-on-year +9.09% -22.82% +54.91%

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

Job postings citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 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 18 September 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 18 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 +19 14 £496 -8.15% 10
South East +22 4 £640 +124.56% 7
Midlands -15 4 £495 -1.00% 5
East Midlands - 3 £465 - 4
West Midlands -12 1 £603 +20.60%
North West -18 1 £363 -36.68% 1
North of England -21 1 £363 -34.09% 1
ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
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ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
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:

Applications
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (8.00%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 6 (24.00%) Azure
2 5 (20.00%) Power Platform
3 4 (16.00%) AWS
4 3 (12.00%) OCI
5 2 (8.00%) Azure AI
5 2 (8.00%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (8.00%) Azure Functions
5 2 (8.00%) Azure Key Vault
5 2 (8.00%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (8.00%) IaaS
5 2 (8.00%) SaaS
5 2 (8.00%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (24.00%) Firewall
2 2 (8.00%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (8.00%) Modbus
2 2 (8.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (20.00%) Power BI
1 5 (20.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 7 (28.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (8.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (24.00%) Architect
1 6 (24.00%) Security Architect
2 4 (16.00%) Consultant
2 4 (16.00%) Security Consultant
3 3 (12.00%) Security Specialist
4 2 (8.00%) Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Cloud Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Infrastructure Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Lead
4 2 (8.00%) Oracle Architect
4 2 (8.00%) SABSA Security Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Security Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Security Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Senior
4 2 (8.00%) Senior Security Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Chief Security Officer
5 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (4.00%) Security Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (24.00%) SailPoint
2 3 (12.00%) OAuth
2 3 (12.00%) OpenID
2 3 (12.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (12.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (28.00%) Management Information System
2 6 (24.00%) Security Posture
3 3 (12.00%) Operational Technology
4 2 (8.00%) Insider Threat
4 2 (8.00%) Life Science
4 2 (8.00%) PKI
4 2 (8.00%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (8.00%) SCADA
5 1 (4.00%) Data Centre
5 1 (4.00%) NHS
5 1 (4.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Information Security
2 8 (32.00%) Agile
2 8 (32.00%) Cloud Security
2 8 (32.00%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (24.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 6 (24.00%) Identity Access Management
3 6 (24.00%) IT Audit
4 5 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (20.00%) DevOps
4 5 (20.00%) Kanban
4 5 (20.00%) Key Management
4 5 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
4 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 4 (16.00%) Computer Science
5 4 (16.00%) Cost Reduction
5 4 (16.00%) Generative AI
5 4 (16.00%) SDLC
5 4 (16.00%) Security Architecture
5 4 (16.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (20.00%) Python
2 3 (12.00%) Java
3 2 (8.00%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 9 (36.00%) Degree
2 8 (32.00%) CISM
2 8 (32.00%) CISSP
3 6 (24.00%) CISA
3 6 (24.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 5 (20.00%) Security Cleared
5 3 (12.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (12.00%) OCP
5 3 (12.00%) Oracle Certification
6 2 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (8.00%) CCNA
6 2 (8.00%) CCNP
6 2 (8.00%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (4.00%) CEH
7 1 (4.00%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (4.00%) DV Cleared
7 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (88.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (84.00%) NIST
3 8 (32.00%) NIST 800
4 7 (28.00%) COBIT
5 6 (24.00%) PCI DSS
6 4 (16.00%) QA
6 4 (16.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (12.00%) GDPR
8 2 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (8.00%) IASME
8 2 (8.00%) NCSC
8 2 (8.00%) SOC 2
9 1 (4.00%) GAMP
9 1 (4.00%) HIPAA
9 1 (4.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (20.00%) RSA Archer
2 1 (4.00%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) Rapid7
2 5 (20.00%) Alteryx
3 4 (16.00%) ServiceNow
4 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (12.00%) Oracle
5 2 (8.00%) Rockwell
6 1 (4.00%) Qualys