ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) Contracts in England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 466 514 566
Rank change year-on-year +48 +52 +142
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 29 45 70
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.12% 0.15%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.67% 0.90% 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 39 62
10th Percentile £378 £383 £451
25th Percentile £420 £505 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year - -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £603 £593 £750
90th Percentile £750 £750 £773
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £540
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -0.46%

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 4,333 5,026 6,470
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.44% 13.46% 13.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,804 3,154 4,385
10th Percentile £275 £300 £313
25th Percentile £400 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% +0.95%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £506 £525
% change year-on-year -1.19% -3.62% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 377 235
10th Percentile £15.13 £11.00 £15.21
25th Percentile £19.86 £13.25 £20.25
Median hourly rate £32.00 £24.18 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +32.34% -43.11% +63.46%
75th Percentile £65.00 £51.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.41 £70.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £23.80 £38.00
% change year-on-year +26.05% -37.37% +40.74%

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)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in England.

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

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 4 July 2025.

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

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

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in England.

Hourly rate trend for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in England

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 4 July 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 +25 20 £585 +7.34% 36
Midlands +12 5 £495 -34.00% 8
East Midlands - 3 £465 - 4
West Midlands +12 2 £603 -19.60% 4
South East +35 1 - - 5
North West +3 1 £363 -42.46% 5
North of England +2 1 £363 -34.09% 14
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 (17.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (6.90%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 8 (27.59%) Azure
2 7 (24.14%) OCI
3 5 (17.24%) Power Platform
4 4 (13.79%) AWS
4 4 (13.79%) IaaS
4 4 (13.79%) SaaS
5 3 (10.34%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (6.90%) Azure AI
6 2 (6.90%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (6.90%) Azure Functions
6 2 (6.90%) Azure Key Vault
6 2 (6.90%) PaaS
6 2 (6.90%) Serverless
7 1 (3.45%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Firewall
1 2 (6.90%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.24%) Power BI
1 5 (17.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (17.24%) JIRA
General
1 9 (31.03%) Public Sector
2 7 (24.14%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Finance
4 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Banking
4 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.45%) Marketing
4 1 (3.45%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 11 (37.93%) Architect
1 11 (37.93%) Security Architect
2 5 (17.24%) Consultant
2 5 (17.24%) Security Consultant
3 4 (13.79%) Lead
4 3 (10.34%) Security Specialist
5 2 (6.90%) Cloud Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Infrastructure Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Oracle Architect
5 2 (6.90%) SABSA Security Architect
6 1 (3.45%) Chief Architect
6 1 (3.45%) Chief Security Architect
6 1 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 1 (3.45%) Security Management Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) Security Manager
6 1 (3.45%) Security Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.45%) Security Tester
6 1 (3.45%) Vulnerability Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) Vulnerability Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (24.14%) OAuth
1 7 (24.14%) OpenID
1 7 (24.14%) SAML
2 6 (20.69%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (20.69%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 10 (34.48%) Management Information System
2 7 (24.14%) Security Posture
3 2 (6.90%) PKI
4 1 (3.45%) Blog
4 1 (3.45%) CCTV
4 1 (3.45%) NHS
4 1 (3.45%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (41.38%) Cloud Security
2 11 (37.93%) Information Security
3 10 (34.48%) Identity Access Management
4 9 (31.03%) Key Management
5 8 (27.59%) Agile
5 8 (27.59%) Computer Science
5 8 (27.59%) DevOps
5 8 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (27.59%) Project Management
6 7 (24.14%) Risk Assessment
7 6 (20.69%) Artificial Intelligence
7 6 (20.69%) Integration Patterns
7 6 (20.69%) IT Audit
7 6 (20.69%) Mentoring
7 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (17.24%) Cybersecurity
8 5 (17.24%) Kanban
8 5 (17.24%) Risk Management
8 5 (17.24%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (13.79%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 9 (31.03%) Python
2 7 (24.14%) Java
3 3 (10.34%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 11 (37.93%) Degree
2 9 (31.03%) Security Cleared
3 7 (24.14%) CISM
3 7 (24.14%) CISSP
3 7 (24.14%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (24.14%) OCP
3 7 (24.14%) Oracle Certification
4 6 (20.69%) CISA
4 6 (20.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 3 (10.34%) SC Cleared
6 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (82.76%) NIST
3 8 (27.59%) NIST 800
4 7 (24.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 6 (20.69%) COBIT
6 5 (17.24%) PCI DSS
7 4 (13.79%) GDPR
8 3 (10.34%) QA
9 2 (6.90%) SOC 2
10 1 (3.45%) FISMA
10 1 (3.45%) GRC
10 1 (3.45%) PSD2
Systems Management
1 5 (17.24%) RSA Archer
2 1 (3.45%) logstash
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.45%) Nessus
2 1 (3.45%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (24.14%) Oracle
2 6 (20.69%) Rapid7
3 5 (17.24%) Alteryx
3 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
4 4 (13.79%) ServiceNow
5 3 (10.34%) Qualys
6 1 (3.45%) Cisco
6 1 (3.45%) LogRhythm
6 1 (3.45%) McAfee
6 1 (3.45%) Palo Alto
6 1 (3.45%) Splunk
6 1 (3.45%) Tenable
6 1 (3.45%) Tripwire
6 1 (3.45%) Zscaler