ISO/IEC 27001 Contract Job Trends in London

ISO/IEC 27001
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring ISO/IEC 27001 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 150 200
Rank change year-on-year -24 +50 -28
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 342 248 208
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.69% 1.87% 1.29%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.73% 10.75% 9.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 233 171 145
10th Percentile £426 £400 £450
25th Percentile £495 £470 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £694 £688
90th Percentile £760 £850 £778
England median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -3.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
Median hourly rate - £47.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year - +35.71% -26.32%
England median hourly rate £71.00 £33.50 £31.25
% change year-on-year +111.94% +7.20% -29.78%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,916 2,308 2,193
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 19.37% 17.38% 13.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,668 1,536 1,380
10th Percentile £350 £319 £326
25th Percentile £431 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £688
90th Percentile £725 £750 £800
England median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 50 39
10th Percentile £15.88 £24.91 £18.13
25th Percentile £21.33 £25.15 £23.80
Median hourly rate £28.00 £34.00 £31.62
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +7.53% +12.43%
75th Percentile £40.00 £41.75 £50.88
90th Percentile £55.78 £54.05 £73.25
England median hourly rate £32.40 £32.50 £33.93
% change year-on-year -0.32% -4.21% -15.28%

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISO/IEC 27001 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

ISO/IEC 27001 job vacancy trend in London

ISO/IEC 27001
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ISO/IEC 27001.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ISO/IEC 27001

ISO/IEC 27001
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in London over the 6 months to 29 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in London

ISO/IEC 27001
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ISO/IEC 27001.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ISO/IEC 27001

ISO/IEC 27001
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 29 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
Central London -32 36 £570 +1.33% 66
West London -16 7 £600 +41.18% 14
East London +2 3 £750 +33.33% 5
South London -6 2 £495 - 4
North London 0 1 £650 - 1
ISO/IEC 27001
England

ISO/IEC 27001
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 10 (2.92%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.34%) IIS
3 5 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.17%) Confluence
5 1 (0.29%) Apache
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.29%) nginx
5 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Fuse
5 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 4 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.58%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.29%) iTrent
2 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 150 (43.86%) Azure
2 102 (29.82%) AWS
3 64 (18.71%) Entra ID
4 58 (16.96%) GCP
5 43 (12.57%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (6.73%) Azure Sentinel
7 16 (4.68%) OCI
7 16 (4.68%) SaaS
8 15 (4.39%) Microsoft Purview
9 12 (3.51%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 11 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (3.22%) GitHub
11 10 (2.92%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (2.63%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (2.63%) Azure Key Vault
12 9 (2.63%) Power Platform
12 9 (2.63%) Serverless
13 8 (2.34%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 7 (2.05%) AWS CloudTrail
14 7 (2.05%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 31 (9.06%) Network Security
2 25 (7.31%) Firewall
3 11 (3.22%) VPN
4 8 (2.34%) DNS
5 7 (2.05%) X.509
6 6 (1.75%) HTTPS
7 5 (1.46%) IPsec
7 5 (1.46%) Wireless
8 4 (1.17%) Internet
8 4 (1.17%) Modbus
8 4 (1.17%) NGFW
8 4 (1.17%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.88%) 4G
9 3 (0.88%) 5G
9 3 (0.88%) SAN
9 3 (0.88%) SSL
9 3 (0.88%) WAN
10 2 (0.58%) DHCP
10 2 (0.58%) LAN
10 2 (0.58%) S/MIME
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.17%) Power BI
2 3 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (0.88%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.58%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (4.39%) JIRA
2 11 (3.22%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.34%) GitLab
4 5 (1.46%) Git
5 4 (1.17%) Burp Suite
5 4 (1.17%) Snyk
6 3 (0.88%) Robot Framework
6 3 (0.88%) Selenium
6 3 (0.88%) TestRail
7 2 (0.58%) SonarQube
General
1 123 (35.96%) Social Skills
2 79 (23.10%) Finance
3 41 (11.99%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (11.70%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.31%) Legal
6 14 (4.09%) Banking
7 12 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (3.51%) Manufacturing
8 9 (2.63%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.34%) Local Government
10 6 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.17%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.88%) Cyber-Physical System
12 3 (0.88%) Digital Health
12 3 (0.88%) Digital Healthcare
12 3 (0.88%) Retail
13 2 (0.58%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 82 (23.98%) Architect
2 42 (12.28%) Lead
3 38 (11.11%) Analyst
4 37 (10.82%) Security Architect
5 31 (9.06%) Consultant
6 29 (8.48%) Senior
7 22 (6.43%) Security Engineer
8 20 (5.85%) Security Analyst
8 20 (5.85%) Security Manager
9 19 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
10 14 (4.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 13 (3.80%) Project Manager
11 13 (3.80%) Security Consultant
12 11 (3.22%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 9 (2.63%) Cloud Engineer
13 9 (2.63%) IT Manager
14 8 (2.34%) Cloud Architect
14 8 (2.34%) Head of Security
14 8 (2.34%) Senior Analyst
14 8 (2.34%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (9.36%) Terraform
2 15 (4.39%) SailPoint
3 14 (4.09%) REST
4 10 (2.92%) OAuth
4 10 (2.92%) SAML
5 9 (2.63%) LDAP
6 5 (1.46%) JSON
7 4 (1.17%) JDBC
7 4 (1.17%) OpenID
7 4 (1.17%) Playwright
7 4 (1.17%) SOAP
8 3 (0.88%) Middleware
8 3 (0.88%) pytest
9 2 (0.58%) Azure Blueprints
9 2 (0.58%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.58%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.58%) RESTful
9 2 (0.58%) Software Packaging
9 2 (0.58%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 38 (11.11%) Security Posture
2 33 (9.65%) Cloud Native
3 28 (8.19%) Onboarding
4 25 (7.31%) Cyber Threat
5 23 (6.73%) Operational Technology
6 21 (6.14%) Management Information System
7 16 (4.68%) PKI
8 10 (2.92%) IoT
9 8 (2.34%) Cloud Security Posture
9 8 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (2.34%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (2.34%) SCADA
10 7 (2.05%) Data Centre
10 7 (2.05%) NHS
10 7 (2.05%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.17%) AI Agents
12 4 (1.17%) Cyber Defence
12 4 (1.17%) Cyberattack
12 4 (1.17%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 33 (9.65%) Windows
2 11 (3.22%) Linux
3 10 (2.92%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.46%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.17%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.88%) CentOS
8 2 (0.58%) Alpine Linux
8 2 (0.58%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.58%) Unix
9 1 (0.29%) Android
9 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (55.26%) Cybersecurity
2 96 (28.07%) Risk Management
3 94 (27.49%) Stakeholder Management
4 80 (23.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 78 (22.81%) Cloud Security
6 74 (21.64%) Information Security
6 74 (21.64%) Security Architecture
7 63 (18.42%) Roadmaps
8 61 (17.84%) Vulnerability Management
9 59 (17.25%) Incident Response
10 54 (15.79%) Identity Access Management
11 52 (15.20%) TOGAF
12 48 (14.04%) Continuous Improvement
13 47 (13.74%) SIEM
14 46 (13.45%) Security Operations
15 44 (12.87%) DevOps
15 44 (12.87%) Zero Trust
16 43 (12.57%) CI/CD
16 43 (12.57%) Threat Modelling
17 42 (12.28%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.06%) PowerShell
2 27 (7.89%) Python
3 9 (2.63%) Bash
4 7 (2.05%) Java
4 7 (2.05%) SQL
5 6 (1.75%) BeanShell
6 5 (1.46%) Bicep
6 5 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 109 (31.87%) CISSP
2 82 (23.98%) Security Cleared
3 74 (21.64%) CISM
4 66 (19.30%) SC Cleared
5 34 (9.94%) CRISC
6 26 (7.60%) Cisco Certification
7 25 (7.31%) Degree
8 24 (7.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 23 (6.73%) Azure Certification
10 21 (6.14%) CISA
11 18 (5.26%) PMP
12 17 (4.97%) PMI Certification
13 16 (4.68%) GIAC
13 16 (4.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 15 (4.39%) CEH
14 15 (4.39%) CompTIA Security+
14 15 (4.39%) DV Cleared
15 14 (4.09%) CCSP
16 13 (3.80%) AWS Certification
17 11 (3.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 209 (61.11%) NIST
2 72 (21.05%) GDPR
3 56 (16.37%) GRC
4 52 (15.20%) NCSC
5 45 (13.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 38 (11.11%) PCI DSS
7 32 (9.36%) SOC 2
8 26 (7.60%) COBIT
8 26 (7.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 19 (5.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (3.80%) NIST 800
11 12 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 11 (3.22%) ISO 22301
12 11 (3.22%) PMO
13 10 (2.92%) QA
13 10 (2.92%) SLA
14 9 (2.63%) HIPAA
14 9 (2.63%) ITGC
15 5 (1.46%) Data Quality
15 5 (1.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 48 (14.04%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.51%) Docker
3 5 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.58%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Firmware
5 1 (0.29%) ISA Server
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (7.02%) Kubernetes
2 21 (6.14%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.22%) Ansible
4 8 (2.34%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.88%) Argo
5 3 (0.88%) Puppet
6 2 (0.58%) CASB
6 2 (0.58%) Grafana
6 2 (0.58%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.58%) Nessus
6 2 (0.58%) Nexpose
6 2 (0.58%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.58%) QRadar
7 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.29%) SCCM
7 1 (0.29%) WSUS
Vendors
1 104 (30.41%) Microsoft
2 28 (8.19%) ServiceNow
3 17 (4.97%) CrowdStrike
3 17 (4.97%) Google
4 16 (4.68%) CyberArk
5 14 (4.09%) Splunk
6 13 (3.80%) Qualys
7 10 (2.92%) Palo Alto
7 10 (2.92%) Tenable
8 9 (2.63%) Okta
8 9 (2.63%) Rapid7
9 7 (2.05%) Oracle
9 7 (2.05%) Zscaler
10 6 (1.75%) SAP
10 6 (1.75%) VMware
11 5 (1.46%) Cisco
12 4 (1.17%) ForgeRock
12 4 (1.17%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.17%) Veracode
13 3 (0.88%) Databricks