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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 168 211
Rank change year-on-year -5 +43 +4
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 311 224 195
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.57% 1.66% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.59% 9.93% 8.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 163 159
10th Percentile £425 £421 £438
25th Percentile £500 £503 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £568 £585
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% -2.99% -7.14%
75th Percentile £713 £688 £675
90th Percentile £888 £823 £775
England median daily rate £552 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +0.27% -4.35% -4.17%

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 3,620 2,256 2,405
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.33% 16.68% 13.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,434 1,498 1,669
10th Percentile £350 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £637 £669 £675
90th Percentile £738 £758 £795
England median daily rate £509 £500 £523
% change year-on-year +1.85% -4.31% -2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 34 58
10th Percentile £19.87 £22.75 £12.50
25th Percentile £25.25 £25.15 £17.56
Median hourly rate £28.55 £34.50 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -17.25% +44.96% -27.79%
75th Percentile £41.92 £47.88 £38.06
90th Percentile £62.35 £62.53 £52.73
England median hourly rate £36.07 £31.76 £25.00
% change year-on-year +13.57% +27.04% -41.18%

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 15 July 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 15 July 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 +2 45 £600 -5.14% 11
South London -5 9 £500 +11.11% 1
East London -4 3 £750 +28.21% 4
North London - 1 £650 -
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 14 (4.50%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.89%) Confluence
3 7 (2.25%) IIS
3 7 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.32%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.32%) Apache
4 1 (0.32%) nginx
4 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Fuse
4 1 (0.32%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.96%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.96%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.32%) iTrent
2 1 (0.32%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 119 (38.26%) Azure
2 79 (25.40%) AWS
3 46 (14.79%) Entra ID
4 39 (12.54%) GCP
5 33 (10.61%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (6.11%) Azure Sentinel
7 15 (4.82%) SaaS
8 13 (4.18%) Microsoft Purview
9 12 (3.86%) OpenShift
10 11 (3.54%) GitHub
11 9 (2.89%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (2.89%) Serverless
12 8 (2.57%) OCI
13 7 (2.25%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (1.61%) Azure Key Vault
14 5 (1.61%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
15 4 (1.29%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.29%) AWS Control Tower
15 4 (1.29%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.79%) Network Security
2 15 (4.82%) Firewall
3 9 (2.89%) DNS
3 9 (2.89%) VPN
4 6 (1.93%) HTTPS
5 5 (1.61%) Kerberos
5 5 (1.61%) NGFW
5 5 (1.61%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.29%) DHCP
6 4 (1.29%) Internet
6 4 (1.29%) SSL
6 4 (1.29%) WAN
6 4 (1.29%) Wireless
7 3 (0.96%) Cisco IPT
7 3 (0.96%) HTTP
7 3 (0.96%) LAN
7 3 (0.96%) X.509
8 2 (0.64%) 4G
8 2 (0.64%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.64%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.29%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (1.29%) Big Data
2 2 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (0.64%) Power BI
3 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.32%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.32%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (6.43%) JIRA
2 16 (5.14%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.61%) Snyk
4 4 (1.29%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.64%) Git
5 2 (0.64%) GitLab
5 2 (0.64%) JMeter
5 2 (0.64%) MSTest
5 2 (0.64%) Selenium
5 2 (0.64%) SonarQube
General
1 106 (34.08%) Social Skills
2 91 (29.26%) Finance
3 44 (14.15%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (10.61%) Public Sector
5 24 (7.72%) Legal
6 22 (7.07%) Banking
7 20 (6.43%) Documentation Skills
8 18 (5.79%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (3.22%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.89%) Financial Institution
11 6 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.61%) Law
12 5 (1.61%) Local Government
13 4 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.29%) Retail
14 2 (0.64%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.32%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.32%) Back Office
15 1 (0.32%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 66 (21.22%) Architect
2 44 (14.15%) Analyst
3 31 (9.97%) Senior
4 29 (9.32%) Consultant
5 27 (8.68%) Lead
6 26 (8.36%) Security Architect
7 22 (7.07%) Security Engineer
8 20 (6.43%) Security Analyst
9 16 (5.14%) CyberArk Architect
9 16 (5.14%) Project Manager
10 15 (4.82%) Security Consultant
11 13 (4.18%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 12 (3.86%) Security Manager
12 12 (3.86%) Security Specialist
13 10 (3.22%) Solutions Architect
14 9 (2.89%) Business Analyst
14 9 (2.89%) IT Manager
15 8 (2.57%) Cloud Architect
15 8 (2.57%) Head of Security
16 7 (2.25%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.79%) SAML
2 16 (5.14%) LDAP
3 14 (4.50%) OpenID
4 10 (3.22%) REST
5 8 (2.57%) OAuth
6 5 (1.61%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.96%) JSON
7 3 (0.96%) Middleware
8 2 (0.64%) Azure Blueprints
8 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.64%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.64%) Playwright
8 2 (0.64%) RESTful
9 1 (0.32%) 802.1X
9 1 (0.32%) Flask
9 1 (0.32%) RAML
9 1 (0.32%) React
9 1 (0.32%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.32%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 39 (12.54%) Cloud Native
2 34 (10.93%) Onboarding
3 31 (9.97%) Security Posture
4 18 (5.79%) Operational Technology
5 15 (4.82%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.86%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.57%) Public Cloud
8 7 (2.25%) CMDB
8 7 (2.25%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (2.25%) PKI
8 7 (2.25%) SCADA
9 6 (1.93%) BYOD
10 5 (1.61%) Product Ownership
11 4 (1.29%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (1.29%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.96%) Replication
12 3 (0.96%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 34 (10.93%) Windows
2 13 (4.18%) Linux
3 9 (2.89%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.29%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.29%) Unix
6 2 (0.64%) Alpine Linux
6 2 (0.64%) Android
6 2 (0.64%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.64%) CentOS
6 2 (0.64%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.64%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (47.91%) Cybersecurity
2 84 (27.01%) Information Security
3 72 (23.15%) Risk Management
4 67 (21.54%) Stakeholder Management
5 64 (20.58%) Cloud Security
6 60 (19.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 55 (17.68%) Security Architecture
8 50 (16.08%) DevOps
9 49 (15.76%) CI/CD
10 47 (15.11%) Incident Response
10 47 (15.11%) Threat Modelling
11 46 (14.79%) Roadmaps
12 45 (14.47%) Agile
12 45 (14.47%) SIEM
12 45 (14.47%) Vulnerability Management
13 43 (13.83%) Continuous Improvement
14 41 (13.18%) Regulatory Compliance
15 39 (12.54%) Infrastructure as Code
16 38 (12.22%) Security Operations
16 38 (12.22%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 25 (8.04%) Python
2 24 (7.72%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.89%) SQL
4 7 (2.25%) Bash
5 4 (1.29%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.96%) Bicep
6 3 (0.96%) C#
7 2 (0.64%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.32%) Go
8 1 (0.32%) Java
8 1 (0.32%) Ruby
8 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 99 (31.83%) CISSP
2 81 (26.05%) Security Cleared
3 68 (21.86%) SC Cleared
4 61 (19.61%) CISM
5 39 (12.54%) Degree
6 30 (9.65%) Cisco Certification
7 26 (8.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 26 (8.36%) CRISC
8 21 (6.75%) CISA
9 20 (6.43%) CEH
10 18 (5.79%) GIAC
10 18 (5.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 18 (5.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 17 (5.47%) CompTIA Security+
12 16 (5.14%) PMI Certification
12 16 (5.14%) PMP
13 14 (4.50%) Azure Certification
14 12 (3.86%) AWS Certification
15 11 (3.54%) CCSP
16 9 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 200 (64.31%) NIST
2 78 (25.08%) GDPR
3 58 (18.65%) GRC
4 46 (14.79%) NCSC
5 40 (12.86%) PCI DSS
6 35 (11.25%) SOC 2
7 34 (10.93%) COBIT
8 33 (10.61%) Cyber Essentials
9 16 (5.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (5.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 15 (4.82%) NIST 800
11 11 (3.54%) SLA
12 10 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 10 (3.22%) ITGC
13 9 (2.89%) HIPAA
13 9 (2.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 6 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 5 (1.61%) Government Security Classifications
16 4 (1.29%) PMO
16 4 (1.29%) QA
System Software
1 33 (10.61%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.54%) Docker
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) Varnish
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 29 (9.32%) Kubernetes
2 16 (5.14%) Terraform
3 13 (4.18%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (3.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.93%) Ansible
6 3 (0.96%) Puppet
7 2 (0.64%) Grafana
7 2 (0.64%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.64%) Nessus
7 2 (0.64%) Nexpose
7 2 (0.64%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.32%) CASB
8 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.32%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.32%) SELinux
Vendors
1 78 (25.08%) Microsoft
2 29 (9.32%) CyberArk
3 28 (9.00%) ServiceNow
4 25 (8.04%) Splunk
5 11 (3.54%) Google
6 10 (3.22%) CrowdStrike
6 10 (3.22%) Qualys
6 10 (3.22%) Tenable
7 6 (1.93%) Oracle
7 6 (1.93%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.61%) Okta
8 5 (1.61%) Rapid7
9 4 (1.29%) Veracode
9 4 (1.29%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.96%) Cisco
10 3 (0.96%) Juniper
10 3 (0.96%) Workday
11 2 (0.64%) Forcepoint
11 2 (0.64%) IBM
11 2 (0.64%) TOWER Software