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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 148 208
Rank change year-on-year -33 +60 -22
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 328 255 192
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.63% 1.91% 1.19%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.51% 11.05% 8.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 176 142
10th Percentile £426 £400 £450
25th Percentile £498 £495 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £564 £585
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -3.63% -6.40%
75th Percentile £675 £691 £675
90th Percentile £775 £850 £775
England median daily rate £550 £550 £583
% change year-on-year - -5.58% -2.92%
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% -36.22%

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 3,854 2,307 2,221
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 19.13% 17.28% 13.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,602 1,525 1,431
10th Percentile £350 £325 £336
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £684
90th Percentile £725 £750 £800
England median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 51 42
10th Percentile £15.88 - £18.13
25th Percentile £21.33 £25.15 £23.80
Median hourly rate £28.00 £34.00 £29.81
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +14.06% -14.83%
75th Percentile £40.00 £43.98 £49.69
90th Percentile £55.78 £55.00 £71.88
England median hourly rate £33.60 £32.00 £30.56
% change year-on-year +5.00% +4.71% -13.92%

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 14 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 14 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 -28 38 £553 -15.25% 52
East London 0 4 £750 +32.16% 4
West London -22 2 £625 +47.06% 11
North London 0 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 13 (3.96%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.13%) IIS
3 6 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.52%) Confluence
5 1 (0.30%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.30%) Apache
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.30%) nginx
5 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Fuse
5 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 4 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.91%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.30%) iTrent
2 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 146 (44.51%) Azure
2 95 (28.96%) AWS
3 61 (18.60%) Entra ID
4 55 (16.77%) GCP
5 40 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (6.10%) Azure Sentinel
7 16 (4.88%) SaaS
8 15 (4.57%) OCI
9 14 (4.27%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (3.35%) GitHub
11 10 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (3.05%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (3.05%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 9 (2.74%) Serverless
13 8 (2.44%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 8 (2.44%) Azure Key Vault
13 8 (2.44%) Power Platform
14 7 (2.13%) AWS CloudTrail
14 7 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 27 (8.23%) Network Security
2 20 (6.10%) Firewall
3 9 (2.74%) DNS
4 8 (2.44%) VPN
5 6 (1.83%) HTTPS
5 6 (1.83%) X.509
6 5 (1.52%) Wireless
7 4 (1.22%) DHCP
7 4 (1.22%) Internet
7 4 (1.22%) IPsec
7 4 (1.22%) Kerberos
7 4 (1.22%) NGFW
8 3 (0.91%) 4G
8 3 (0.91%) 5G
8 3 (0.91%) Modbus
8 3 (0.91%) SAN
8 3 (0.91%) SSL
8 3 (0.91%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.91%) WAN
9 2 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
1 3 (0.91%) Data Lake
1 3 (0.91%) Power BI
2 2 (0.61%) Big Data
2 2 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (0.61%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.88%) JIRA
2 10 (3.05%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.13%) GitLab
4 4 (1.22%) Burp Suite
4 4 (1.22%) Git
4 4 (1.22%) Snyk
5 2 (0.61%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.61%) Selenium
5 2 (0.61%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.61%) TestRail
General
1 116 (35.37%) Social Skills
2 76 (23.17%) Finance
3 42 (12.80%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.67%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.62%) Legal
6 16 (4.88%) Banking
7 11 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (3.05%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.74%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.44%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.13%) Local Government
12 6 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.91%) Digital Health
14 3 (0.91%) Digital Healthcare
14 3 (0.91%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.91%) Retail
15 2 (0.61%) Law
15 2 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 80 (24.39%) Architect
2 40 (12.20%) Analyst
3 33 (10.06%) Lead
3 33 (10.06%) Security Architect
4 29 (8.84%) Consultant
5 28 (8.54%) Senior
6 20 (6.10%) Security Analyst
7 19 (5.79%) Security Engineer
8 18 (5.49%) Security Manager
8 18 (5.49%) Solutions Architect
9 16 (4.88%) Security Consultant
10 14 (4.27%) Project Manager
11 13 (3.96%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 10 (3.05%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 10 (3.05%) Head of Security
12 10 (3.05%) IT Manager
13 9 (2.74%) Cloud Engineer
14 8 (2.44%) Cloud Architect
14 8 (2.44%) Senior Analyst
15 7 (2.13%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (8.23%) Terraform
2 14 (4.27%) REST
3 13 (3.96%) SailPoint
4 11 (3.35%) OAuth
5 10 (3.05%) LDAP
5 10 (3.05%) SAML
6 5 (1.52%) OpenID
7 4 (1.22%) JDBC
7 4 (1.22%) JSON
7 4 (1.22%) SOAP
8 3 (0.91%) OAuth2
8 3 (0.91%) Playwright
9 2 (0.61%) Azure Blueprints
9 2 (0.61%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.61%) Middleware
9 2 (0.61%) pytest
10 1 (0.30%) Web Services
10 1 (0.30%) XML
10 1 (0.30%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.76%) Security Posture
2 31 (9.45%) Cloud Native
3 27 (8.23%) Onboarding
4 18 (5.49%) Management Information System
4 18 (5.49%) Operational Technology
5 14 (4.27%) Cyber Threat
6 13 (3.96%) PKI
7 8 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.44%) IoT
7 8 (2.44%) SCADA
8 7 (2.13%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (1.83%) NHS
10 5 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.22%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.22%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.22%) Product Ownership
11 4 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
12 3 (0.91%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 33 (10.06%) Windows
2 12 (3.66%) Linux
3 9 (2.74%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.52%) Unix
5 4 (1.22%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.91%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.61%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.61%) CentOS
8 1 (0.30%) Android
8 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (53.35%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (26.22%) Risk Management
3 85 (25.91%) Stakeholder Management
4 76 (23.17%) Cloud Security
4 76 (23.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 67 (20.43%) Information Security
6 63 (19.21%) Security Architecture
7 60 (18.29%) Vulnerability Management
8 57 (17.38%) Incident Response
9 56 (17.07%) Roadmaps
10 48 (14.63%) SIEM
11 47 (14.33%) DevOps
11 47 (14.33%) Identity Access Management
11 47 (14.33%) TOGAF
12 46 (14.02%) Zero Trust
13 44 (13.41%) CI/CD
14 43 (13.11%) Data Protection
15 42 (12.80%) Continuous Improvement
15 42 (12.80%) Threat Modelling
16 41 (12.50%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 29 (8.84%) PowerShell
2 25 (7.62%) Python
3 8 (2.44%) Bash
4 7 (2.13%) Java
5 6 (1.83%) BeanShell
5 6 (1.83%) SQL
6 5 (1.52%) Bicep
6 5 (1.52%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.30%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 103 (31.40%) CISSP
2 78 (23.78%) Security Cleared
3 64 (19.51%) CISM
4 60 (18.29%) SC Cleared
5 30 (9.15%) CRISC
6 24 (7.32%) Degree
7 22 (6.71%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (6.40%) Azure Certification
9 20 (6.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 19 (5.79%) CEH
11 18 (5.49%) CISA
11 18 (5.49%) GIAC
12 17 (5.18%) CompTIA Security+
13 15 (4.57%) PMI Certification
13 15 (4.57%) PMP
14 13 (3.96%) DV Cleared
14 13 (3.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 11 (3.35%) CCSP
16 9 (2.74%) AWS Certification
17 8 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 202 (61.59%) NIST
2 74 (22.56%) GDPR
3 54 (16.46%) GRC
4 44 (13.41%) NCSC
5 41 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
6 37 (11.28%) PCI DSS
7 32 (9.76%) COBIT
7 32 (9.76%) SOC 2
8 25 (7.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 22 (6.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 14 (4.27%) NIST 800
11 11 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 11 (3.35%) ITGC
11 11 (3.35%) PMO
11 11 (3.35%) SLA
12 10 (3.05%) HIPAA
13 9 (2.74%) QA
14 7 (2.13%) ISO 22301
15 6 (1.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 4 (1.22%) JSP 440
System Software
1 47 (14.33%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.35%) Docker
3 3 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.61%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.30%) Firmware
5 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (6.40%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.35%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.44%) Ansible
5 3 (0.91%) Nessus
5 3 (0.91%) Puppet
6 2 (0.61%) Argo
6 2 (0.61%) Grafana
6 2 (0.61%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.61%) Nexpose
6 2 (0.61%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.61%) QRadar
7 1 (0.30%) CASB
7 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 98 (29.88%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.84%) ServiceNow
3 18 (5.49%) CyberArk
4 16 (4.88%) CrowdStrike
5 14 (4.27%) Splunk
6 12 (3.66%) Qualys
7 11 (3.35%) Google
7 11 (3.35%) Tenable
8 9 (2.74%) Okta
9 7 (2.13%) Palo Alto
9 7 (2.13%) Rapid7
9 7 (2.13%) SAP
10 6 (1.83%) Oracle
11 5 (1.52%) Workday
11 5 (1.52%) Zscaler
12 4 (1.22%) ForgeRock
12 4 (1.22%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.22%) Veracode
12 4 (1.22%) VMware
13 3 (0.91%) Cisco