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 30 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 157 215
Rank change year-on-year -25 +58 -17
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 330 243 189
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.63% 1.80% 1.17%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.60% 10.57% 8.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 176 147
10th Percentile £425 £419 £445
25th Percentile £488 £500 £524
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £566 £563 £600
Median % change year-on-year +0.62% -6.21% -2.44%
75th Percentile £656 £688 £675
90th Percentile £771 £850 £753
England median daily rate £550 £550 £585
% change year-on-year - -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £47.50 -
England median hourly rate £75.00 £52.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +42.86% +90.91% -57.13%

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 3,839 2,298 2,212
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.97% 17.07% 13.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,587 1,532 1,466
10th Percentile £350 £325 £338
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 £686
90th Percentile £738 £756 £800
England median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 51 39
10th Percentile £20.13 - £18.13
25th Percentile £23.16 £25.15 £22.90
Median hourly rate £28.55 £34.00 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year -16.03% +22.13% +1.24%
75th Percentile £40.00 £43.98 £49.38
90th Percentile £58.00 £55.00 £71.88
England median hourly rate £36.07 £31.64 £27.50
% change year-on-year +14.00% +15.05% -21.43%

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 30 August 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 30 August 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 -17 42 £562 -13.62% 42
East London 0 4 £750 +36.36% 3
South London -13 2 £744 +65.22% 2
West London -20 2 £625 +47.06% 16
North London 0 1 £650 - 2
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 15 (4.55%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.12%) IIS
3 6 (1.82%) Confluence
3 6 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.30%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
4 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.30%) nginx
4 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Fuse
4 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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
1 148 (44.85%) Azure
2 99 (30.00%) AWS
3 59 (17.88%) Entra ID
4 58 (17.58%) GCP
5 37 (11.21%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (6.06%) Azure Sentinel
7 16 (4.85%) SaaS
8 15 (4.55%) Microsoft Purview
9 14 (4.24%) OCI
10 13 (3.94%) GitHub
11 12 (3.64%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (3.33%) Serverless
13 9 (2.73%) Azure Key Vault
14 8 (2.42%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 8 (2.42%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (2.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 7 (2.12%) AWS CloudTrail
15 7 (2.12%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (2.12%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (1.52%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.79%) Network Security
2 22 (6.67%) Firewall
3 11 (3.33%) DNS
4 8 (2.42%) VPN
5 6 (1.82%) HTTPS
5 6 (1.82%) X.509
6 5 (1.52%) DHCP
6 5 (1.52%) Kerberos
6 5 (1.52%) NGFW
6 5 (1.52%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.52%) Wireless
7 4 (1.21%) Internet
7 4 (1.21%) IPsec
7 4 (1.21%) Modbus
7 4 (1.21%) SSL
7 4 (1.21%) WAN
8 3 (0.91%) 4G
8 3 (0.91%) HTTP
8 3 (0.91%) LAN
8 3 (0.91%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.21%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (1.21%) Big Data
2 3 (0.91%) Data Lake
2 3 (0.91%) Power BI
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.30%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.15%) JIRA
2 8 (2.42%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.52%) GitLab
4 4 (1.21%) Burp Suite
4 4 (1.21%) Git
4 4 (1.21%) Selenium
4 4 (1.21%) Snyk
5 2 (0.61%) JMeter
5 2 (0.61%) MSTest
5 2 (0.61%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.61%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.61%) TestRail
General
1 109 (33.03%) Social Skills
2 80 (24.24%) Finance
3 47 (14.24%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 27 (8.18%) Legal
6 17 (5.15%) Banking
7 11 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (3.33%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.73%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.12%) Local Government
11 6 (1.82%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (0.91%) Digital Health
12 3 (0.91%) Digital Healthcare
12 3 (0.91%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.91%) Law
12 3 (0.91%) Retail
13 2 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (23.64%) Architect
2 40 (12.12%) Analyst
3 34 (10.30%) Lead
4 33 (10.00%) Security Architect
5 31 (9.39%) Senior
6 28 (8.48%) Consultant
7 20 (6.06%) Security Analyst
8 18 (5.45%) Security Engineer
9 17 (5.15%) Security Consultant
10 16 (4.85%) Security Manager
10 16 (4.85%) Solutions Architect
11 14 (4.24%) Project Manager
12 13 (3.94%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 11 (3.33%) Cloud Architect
14 10 (3.03%) Head of Security
14 10 (3.03%) IT Manager
15 9 (2.73%) Cloud Engineer
16 8 (2.42%) AWS Architect
16 8 (2.42%) Business Analyst
17 7 (2.12%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.88%) Terraform
2 14 (4.24%) REST
3 11 (3.33%) OAuth
3 11 (3.33%) SailPoint
3 11 (3.33%) SAML
4 10 (3.03%) LDAP
5 5 (1.52%) OpenID
6 4 (1.21%) JSON
6 4 (1.21%) Middleware
6 4 (1.21%) SOAP
7 3 (0.91%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.91%) JDBC
7 3 (0.91%) OAuth2
7 3 (0.91%) Playwright
8 2 (0.61%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.61%) Azure Blueprints
8 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.61%) pytest
9 1 (0.30%) 802.1X
9 1 (0.30%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 34 (10.30%) Cloud Native
2 32 (9.70%) Security Posture
3 28 (8.48%) Onboarding
4 19 (5.76%) Management Information System
5 18 (5.45%) Operational Technology
6 11 (3.33%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (3.03%) Cyber Threat
7 10 (3.03%) PKI
8 8 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (2.12%) Cloud Security Posture
9 7 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.82%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (1.82%) NHS
10 6 (1.82%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.82%) SCADA
11 5 (1.52%) CMDB
11 5 (1.52%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.52%) IoT
12 4 (1.21%) AI Agents
12 4 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 38 (11.52%) Windows
2 12 (3.64%) Linux
3 10 (3.03%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.52%) Unix
5 4 (1.21%) 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
1 171 (51.82%) Cybersecurity
2 84 (25.45%) Risk Management
3 80 (24.24%) Cloud Security
4 77 (23.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 74 (22.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 67 (20.30%) Information Security
7 61 (18.48%) Security Architecture
8 59 (17.88%) Roadmaps
9 54 (16.36%) Incident Response
10 53 (16.06%) SIEM
10 53 (16.06%) Vulnerability Management
11 50 (15.15%) DevOps
12 48 (14.55%) CI/CD
13 46 (13.94%) Zero Trust
14 45 (13.64%) Data Protection
14 45 (13.64%) Identity Access Management
15 44 (13.33%) Threat Modelling
15 44 (13.33%) TOGAF
16 42 (12.73%) Agile
16 42 (12.73%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 30 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 29 (8.79%) Python
3 9 (2.73%) Bash
3 9 (2.73%) SQL
4 6 (1.82%) Java
5 5 (1.52%) BeanShell
5 5 (1.52%) Bicep
5 5 (1.52%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.91%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.61%) C#
Qualifications
1 101 (30.61%) CISSP
2 72 (21.82%) Security Cleared
3 62 (18.79%) CISM
4 56 (16.97%) SC Cleared
5 31 (9.39%) Degree
6 28 (8.48%) CRISC
7 25 (7.58%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (6.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 21 (6.36%) CEH
9 20 (6.06%) Azure Certification
10 19 (5.76%) CISA
11 18 (5.45%) GIAC
12 17 (5.15%) CompTIA Security+
13 16 (4.85%) PMI Certification
13 16 (4.85%) PMP
14 13 (3.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 11 (3.33%) AWS Certification
15 11 (3.33%) CCSP
15 11 (3.33%) DV Cleared
16 7 (2.12%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 204 (61.82%) NIST
2 75 (22.73%) GDPR
3 53 (16.06%) GRC
4 40 (12.12%) Cyber Essentials
5 39 (11.82%) NCSC
6 38 (11.52%) PCI DSS
7 34 (10.30%) COBIT
8 32 (9.70%) SOC 2
9 22 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 22 (6.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (3.94%) NIST 800
11 12 (3.64%) ITGC
12 11 (3.33%) HIPAA
12 11 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 11 (3.33%) SLA
13 8 (2.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 8 (2.42%) PMO
13 8 (2.42%) QA
14 5 (1.52%) ISO 22301
15 4 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 45 (13.64%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.55%) Docker
3 2 (0.61%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.30%) Firmware
4 1 (0.30%) Varnish
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (6.36%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.33%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.12%) Ansible
5 3 (0.91%) Nessus
5 3 (0.91%) Puppet
6 2 (0.61%) Argo
6 2 (0.61%) CASB
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%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 99 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.79%) ServiceNow
3 19 (5.76%) CyberArk
4 17 (5.15%) Splunk
5 16 (4.85%) CrowdStrike
6 14 (4.24%) Google
7 12 (3.64%) Qualys
7 12 (3.64%) Tenable
8 8 (2.42%) Okta
9 7 (2.12%) Rapid7
9 7 (2.12%) Zscaler
10 6 (1.82%) Oracle
10 6 (1.82%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.82%) SAP
11 5 (1.52%) Workday
12 4 (1.21%) Cisco
12 4 (1.21%) Veracode
13 3 (0.91%) Juniper
13 3 (0.91%) Salesforce
13 3 (0.91%) VMware