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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 156 219
Rank change year-on-year -22 +63 -19
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 327 237 182
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.61% 1.75% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.61% 10.28% 8.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 173 144
10th Percentile £425 £425 £450
25th Percentile £488 £500 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £688
90th Percentile £763 £825 £775
England median daily rate £550 £551 £585
% change year-on-year -0.09% -5.90% -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% -60.71%

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 3,799 2,305 2,215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.73% 16.98% 13.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,568 1,555 1,519
10th Percentile £350 £313 £350
25th Percentile £426 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £652 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £794
England median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 40 45
10th Percentile £18.72 £24.91 £17.12
25th Percentile £25.25 £25.15 £21.25
Median hourly rate £31.08 £34.50 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year -9.91% +23.92% -25.18%
75th Percentile £44.75 £45.44 £43.75
90th Percentile £65.02 £55.18 £58.00
England median hourly rate £38.86 £31.57 £27.50
% change year-on-year +23.09% +14.80% -34.16%

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 8 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 8 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 -14 46 £575 -10.23% 48
South London -7 9 £500 +11.11% 3
East London -5 4 £750 +28.21% 1
North London -2 1 £650 - 1
West London -24 1 £600 +41.18% 11
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 (4.59%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.75%) Confluence
3 7 (2.14%) IIS
3 7 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.31%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.31%) Apache
4 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.31%) nginx
4 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Fuse
4 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.92%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.31%) iTrent
2 1 (0.31%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 134 (40.98%) Azure
2 83 (25.38%) AWS
3 51 (15.60%) Entra ID
4 45 (13.76%) GCP
5 37 (11.31%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (6.12%) Azure Sentinel
7 15 (4.59%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (4.59%) SaaS
8 11 (3.36%) OCI
9 10 (3.06%) GitHub
10 9 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.75%) Azure Key Vault
10 9 (2.75%) Serverless
11 7 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (1.53%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (1.22%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 4 (1.22%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (1.22%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 25 (7.65%) Network Security
2 16 (4.89%) Firewall
3 9 (2.75%) DNS
3 9 (2.75%) VPN
4 6 (1.83%) HTTPS
5 5 (1.53%) Kerberos
5 5 (1.53%) NGFW
5 5 (1.53%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.22%) Cisco IPT
6 4 (1.22%) DHCP
6 4 (1.22%) Internet
6 4 (1.22%) SSL
6 4 (1.22%) WAN
6 4 (1.22%) Wireless
6 4 (1.22%) X.509
7 3 (0.92%) 4G
7 3 (0.92%) 5G
7 3 (0.92%) HTTP
7 3 (0.92%) LAN
7 3 (0.92%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (1.22%) Big Data
2 3 (0.92%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.61%) Power BI
4 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.31%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.31%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (6.12%) JIRA
2 5 (1.53%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.22%) Burp Suite
3 4 (1.22%) Snyk
4 2 (0.61%) Git
4 2 (0.61%) GitLab
4 2 (0.61%) JMeter
4 2 (0.61%) MSTest
4 2 (0.61%) Selenium
4 2 (0.61%) SonarQube
General
1 109 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 88 (26.91%) Finance
3 49 (14.98%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.70%) Public Sector
5 28 (8.56%) Legal
6 21 (6.42%) Banking
7 11 (3.36%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.06%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.45%) Financial Institution
9 8 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (1.83%) Local Government
10 6 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (1.53%) Law
12 3 (0.92%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.92%) Retail
13 1 (0.31%) Digital Health
13 1 (0.31%) Digital Healthcare
13 1 (0.31%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 68 (20.80%) Architect
2 44 (13.46%) Analyst
3 32 (9.79%) Senior
4 31 (9.48%) Lead
5 29 (8.87%) Consultant
6 28 (8.56%) Security Architect
7 21 (6.42%) Security Analyst
7 21 (6.42%) Security Engineer
8 17 (5.20%) Security Consultant
9 16 (4.89%) Project Manager
9 16 (4.89%) Solutions Architect
10 14 (4.28%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 13 (3.98%) Security Manager
11 13 (3.98%) Security Specialist
12 10 (3.06%) Head of Security
13 9 (2.75%) Business Analyst
13 9 (2.75%) Cloud Architect
13 9 (2.75%) IT Manager
14 8 (2.45%) Cloud Engineer
15 7 (2.14%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.36%) REST
2 8 (2.45%) SAML
3 7 (2.14%) LDAP
3 7 (2.14%) OAuth
3 7 (2.14%) SailPoint
4 4 (1.22%) Middleware
5 3 (0.92%) Elastic Stack
5 3 (0.92%) JSON
5 3 (0.92%) OpenID
6 2 (0.61%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.61%) Azure Blueprints
6 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.61%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.61%) Playwright
6 2 (0.61%) RESTful
7 1 (0.31%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.31%) Flask
7 1 (0.31%) Kafka
7 1 (0.31%) RAML
7 1 (0.31%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.48%) Cloud Native
2 30 (9.17%) Security Posture
3 26 (7.95%) Onboarding
4 17 (5.20%) Operational Technology
5 16 (4.89%) Management Information System
6 13 (3.98%) Hybrid Cloud
7 9 (2.75%) PKI
8 8 (2.45%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.45%) Public Cloud
9 7 (2.14%) CMDB
9 7 (2.14%) SCADA
10 6 (1.83%) BYOD
10 6 (1.83%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.53%) Cloud Security Posture
11 5 (1.53%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.22%) AI Agents
12 4 (1.22%) NHS
12 4 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 35 (10.70%) Windows
2 12 (3.67%) Linux
3 9 (2.75%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.22%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.22%) Unix
6 3 (0.92%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.61%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.61%) Android
7 2 (0.61%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.61%) CentOS
7 2 (0.61%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (48.93%) Cybersecurity
2 85 (25.99%) Information Security
3 80 (24.46%) Risk Management
4 75 (22.94%) Cloud Security
5 74 (22.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 68 (20.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 57 (17.43%) Security Architecture
8 54 (16.51%) Roadmaps
9 53 (16.21%) Incident Response
10 50 (15.29%) Agile
11 49 (14.98%) Continuous Improvement
11 49 (14.98%) Vulnerability Management
12 44 (13.46%) CI/CD
12 44 (13.46%) DevOps
13 42 (12.84%) Security Operations
13 42 (12.84%) SIEM
13 42 (12.84%) Zero Trust
14 40 (12.23%) AI
14 40 (12.23%) Data Protection
14 40 (12.23%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.34%) PowerShell
2 23 (7.03%) Python
3 9 (2.75%) SQL
4 7 (2.14%) Bash
5 4 (1.22%) Bicep
5 4 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.92%) C#
7 2 (0.61%) Java
7 2 (0.61%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.31%) BeanShell
8 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 108 (33.03%) CISSP
2 74 (22.63%) Security Cleared
3 68 (20.80%) CISM
4 61 (18.65%) SC Cleared
5 37 (11.31%) Degree
6 32 (9.79%) Cisco Certification
7 30 (9.17%) CRISC
8 28 (8.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 22 (6.73%) CISA
9 22 (6.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 21 (6.42%) CEH
11 19 (5.81%) Azure Certification
11 19 (5.81%) GIAC
12 18 (5.50%) CompTIA Security+
13 17 (5.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 17 (5.20%) PMI Certification
13 17 (5.20%) PMP
14 12 (3.67%) CCSP
15 11 (3.36%) AWS Certification
16 9 (2.75%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 203 (62.08%) NIST
2 84 (25.69%) GDPR
3 60 (18.35%) GRC
4 42 (12.84%) PCI DSS
5 40 (12.23%) Cyber Essentials
6 38 (11.62%) SOC 2
7 36 (11.01%) NCSC
8 35 (10.70%) COBIT
9 21 (6.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 19 (5.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 16 (4.89%) NIST 800
12 13 (3.98%) SLA
13 12 (3.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 12 (3.67%) ITGC
14 11 (3.36%) HIPAA
15 8 (2.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (2.14%) PMO
17 5 (1.53%) Government Security Classifications
18 4 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
18 4 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 38 (11.62%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.36%) Docker
3 2 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.31%) Firmware
4 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.31%) Varnish
4 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (5.20%) Terraform
2 15 (4.59%) Kubernetes
3 13 (3.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (3.36%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (1.53%) Ansible
6 3 (0.92%) Puppet
7 2 (0.61%) Grafana
7 2 (0.61%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.61%) Nessus
7 2 (0.61%) Nexpose
7 2 (0.61%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.31%) CASB
8 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.31%) QRadar
8 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 94 (28.75%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.48%) ServiceNow
3 18 (5.50%) CyberArk
4 15 (4.59%) Splunk
5 12 (3.67%) CrowdStrike
6 11 (3.36%) Google
6 11 (3.36%) Qualys
6 11 (3.36%) Tenable
7 6 (1.83%) Palo Alto
7 6 (1.83%) Rapid7
8 5 (1.53%) Okta
8 5 (1.53%) Oracle
8 5 (1.53%) Workday
8 5 (1.53%) Zscaler
9 4 (1.22%) Veracode
10 3 (0.92%) Cisco
10 3 (0.92%) Databricks
10 3 (0.92%) Juniper
10 3 (0.92%) SAP
11 2 (0.61%) IBM