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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 160 218
Rank change year-on-year -11 +58 -20
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 323 240 184
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.61% 1.77% 1.14%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.55% 10.40% 8.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 174 146
10th Percentile £425 £422 £444
25th Percentile £488 £500 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £553 £571 £600
Median % change year-on-year -3.19% -4.79% -3.23%
75th Percentile £654 £677 £688
90th Percentile £770 £825 £775
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% -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 3,778 2,307 2,215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.81% 17.05% 13.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,554 1,549 1,512
10th Percentile £350 £319 £350
25th Percentile £430 £413 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £794
England median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 44 43
10th Percentile £18.35 - £16.99
25th Percentile £24.81 £25.15 £21.13
Median hourly rate £34.06 £34.48 £26.68
Median % change year-on-year -1.22% +29.24% -2.98%
75th Percentile £44.75 £44.75 £46.25
90th Percentile £66.71 £54.63 £59.00
England median hourly rate £38.72 £31.64 £27.50
% change year-on-year +22.38% +15.05% -28.50%

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 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 14 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 45 £570 -9.95% 40
South London -6 5 £500 +11.11% 3
East London -4 4 £750 +32.16% 1
West London -21 2 £625 +47.06% 11
North London -2 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 14 (4.33%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.17%) IIS
3 6 (1.86%) Confluence
3 6 (1.86%) 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 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.93%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.31%) iTrent
2 1 (0.31%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 138 (42.72%) Azure
2 87 (26.93%) AWS
3 54 (16.72%) Entra ID
4 49 (15.17%) GCP
5 37 (11.46%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (6.50%) Azure Sentinel
7 15 (4.64%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (4.64%) SaaS
8 11 (3.41%) OCI
9 10 (3.10%) GitHub
10 9 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.79%) Azure Key Vault
10 9 (2.79%) Serverless
11 7 (2.17%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (1.55%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 5 (1.55%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (1.24%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (1.24%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.24%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 27 (8.36%) Network Security
2 16 (4.95%) Firewall
3 9 (2.79%) DNS
4 8 (2.48%) VPN
5 6 (1.86%) HTTPS
6 5 (1.55%) Kerberos
6 5 (1.55%) NGFW
6 5 (1.55%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.24%) Cisco IPT
7 4 (1.24%) DHCP
7 4 (1.24%) Internet
7 4 (1.24%) SSL
7 4 (1.24%) WAN
7 4 (1.24%) Wireless
7 4 (1.24%) X.509
8 3 (0.93%) 4G
8 3 (0.93%) 5G
8 3 (0.93%) HTTP
8 3 (0.93%) LAN
8 3 (0.93%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.24%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (1.24%) Big Data
2 3 (0.93%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.62%) 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 17 (5.26%) JIRA
2 5 (1.55%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.24%) Burp Suite
3 4 (1.24%) Snyk
4 2 (0.62%) Git
4 2 (0.62%) GitLab
4 2 (0.62%) JMeter
4 2 (0.62%) MSTest
4 2 (0.62%) Selenium
4 2 (0.62%) SonarQube
General
1 104 (32.20%) Social Skills
2 85 (26.32%) Finance
3 46 (14.24%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (9.91%) Public Sector
5 27 (8.36%) Legal
6 21 (6.50%) Banking
7 12 (3.72%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.10%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.17%) Financial Institution
11 6 (1.86%) Local Government
11 6 (1.86%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.55%) Law
13 3 (0.93%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.93%) Retail
14 2 (0.62%) Digital Health
14 2 (0.62%) Digital Healthcare
15 1 (0.31%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 71 (21.98%) Architect
2 42 (13.00%) Analyst
3 32 (9.91%) Lead
4 30 (9.29%) Security Architect
5 29 (8.98%) Consultant
5 29 (8.98%) Senior
6 20 (6.19%) Security Analyst
7 19 (5.88%) Security Engineer
8 17 (5.26%) Security Consultant
9 16 (4.95%) Project Manager
9 16 (4.95%) Solutions Architect
10 14 (4.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 14 (4.33%) Security Manager
11 10 (3.10%) Cloud Architect
11 10 (3.10%) Head of Security
11 10 (3.10%) IT Manager
12 9 (2.79%) Security Specialist
13 8 (2.48%) Business Analyst
14 7 (2.17%) Enterprise Architect
14 7 (2.17%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.72%) REST
2 8 (2.48%) LDAP
2 8 (2.48%) SailPoint
2 8 (2.48%) SAML
3 7 (2.17%) OAuth
4 4 (1.24%) Middleware
5 3 (0.93%) Elastic Stack
5 3 (0.93%) JSON
5 3 (0.93%) OpenID
6 2 (0.62%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.62%) Azure Blueprints
6 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.62%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.62%) Playwright
6 2 (0.62%) RESTful
6 2 (0.62%) SOAP
7 1 (0.31%) JWT
7 1 (0.31%) Kafka
7 1 (0.31%) Next.js
7 1 (0.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.60%) Cloud Native
2 29 (8.98%) Security Posture
3 26 (8.05%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.95%) Management Information System
4 16 (4.95%) Operational Technology
5 13 (4.02%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (2.79%) PKI
7 8 (2.48%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (2.17%) CMDB
8 7 (2.17%) SCADA
9 6 (1.86%) BYOD
9 6 (1.86%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (1.86%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.55%) NHS
10 5 (1.55%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.55%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 34 (10.53%) Windows
2 12 (3.72%) Linux
3 9 (2.79%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.24%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.24%) Unix
6 3 (0.93%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.62%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.62%) CentOS
8 1 (0.31%) Android
8 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.31%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (49.85%) Cybersecurity
2 76 (23.53%) Cloud Security
3 75 (23.22%) Risk Management
3 75 (23.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 74 (22.91%) Information Security
5 71 (21.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 59 (18.27%) Security Architecture
7 56 (17.34%) Roadmaps
8 55 (17.03%) Incident Response
9 48 (14.86%) SIEM
9 48 (14.86%) Vulnerability Management
10 44 (13.62%) CI/CD
10 44 (13.62%) DevOps
10 44 (13.62%) Zero Trust
11 43 (13.31%) Agile
12 42 (13.00%) Continuous Improvement
13 41 (12.69%) Identity Access Management
13 41 (12.69%) Security Operations
14 40 (12.38%) Data Protection
14 40 (12.38%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.74%) PowerShell
2 23 (7.12%) Python
3 9 (2.79%) SQL
4 7 (2.17%) Bash
5 4 (1.24%) Bicep
5 4 (1.24%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.93%) C#
6 3 (0.93%) Java
7 2 (0.62%) BeanShell
7 2 (0.62%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 101 (31.27%) CISSP
2 72 (22.29%) Security Cleared
3 62 (19.20%) CISM
4 57 (17.65%) SC Cleared
5 34 (10.53%) Degree
6 29 (8.98%) Cisco Certification
7 26 (8.05%) CRISC
8 25 (7.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 21 (6.50%) CEH
10 20 (6.19%) GIAC
11 19 (5.88%) Azure Certification
12 18 (5.57%) CISA
12 18 (5.57%) CompTIA Security+
13 17 (5.26%) PMI Certification
13 17 (5.26%) PMP
14 16 (4.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 13 (4.02%) CCSP
16 12 (3.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 11 (3.41%) AWS Certification
18 10 (3.10%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 200 (61.92%) NIST
2 82 (25.39%) GDPR
3 53 (16.41%) GRC
4 40 (12.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 38 (11.76%) NCSC
6 36 (11.15%) PCI DSS
7 33 (10.22%) SOC 2
8 32 (9.91%) COBIT
9 21 (6.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 20 (6.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 12 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 12 (3.72%) ITGC
11 12 (3.72%) NIST 800
12 11 (3.41%) HIPAA
12 11 (3.41%) SLA
13 8 (2.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 6 (1.86%) PMO
15 4 (1.24%) ISO 22301
15 4 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 4 (1.24%) QA
System Software
1 40 (12.38%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.41%) Docker
3 2 (0.62%) 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 18 (5.57%) Terraform
2 16 (4.95%) Kubernetes
3 13 (4.02%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (3.41%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (1.55%) Ansible
6 3 (0.93%) Nessus
6 3 (0.93%) Puppet
7 2 (0.62%) Grafana
7 2 (0.62%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.62%) Nexpose
7 2 (0.62%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.62%) QRadar
8 1 (0.31%) CASB
8 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 96 (29.72%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.29%) ServiceNow
3 19 (5.88%) CyberArk
4 17 (5.26%) Splunk
5 14 (4.33%) CrowdStrike
6 12 (3.72%) Google
6 12 (3.72%) Qualys
6 12 (3.72%) Tenable
7 7 (2.17%) Rapid7
8 6 (1.86%) Okta
8 6 (1.86%) Palo Alto
8 6 (1.86%) Zscaler
9 5 (1.55%) Oracle
9 5 (1.55%) Workday
10 4 (1.24%) SAP
10 4 (1.24%) Veracode
11 3 (0.93%) Cisco
11 3 (0.93%) Databricks
11 3 (0.93%) Juniper
12 2 (0.62%) IBM