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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 155 216
Rank change year-on-year -27 +61 -28
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 328 251 190
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.61% 1.86% 1.17%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.38% 10.80% 8.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 173 140
10th Percentile £425 £414 £449
25th Percentile £490 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £575 £585
Median % change year-on-year -0.87% -1.71% -6.40%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £675
90th Percentile £775 £848 £775
England median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -3.75%
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 £47.50 £31.25
% change year-on-year +49.47% +52.00% -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 3,912 2,323 2,239
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 19.24% 17.20% 13.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,634 1,536 1,454
10th Percentile £350 £325 £335
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -3.93%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £686
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 49 51 42
10th Percentile £15.93 - £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 £57.75 £55.00 £71.88
England median hourly rate £33.60 £31.82 £29.00
% change year-on-year +5.59% +9.72% -17.14%

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 11 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 11 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 39 £552 -15.15% 36
East London 0 4 £750 +32.16% 6
West London -21 2 £625 +47.06% 9
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 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 93 (28.35%) AWS
3 61 (18.60%) Entra ID
4 55 (16.77%) GCP
5 39 (11.89%) 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 12 (3.66%) GitHub
11 11 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (2.74%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (2.74%) Serverless
13 8 (2.44%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 8 (2.44%) Azure Key Vault
13 8 (2.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 7 (2.13%) AWS CloudTrail
14 7 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (2.13%) Power Platform
15 6 (1.83%) Azure Monitor
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 8 (2.44%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.52%) GitLab
4 4 (1.22%) Burp Suite
4 4 (1.22%) Git
4 4 (1.22%) Snyk
5 3 (0.91%) Selenium
6 2 (0.61%) Robot Framework
6 2 (0.61%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.61%) TestRail
7 1 (0.30%) JMeter
7 1 (0.30%) MSTest
General
1 116 (35.37%) Social Skills
2 76 (23.17%) Finance
3 43 (13.11%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (10.06%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.62%) Legal
6 16 (4.88%) Banking
7 11 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (2.74%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.44%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.13%) Local Government
11 6 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.91%) Digital Health
13 3 (0.91%) Digital Healthcare
13 3 (0.91%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.91%) Retail
14 2 (0.61%) Cyber-Physical System
14 2 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (23.48%) Architect
2 41 (12.50%) Analyst
3 34 (10.37%) Lead
4 33 (10.06%) Security Architect
5 29 (8.84%) Consultant
5 29 (8.84%) Senior
6 20 (6.10%) Security Analyst
7 19 (5.79%) Security Engineer
8 18 (5.49%) Security Manager
9 16 (4.88%) Security Consultant
9 16 (4.88%) Solutions Architect
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 25 (7.62%) 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%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.61%) Middleware
9 2 (0.61%) pytest
10 1 (0.30%) Spring
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 84 (25.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 75 (22.87%) Cloud Security
4 75 (22.87%) 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%) DevOps
10 48 (14.63%) SIEM
11 47 (14.33%) Identity Access Management
12 46 (14.02%) TOGAF
12 46 (14.02%) Zero Trust
13 43 (13.11%) CI/CD
13 43 (13.11%) Data Protection
14 42 (12.80%) Continuous Improvement
14 42 (12.80%) Threat Modelling
15 41 (12.50%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 29 (8.84%) PowerShell
2 26 (7.93%) Python
3 8 (2.44%) Bash
4 7 (2.13%) Java
4 7 (2.13%) SQL
5 6 (1.83%) BeanShell
6 5 (1.52%) Bicep
6 5 (1.52%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.61%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.30%) C#
Qualifications
1 104 (31.71%) CISSP
2 77 (23.48%) Security Cleared
3 64 (19.51%) CISM
4 59 (17.99%) SC Cleared
5 31 (9.45%) CRISC
6 25 (7.62%) Degree
7 22 (6.71%) Cisco Certification
8 20 (6.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 20 (6.10%) Azure Certification
9 19 (5.79%) CEH
9 19 (5.79%) CISA
10 18 (5.49%) GIAC
11 17 (5.18%) CompTIA Security+
12 15 (4.57%) PMI Certification
12 15 (4.57%) PMP
13 13 (3.96%) DV Cleared
13 13 (3.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 11 (3.35%) CCSP
15 9 (2.74%) AWS Certification
16 8 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 203 (61.89%) NIST
2 72 (21.95%) GDPR
3 54 (16.46%) GRC
4 42 (12.80%) NCSC
5 40 (12.20%) Cyber Essentials
6 37 (11.28%) PCI DSS
7 33 (10.06%) COBIT
8 32 (9.76%) SOC 2
9 24 (7.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 23 (7.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 14 (4.27%) NIST 800
12 12 (3.66%) ITGC
13 11 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 11 (3.35%) SLA
14 10 (3.05%) HIPAA
14 10 (3.05%) PMO
15 9 (2.74%) QA
16 7 (2.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (2.13%) ISO 22301
17 4 (1.22%) JSP 440
System Software
1 47 (14.33%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.66%) 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 19 (5.79%) 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%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.61%) Nexpose
6 2 (0.61%) QRadar
7 1 (0.30%) CASB
7 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 98 (29.88%) Microsoft
2 28 (8.54%) 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