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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 157 197
Rank change year-on-year -13 +40 -16
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 349 245 200
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.71% 1.83% 1.25%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.85% 10.52% 9.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 166 145
10th Percentile £428 £389 £450
25th Percentile £494 £490 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £585
Median % change year-on-year - -1.71% -6.40%
75th Percentile £675 £697 £675
90th Percentile £769 £850 £775
England median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
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% -29.78%

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 3,943 2,328 2,192
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 19.37% 17.41% 13.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,680 1,547 1,407
10th Percentile £350 £323 £333
25th Percentile £431 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -2.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £688
90th Percentile £725 £750 £800
England median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 49 40
10th Percentile £15.88 - £18.13
25th Percentile £21.33 £25.15 £23.35
Median hourly rate £28.00 £34.00 £29.73
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +14.36% +8.11%
75th Percentile £40.00 £42.75 £49.06
90th Percentile £55.78 £54.35 £71.88
England median hourly rate £33.00 £32.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year +1.54% -2.99% -6.94%

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 23 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 23 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 -25 37 £560 -13.85% 72
West London -20 6 £538 +26.47% 17
East London +2 3 £750 +33.33% 7
South London -6 2 £495 - 4
North London 0 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 11 (3.15%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.01%) IIS
3 6 (1.72%) Confluence
3 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.29%) Apache
4 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.29%) nginx
4 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Fuse
4 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 4 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.29%) iTrent
2 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 155 (44.41%) Azure
2 104 (29.80%) AWS
3 69 (19.77%) Entra ID
4 58 (16.62%) GCP
5 43 (12.32%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (6.59%) Azure Sentinel
7 16 (4.58%) Microsoft Purview
7 16 (4.58%) OCI
7 16 (4.58%) SaaS
8 12 (3.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 11 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (3.15%) GitHub
10 10 (2.87%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (2.58%) AWS CloudFormation
11 9 (2.58%) Azure Key Vault
11 9 (2.58%) Serverless
12 8 (2.29%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 8 (2.29%) Power Platform
13 7 (2.01%) AWS CloudTrail
13 7 (2.01%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.88%) Network Security
2 26 (7.45%) Firewall
3 11 (3.15%) DNS
3 11 (3.15%) VPN
4 7 (2.01%) X.509
5 6 (1.72%) HTTPS
6 5 (1.43%) IPsec
6 5 (1.43%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.43%) Wireless
7 4 (1.15%) DHCP
7 4 (1.15%) Internet
7 4 (1.15%) Kerberos
7 4 (1.15%) Modbus
7 4 (1.15%) NGFW
8 3 (0.86%) 4G
8 3 (0.86%) 5G
8 3 (0.86%) SAN
8 3 (0.86%) SSL
8 3 (0.86%) WAN
9 2 (0.57%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
1 3 (0.86%) Data Lake
1 3 (0.86%) Power BI
2 2 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (0.57%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.29%) Big Data
3 1 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.58%) JIRA
2 11 (3.15%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.29%) GitLab
4 5 (1.43%) Git
5 4 (1.15%) Burp Suite
5 4 (1.15%) Snyk
6 3 (0.86%) Robot Framework
6 3 (0.86%) Selenium
6 3 (0.86%) TestRail
7 2 (0.57%) SonarQube
General
1 124 (35.53%) Social Skills
2 81 (23.21%) Finance
3 44 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (11.75%) Public Sector
5 26 (7.45%) Legal
6 17 (4.87%) Banking
7 12 (3.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.44%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (3.44%) Manufacturing
8 9 (2.58%) Local Government
8 9 (2.58%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.15%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.86%) Cyber-Physical System
12 3 (0.86%) Digital Health
12 3 (0.86%) Digital Healthcare
12 3 (0.86%) Retail
13 2 (0.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 85 (24.36%) Architect
2 40 (11.46%) Analyst
2 40 (11.46%) Lead
3 37 (10.60%) Security Architect
4 32 (9.17%) Consultant
5 28 (8.02%) Senior
6 21 (6.02%) Security Engineer
7 20 (5.73%) Security Analyst
8 19 (5.44%) Security Manager
8 19 (5.44%) Solutions Architect
9 14 (4.01%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 14 (4.01%) Security Consultant
10 13 (3.72%) Project Manager
11 11 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 10 (2.87%) Head of Security
13 9 (2.58%) Cloud Engineer
13 9 (2.58%) IT Manager
14 8 (2.29%) Cloud Architect
14 8 (2.29%) Senior Analyst
14 8 (2.29%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (9.17%) Terraform
2 15 (4.30%) SailPoint
3 14 (4.01%) REST
4 12 (3.44%) SAML
5 11 (3.15%) LDAP
5 11 (3.15%) OAuth
6 5 (1.43%) OpenID
7 4 (1.15%) JDBC
7 4 (1.15%) JSON
7 4 (1.15%) Playwright
7 4 (1.15%) SOAP
8 3 (0.86%) Middleware
8 3 (0.86%) pytest
9 2 (0.57%) Azure Blueprints
9 2 (0.57%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.57%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.57%) Software Packaging
10 1 (0.29%) ARM Templates
10 1 (0.29%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 36 (10.32%) Security Posture
2 33 (9.46%) Cloud Native
3 28 (8.02%) Onboarding
4 22 (6.30%) Operational Technology
5 21 (6.02%) Cyber Threat
6 18 (5.16%) Management Information System
7 15 (4.30%) PKI
8 10 (2.87%) IoT
9 8 (2.29%) Cloud Security Posture
9 8 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (2.29%) SCADA
10 7 (2.01%) NHS
11 6 (1.72%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.72%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.43%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (1.15%) AI Agents
13 4 (1.15%) CMDB
13 4 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 36 (10.32%) Windows
2 14 (4.01%) Linux
3 9 (2.58%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.43%) Unix
5 5 (1.43%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.15%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.86%) CentOS
8 2 (0.57%) Alpine Linux
8 2 (0.57%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.29%) Android
9 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (54.44%) Cybersecurity
2 98 (28.08%) Risk Management
3 93 (26.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 83 (23.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 80 (22.92%) Cloud Security
6 72 (20.63%) Security Architecture
7 70 (20.06%) Information Security
8 63 (18.05%) Roadmaps
9 61 (17.48%) Incident Response
10 60 (17.19%) Vulnerability Management
11 57 (16.33%) Identity Access Management
12 52 (14.90%) TOGAF
13 51 (14.61%) SIEM
14 48 (13.75%) DevOps
15 47 (13.47%) Continuous Improvement
15 47 (13.47%) Zero Trust
16 46 (13.18%) Security Operations
17 44 (12.61%) CI/CD
18 42 (12.03%) Data Protection
18 42 (12.03%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 33 (9.46%) PowerShell
2 27 (7.74%) Python
3 9 (2.58%) Bash
4 7 (2.01%) Java
5 6 (1.72%) BeanShell
5 6 (1.72%) SQL
6 5 (1.43%) Bicep
6 5 (1.43%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 111 (31.81%) CISSP
2 82 (23.50%) Security Cleared
3 73 (20.92%) CISM
4 65 (18.62%) SC Cleared
5 32 (9.17%) CRISC
6 26 (7.45%) Cisco Certification
6 26 (7.45%) Degree
7 24 (6.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 23 (6.59%) Azure Certification
9 18 (5.16%) CISA
9 18 (5.16%) PMP
10 17 (4.87%) CEH
10 17 (4.87%) GIAC
10 17 (4.87%) PMI Certification
11 16 (4.58%) CompTIA Security+
12 15 (4.30%) DV Cleared
13 14 (4.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 13 (3.72%) AWS Certification
14 13 (3.72%) CCSP
15 9 (2.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 214 (61.32%) NIST
2 75 (21.49%) GDPR
3 54 (15.47%) GRC
4 50 (14.33%) NCSC
5 45 (12.89%) Cyber Essentials
6 39 (11.17%) PCI DSS
7 32 (9.17%) SOC 2
8 27 (7.74%) COBIT
8 27 (7.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 23 (6.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 16 (4.58%) NIST 800
11 12 (3.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 11 (3.15%) PMO
12 11 (3.15%) SLA
13 10 (2.87%) HIPAA
13 10 (2.87%) ISO 22301
13 10 (2.87%) ITGC
13 10 (2.87%) QA
14 5 (1.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 4 (1.15%) Data Quality
System Software
1 53 (15.19%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.44%) Docker
3 5 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.57%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Firmware
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (6.88%) Kubernetes
2 21 (6.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (3.72%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (3.15%) Ansible
5 3 (0.86%) Argo
5 3 (0.86%) Puppet
6 2 (0.57%) Grafana
6 2 (0.57%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.57%) Nessus
6 2 (0.57%) Nexpose
6 2 (0.57%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.57%) QRadar
7 1 (0.29%) CASB
7 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.29%) SCCM
7 1 (0.29%) WSUS
Vendors
1 106 (30.37%) Microsoft
2 30 (8.60%) ServiceNow
3 19 (5.44%) CyberArk
4 16 (4.58%) CrowdStrike
4 16 (4.58%) Google
5 13 (3.72%) Splunk
6 12 (3.44%) Qualys
7 10 (2.87%) Palo Alto
7 10 (2.87%) Tenable
8 9 (2.58%) Okta
9 8 (2.29%) Rapid7
10 7 (2.01%) Oracle
10 7 (2.01%) Zscaler
11 6 (1.72%) SAP
11 6 (1.72%) VMware
12 5 (1.43%) Workday
13 4 (1.15%) Cisco
13 4 (1.15%) ForgeRock
13 4 (1.15%) Salesforce
13 4 (1.15%) Veracode