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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 170 226
Rank change year-on-year +2 +56 -4
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 317 213 189
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.64% 1.63% 1.07%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.95% 9.89% 7.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 154 156
10th Percentile £425 £422 £438
25th Percentile £500 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% -5.94% -8.16%
75th Percentile £725 £688 £675
90th Percentile £888 £813 £756
England median daily rate £564 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.35% -2.13%

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 3,543 2,154 2,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.34% 16.44% 13.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,372 1,426 1,696
10th Percentile £350 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £688
90th Percentile £738 £759 £800
England median daily rate £505 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +1.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 31 61
10th Percentile £19.09 £22.75 £12.50
25th Percentile £23.94 £25.15 £18.00
Median hourly rate £28.00 £34.50 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -18.84% +44.96% -9.33%
75th Percentile £41.80 £49.38 £43.75
90th Percentile £62.00 £65.00 £55.00
England median hourly rate £36.00 £32.00 £24.43
% change year-on-year +12.50% +30.99% -42.52%

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 3 July 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 3 July 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 +3 50 £600 -4.00% 28
South London +1 9 £500 +11.11% 4
East London -8 3 £750 +28.21% 2
North London +1 1 £650 +40.54%
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 (4.42%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.84%) Confluence
3 8 (2.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (2.21%) IIS
5 1 (0.32%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.32%) Apache
5 1 (0.32%) nginx
5 1 (0.32%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.95%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.95%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.32%) iTrent
2 1 (0.32%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 122 (38.49%) Azure
2 82 (25.87%) AWS
3 43 (13.56%) Entra ID
4 39 (12.30%) GCP
5 35 (11.04%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (5.99%) Azure Sentinel
7 15 (4.73%) SaaS
8 14 (4.42%) Microsoft Purview
9 12 (3.79%) GitHub
9 12 (3.79%) OpenShift
10 10 (3.15%) Serverless
11 9 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (2.21%) Azure Monitor
12 7 (2.21%) OCI
13 6 (1.89%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (1.58%) AWS CloudFormation
14 5 (1.58%) Azure Key Vault
14 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Copilot
15 4 (1.26%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 4 (1.26%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.99%) Network Security
2 15 (4.73%) Firewall
3 10 (3.15%) DNS
4 8 (2.52%) VPN
5 6 (1.89%) HTTPS
6 5 (1.58%) DHCP
6 5 (1.58%) Kerberos
7 4 (1.26%) Internet
7 4 (1.26%) NGFW
7 4 (1.26%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.95%) Cisco IPT
8 3 (0.95%) HTTP
8 3 (0.95%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.95%) SSL
8 3 (0.95%) WAN
8 3 (0.95%) X.509
9 2 (0.63%) 5G
9 2 (0.63%) IPv4
9 2 (0.63%) IPv6
9 2 (0.63%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (1.26%) Big Data
2 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
2 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.63%) Power BI
3 1 (0.32%) Amazon Aurora
3 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.32%) DocumentDB
3 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
3 1 (0.32%) Metadata
3 1 (0.32%) MySQL
3 1 (0.32%) Redis
3 1 (0.32%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (6.31%) JIRA
2 18 (5.68%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.58%) Snyk
4 4 (1.26%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.95%) GitLab
6 2 (0.63%) JMeter
6 2 (0.63%) MSTest
6 2 (0.63%) Selenium
6 2 (0.63%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.32%) Git
General
1 113 (35.65%) Social Skills
2 91 (28.71%) Finance
3 51 (16.09%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (10.73%) Public Sector
5 24 (7.57%) Legal
6 22 (6.94%) Banking
7 21 (6.62%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (5.99%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (3.15%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.84%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.58%) Law
12 5 (1.58%) Local Government
13 4 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.26%) Retail
14 2 (0.63%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.32%) Back Office
15 1 (0.32%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 69 (21.77%) Architect
2 44 (13.88%) Analyst
3 29 (9.15%) Consultant
3 29 (9.15%) Senior
4 27 (8.52%) Lead
4 27 (8.52%) Security Architect
5 22 (6.94%) Security Engineer
6 20 (6.31%) Security Analyst
7 17 (5.36%) CyberArk Architect
7 17 (5.36%) Project Manager
8 15 (4.73%) Security Consultant
9 14 (4.42%) Security Manager
10 12 (3.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 12 (3.79%) IT Manager
11 11 (3.47%) Security Specialist
12 10 (3.15%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (2.84%) Business Analyst
13 9 (2.84%) Cloud Architect
14 8 (2.52%) Head of Security
14 8 (2.52%) Migration Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.99%) SAML
2 17 (5.36%) LDAP
3 16 (5.05%) OpenID
4 11 (3.47%) REST
5 9 (2.84%) OAuth
6 5 (1.58%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.95%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.95%) JSON
7 3 (0.95%) Middleware
7 3 (0.95%) OAuth2
7 3 (0.95%) RESTful
8 2 (0.63%) Azure Blueprints
8 2 (0.63%) Kafka
8 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.63%) Playwright
8 2 (0.63%) Spring
8 2 (0.63%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.32%) Flask
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
9 1 (0.32%) React
Miscellaneous
1 42 (13.25%) Cloud Native
2 35 (11.04%) Onboarding
3 32 (10.09%) Security Posture
4 16 (5.05%) Management Information System
4 16 (5.05%) Operational Technology
5 12 (3.79%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (2.52%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.21%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (2.21%) Legacy Systems
7 7 (2.21%) SCADA
8 6 (1.89%) BYOD
8 6 (1.89%) CMDB
9 5 (1.58%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.26%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.26%) PKI
10 4 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.95%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.95%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 38 (11.99%) Windows
2 14 (4.42%) Linux
3 10 (3.15%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.26%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.26%) Unix
6 2 (0.63%) Alpine Linux
6 2 (0.63%) Android
6 2 (0.63%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.63%) CentOS
6 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.63%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (47.95%) Cybersecurity
2 85 (26.81%) Information Security
3 79 (24.92%) Stakeholder Management
4 75 (23.66%) Risk Management
5 66 (20.82%) Cloud Security
6 62 (19.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 57 (17.98%) Security Architecture
8 53 (16.72%) CI/CD
8 53 (16.72%) DevOps
9 49 (15.46%) Agile
9 49 (15.46%) Continuous Improvement
9 49 (15.46%) Threat Modelling
10 48 (15.14%) Incident Response
11 47 (14.83%) Roadmaps
12 46 (14.51%) SIEM
13 44 (13.88%) Vulnerability Management
14 43 (13.56%) Regulatory Compliance
15 41 (12.93%) Infrastructure as Code
16 39 (12.30%) Security Operations
17 36 (11.36%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.57%) PowerShell
1 24 (7.57%) Python
2 11 (3.47%) SQL
3 7 (2.21%) Bash
4 4 (1.26%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (0.95%) Bicep
5 3 (0.95%) C#
6 2 (0.63%) Java
6 2 (0.63%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.32%) Go
7 1 (0.32%) Ruby
7 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 96 (30.28%) CISSP
2 86 (27.13%) Security Cleared
3 73 (23.03%) SC Cleared
4 60 (18.93%) CISM
5 43 (13.56%) Degree
6 30 (9.46%) Cisco Certification
7 26 (8.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 26 (8.20%) CRISC
8 23 (7.26%) CISA
9 20 (6.31%) CEH
9 20 (6.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 19 (5.99%) GIAC
11 18 (5.68%) CompTIA Security+
11 18 (5.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 16 (5.05%) PMI Certification
12 16 (5.05%) PMP
13 14 (4.42%) Azure Certification
14 12 (3.79%) AWS Certification
15 11 (3.47%) CCSP
16 9 (2.84%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 199 (62.78%) NIST
2 87 (27.44%) GDPR
3 62 (19.56%) GRC
4 51 (16.09%) NCSC
5 44 (13.88%) PCI DSS
6 36 (11.36%) COBIT
7 34 (10.73%) Cyber Essentials
8 33 (10.41%) SOC 2
9 16 (5.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (5.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 15 (4.73%) NIST 800
11 13 (4.10%) SLA
12 10 (3.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 10 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 9 (2.84%) HIPAA
14 8 (2.52%) ITGC
15 6 (1.89%) Government Security Classifications
15 6 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 5 (1.58%) QA
17 4 (1.26%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 32 (10.09%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.47%) Docker
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) Varnish
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 30 (9.46%) Kubernetes
2 17 (5.36%) Terraform
3 13 (4.10%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (3.47%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.89%) Ansible
6 3 (0.95%) Puppet
7 2 (0.63%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.63%) Grafana
7 2 (0.63%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.63%) Nessus
7 2 (0.63%) Nexpose
7 2 (0.63%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.32%) CASB
8 1 (0.32%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.32%) SELinux
Vendors
1 80 (25.24%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.46%) CyberArk
2 30 (9.46%) ServiceNow
3 26 (8.20%) Splunk
4 11 (3.47%) Google
5 10 (3.15%) CrowdStrike
5 10 (3.15%) Tenable
6 9 (2.84%) Qualys
7 6 (1.89%) Oracle
8 5 (1.58%) Okta
8 5 (1.58%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.58%) Rapid7
9 4 (1.26%) Veracode
9 4 (1.26%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.95%) Cisco
10 3 (0.95%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.95%) Workday
11 2 (0.63%) Forcepoint
11 2 (0.63%) IBM
11 2 (0.63%) TOWER Software