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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 153 201
Rank change year-on-year -16 +48 -23
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 348 248 209
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.71% 1.84% 1.28%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.84% 10.62% 9.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 168 148
10th Percentile £428 £393 £450
25th Percentile £495 £475 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £675 £691 £688
90th Percentile £769 £850 £777
England median daily rate £548 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.37% -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 3,937 2,336 2,237
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 19.36% 17.33% 13.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,676 1,550 1,420
10th Percentile £350 £325 £331
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 50 42
10th Percentile £15.88 £24.91 £18.13
25th Percentile £21.33 £25.15 £23.80
Median hourly rate £28.00 £34.00 £29.73
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +14.36% +5.71%
75th Percentile £40.00 £41.75 £49.69
90th Percentile £55.78 £54.05 £71.88
England median hourly rate £32.40 £32.50 £33.93
% change year-on-year -0.32% -4.21% -5.75%

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 26 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 26 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 -35 37 £560 -0.44% 63
West London -21 6 £538 +26.47% 14
East London +1 3 £750 +33.33% 6
South London -6 2 £495 - 5
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 10 (2.87%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.01%) IIS
3 5 (1.44%) Confluence
3 5 (1.44%) 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 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.29%) iTrent
2 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 152 (43.68%) Azure
2 101 (29.02%) AWS
3 66 (18.97%) Entra ID
4 58 (16.67%) GCP
5 43 (12.36%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (6.61%) Azure Sentinel
7 16 (4.60%) OCI
7 16 (4.60%) SaaS
8 15 (4.31%) Microsoft Purview
9 12 (3.45%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 11 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (3.16%) GitHub
11 10 (2.87%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (2.59%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (2.59%) Azure Key Vault
12 9 (2.59%) Power Platform
12 9 (2.59%) Serverless
13 8 (2.30%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 7 (2.01%) AWS CloudTrail
14 7 (2.01%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.91%) Network Security
2 25 (7.18%) Firewall
3 11 (3.16%) DNS
3 11 (3.16%) VPN
4 7 (2.01%) X.509
5 6 (1.72%) HTTPS
6 5 (1.44%) IPsec
6 5 (1.44%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.44%) 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
7 4 (1.15%) SSL
8 3 (0.86%) 4G
8 3 (0.86%) 5G
8 3 (0.86%) SAN
8 3 (0.86%) WAN
9 2 (0.57%) S/MIME
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.15%) Power BI
2 3 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (0.86%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.57%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.29%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.60%) JIRA
2 11 (3.16%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.30%) GitLab
4 5 (1.44%) 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
1 126 (36.21%) Social Skills
2 82 (23.56%) Finance
3 43 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (11.78%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.18%) Legal
6 15 (4.31%) Banking
7 12 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.45%) Manufacturing
8 11 (3.16%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.59%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.30%) Local Government
11 6 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.15%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.86%) Cyber-Physical System
13 3 (0.86%) Digital Health
13 3 (0.86%) Digital Healthcare
13 3 (0.86%) Retail
14 2 (0.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 82 (23.56%) Architect
2 41 (11.78%) Lead
3 39 (11.21%) Analyst
4 37 (10.63%) Security Architect
5 32 (9.20%) Consultant
6 29 (8.33%) Senior
7 21 (6.03%) Security Engineer
8 19 (5.46%) Security Analyst
8 19 (5.46%) Security Manager
8 19 (5.46%) Solutions Architect
9 14 (4.02%) Security Consultant
10 13 (3.74%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 13 (3.74%) Project Manager
11 10 (2.87%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 10 (2.87%) Head of Security
12 9 (2.59%) Cloud Engineer
12 9 (2.59%) IT Manager
13 8 (2.30%) Cloud Architect
13 8 (2.30%) Senior Analyst
13 8 (2.30%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (9.20%) Terraform
2 15 (4.31%) SailPoint
3 14 (4.02%) REST
4 12 (3.45%) SAML
5 11 (3.16%) LDAP
5 11 (3.16%) OAuth
6 5 (1.44%) JSON
6 5 (1.44%) OpenID
7 4 (1.15%) JDBC
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%) RESTful
9 2 (0.57%) Software Packaging
9 2 (0.57%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 37 (10.63%) Security Posture
2 33 (9.48%) Cloud Native
3 27 (7.76%) Onboarding
4 25 (7.18%) Cyber Threat
5 22 (6.32%) Operational Technology
6 20 (5.75%) Management Information System
7 16 (4.60%) PKI
8 10 (2.87%) IoT
9 8 (2.30%) Cloud Security Posture
9 8 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (2.30%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (2.30%) SCADA
10 7 (2.01%) NHS
11 6 (1.72%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.72%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.44%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (1.15%) AI Agents
13 4 (1.15%) Cyberattack
13 4 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 33 (9.48%) Windows
2 11 (3.16%) Linux
3 9 (2.59%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.44%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.15%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.86%) CentOS
8 2 (0.57%) Alpine Linux
8 2 (0.57%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.57%) Unix
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
1 193 (55.46%) Cybersecurity
2 99 (28.45%) Risk Management
3 95 (27.30%) Stakeholder Management
4 82 (23.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 77 (22.13%) Cloud Security
6 74 (21.26%) Security Architecture
7 72 (20.69%) Information Security
8 65 (18.68%) Roadmaps
9 61 (17.53%) Vulnerability Management
10 60 (17.24%) Incident Response
11 54 (15.52%) Identity Access Management
12 52 (14.94%) TOGAF
13 48 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
14 47 (13.51%) Security Operations
14 47 (13.51%) SIEM
15 46 (13.22%) DevOps
16 44 (12.64%) CI/CD
16 44 (12.64%) Zero Trust
17 43 (12.36%) Threat Modelling
18 41 (11.78%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 33 (9.48%) PowerShell
2 27 (7.76%) Python
3 9 (2.59%) Bash
4 7 (2.01%) Java
4 7 (2.01%) SQL
5 6 (1.72%) BeanShell
6 5 (1.44%) Bicep
6 5 (1.44%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 112 (32.18%) CISSP
2 85 (24.43%) Security Cleared
3 75 (21.55%) CISM
4 68 (19.54%) SC Cleared
5 35 (10.06%) CRISC
6 26 (7.47%) Degree
7 25 (7.18%) Cisco Certification
8 23 (6.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 23 (6.61%) Azure Certification
9 20 (5.75%) CISA
10 18 (5.17%) PMP
11 17 (4.89%) CEH
11 17 (4.89%) CompTIA Security+
11 17 (4.89%) GIAC
11 17 (4.89%) PMI Certification
12 15 (4.31%) DV Cleared
12 15 (4.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 13 (3.74%) AWS Certification
13 13 (3.74%) CCSP
14 10 (2.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 214 (61.49%) NIST
2 72 (20.69%) GDPR
3 55 (15.80%) GRC
4 52 (14.94%) NCSC
5 45 (12.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 38 (10.92%) PCI DSS
7 32 (9.20%) SOC 2
8 28 (8.05%) COBIT
9 26 (7.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 20 (5.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 13 (3.74%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 13 (3.74%) NIST 800
12 11 (3.16%) PMO
12 11 (3.16%) SLA
13 10 (2.87%) ISO 22301
13 10 (2.87%) ITGC
13 10 (2.87%) QA
14 9 (2.59%) HIPAA
15 5 (1.44%) Data Quality
15 5 (1.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 50 (14.37%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.45%) Docker
3 5 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.57%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Firmware
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (6.90%) Kubernetes
2 21 (6.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.16%) Ansible
4 10 (2.87%) Single Sign-On
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
1 103 (29.60%) Microsoft
2 28 (8.05%) ServiceNow
3 16 (4.60%) CrowdStrike
3 16 (4.60%) CyberArk
3 16 (4.60%) Google
4 13 (3.74%) Splunk
5 12 (3.45%) Qualys
6 10 (2.87%) Palo Alto
6 10 (2.87%) Tenable
7 9 (2.59%) Okta
7 9 (2.59%) Rapid7
8 7 (2.01%) Oracle
8 7 (2.01%) Zscaler
9 6 (1.72%) SAP
9 6 (1.72%) VMware
10 4 (1.15%) Cisco
10 4 (1.15%) ForgeRock
10 4 (1.15%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.15%) Veracode
11 3 (0.86%) Databricks