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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 157 213
Rank change year-on-year -22 +56 -23
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 331 238 185
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.64% 1.79% 1.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.56% 10.42% 8.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 170 139
10th Percentile £425 £417 £450
25th Percentile £488 £500 £524
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £563 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.18% -6.21% -2.44%
75th Percentile £675 £685 £675
90th Percentile £775 £850 £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 £71.00 £52.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +35.24% +90.91% -51.39%

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 3,869 2,284 2,190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 19.18% 17.16% 13.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,612 1,518 1,434
10th Percentile £350 £325 £338
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £688
90th Percentile £736 £752 £800
England median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 51 40
10th Percentile £19.76 - £18.13
25th Percentile £23.50 £25.15 £23.35
Median hourly rate £28.55 £34.00 £27.92
Median % change year-on-year -16.03% +21.78% +1.53%
75th Percentile £40.00 £43.98 £50.44
90th Percentile £58.25 £55.00 £72.56
England median hourly rate £36.07 £32.50 £28.00
% change year-on-year +10.98% +16.07% -20.00%

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 5 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 5 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 -24 40 £553 -14.92% 44
East London -1 4 £750 +36.36% 5
South London -8 2 £744 +65.22% 4
West London -19 2 £625 +47.06% 14
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 (3.93%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.11%) IIS
3 6 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.51%) 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 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.91%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.30%) iTrent
2 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 152 (45.92%) Azure
2 97 (29.31%) AWS
3 61 (18.43%) Entra ID
4 57 (17.22%) GCP
5 40 (12.08%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (6.04%) Azure Sentinel
7 17 (5.14%) SaaS
8 15 (4.53%) OCI
9 14 (4.23%) Microsoft Purview
10 13 (3.93%) GitHub
11 12 (3.63%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (2.72%) Azure Key Vault
12 9 (2.72%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (2.72%) Serverless
13 8 (2.42%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 8 (2.42%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (2.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 7 (2.11%) AWS CloudTrail
14 7 (2.11%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (2.11%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 27 (8.16%) Network Security
2 20 (6.04%) Firewall
3 10 (3.02%) DNS
4 8 (2.42%) VPN
5 6 (1.81%) HTTPS
5 6 (1.81%) X.509
6 5 (1.51%) DHCP
6 5 (1.51%) Wireless
7 4 (1.21%) Internet
7 4 (1.21%) IPsec
7 4 (1.21%) Kerberos
7 4 (1.21%) Modbus
7 4 (1.21%) NGFW
7 4 (1.21%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.21%) WAN
8 3 (0.91%) 4G
8 3 (0.91%) 5G
8 3 (0.91%) LAN
8 3 (0.91%) SAN
8 3 (0.91%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.21%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (1.21%) Big Data
2 3 (0.91%) Data Lake
2 3 (0.91%) Power BI
3 2 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.60%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.83%) JIRA
2 8 (2.42%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.51%) GitLab
4 4 (1.21%) Burp Suite
4 4 (1.21%) Git
4 4 (1.21%) Selenium
4 4 (1.21%) Snyk
5 2 (0.60%) JMeter
5 2 (0.60%) MSTest
5 2 (0.60%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.60%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.60%) TestRail
General
1 116 (35.05%) Social Skills
2 76 (22.96%) Finance
3 47 (14.20%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (9.97%) Public Sector
5 28 (8.46%) Legal
6 16 (4.83%) Banking
7 11 (3.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (3.32%) Telecoms
8 9 (2.72%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.11%) Local Government
11 6 (1.81%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.21%) 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 (0.60%) Law
14 2 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (23.56%) Architect
2 41 (12.39%) Analyst
3 35 (10.57%) Lead
4 31 (9.37%) Security Architect
4 31 (9.37%) Senior
5 26 (7.85%) Consultant
6 20 (6.04%) Security Analyst
7 18 (5.44%) Security Engineer
7 18 (5.44%) Solutions Architect
8 15 (4.53%) Security Consultant
8 15 (4.53%) Security Manager
9 14 (4.23%) Project Manager
10 13 (3.93%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 10 (3.02%) Cloud Engineer
11 10 (3.02%) Head of Security
11 10 (3.02%) IT Manager
12 8 (2.42%) Cloud Architect
12 8 (2.42%) Senior Analyst
13 7 (2.11%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 7 (2.11%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.85%) Terraform
2 15 (4.53%) REST
3 13 (3.93%) SailPoint
4 11 (3.32%) LDAP
4 11 (3.32%) OAuth
5 10 (3.02%) SAML
6 5 (1.51%) OpenID
6 5 (1.51%) SOAP
7 4 (1.21%) JDBC
7 4 (1.21%) JSON
7 4 (1.21%) Middleware
8 3 (0.91%) Elastic Stack
8 3 (0.91%) OAuth2
8 3 (0.91%) Playwright
9 2 (0.60%) ARM Templates
9 2 (0.60%) Azure Blueprints
9 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Graph
9 2 (0.60%) pytest
10 1 (0.30%) Flask
10 1 (0.30%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.97%) Security Posture
2 32 (9.67%) Cloud Native
3 28 (8.46%) Onboarding
4 18 (5.44%) Management Information System
4 18 (5.44%) Operational Technology
5 13 (3.93%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (3.32%) PKI
7 9 (2.72%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.72%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.11%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (1.81%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.81%) IoT
9 6 (1.81%) NHS
9 6 (1.81%) SCADA
10 5 (1.51%) CMDB
10 5 (1.51%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.21%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.21%) Product Ownership
11 4 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 37 (11.18%) Windows
2 13 (3.93%) Linux
3 11 (3.32%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.51%) Unix
5 4 (1.21%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.91%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.60%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.60%) CentOS
8 1 (0.30%) Android
8 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (52.27%) Cybersecurity
2 84 (25.38%) Risk Management
3 81 (24.47%) Stakeholder Management
4 76 (22.96%) Cloud Security
5 74 (22.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 69 (20.85%) Information Security
7 61 (18.43%) Security Architecture
8 56 (16.92%) Vulnerability Management
9 55 (16.62%) Incident Response
9 55 (16.62%) Roadmaps
10 50 (15.11%) SIEM
11 48 (14.50%) DevOps
12 47 (14.20%) CI/CD
13 46 (13.90%) Identity Access Management
14 45 (13.60%) Data Protection
14 45 (13.60%) TOGAF
14 45 (13.60%) Zero Trust
15 42 (12.69%) Continuous Improvement
15 42 (12.69%) Threat Modelling
16 40 (12.08%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.37%) PowerShell
2 29 (8.76%) Python
3 9 (2.72%) Bash
3 9 (2.72%) SQL
4 7 (2.11%) Java
5 6 (1.81%) BeanShell
6 5 (1.51%) Bicep
6 5 (1.51%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.91%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.60%) C#
Qualifications
1 102 (30.82%) CISSP
2 74 (22.36%) Security Cleared
3 61 (18.43%) CISM
4 58 (17.52%) SC Cleared
5 29 (8.76%) CRISC
5 29 (8.76%) Degree
6 24 (7.25%) Cisco Certification
7 22 (6.65%) Azure Certification
8 20 (6.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 19 (5.74%) CEH
9 19 (5.74%) CISA
10 17 (5.14%) GIAC
11 16 (4.83%) CompTIA Security+
11 16 (4.83%) PMI Certification
11 16 (4.83%) PMP
12 13 (3.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 12 (3.63%) DV Cleared
14 11 (3.32%) AWS Certification
14 11 (3.32%) CCSP
15 8 (2.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 202 (61.03%) NIST
2 76 (22.96%) GDPR
3 54 (16.31%) GRC
4 40 (12.08%) Cyber Essentials
4 40 (12.08%) NCSC
5 35 (10.57%) PCI DSS
6 33 (9.97%) SOC 2
7 32 (9.67%) COBIT
8 24 (7.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 24 (7.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 13 (3.93%) NIST 800
10 12 (3.63%) ITGC
11 11 (3.32%) HIPAA
11 11 (3.32%) SLA
12 10 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 10 (3.02%) PMO
13 9 (2.72%) QA
14 8 (2.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 6 (1.81%) ISO 22301
16 3 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 48 (14.50%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.53%) Docker
3 2 (0.60%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.30%) Firmware
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (6.34%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.32%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.11%) Ansible
5 3 (0.91%) Nessus
5 3 (0.91%) Puppet
6 2 (0.60%) Argo
6 2 (0.60%) Grafana
6 2 (0.60%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.60%) Nexpose
6 2 (0.60%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.60%) QRadar
7 1 (0.30%) CASB
7 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 101 (30.51%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.06%) ServiceNow
3 20 (6.04%) CyberArk
4 16 (4.83%) CrowdStrike
5 14 (4.23%) Splunk
6 13 (3.93%) Google
7 12 (3.63%) Qualys
8 11 (3.32%) Tenable
9 9 (2.72%) Okta
10 7 (2.11%) Rapid7
10 7 (2.11%) SAP
11 6 (1.81%) Oracle
11 6 (1.81%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.51%) Workday
12 5 (1.51%) Zscaler
13 4 (1.21%) ForgeRock
13 4 (1.21%) Salesforce
13 4 (1.21%) Veracode
14 3 (0.91%) Cisco
14 3 (0.91%) Juniper