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 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 159 223
Rank change year-on-year -15 +64 -33
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 318 237 185
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.59% 1.76% 1.14%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.40% 10.26% 8.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 176 146
10th Percentile £425 £421 £444
25th Percentile £488 £500 £523
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £552 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.09% -4.17% -2.44%
75th Percentile £661 £680 £684
90th Percentile £766 £844 £756
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 £75.00 £52.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +42.86% +90.91% -59.00%

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 3,786 2,309 2,232
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.88% 17.13% 13.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,562 1,550 1,484
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% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £652 £675
90th Percentile £738 £751 £794
England median daily rate £507 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +1.40% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 49 42
10th Percentile £20.13 - £18.13
25th Percentile £25.25 £25.15 £22.45
Median hourly rate £33.12 £34.00 £27.92
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% +21.78% +1.53%
75th Percentile £41.68 £43.21 £49.69
90th Percentile £63.64 £54.00 £70.69
England median hourly rate £36.07 £31.64 £26.68
% change year-on-year +14.00% +18.59% -25.37%

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 24 August 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 24 August 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 -15 44 £562 -13.01% 34
East London +1 4 £750 +36.36% 3
South London -5 3 £637 +41.56% 2
West London -18 2 £625 +47.06% 13
North London -2 1 £650 - 2
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 (4.40%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.20%) IIS
3 6 (1.89%) Confluence
3 6 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.31%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.31%) Apache
4 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.31%) nginx
4 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Fuse
4 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.94%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.31%) iTrent
2 1 (0.31%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 139 (43.71%) Azure
2 90 (28.30%) AWS
3 54 (16.98%) Entra ID
4 51 (16.04%) GCP
5 36 (11.32%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (5.97%) Azure Sentinel
7 16 (5.03%) SaaS
8 14 (4.40%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (3.46%) OCI
10 10 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (3.14%) Serverless
11 9 (2.83%) GitHub
12 8 (2.52%) Azure Key Vault
13 7 (2.20%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (2.20%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (1.57%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 5 (1.57%) AWS CloudTrail
14 5 (1.57%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 4 (1.26%) Datadog
15 4 (1.26%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 28 (8.81%) Network Security
2 17 (5.35%) Firewall
3 9 (2.83%) DNS
4 8 (2.52%) VPN
5 6 (1.89%) HTTPS
6 5 (1.57%) Kerberos
6 5 (1.57%) NGFW
6 5 (1.57%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.26%) DHCP
7 4 (1.26%) Internet
7 4 (1.26%) SSL
7 4 (1.26%) WAN
7 4 (1.26%) Wireless
7 4 (1.26%) X.509
8 3 (0.94%) 4G
8 3 (0.94%) Cisco IPT
8 3 (0.94%) HTTP
8 3 (0.94%) LAN
8 3 (0.94%) Modbus
8 3 (0.94%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (1.26%) Big Data
2 2 (0.63%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (0.63%) Power BI
3 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.31%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.31%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.35%) JIRA
2 6 (1.89%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.26%) Burp Suite
3 4 (1.26%) Snyk
4 3 (0.94%) Git
4 3 (0.94%) GitLab
4 3 (0.94%) Selenium
5 2 (0.63%) JMeter
5 2 (0.63%) MSTest
5 2 (0.63%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.31%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.31%) TestRail
General
1 103 (32.39%) Social Skills
2 83 (26.10%) Finance
3 45 (14.15%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.12%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.86%) Legal
6 19 (5.97%) Banking
7 12 (3.77%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.89%) Local Government
11 6 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.26%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.26%) Law
12 4 (1.26%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.94%) Digital Health
13 3 (0.94%) Digital Healthcare
13 3 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.94%) Retail
14 1 (0.31%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 74 (23.27%) Architect
2 40 (12.58%) Analyst
3 32 (10.06%) Lead
4 31 (9.75%) Security Architect
5 29 (9.12%) Senior
6 27 (8.49%) Consultant
7 19 (5.97%) Security Analyst
7 19 (5.97%) Security Engineer
8 16 (5.03%) Security Consultant
8 16 (5.03%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (4.72%) Security Manager
10 14 (4.40%) Project Manager
11 13 (4.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 11 (3.46%) Cloud Architect
13 10 (3.14%) IT Manager
14 9 (2.83%) Head of Security
14 9 (2.83%) Security Specialist
15 8 (2.52%) Business Analyst
15 8 (2.52%) Cloud Engineer
16 7 (2.20%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.29%) Terraform
2 13 (4.09%) REST
3 9 (2.83%) LDAP
3 9 (2.83%) SailPoint
3 9 (2.83%) SAML
4 8 (2.52%) OAuth
5 4 (1.26%) JSON
5 4 (1.26%) Middleware
5 4 (1.26%) OpenID
6 3 (0.94%) Elastic Stack
6 3 (0.94%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.94%) SOAP
7 2 (0.63%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.63%) Azure Blueprints
7 2 (0.63%) JDBC
7 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Graph
7 2 (0.63%) Playwright
8 1 (0.31%) Web Services
8 1 (0.31%) XML
8 1 (0.31%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 32 (10.06%) Cloud Native
2 30 (9.43%) Security Posture
3 27 (8.49%) Onboarding
4 17 (5.35%) Management Information System
5 16 (5.03%) Operational Technology
6 11 (3.46%) Hybrid Cloud
7 9 (2.83%) PKI
8 8 (2.52%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (2.20%) Cloud Security Posture
9 7 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.89%) CMDB
10 6 (1.89%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (1.89%) NHS
10 6 (1.89%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.89%) SCADA
11 5 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.26%) AI Agents
12 4 (1.26%) IoT
12 4 (1.26%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 35 (11.01%) Windows
2 12 (3.77%) Linux
3 9 (2.83%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.57%) Unix
5 4 (1.26%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.94%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.63%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.63%) CentOS
8 1 (0.31%) Android
8 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.31%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 76 (23.90%) Risk Management
3 74 (23.27%) Cloud Security
3 74 (23.27%) Stakeholder Management
4 70 (22.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 68 (21.38%) Information Security
6 59 (18.55%) Security Architecture
7 56 (17.61%) Roadmaps
8 52 (16.35%) Incident Response
9 50 (15.72%) SIEM
10 48 (15.09%) Vulnerability Management
11 44 (13.84%) DevOps
12 43 (13.52%) CI/CD
12 43 (13.52%) Zero Trust
13 41 (12.89%) Identity Access Management
14 40 (12.58%) Agile
14 40 (12.58%) Data Protection
14 40 (12.58%) TOGAF
15 39 (12.26%) Security Operations
15 39 (12.26%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 26 (8.18%) PowerShell
2 25 (7.86%) Python
3 9 (2.83%) SQL
4 7 (2.20%) Bash
5 5 (1.57%) Java
6 4 (1.26%) BeanShell
6 4 (1.26%) Bicep
6 4 (1.26%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.63%) C#
7 2 (0.63%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 96 (30.19%) CISSP
2 68 (21.38%) Security Cleared
3 57 (17.92%) CISM
4 53 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 30 (9.43%) Degree
6 26 (8.18%) Cisco Certification
7 25 (7.86%) CRISC
8 23 (7.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 20 (6.29%) CEH
10 18 (5.66%) Azure Certification
10 18 (5.66%) GIAC
11 17 (5.35%) CISA
11 17 (5.35%) CompTIA Security+
12 16 (5.03%) PMI Certification
12 16 (5.03%) PMP
13 13 (4.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 12 (3.77%) CCSP
15 10 (3.14%) AWS Certification
15 10 (3.14%) DV Cleared
16 9 (2.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (61.32%) NIST
2 77 (24.21%) GDPR
3 53 (16.67%) GRC
4 39 (12.26%) Cyber Essentials
5 37 (11.64%) NCSC
6 36 (11.32%) PCI DSS
7 31 (9.75%) COBIT
7 31 (9.75%) SOC 2
8 22 (6.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 20 (6.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (4.09%) NIST 800
11 12 (3.77%) ITGC
12 11 (3.46%) HIPAA
12 11 (3.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 11 (3.46%) SLA
13 8 (2.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 8 (2.52%) PMO
14 5 (1.57%) QA
15 4 (1.26%) ISO 22301
15 4 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 42 (13.21%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.46%) Docker
3 2 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.31%) Firmware
4 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.31%) Varnish
4 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (5.66%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.46%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.89%) Ansible
5 3 (0.94%) Nessus
5 3 (0.94%) Puppet
6 2 (0.63%) CASB
6 2 (0.63%) Grafana
6 2 (0.63%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.63%) Nexpose
6 2 (0.63%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.63%) QRadar
7 1 (0.31%) Argo
7 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 96 (30.19%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.43%) ServiceNow
3 18 (5.66%) CyberArk
4 16 (5.03%) Splunk
5 14 (4.40%) CrowdStrike
6 13 (4.09%) Google
7 11 (3.46%) Qualys
7 11 (3.46%) Tenable
8 7 (2.20%) Okta
8 7 (2.20%) Rapid7
9 6 (1.89%) Oracle
9 6 (1.89%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.89%) Zscaler
10 5 (1.57%) SAP
10 5 (1.57%) Workday
11 4 (1.26%) Veracode
12 3 (0.94%) Cisco
12 3 (0.94%) Databricks
12 3 (0.94%) Juniper
13 2 (0.63%) IBM