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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 194 188
Rank change year-on-year +53 -6 +119
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 274 197 266
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.96% 1.27% 1.32%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.94% 9.80% 9.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 127 204
10th Percentile £400 £445 £459
25th Percentile £463 £513 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £564 £583 £615
Median % change year-on-year -3.22% -5.28% +2.50%
75th Percentile £697 £675 £700
90th Percentile £823 £800 £784
England median daily rate £525 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 0
10th Percentile £45.93 - -
25th Percentile £49.19 £35.00 -
Median hourly rate £70.75 £54.30 -
Median % change year-on-year +30.29% - -
75th Percentile £94.06 £79.60 -
90th Percentile £94.63 £81.76 -
England median hourly rate £33.50 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -4.29% -21.35% +36.92%

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 2,505 2,010 2,812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 17.93% 12.96% 13.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,664 1,233 2,104
10th Percentile £325 £308 £363
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £559
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -1.57% -1.97%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £700
90th Percentile £750 £779 £788
England median daily rate £500 £500 £540
% change year-on-year - -7.41% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 25 47
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.40 £17.64
25th Percentile £25.15 £25.75 £21.38
Median hourly rate £33.46 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.40% +7.69% +31.10%
75th Percentile £44.75 £51.75 £49.92
90th Percentile £69.74 £91.78 £66.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £30.11 £39.00
% change year-on-year -16.46% -22.81% +65.96%

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 18 November 2025.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in London over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in London

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 18 November 2025. 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 +11 51 £569 -1.09% 120
South London -3 5 £525 - 4
West London -11 5 £423 -39.64% 10
North London - 1 £650 - 3
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 9 (3.28%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.46%) Confluence
4 2 (0.73%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 10 (3.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.28%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.19%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 124 (45.26%) Azure
2 77 (28.10%) AWS
3 41 (14.96%) GCP
4 35 (12.77%) Entra ID
5 30 (10.95%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (8.76%) Azure Sentinel
7 22 (8.03%) SaaS
8 16 (5.84%) GitHub
9 14 (5.11%) GitHub Actions
10 13 (4.74%) IaaS
10 13 (4.74%) Microsoft Purview
11 12 (4.38%) PaaS
12 8 (2.92%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 8 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (2.55%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (2.19%) AWS CloudFormation
14 6 (2.19%) Azure Key Vault
15 5 (1.82%) Azure Machine Learning
16 4 (1.46%) OpenShift
16 4 (1.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 39 (14.23%) Firewall
2 30 (10.95%) Network Security
3 8 (2.92%) VPN
4 6 (2.19%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (2.19%) WAN
5 5 (1.82%) SD-WAN
6 4 (1.46%) DNS
6 4 (1.46%) Modbus
7 3 (1.09%) DHCP
7 3 (1.09%) SSL
7 3 (1.09%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.73%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.73%) DMZ
8 2 (0.73%) NGFW
8 2 (0.73%) S/MIME
8 2 (0.73%) Skype
8 2 (0.73%) SSH
8 2 (0.73%) Telnet
8 2 (0.73%) VLAN
8 2 (0.73%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.19%) Delta Lake
2 3 (1.09%) BigQuery
2 3 (1.09%) Power BI
3 2 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.73%) GIS
3 2 (0.73%) Metadata
3 2 (0.73%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.36%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.36%) Looker
4 1 (0.36%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.36%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 19 (6.93%) JIRA
2 8 (2.92%) Snyk
3 5 (1.82%) CircleCI
4 3 (1.09%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.73%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.73%) ERwin
5 2 (0.73%) GitLab
5 2 (0.73%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.73%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.36%) Ant
6 1 (0.36%) Git
6 1 (0.36%) JMeter
6 1 (0.36%) MSTest
6 1 (0.36%) Selenium
6 1 (0.36%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 88 (32.12%) Social Skills
2 61 (22.26%) Finance
3 37 (13.50%) Public Sector
4 22 (8.03%) Banking
5 19 (6.93%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (5.47%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (4.74%) Legal
8 10 (3.65%) Law
9 7 (2.55%) Financial Institution
9 7 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.55%) Police
10 6 (2.19%) Local Government
10 6 (2.19%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.19%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.82%) Investment Banking
12 4 (1.46%) Marketing
13 3 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.09%) Electronics
13 3 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 51 (18.61%) Architect
2 43 (15.69%) Analyst
3 32 (11.68%) Senior
4 28 (10.22%) Security Architect
4 28 (10.22%) Security Engineer
5 22 (8.03%) Consultant
5 22 (8.03%) Lead
6 17 (6.20%) Security Analyst
7 11 (4.01%) Security Consultant
7 11 (4.01%) Security Specialist
8 10 (3.65%) Azure Architect
8 10 (3.65%) Cloud Architect
8 10 (3.65%) Security Manager
8 10 (3.65%) Tester
9 9 (3.28%) Solutions Architect
10 8 (2.92%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 8 (2.92%) Enterprise Architect
11 7 (2.55%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 7 (2.55%) DevSecOps Engineer
11 7 (2.55%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.92%) REST
2 7 (2.55%) OAuth
2 7 (2.55%) SailPoint
3 6 (2.19%) OAuth2
4 5 (1.82%) Loki
4 5 (1.82%) SAML
5 4 (1.46%) LDAP
5 4 (1.46%) OpenID
6 3 (1.09%) .NET
6 3 (1.09%) GraphQL
6 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (1.09%) Next.js
6 3 (1.09%) React
6 3 (1.09%) Tailwind CSS
6 3 (1.09%) WebSockets
7 2 (0.73%) CSS
7 2 (0.73%) HTML
7 2 (0.73%) JWT
7 2 (0.73%) Redux
7 2 (0.73%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.12%) Cloud Native
2 24 (8.76%) Management Information System
2 24 (8.76%) Security Posture
3 16 (5.84%) Cyber Threat
4 12 (4.38%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.65%) NHS
5 10 (3.65%) Security Operations Centre
6 9 (3.28%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.19%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.19%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.82%) Enterprise Cloud
8 5 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.82%) PKI
8 5 (1.82%) Reinsurance
9 4 (1.46%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.09%) Cloud Security Posture
10 3 (1.09%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (1.09%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 21 (7.66%) Windows
2 11 (4.01%) Linux
3 7 (2.55%) Mac OS
3 7 (2.55%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.82%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.73%) VMS
6 1 (0.36%) Android
6 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.36%) CentOS
6 1 (0.36%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (43.43%) Cybersecurity
2 84 (30.66%) Cloud Security
3 70 (25.55%) Information Security
4 62 (22.63%) Risk Management
5 61 (22.26%) Incident Response
6 54 (19.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 50 (18.25%) SIEM
8 46 (16.79%) CI/CD
9 44 (16.06%) DevOps
10 37 (13.50%) Identity Access Management
10 37 (13.50%) Stakeholder Management
11 36 (13.14%) Zero Trust
12 34 (12.41%) DevSecOps
12 34 (12.41%) Infrastructure as Code
13 33 (12.04%) Vulnerability Management
14 32 (11.68%) Continuous Improvement
15 31 (11.31%) Data Loss Prevention
15 31 (11.31%) Security Operations
16 30 (10.95%) Security Architecture
17 28 (10.22%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 41 (14.96%) PowerShell
2 21 (7.66%) Python
3 12 (4.38%) Bash
4 11 (4.01%) Bicep
5 7 (2.55%) SQL
6 6 (2.19%) Java
7 5 (1.82%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (1.09%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.09%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.73%) BeanShell
9 2 (0.73%) Go
10 1 (0.36%) C
10 1 (0.36%) Perl
Qualifications
1 77 (28.10%) CISSP
2 63 (22.99%) Security Cleared
3 58 (21.17%) SC Cleared
4 53 (19.34%) CISM
5 29 (10.58%) Degree
6 21 (7.66%) CISA
6 21 (7.66%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (5.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 16 (5.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 13 (4.74%) Azure Certification
9 11 (4.01%) CCSP
10 10 (3.65%) CEH
10 10 (3.65%) CompTIA Security+
10 10 (3.65%) CRISC
11 9 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (3.28%) CREST Certified
11 9 (3.28%) OSCP
11 9 (3.28%) SANS
12 8 (2.92%) FFIEC
13 6 (2.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (56.57%) NIST
2 88 (32.12%) GDPR
3 38 (13.87%) NCSC
4 32 (11.68%) PCI DSS
5 29 (10.58%) GRC
6 26 (9.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 23 (8.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 19 (6.93%) SOC 2
9 17 (6.20%) COBIT
10 9 (3.28%) ITGC
10 9 (3.28%) NIST 800
11 8 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 7 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 6 (2.19%) SLA
13 6 (2.19%) SOX 404
14 4 (1.46%) HIPAA
15 3 (1.09%) EU AI Act
15 3 (1.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (1.09%) RMADS
System Software
1 35 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 21 (7.66%) Docker
3 6 (2.19%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.73%) Firmware
5 1 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 32 (11.68%) Terraform
2 21 (7.66%) Kubernetes
3 20 (7.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (4.38%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (3.28%) SCCM
6 7 (2.55%) Ansible
6 7 (2.55%) Prometheus
7 6 (2.19%) QRadar
8 5 (1.82%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.82%) Nessus
9 4 (1.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.46%) CSIRT
10 3 (1.09%) CASB
11 2 (0.73%) Grafana
11 2 (0.73%) Nmap
11 2 (0.73%) SCOM
11 2 (0.73%) SELinux
12 1 (0.36%) Fluentd
12 1 (0.36%) Istio
12 1 (0.36%) WSUS
Vendors
1 69 (25.18%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.20%) Google
3 13 (4.74%) ServiceNow
4 12 (4.38%) CyberArk
5 11 (4.01%) SAP
5 11 (4.01%) Splunk
5 11 (4.01%) Tenable
6 9 (3.28%) Oracle
6 9 (3.28%) Palo Alto
7 8 (2.92%) OpenAI
8 7 (2.55%) Cisco
8 7 (2.55%) Databricks
8 7 (2.55%) Fortinet
8 7 (2.55%) Okta
9 5 (1.82%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (1.82%) Qualys
9 5 (1.82%) Rapid7
10 4 (1.46%) BeyondTrust
10 4 (1.46%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.46%) Thycotic