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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 201 178
Rank change year-on-year +48 -23 +136
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 248 209 318
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.84% 1.28% 1.47%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.62% 9.34% 10.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 148 251
10th Percentile £393 £450 £450
25th Percentile £475 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £691 £688 £706
90th Percentile £850 £777 £838
England median daily rate £550 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43.75 - £43.75
Median hourly rate £47.50 £35.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +35.71% -26.32% -
75th Percentile £51.25 - £51.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £33.50 £31.25 £44.50
% change year-on-year +7.20% -29.78% +81.63%

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 2,336 2,237 3,068
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 17.33% 13.72% 14.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,550 1,420 2,298
10th Percentile £325 £331 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £561
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.00% +2.05%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £700
90th Percentile £750 £800 £798
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 42 40
10th Percentile £24.91 £18.13 £16.83
25th Percentile £25.15 £23.80 £19.75
Median hourly rate £34.00 £29.73 £28.13
Median % change year-on-year +14.36% +5.71% +33.93%
75th Percentile £41.75 £49.69 £44.15
90th Percentile £54.05 £71.88 £62.03
England median hourly rate £32.50 £33.93 £36.00
% change year-on-year -4.21% -5.75% +61.22%

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing ISO/IEC 27001 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for ISO/IEC 27001 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 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
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 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 +13 44 £563 -2.17% 73
East London +1 4 £563 -3.85% 2
West London 0 4 £425 -39.29% 7
North London - 1 £650 - 1
South London - 1 - - 2
ISO/IEC 27001
England

ISO/IEC 27001
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.02%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.61%) Confluence
3 3 (1.21%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.40%) IIS
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (4.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.42%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.81%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 114 (45.97%) Azure
2 64 (25.81%) AWS
3 44 (17.74%) GCP
4 26 (10.48%) Entra ID
5 22 (8.87%) SaaS
6 20 (8.06%) Azure Sentinel
6 20 (8.06%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (6.85%) GitHub
7 17 (6.85%) GitHub Actions
8 12 (4.84%) IaaS
9 10 (4.03%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (4.03%) PaaS
10 7 (2.82%) Cloud Computing
10 7 (2.82%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (2.42%) Azure Key Vault
11 6 (2.42%) Serverless
12 5 (2.02%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 5 (2.02%) Azure Machine Learning
12 5 (2.02%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (1.61%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 37 (14.92%) Firewall
2 27 (10.89%) Network Security
3 5 (2.02%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (2.02%) SD-WAN
3 5 (2.02%) VPN
3 5 (2.02%) WAN
4 3 (1.21%) Modbus
4 3 (1.21%) Skype
4 3 (1.21%) VLAN
4 3 (1.21%) WebEx
5 2 (0.81%) DMZ
5 2 (0.81%) DNS
5 2 (0.81%) Kerberos
5 2 (0.81%) SSH
5 2 (0.81%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.81%) Telnet
6 1 (0.40%) BGP
6 1 (0.40%) Intranet
6 1 (0.40%) OSPF
6 1 (0.40%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.82%) Delta Lake
2 5 (2.02%) GIS
3 4 (1.61%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.81%) Metadata
4 2 (0.81%) Power BI
5 1 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.40%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.40%) Looker
5 1 (0.40%) Pinecone
5 1 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (5.65%) JIRA
2 8 (3.23%) Snyk
3 5 (2.02%) CircleCI
4 3 (1.21%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.81%) ERwin
5 2 (0.81%) GitLab
5 2 (0.81%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.40%) Ant
6 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.40%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.40%) SonarQube
General
1 80 (32.26%) Social Skills
2 59 (23.79%) Finance
3 25 (10.08%) Public Sector
4 19 (7.66%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.66%) Banking
5 11 (4.44%) Financial Institution
5 11 (4.44%) Legal
6 8 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (2.82%) Law
7 7 (2.82%) Telecoms
8 6 (2.42%) Investment Banking
8 6 (2.42%) Local Government
9 5 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.61%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.61%) Marketing
11 3 (1.21%) Games
12 2 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.81%) Military
Job Titles
1 57 (22.98%) Architect
2 34 (13.71%) Security Architect
3 28 (11.29%) Analyst
3 28 (11.29%) Senior
4 24 (9.68%) Lead
5 23 (9.27%) Consultant
6 22 (8.87%) Security Engineer
7 15 (6.05%) Security Consultant
8 12 (4.84%) Security Manager
9 11 (4.44%) Cloud Architect
9 11 (4.44%) Security Analyst
9 11 (4.44%) Security Specialist
10 10 (4.03%) Azure Architect
11 9 (3.63%) Senior Architect
12 7 (2.82%) Enterprise Architect
13 6 (2.42%) IT Manager
13 6 (2.42%) Project Manager
13 6 (2.42%) Risk Analyst
13 6 (2.42%) Solutions Architect
13 6 (2.42%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.23%) SailPoint
2 7 (2.82%) OAuth
3 6 (2.42%) SAML
4 5 (2.02%) Loki
4 5 (2.02%) OAuth2
4 5 (2.02%) OpenID
4 5 (2.02%) REST
5 4 (1.61%) LDAP
6 3 (1.21%) GraphQL
6 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (1.21%) Middleware
6 3 (1.21%) Next.js
6 3 (1.21%) React
6 3 (1.21%) Tailwind CSS
6 3 (1.21%) WebSockets
7 2 (0.81%) CSS3
7 2 (0.81%) HTML5
7 2 (0.81%) JWT
7 2 (0.81%) Redux
7 2 (0.81%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 31 (12.50%) Security Posture
2 26 (10.48%) Management Information System
3 25 (10.08%) Cloud Native
4 13 (5.24%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (4.03%) NHS
6 9 (3.63%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.42%) Enterprise Cloud
7 6 (2.42%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.42%) PKI
8 5 (2.02%) Reinsurance
9 4 (1.61%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.61%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.61%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.21%) Life Science
10 3 (1.21%) SCADA
10 3 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.05%) Windows
2 9 (3.63%) Linux
3 6 (2.42%) Mac OS
4 5 (2.02%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.61%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.21%) VMS
7 1 (0.40%) CentOS
7 1 (0.40%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (45.56%) Cybersecurity
2 74 (29.84%) Cloud Security
3 71 (28.63%) Risk Management
4 67 (27.02%) Information Security
5 53 (21.37%) Incident Response
6 44 (17.74%) DevOps
7 40 (16.13%) SIEM
8 39 (15.73%) Security Architecture
9 38 (15.32%) CI/CD
10 36 (14.52%) Infrastructure as Code
10 36 (14.52%) Stakeholder Management
11 35 (14.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 34 (13.71%) Vulnerability Management
13 31 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
13 31 (12.50%) DevSecOps
14 28 (11.29%) Artificial Intelligence
14 28 (11.29%) Identity Access Management
14 28 (11.29%) Threat Modelling
15 26 (10.48%) Agile
15 26 (10.48%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 30 (12.10%) PowerShell
2 22 (8.87%) Python
3 15 (6.05%) Bash
4 12 (4.84%) Bicep
5 11 (4.44%) SQL
6 3 (1.21%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (1.21%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.81%) Go
7 2 (0.81%) Java
8 1 (0.40%) BeanShell
8 1 (0.40%) C#
8 1 (0.40%) Perl
Qualifications
1 67 (27.02%) CISSP
2 44 (17.74%) CISM
3 34 (13.71%) Security Cleared
4 30 (12.10%) SC Cleared
5 26 (10.48%) Degree
6 25 (10.08%) CISA
7 21 (8.47%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (6.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 14 (5.65%) CRISC
10 12 (4.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 11 (4.44%) Azure Certification
12 10 (4.03%) GIAC
13 9 (3.63%) CCSP
14 8 (3.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 8 (3.23%) SANS
15 7 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
15 7 (2.82%) FFIEC
16 6 (2.42%) CompTIA Security+
16 6 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
16 6 (2.42%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 147 (59.27%) NIST
2 85 (34.27%) GDPR
3 31 (12.50%) PCI DSS
4 25 (10.08%) GRC
5 23 (9.27%) SOC 2
6 21 (8.47%) NCSC
7 17 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials
8 16 (6.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 11 (4.44%) COBIT
9 11 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 10 (4.03%) SLA
11 6 (2.42%) HIPAA
11 6 (2.42%) NIST 800
12 5 (2.02%) EU AI Act
13 3 (1.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (1.21%) ITGC
13 3 (1.21%) RMADS
14 2 (0.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 2 (0.81%) ISO 31000
14 2 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 27 (10.89%) Active Directory
2 20 (8.06%) Docker
3 6 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.81%) Firmware
6 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 32 (12.90%) Terraform
2 18 (7.26%) Kubernetes
3 11 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (3.63%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (3.23%) Prometheus
6 6 (2.42%) QRadar
7 5 (2.02%) Ansible
7 5 (2.02%) Grafana
7 5 (2.02%) SCCM
8 4 (1.61%) CSIRT
8 4 (1.61%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.81%) Nessus
9 2 (0.81%) SCOM
9 2 (0.81%) SELinux
10 1 (0.40%) CASB
10 1 (0.40%) Istio
10 1 (0.40%) linkerd
10 1 (0.40%) Nmap
10 1 (0.40%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 62 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.05%) Google
3 11 (4.44%) ServiceNow
4 9 (3.63%) Splunk
5 8 (3.23%) CyberArk
5 8 (3.23%) Databricks
5 8 (3.23%) OpenAI
5 8 (3.23%) Tenable
6 7 (2.82%) Okta
7 6 (2.42%) Fortinet
7 6 (2.42%) Palo Alto
7 6 (2.42%) Qualys
8 5 (2.02%) ESRI
9 4 (1.61%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (1.61%) Rapid7
9 4 (1.61%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.61%) VMware
10 3 (1.21%) Cisco
10 3 (1.21%) HP
10 3 (1.21%) Polycom