ISO/IEC 27001 Contracts in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring ISO/IEC 27001 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ISO/IEC 27001 over the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 203 153
Rank change year-on-year +50 -50 +108
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 271 189 342
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.75% 1.04% 1.56%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.12% 7.66% 10.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 187 142 246
10th Percentile £300 £400 £406
25th Percentile £414 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £560 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% -2.61% -
75th Percentile £650 £650 £688
90th Percentile £738 £712 £763
UK median daily rate £555 £585 £596
% change year-on-year -5.13% -1.89% +0.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 10
10th Percentile £29.11 - £43.45
25th Percentile £30.61 £26.25 £49.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £27.50 £64.15
Median % change year-on-year +90.91% -57.13% -2.50%
75th Percentile £72.50 £36.40 £72.24
90th Percentile £101.10 £40.98 £79.19
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £27.50 £64.15
% change year-on-year +90.91% -57.13% -2.50%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,679 2,466 3,269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.34% 13.54% 14.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,683 1,420 2,057
10th Percentile £235 £234 £261
25th Percentile £363 £363 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £585 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 206 262 194
10th Percentile £13.50 £10.95 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.50 £13.33 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.08 £25.77 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.68% -26.39% +66.67%
75th Percentile £66.88 £62.19 £65.00
90th Percentile £87.50 £70.00 £78.93
UK median hourly rate £28.18 £26.16 £35.25
% change year-on-year +7.71% -25.78% +41.82%

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 August 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
South East +76 101 £600 +22.45% 133
North of England -6 57 £550 -8.33% 98
South West +34 45 £625 - 42
Midlands 0 34 £450 -10.00% 61
Yorkshire +12 30 £463 -15.91% 28
North West -23 23 £550 -8.33% 62
West Midlands +6 22 £450 -10.00% 46
East of England +20 18 £513 +191.19% 25
East Midlands +2 12 £425 -15.00% 14
Wales +11 9 £425 -36.45% 15
Scotland -39 6 £445 -22.61% 35
North East -1 4 £700 +33.33% 10
Channel Islands - 3 £725 -
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 7
ISO/IEC 27001
UK

ISO/IEC 27001
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 20 (7.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.95%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.11%) Confluence
4 2 (0.74%) TPMS
Applications
1 18 (6.64%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.37%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.74%) SAP PM
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.37%) Q-Pulse
2 1 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.37%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 83 (30.63%) Azure
2 61 (22.51%) AWS
3 38 (14.02%) GCP
4 34 (12.55%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (8.12%) Entra ID
6 18 (6.64%) Azure Sentinel
7 11 (4.06%) Microsoft Purview
7 11 (4.06%) Power Platform
8 8 (2.95%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (2.95%) GitHub
8 8 (2.95%) OneDrive
9 7 (2.58%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (2.21%) AWS CloudTrail
10 6 (2.21%) AWS KMS
11 5 (1.85%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 5 (1.85%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (1.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 5 (1.85%) Serverless
11 5 (1.85%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 4 (1.48%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 31 (11.44%) Network Security
2 27 (9.96%) VPN
3 23 (8.49%) Firewall
4 6 (2.21%) WAN
5 4 (1.48%) NAS
5 4 (1.48%) SAN
5 4 (1.48%) SD-WAN
5 4 (1.48%) SSL
6 3 (1.11%) BGP
6 3 (1.11%) DNS
6 3 (1.11%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (1.11%) LAN
6 3 (1.11%) OSPF
6 3 (1.11%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.74%) EIGRP
7 2 (0.74%) SNMP
7 2 (0.74%) X.509
8 1 (0.37%) DHCP
8 1 (0.37%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.37%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.32%) Power BI
2 8 (2.95%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.58%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 3 (1.11%) GIS
4 3 (1.11%) Tableau
5 2 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.74%) Big Data
5 2 (0.74%) Delta Lake
5 2 (0.74%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.74%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.74%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 13 (4.80%) JIRA
2 6 (2.21%) Git
2 6 (2.21%) Jenkins
2 6 (2.21%) Postman
2 6 (2.21%) SoapUI
3 5 (1.85%) GitLab
4 2 (0.74%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.37%) TestDirector
5 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 124 (45.76%) Social Skills
2 43 (15.87%) Finance
3 40 (14.76%) Public Sector
4 39 (14.39%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (6.64%) Telecoms
6 14 (5.17%) Legal
7 12 (4.43%) Manufacturing
8 11 (4.06%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (3.69%) Electronics
9 10 (3.69%) Marketing
10 7 (2.58%) Aerospace
11 6 (2.21%) Local Government
12 4 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.11%) Banking
13 3 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.11%) Retail
14 2 (0.74%) Pharmaceutical
15 1 (0.37%) Financial Institution
15 1 (0.37%) Law
15 1 (0.37%) Military
Job Titles
1 51 (18.82%) Architect
2 35 (12.92%) Consultant
3 34 (12.55%) Security Architect
4 29 (10.70%) Analyst
5 26 (9.59%) Security Consultant
6 20 (7.38%) Security Specialist
6 20 (7.38%) Senior
7 17 (6.27%) Security Engineer
8 15 (5.54%) Lead
8 15 (5.54%) Security Manager
9 14 (5.17%) Support Engineer
10 13 (4.80%) Desktop Engineer
10 13 (4.80%) Desktop Support
10 13 (4.80%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 10 (3.69%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (3.32%) Information Specialist
12 9 (3.32%) Security Analyst
13 8 (2.95%) Cloud Architect
13 8 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 8 (2.95%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.95%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (2.58%) SailPoint
3 6 (2.21%) Elastic Stack
4 4 (1.48%) FIDO
4 4 (1.48%) Google JAX
4 4 (1.48%) JAX
4 4 (1.48%) PyTorch
4 4 (1.48%) scikit-learn
4 4 (1.48%) TensorFlow
5 3 (1.11%) Apache Axis
5 3 (1.11%) LDAP
5 3 (1.11%) OAuth
5 3 (1.11%) SAML
6 2 (0.74%) Kafka
6 2 (0.74%) OpenID
7 1 (0.37%) JSON
7 1 (0.37%) Middleware
7 1 (0.37%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.37%) Regular Expression
7 1 (0.37%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.70%) Security Posture
2 23 (8.49%) Management Information System
3 16 (5.90%) Security Operations Centre
4 14 (5.17%) Cloud Native
5 12 (4.43%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (4.06%) Data Centre
7 9 (3.32%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (2.95%) Operational Technology
9 7 (2.58%) PKI
9 7 (2.58%) SCADA
10 6 (2.21%) Algorithms
10 6 (2.21%) Cloud Security Posture
10 6 (2.21%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.85%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.85%) Public Cloud
12 4 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (1.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 4 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 29 (10.70%) Windows
2 9 (3.32%) Linux
3 8 (2.95%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.21%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.85%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.85%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.11%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.74%) AIX
7 2 (0.74%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (30.63%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (26.94%) Risk Management
3 67 (24.72%) Information Security
4 54 (19.93%) Cloud Security
5 53 (19.56%) Stakeholder Management
6 51 (18.82%) Incident Response
7 42 (15.50%) Problem-Solving
7 42 (15.50%) SIEM
8 41 (15.13%) Threat Modelling
9 40 (14.76%) ITIL
10 39 (14.39%) Agile
11 38 (14.02%) Zero Trust
12 37 (13.65%) Identity Access Management
13 33 (12.18%) Roadmaps
13 33 (12.18%) Security Architecture
13 33 (12.18%) Security Operations
14 32 (11.81%) CI/CD
14 32 (11.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 32 (11.81%) Vulnerability Management
15 30 (11.07%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 32 (11.81%) PowerShell
2 30 (11.07%) Python
3 13 (4.80%) SQL
4 12 (4.43%) Bash
5 8 (2.95%) Java
6 4 (1.48%) Bicep
6 4 (1.48%) C++
6 4 (1.48%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.48%) R
7 3 (1.11%) C
7 3 (1.11%) C#
7 3 (1.11%) Ruby
8 2 (0.74%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 89 (32.84%) CISSP
2 83 (30.63%) Security Cleared
3 70 (25.83%) CISM
4 57 (21.03%) SC Cleared
5 50 (18.45%) Degree
6 28 (10.33%) DV Cleared
7 22 (8.12%) CISA
8 17 (6.27%) AWS Certification
9 16 (5.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 15 (5.54%) CESG Certified Professional
10 15 (5.54%) Microsoft Certification
11 14 (5.17%) Azure Certification
12 13 (4.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 12 (4.43%) CompTIA Security+
14 11 (4.06%) Cisco Certification
15 10 (3.69%) Computer Science Degree
16 9 (3.32%) CEH
17 8 (2.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 7 (2.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 7 (2.58%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 142 (52.40%) NIST
2 86 (31.73%) GDPR
3 35 (12.92%) PCI DSS
4 25 (9.23%) NCSC
5 24 (8.86%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (8.49%) NIST 800
7 20 (7.38%) RMADS
8 19 (7.01%) COBIT
8 19 (7.01%) HIPAA
9 14 (5.17%) GRC
10 13 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 12 (4.43%) SOC 2
12 11 (4.06%) ISO 9001
12 11 (4.06%) JSP 440
12 11 (4.06%) QA
12 11 (4.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 10 (3.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 6 (2.21%) ISO 22301
15 5 (1.85%) PSD2
16 4 (1.48%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 37 (13.65%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.69%) Docker
3 4 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.37%) Snort
Systems Management
1 23 (8.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (7.01%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.43%) Terraform
4 9 (3.32%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (2.58%) Grafana
5 7 (2.58%) Prometheus
6 6 (2.21%) Ansible
7 5 (1.85%) QRadar
7 5 (1.85%) SCCM
8 4 (1.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 3 (1.11%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.74%) Kustomize
10 2 (0.74%) Puppet
11 1 (0.37%) Autotask
11 1 (0.37%) CASB
11 1 (0.37%) CSIRT
11 1 (0.37%) Nessus
11 1 (0.37%) OPNET
11 1 (0.37%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 82 (30.26%) Microsoft
2 21 (7.75%) ServiceNow
2 21 (7.75%) Splunk
3 19 (7.01%) Citrix
4 13 (4.80%) Oracle
4 13 (4.80%) SAP
5 11 (4.06%) CyberArk
6 9 (3.32%) Cisco
7 8 (2.95%) ArcSight
7 8 (2.95%) BeyondTrust
7 8 (2.95%) Google
7 8 (2.95%) VMware
8 7 (2.58%) SolarWinds
8 7 (2.58%) Thycotic
9 6 (2.21%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (1.85%) Rapid7
11 4 (1.48%) EMC
11 4 (1.48%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.48%) LogRhythm
11 4 (1.48%) NetApp