CISA Contract Job Trends

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 538 420 470
Rank change year-on-year -118 +50 +97
Contract jobs citing CISA 53 107 137
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.34% 0.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.40% 1.16% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 68 90
10th Percentile £410 £361 £449
25th Percentile £450 £500 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £613 £650
Median % change year-on-year -14.10% -5.77% -
75th Percentile £613 £775 £734
90th Percentile £652 £983 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -16.67% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £121.77 £95.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +28.18% - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £121.77 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CISA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,163 9,233 13,727
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.73% 29.69% 30.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,687 5,579 8,543
10th Percentile £319 £296 £295
25th Percentile £415 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £619 £630 £650
90th Percentile £719 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £534
% change year-on-year - -6.37% +1.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 980 448 958
10th Percentile £15.75 £19.93 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.08 £24.18 £21.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% -13.38% +2.62%
75th Percentile £63.40 £66.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.40 £77.65
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -44.11% -2.56% +2.62%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

CISA job vacancy trend in the UK

CISA
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CISA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CISA

CISA
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISA over the 6 months to 7 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CISA in the UK

CISA
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CISA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CISA

CISA
Top 13 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the UK over the 6 months to 7 February 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
England -129 46 £521 -16.64% 43
UK excluding London -70 27 £500 -16.67% 29
London -82 20 £540 -16.92% 21
Work from Home -28 15 £500 -16.67% 20
North of England -55 7 £536 +19.14% 4
South East -25 6 £509 -3.14% 12
East Midlands -29 5 £449 -25.17% 4
Midlands -57 5 £449 -25.17% 8
Yorkshire -50 4 £564 +25.25% 1
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
South West -16 3 £500 - 3
North East - 3 £498 - 2
Scotland - 2 £550 - 1

CISA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (3.77%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.89%) Confluence
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (11.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.89%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 8 (15.09%) Azure
2 7 (13.21%) AWS
3 3 (5.66%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.77%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (3.77%) GCP
4 2 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.77%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.89%) GitHub
5 1 (1.89%) Google Ads
5 1 (1.89%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.89%) SaaS
5 1 (1.89%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.55%) Firewall
2 1 (1.89%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.77%) Power BI
1 2 (3.77%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (7.55%) JIRA
General
1 24 (45.28%) Social Skills
2 12 (22.64%) Finance
3 11 (20.75%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (11.32%) Banking
4 6 (11.32%) Public Sector
5 4 (7.55%) Marketing
6 3 (5.66%) Legal
7 2 (3.77%) Local Government
7 2 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.89%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (24.53%) Analyst
2 6 (11.32%) Consultant
2 6 (11.32%) Risk Analyst
2 6 (11.32%) Security Analyst
2 6 (11.32%) Security Specialist
3 5 (9.43%) Lead
4 4 (7.55%) Architect
4 4 (7.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 4 (7.55%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 4 (7.55%) IT Analyst
4 4 (7.55%) IT Risk Analyst
4 4 (7.55%) Security Engineer
5 3 (5.66%) IT Manager
5 3 (5.66%) Security Architect
5 3 (5.66%) Security Consultant
6 2 (3.77%) Audit Manager
6 2 (3.77%) Change Manager
6 2 (3.77%) Head of Security
6 2 (3.77%) IT Change Manager
6 2 (3.77%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.55%) SailPoint
2 2 (3.77%) Flash
2 2 (3.77%) Smart Contracts
3 1 (1.89%) LDAP
3 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (1.89%) OAuth
3 1 (1.89%) SAML
3 1 (1.89%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.09%) Management Information System
2 5 (9.43%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (9.43%) Operational Technology
3 4 (7.55%) Cyber Security Posture
3 4 (7.55%) Robotics
3 4 (7.55%) Security Posture
4 3 (5.66%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.77%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.77%) Blockchain
6 1 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.89%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.89%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (50.94%) Cybersecurity
2 25 (47.17%) Information Security
3 19 (35.85%) Risk Management
4 16 (30.19%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (24.53%) Risk Assessment
6 12 (22.64%) Computer Science
7 11 (20.75%) Incident Response
8 10 (18.87%) Agile
8 10 (18.87%) Cloud Security
8 10 (18.87%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (16.98%) IT Audit
10 8 (15.09%) Regulatory Compliance
11 7 (13.21%) AI
11 7 (13.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 6 (11.32%) Cyber Assurance
12 6 (11.32%) Data Protection
12 6 (11.32%) Internal Audit
12 6 (11.32%) SIEM
12 6 (11.32%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.77%) PowerShell
1 2 (3.77%) Rust
1 2 (3.77%) Solidity
2 1 (1.89%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (79.25%) CISM
2 38 (71.70%) CISSP
3 20 (37.74%) Degree
4 14 (26.42%) CRISC
5 10 (18.87%) Security Cleared
6 9 (16.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 8 (15.09%) CEH
7 8 (15.09%) SC Cleared
8 5 (9.43%) Master's Degree
9 3 (5.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (3.77%) CCSK
10 2 (3.77%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (3.77%) DV Cleared
10 2 (3.77%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (3.77%) OSCP
10 2 (3.77%) SANS
11 1 (1.89%) PMI Certification
11 1 (1.89%) PMP
11 1 (1.89%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (62.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (60.38%) NIST
3 15 (28.30%) COBIT
4 13 (24.53%) GRC
5 11 (20.75%) GDPR
6 10 (18.87%) NIST 800
7 8 (15.09%) PCI DSS
7 8 (15.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (7.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (5.66%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (5.66%) NCSC
10 2 (3.77%) SLA
10 2 (3.77%) SOC 2
11 1 (1.89%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (1.89%) COSO
11 1 (1.89%) HIPAA
11 1 (1.89%) ISO 22301
11 1 (1.89%) ITGC
11 1 (1.89%) JSP 440
11 1 (1.89%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (3.77%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (9.43%) RSA Archer
2 2 (3.77%) CSIRT
2 2 (3.77%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.77%) QRadar
Vendors
1 9 (16.98%) Microsoft
2 7 (13.21%) ServiceNow
3 4 (7.55%) Rapid7
4 2 (3.77%) Alteryx
4 2 (3.77%) Fortinet
4 2 (3.77%) Splunk
5 1 (1.89%) SAP
5 1 (1.89%) Workday