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 28 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 549 423 450
Rank change year-on-year -126 +27 +140
Contract jobs citing CISA 59 97 139
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.32% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.42% 1.06% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 64 88
10th Percentile £412 £359 £430
25th Percentile £450 £488 £547
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £633 £650
Median % change year-on-year -16.82% -2.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £608 £775 £750
90th Percentile £652 £993 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -6.38%
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 14,172 9,157 13,487
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.03% 29.92% 30.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,361 5,628 8,319
10th Percentile £331 £288 £290
25th Percentile £420 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% -2.42% -2.18%
75th Percentile £614 £630 £650
90th Percentile £719 £725 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £508 £530
% change year-on-year -1.48% -4.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,039 455 979
10th Percentile £16.15 £20.12 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.34 £24.19 £20.48
Median hourly rate £25.47 £40.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.11% -4.71% -13.27%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.38 £64.13
90th Percentile £81.24 £80.84 £77.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £46.30 £44.25
% change year-on-year -45.68% +4.63% -1.67%

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 28 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 28 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 -127 52 £525 -17.32% 31
UK excluding London -86 29 £500 -16.67% 20
London -81 24 £563 -13.46% 19
Work from Home -31 18 £509 -15.25% 12
North of England -56 8 £527 +17.17% 1
South East -36 6 £509 -11.95% 10
East Midlands -23 5 £449 -25.17% 3
Midlands -63 5 £449 -25.17% 6
South West -23 4 £500 - 1
Yorkshire -59 4 £564 +25.25%
North East - 4 £450 -
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
Scotland +10 2 £550 -

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 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.69%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.47%) AWS
1 5 (8.47%) Azure
2 2 (3.39%) Entra ID
2 2 (3.39%) GCP
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (3.39%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.69%) Google Ads
3 1 (1.69%) OneDrive
3 1 (1.69%) SaaS
3 1 (1.69%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.78%) Firewall
2 1 (1.69%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.39%) Power BI
1 2 (3.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (5.08%) JIRA
General
1 27 (45.76%) Social Skills
2 16 (27.12%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (22.03%) Finance
4 8 (13.56%) Banking
5 6 (10.17%) Public Sector
6 4 (6.78%) Legal
6 4 (6.78%) Marketing
7 3 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.69%) Front Office
9 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.69%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (25.42%) Analyst
2 8 (13.56%) Security Specialist
3 7 (11.86%) Consultant
3 7 (11.86%) Risk Analyst
3 7 (11.86%) Security Analyst
4 5 (8.47%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 5 (8.47%) Lead
5 4 (6.78%) Architect
5 4 (6.78%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 4 (6.78%) IT Analyst
5 4 (6.78%) IT Risk Analyst
5 4 (6.78%) Security Consultant
5 4 (6.78%) Security Engineer
6 3 (5.08%) Auditor
6 3 (5.08%) Change Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Information Assurance Leader
6 3 (5.08%) IT Change Manager
6 3 (5.08%) IT Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Security Architect
6 3 (5.08%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.78%) SailPoint
2 2 (3.39%) Flash
2 2 (3.39%) Smart Contracts
3 1 (1.69%) LDAP
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (1.69%) OAuth
3 1 (1.69%) SAML
3 1 (1.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.25%) Management Information System
2 7 (11.86%) Operational Technology
3 6 (10.17%) Security Posture
4 5 (8.47%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (8.47%) Robotics
5 4 (6.78%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (6.78%) Cyber Security Posture
6 3 (5.08%) Cloud Native
6 3 (5.08%) Onboarding
7 2 (3.39%) Blockchain
8 1 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.69%) Fixed Income
8 1 (1.69%) Replication
8 1 (1.69%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.08%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (49.15%) Cybersecurity
1 29 (49.15%) Information Security
2 22 (37.29%) Risk Management
3 19 (32.20%) Stakeholder Management
4 17 (28.81%) Risk Assessment
5 16 (27.12%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (23.73%) Computer Science
7 13 (22.03%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (20.34%) Agile
9 11 (18.64%) AI
10 10 (16.95%) Incident Response
11 9 (15.25%) Cloud Security
11 9 (15.25%) Data Protection
11 9 (15.25%) Regulatory Compliance
12 8 (13.56%) Business Continuity
12 8 (13.56%) Generative AI
13 7 (11.86%) GAP Analysis
13 7 (11.86%) ITIL
13 7 (11.86%) Root Cause Analysis
13 7 (11.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.39%) PowerShell
1 2 (3.39%) Rust
1 2 (3.39%) Solidity
2 1 (1.69%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (72.88%) CISM
2 42 (71.19%) CISSP
3 23 (38.98%) Degree
4 18 (30.51%) CRISC
5 13 (22.03%) Security Cleared
6 11 (18.64%) CEH
6 11 (18.64%) SC Cleared
7 10 (16.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 8 (13.56%) Master's Degree
9 4 (6.78%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (6.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (5.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (5.08%) GIAC
10 3 (5.08%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (3.39%) CCSK
11 2 (3.39%) CISMP
11 2 (3.39%) DV Cleared
11 2 (3.39%) OSCP
11 2 (3.39%) SANS
11 2 (3.39%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (62.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (61.02%) NIST
3 17 (28.81%) GRC
4 16 (27.12%) COBIT
5 13 (22.03%) GDPR
5 13 (22.03%) NIST 800
5 13 (22.03%) PCI DSS
6 9 (15.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (10.17%) SOC 2
8 4 (6.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (6.78%) NCSC
8 4 (6.78%) PMO
8 4 (6.78%) SLA
9 2 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (3.39%) ISO 31000
10 1 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (1.69%) COSO
10 1 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.69%) HIPAA
10 1 (1.69%) ITGC
System Software
1 2 (3.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (8.47%) RSA Archer
2 2 (3.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (13.56%) ServiceNow
2 7 (11.86%) Microsoft
3 4 (6.78%) Rapid7
4 2 (3.39%) Alteryx
5 1 (1.69%) SAP
5 1 (1.69%) Workday