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 1 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 574 431 466
Rank change year-on-year -143 +35 +88
Contract jobs citing CISA 51 88 134
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.30% 0.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.34% 0.99% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 57 87
10th Percentile £408 £314 £424
25th Percentile £450 £450 £518
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year -12.31% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £631 £675 £738
90th Percentile £700 £850 £774
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -5.71% -4.55% -
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 14,955 8,908 13,554
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.47% 30.67% 30.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,887 5,668 8,418
10th Percentile £340 £299 £300
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £617 £625 £650
90th Percentile £725 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,087 487 1,012
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.51 £13.85
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.18 £17.72
Median hourly rate £36.70 £42.50 £37.83
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +12.35% -27.95%
75th Percentile £68.75 £67.50 £61.60
90th Percentile £84.40 £80.76 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.91 £48.31 £38.23
% change year-on-year -25.67% +26.38% -21.99%

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 1 April 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 1 April 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 -142 50 £526 -12.31% 34
London -99 26 £580 -9.73% 15
UK excluding London -99 20 £495 -5.71% 23
Work from Home -52 19 £500 -4.76% 15
North of England -60 10 £490 +8.89% 6
North East - 5 £450 - 3
South West -25 4 £500 +11.11% 1
South East -57 4 £625 +19.05% 10
North West - 3 £490 - 2
Yorkshire -53 2 £564 +25.25% 1
Scotland +8 1 - - 1
East Midlands -34 1 £425 -
Midlands -80 1 £425 -29.17% 4

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:

Applications
1 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (15.69%) Azure
2 7 (13.73%) AWS
3 2 (3.92%) GCP
3 2 (3.92%) SaaS
4 1 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.96%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.92%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.96%) DB2
1 1 (1.96%) MongoDB
1 1 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (1.96%) Power BI
1 1 (1.96%) SQL Server
1 1 (1.96%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) JIRA
General
1 22 (43.14%) Analytical Skills
2 20 (39.22%) Social Skills
3 10 (19.61%) Finance
4 8 (15.69%) Banking
5 5 (9.80%) Legal
5 5 (9.80%) Public Sector
6 4 (7.84%) Marketing
6 4 (7.84%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.92%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.96%) Front Office
8 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.96%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 18 (35.29%) Analyst
2 10 (19.61%) Risk Analyst
3 7 (13.73%) IT Analyst
3 7 (13.73%) Security Specialist
4 6 (11.76%) Lead
4 6 (11.76%) Security Analyst
5 5 (9.80%) Architect
5 5 (9.80%) Consultant
5 5 (9.80%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 5 (9.80%) Information Assurance Leader
5 5 (9.80%) IT Risk Analyst
5 5 (9.80%) Security Architect
5 5 (9.80%) Technical Leader
6 3 (5.88%) Change Manager
6 3 (5.88%) IT Change Manager
6 3 (5.88%) IT Manager
6 3 (5.88%) Security Consultant
6 3 (5.88%) SOX Analyst
7 2 (3.92%) Access Control Analyst
7 2 (3.92%) Compliance Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) Flash
1 2 (3.92%) SailPoint
1 2 (3.92%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 11 (21.57%) Management Information System
2 8 (15.69%) Operational Technology
3 5 (9.80%) Onboarding
3 5 (9.80%) Robotics
3 5 (9.80%) Security Posture
4 4 (7.84%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.92%) Blockchain
6 1 (1.96%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.96%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.96%) Data Fabric
6 1 (1.96%) Fixed Income
6 1 (1.96%) SCADA
6 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.84%) Windows
2 1 (1.96%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (60.78%) Information Security
2 27 (52.94%) Cybersecurity
3 20 (39.22%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (37.25%) Risk Assessment
4 19 (37.25%) Risk Management
5 18 (35.29%) Computer Science
6 14 (27.45%) Stakeholder Management
7 13 (25.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (21.57%) AI
9 10 (19.61%) Agile
9 10 (19.61%) Regulatory Compliance
10 9 (17.65%) Cloud Security
10 9 (17.65%) Decision-Making
10 9 (17.65%) Security Management
10 9 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 8 (15.69%) Incident Response
11 8 (15.69%) Risk Register
11 8 (15.69%) Vulnerability Management
12 7 (13.73%) Cyber Assurance
12 7 (13.73%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.92%) Rust
1 2 (3.92%) Solidity
2 1 (1.96%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (78.43%) CISSP
2 29 (56.86%) CISM
3 24 (47.06%) Degree
4 17 (33.33%) CRISC
5 14 (27.45%) Security Cleared
6 13 (25.49%) CEH
7 11 (21.57%) SC Cleared
8 8 (15.69%) Master's Degree
9 7 (13.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 5 (9.80%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (9.80%) GIAC
10 5 (9.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (7.84%) OSCP
11 4 (7.84%) SANS
12 3 (5.88%) CCSK
12 3 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (5.88%) CSSLP
12 3 (5.88%) GWAPT
12 3 (5.88%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (3.92%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (62.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (58.82%) NIST
3 19 (37.25%) GRC
4 14 (27.45%) COBIT
5 9 (17.65%) GDPR
5 9 (17.65%) PCI DSS
6 6 (11.76%) NIST 800
6 6 (11.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (11.76%) SOC 2
7 5 (9.80%) PMO
8 4 (7.84%) ITGC
8 4 (7.84%) SLA
9 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 3 (5.88%) NCSC
10 2 (3.92%) ISO 31000
11 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (1.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (1.96%) ISA99
11 1 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 1 (1.96%) RACF
Systems Management
1 1 (1.96%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.96%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 5 (9.80%) Microsoft
1 5 (9.80%) ServiceNow
2 1 (1.96%) Alteryx
2 1 (1.96%) BeyondTrust
2 1 (1.96%) CyberArk
2 1 (1.96%) Oracle
2 1 (1.96%) Rapid7