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 6 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 574 435 470
Rank change year-on-year -139 +35 +55
Contract jobs citing CISA 63 89 131
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.30% 0.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.41% 0.99% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 54 84
10th Percentile £415 £313 £421
25th Percentile £450 £463 £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £601 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.60% +0.21% -4.00%
75th Percentile £631 £684 £728
90th Percentile £795 £755 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -16.44% +2.27% +11.56%
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 15,291 9,019 13,187
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.11% 30.76% 30.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,164 5,698 8,137
10th Percentile £350 £287 £300
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £650
90th Percentile £725 £707 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £530
% change year-on-year - -5.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,102 515 1,076
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.13 £13.86
25th Percentile £21.25 £21.59 £17.86
Median hourly rate £47.50 £40.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% - -25.93%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.88 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.25 £80.06 £75.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £40.59 £40.94
% change year-on-year +17.02% -0.85% -17.41%

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 6 May 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 10 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 6 May 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 58 £525 -12.86% 47
London -68 35 £575 -11.54% 24
Work from Home -43 23 £500 -4.76% 49
UK excluding London -118 17 £470 -16.44% 30
North of England -54 7 £450 - 3
South West -36 5 £500 -20.00% 4
South East -56 4 £625 +19.05% 7
North East - 4 £450 - 1
North West - 3 £490 - 1
Scotland 0 1 - - 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 3 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.76%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 14 (22.22%) Azure
2 9 (14.29%) AWS
3 4 (6.35%) GCP
4 2 (3.17%) SaaS
5 1 (1.59%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.59%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.59%) Datadog
5 1 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.76%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.76%) DB2
2 1 (1.59%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.59%) SQL Server
General
1 25 (39.68%) Social Skills
2 22 (34.92%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (15.87%) Finance
4 8 (12.70%) Banking
5 4 (6.35%) Marketing
5 4 (6.35%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (6.35%) Public Sector
6 3 (4.76%) Legal
7 2 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.17%) Police
7 2 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.59%) Back Office
8 1 (1.59%) Front Office
8 1 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.59%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.59%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (31.75%) Analyst
2 16 (25.40%) Architect
3 11 (17.46%) Risk Analyst
3 11 (17.46%) Security Architect
4 8 (12.70%) IT Analyst
5 7 (11.11%) Consultant
5 7 (11.11%) Security Analyst
6 6 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 6 (9.52%) IT Risk Analyst
7 5 (7.94%) Lead
7 5 (7.94%) Security Consultant
7 5 (7.94%) Security Specialist
7 5 (7.94%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (6.35%) Information Architect
8 4 (6.35%) Information Assurance Leader
8 4 (6.35%) Payments Architect
8 4 (6.35%) Payments Solutions Architect
8 4 (6.35%) SOX Analyst
8 4 (6.35%) Technical Architect
8 4 (6.35%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.59%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 10 (15.87%) Operational Technology
2 9 (14.29%) Management Information System
3 5 (7.94%) Mainframe
3 5 (7.94%) Onboarding
3 5 (7.94%) Robotics
3 5 (7.94%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 4 (6.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (6.35%) Security Posture
5 2 (3.17%) PMI
5 2 (3.17%) SCADA
6 1 (1.59%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.59%) Clustering
6 1 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.59%) Data Fabric
6 1 (1.59%) Fixed Income
6 1 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.59%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.35%) Windows
2 1 (1.59%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (50.79%) Information Security
2 30 (47.62%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (34.92%) Risk Management
4 21 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (30.16%) Computer Science
6 18 (28.57%) Risk Assessment
7 14 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
8 13 (20.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (19.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 10 (15.87%) Cloud Security
10 10 (15.87%) Decision-Making
11 9 (14.29%) Agile
11 9 (14.29%) AI
11 9 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
11 9 (14.29%) Security Management
11 9 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
12 8 (12.70%) Risk Register
13 7 (11.11%) Cyber Assurance
13 7 (11.11%) Generative AI
13 7 (11.11%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.17%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.59%) Bash
2 1 (1.59%) Python
2 1 (1.59%) SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (74.60%) CISSP
2 33 (52.38%) CISM
3 25 (39.68%) Degree
4 18 (28.57%) CRISC
4 18 (28.57%) Security Cleared
5 16 (25.40%) SC Cleared
6 12 (19.05%) CEH
7 8 (12.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 7 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (11.11%) Master's Degree
9 6 (9.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (9.52%) GIAC
9 6 (9.52%) SANS
10 5 (7.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (6.35%) CCSP
11 4 (6.35%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (6.35%) OSCP
11 4 (6.35%) PMI Certification
12 3 (4.76%) GWAPT
12 3 (4.76%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (61.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (53.97%) NIST
3 25 (39.68%) GRC
4 13 (20.63%) COBIT
5 11 (17.46%) GDPR
6 9 (14.29%) PCI DSS
7 7 (11.11%) NCSC
7 7 (11.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (7.94%) ITGC
8 5 (7.94%) NIST 800
8 5 (7.94%) PMO
8 5 (7.94%) SEPA
9 4 (6.35%) SLA
9 4 (6.35%) SOC 2
10 3 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (3.17%) ISO 31000
12 1 (1.59%) EU AI Act
12 1 (1.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (1.59%) ISA99
12 1 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 1 (1.59%) Docker
1 1 (1.59%) RACF
Systems Management
1 2 (3.17%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.59%) CASB
Vendors
1 4 (6.35%) Microsoft
1 4 (6.35%) ServiceNow
2 2 (3.17%) IBM
3 1 (1.59%) BeyondTrust
3 1 (1.59%) CyberArk
3 1 (1.59%) Google
3 1 (1.59%) Oracle
3 1 (1.59%) Splunk