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 11 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 561 429 467
Rank change year-on-year -132 +38 +108
Contract jobs citing CISA 58 97 140
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.33% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.40% 1.09% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 63 90
10th Percentile £412 £359 £425
25th Percentile £450 £475 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% - +1.96%
75th Percentile £616 £788 £747
90th Percentile £658 £995 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -10.20%
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 14,395 8,940 13,648
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.83% 30.33% 30.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,479 5,628 8,419
10th Percentile £335 £285 £290
25th Percentile £421 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.58% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £614 £626 £650
90th Percentile £720 £725 £733
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £511 £525
% change year-on-year -2.15% -2.67% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,070 463 1,036
10th Percentile £16.17 £18.95 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.66 £24.19 £18.29
Median hourly rate £28.36 £43.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.05% +7.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £66.00 £67.50 £62.63
90th Percentile £83.08 £82.22 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.77 £50.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -48.46% +25.00% -16.67%

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 11 March 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 11 March 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 -134 51 £525 -19.23% 29
UK excluding London -79 28 £500 -16.67% 15
London -84 24 £575 -11.54% 15
Work from Home -38 19 £517 -13.83% 14
North of England -61 7 £527 +17.17% 2
South East -44 6 £509 -11.95% 6
East Midlands -34 5 £449 -25.17% 1
Midlands -73 5 £449 -25.17% 3
South West -14 4 £500 - 2
North East - 4 £450 - 2
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
Yorkshire -65 3 £564 +25.25%
Scotland +17 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 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (10.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.72%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.62%) AWS
1 5 (8.62%) Azure
2 2 (3.45%) Entra ID
2 2 (3.45%) GCP
2 2 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (3.45%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.72%) Google Ads
3 1 (1.72%) OneDrive
3 1 (1.72%) SaaS
3 1 (1.72%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.17%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.45%) Power BI
1 2 (3.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (5.17%) JIRA
General
1 27 (46.55%) Social Skills
2 18 (31.03%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (20.69%) Finance
4 6 (10.34%) Banking
4 6 (10.34%) Public Sector
5 4 (6.90%) Legal
5 4 (6.90%) Marketing
6 3 (5.17%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Front Office
8 1 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.72%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (25.86%) Analyst
2 8 (13.79%) Security Specialist
3 7 (12.07%) Risk Analyst
3 7 (12.07%) Security Analyst
4 6 (10.34%) Consultant
4 6 (10.34%) Lead
5 5 (8.62%) Architect
5 5 (8.62%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 4 (6.90%) Information Assurance Leader
6 4 (6.90%) IT Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) IT Risk Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Security Architect
6 4 (6.90%) Security Engineer
6 4 (6.90%) Technical Leader
7 3 (5.17%) Change Manager
7 3 (5.17%) IT Change Manager
7 3 (5.17%) IT Manager
7 3 (5.17%) Security Consultant
8 2 (3.45%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.90%) SailPoint
2 2 (3.45%) Flash
2 2 (3.45%) Smart Contracts
3 1 (1.72%) LDAP
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (1.72%) OAuth
3 1 (1.72%) SAML
3 1 (1.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.52%) Management Information System
2 8 (13.79%) Operational Technology
3 5 (8.62%) Robotics
3 5 (8.62%) Security Posture
4 4 (6.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (6.90%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (6.90%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (5.17%) Cloud Native
5 3 (5.17%) Onboarding
6 2 (3.45%) Blockchain
7 1 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.72%) Fixed Income
7 1 (1.72%) Replication
7 1 (1.72%) SCADA
7 1 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (53.45%) Information Security
2 28 (48.28%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (36.21%) Risk Management
4 18 (31.03%) Risk Assessment
5 17 (29.31%) Stakeholder Management
6 16 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
7 15 (25.86%) Computer Science
8 14 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (22.41%) Agile
10 12 (20.69%) AI
11 10 (17.24%) Regulatory Compliance
12 9 (15.52%) Cloud Security
12 9 (15.52%) Data Protection
12 9 (15.52%) Incident Response
13 8 (13.79%) Business Continuity
13 8 (13.79%) Generative AI
14 7 (12.07%) Cyber Assurance
14 7 (12.07%) Decision-Making
14 7 (12.07%) GAP Analysis
14 7 (12.07%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.45%) PowerShell
1 2 (3.45%) Rust
1 2 (3.45%) Solidity
2 1 (1.72%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (72.41%) CISSP
2 41 (70.69%) CISM
3 23 (39.66%) Degree
4 16 (27.59%) CRISC
5 14 (24.14%) Security Cleared
6 12 (20.69%) CEH
6 12 (20.69%) SC Cleared
7 10 (17.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 8 (13.79%) Master's Degree
9 4 (6.90%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (6.90%) GIAC
9 4 (6.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (5.17%) CCSK
10 3 (5.17%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (3.45%) GWAPT
11 2 (3.45%) OSCP
11 2 (3.45%) SANS
11 2 (3.45%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (62.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 36 (62.07%) NIST
2 16 (27.59%) COBIT
2 16 (27.59%) GRC
3 14 (24.14%) NIST 800
4 13 (22.41%) GDPR
5 11 (18.97%) PCI DSS
6 7 (12.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (10.34%) SOC 2
8 4 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (6.90%) NCSC
8 4 (6.90%) PMO
8 4 (6.90%) SLA
9 2 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (3.45%) ISO 31000
10 1 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (1.72%) HIPAA
10 1 (1.72%) ITGC
10 1 (1.72%) JSP 440
System Software
1 2 (3.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (8.62%) RSA Archer
2 2 (3.45%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (13.79%) ServiceNow
2 7 (12.07%) Microsoft
3 4 (6.90%) Rapid7
4 2 (3.45%) Alteryx
5 1 (1.72%) SAP
5 1 (1.72%) Workday