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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 567 437 446
Rank change year-on-year -130 +9 +64
Contract jobs citing CISA 63 87 133
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.30% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.41% 0.96% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 53 87
10th Percentile £435 £313 £400
25th Percentile £450 £500 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £631 £700 £738
90th Percentile £825 £758 £774
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -18.33% +9.09% +13.17%
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 15,237 9,103 12,859
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 31.77% 30.98% 30.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,137 5,746 7,978
10th Percentile £350 £281 £306
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year - -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £622 £620 £646
90th Percentile £725 £700 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £533
% change year-on-year - -6.10% +1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,076 514 1,058
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.13 £13.69
25th Percentile £21.28 £21.26 £17.73
Median hourly rate £50.00 £37.25 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.23% -6.88% -25.93%
75th Percentile £71.50 £65.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.36 £79.61 £76.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.54 £37.07 £40.30
% change year-on-year +28.24% -8.01% -19.40%

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 18 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 11 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 18 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 -121 59 £575 -8.00% 35
London -73 36 £580 -10.77% 17
Work from Home -39 21 £513 -2.38% 19
UK excluding London -109 16 £490 -18.33% 23
North of England - 6 £450 - 4
South West -25 5 £500 -25.93% 3
South East -67 3 £900 +71.43% 5
North East - 3 £450 - 1
North West - 3 £490 - 2
East Midlands -28 2 £575 - 3
Midlands -71 2 £575 -4.17% 6

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 10 (15.87%) 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
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.17%) 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 26 (41.27%) Social Skills
2 24 (38.10%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (15.87%) Finance
4 8 (12.70%) Banking
5 4 (6.35%) Marketing
5 4 (6.35%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (4.76%) Legal
6 3 (4.76%) Public Sector
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 15 (23.81%) Architect
3 11 (17.46%) Risk Analyst
4 10 (15.87%) Security Architect
5 8 (12.70%) IT Analyst
6 7 (11.11%) Security Analyst
7 6 (9.52%) Consultant
7 6 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 6 (9.52%) IT Risk Analyst
8 5 (7.94%) Information Architect
8 5 (7.94%) Information Security Architect
8 5 (7.94%) Lead
8 5 (7.94%) Security Specialist
8 5 (7.94%) Security Technical Architect
8 5 (7.94%) Solutions Architect
8 5 (7.94%) Technical Architect
9 4 (6.35%) Information Assurance Leader
9 4 (6.35%) IT Manager
9 4 (6.35%) Security Consultant
9 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
5 3 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (3.17%) PMI
6 2 (3.17%) SCADA
6 2 (3.17%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.59%) Clustering
7 1 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.59%) Data Fabric
7 1 (1.59%) Fixed Income
7 1 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.59%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.35%) Windows
2 1 (1.59%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (52.38%) Information Security
2 30 (47.62%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (36.51%) 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 12 (19.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (19.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (15.87%) AI
9 10 (15.87%) Decision-Making
10 9 (14.29%) Agile
10 9 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
10 9 (14.29%) Security Management
10 9 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
11 8 (12.70%) Cloud Security
11 8 (12.70%) Risk Register
12 7 (11.11%) Cyber Assurance
12 7 (11.11%) Generative AI
12 7 (11.11%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.17%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.59%) Bash
2 1 (1.59%) Python
2 1 (1.59%) SQL
Qualifications
1 48 (76.19%) CISSP
2 30 (47.62%) CISM
3 27 (42.86%) Degree
4 17 (26.98%) CRISC
4 17 (26.98%) Security Cleared
5 15 (23.81%) 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
8 7 (11.11%) SANS
9 6 (9.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (9.52%) GIAC
10 5 (7.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 5 (7.94%) OSCP
11 4 (6.35%) CCSP
11 4 (6.35%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (6.35%) PMI Certification
12 3 (4.76%) GWAPT
12 3 (4.76%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (49.21%) NIST
3 25 (39.68%) GRC
4 12 (19.05%) 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%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (1.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (1.59%) ISA99
System Software
1 1 (1.59%) Docker
1 1 (1.59%) RACF
Systems Management
1 1 (1.59%) CASB
1 1 (1.59%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (6.35%) ServiceNow
2 3 (4.76%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.17%) IBM
4 1 (1.59%) BeyondTrust
4 1 (1.59%) CyberArk
4 1 (1.59%) Google
4 1 (1.59%) Oracle
4 1 (1.59%) Splunk