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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 574 430 463
Rank change year-on-year -144 +33 +108
Contract jobs citing CISA 52 89 133
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.31% 0.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.35% 1.00% 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 57 86
10th Percentile £408 £314 £423
25th Percentile £450 £450 £517
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year -10.65% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £631 £675 £738
90th Percentile £691 £850 £774
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -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 14,764 8,899 13,577
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.64% 30.60% 30.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,723 5,660 8,406
10th Percentile £336 £290 £300
25th Percentile £420 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £614 £625 £650
90th Percentile £721 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,082 482 1,012
10th Percentile £16.18 £18.51 £13.87
25th Percentile £20.35 £24.18 £17.74
Median hourly rate £35.00 £42.50 £37.83
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +12.35% -26.90%
75th Percentile £68.00 £67.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £84.00 £81.01 £76.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.18 £50.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -37.65% +33.33% -23.47%

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 25 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 14 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 25 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 -148 48 £527 -12.13% 33
London -100 24 £575 -10.51% 14
UK excluding London -102 23 £500 -4.76% 23
Work from Home -39 18 £500 -4.76% 15
North of England -60 9 £481 +6.81% 6
South East -51 5 £517 -1.52% 10
North East - 5 £450 - 3
South West -20 4 £500 +11.11% 1
Scotland +11 2 £550 - 1
Yorkshire -58 2 £564 +25.25% 1
North West - 2 £444 - 2
Northern Ireland - 2 - -
East Midlands -35 1 £425 -
Midlands -77 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 (9.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (9.62%) AWS
1 5 (9.62%) Azure
2 2 (3.85%) GCP
2 2 (3.85%) SaaS
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.85%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Power BI
1 1 (1.92%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) JIRA
General
1 22 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 20 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (19.23%) Finance
4 6 (11.54%) Banking
4 6 (11.54%) Public Sector
5 5 (9.62%) Legal
6 4 (7.69%) Marketing
6 4 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.92%) Front Office
8 1 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.92%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (30.77%) Analyst
2 8 (15.38%) Risk Analyst
3 7 (13.46%) Lead
3 7 (13.46%) Security Specialist
4 6 (11.54%) IT Analyst
4 6 (11.54%) Security Analyst
5 5 (9.62%) Consultant
5 5 (9.62%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 5 (9.62%) Information Assurance Leader
5 5 (9.62%) Technical Leader
6 4 (7.69%) Architect
6 4 (7.69%) IT Risk Analyst
6 4 (7.69%) Security Architect
7 3 (5.77%) Change Manager
7 3 (5.77%) IT Change Manager
7 3 (5.77%) IT Manager
7 3 (5.77%) Security Consultant
8 2 (3.85%) Information Security Specialist
8 2 (3.85%) Information Specialist
8 2 (3.85%) Risk Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) Flash
1 2 (3.85%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (1.92%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.23%) Management Information System
2 8 (15.38%) Operational Technology
3 5 (9.62%) Onboarding
3 5 (9.62%) Robotics
3 5 (9.62%) Security Posture
4 4 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.85%) Blockchain
5 2 (3.85%) Cyber Security Posture
5 2 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.92%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.92%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.92%) Fixed Income
6 1 (1.92%) SCADA
6 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (57.69%) Information Security
2 27 (51.92%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (34.62%) Risk Assessment
3 18 (34.62%) Risk Management
4 17 (32.69%) Computer Science
5 13 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (21.15%) AI
7 10 (19.23%) Agile
7 10 (19.23%) Regulatory Compliance
8 9 (17.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 8 (15.38%) Cloud Security
9 8 (15.38%) Data Protection
9 8 (15.38%) Decision-Making
9 8 (15.38%) Incident Response
9 8 (15.38%) Risk Register
9 8 (15.38%) Security Management
10 7 (13.46%) Cyber Assurance
10 7 (13.46%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.85%) Rust
1 2 (3.85%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 38 (73.08%) CISSP
2 31 (59.62%) CISM
3 23 (44.23%) Degree
4 17 (32.69%) CRISC
5 13 (25.00%) CEH
5 13 (25.00%) Security Cleared
6 11 (21.15%) SC Cleared
7 8 (15.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 8 (15.38%) Master's Degree
8 5 (9.62%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (9.62%) GIAC
8 5 (9.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 3 (5.77%) CCSK
9 3 (5.77%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (5.77%) CSSLP
9 3 (5.77%) GWAPT
9 3 (5.77%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (5.77%) OSCP
9 3 (5.77%) SANS
10 2 (3.85%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (61.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (59.62%) NIST
3 17 (32.69%) GRC
4 14 (26.92%) COBIT
5 9 (17.31%) GDPR
5 9 (17.31%) NIST 800
5 9 (17.31%) PCI DSS
6 6 (11.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (11.54%) SOC 2
7 5 (9.62%) PMO
8 4 (7.69%) NCSC
8 4 (7.69%) SLA
9 3 (5.77%) ITGC
10 2 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (3.85%) ISO 31000
10 2 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (1.92%) COSO
11 1 (1.92%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (1.92%) ISO 22301
11 1 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.92%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 5 (9.62%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.69%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.92%) Alteryx
3 1 (1.92%) Rapid7