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 10 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 521 417 455
Rank change year-on-year -104 +38 +120
Contract jobs citing CISA 68 115 138
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.36% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.55% 1.21% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 75 90
10th Percentile £413 £383 £425
25th Percentile £450 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £600 £626
Median % change year-on-year -12.08% -4.15% +0.16%
75th Percentile £622 £763 £734
90th Percentile £725 £950 £828
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% -8.33%
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 12,442 9,524 12,903
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.98% 29.85% 30.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,158 5,782 8,109
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £419 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £522 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.57% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £633 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £540
% change year-on-year - -7.41% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 951 458 739
10th Percentile £16.17 £18.68 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.10 £24.18 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £39.50 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year -36.33% -23.88% +15.31%
75th Percentile £55.00 £66.00 £67.78
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.37 £79.78
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £51.89
% change year-on-year -39.40% -20.02% +15.31%

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 10 January 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 10 January 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 -100 61 £527 -12.13% 35
UK excluding London -52 32 £500 -11.11% 26
London -64 31 £550 -15.38% 20
Work from Home -21 19 £521 -9.39% 19
North of England -32 10 £527 +17.17% 4
South East -27 7 £500 -6.98% 11
East Midlands -21 5 £449 -25.17% 3
Yorkshire -44 5 £600 +33.33%
Midlands -50 5 £449 -25.17% 5
South West -17 4 £650 - 5
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
North West - 3 £458 - 4
North East - 2 £545 -
Scotland - 2 £550 -

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 2 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.47%) Confluence
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.47%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.94%) SAP CO
1 2 (2.94%) SAP FI
1 2 (2.94%) SAP FI/CO
1 2 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.47%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 10 (14.71%) Azure
2 9 (13.24%) AWS
3 4 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (4.41%) Entra ID
4 3 (4.41%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.94%) GCP
5 2 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.94%) SaaS
6 1 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.47%) GitHub
6 1 (1.47%) Google Ads
6 1 (1.47%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.47%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.35%) Network Security
2 4 (5.88%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.41%) Power BI
2 2 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (7.35%) JIRA
General
1 30 (44.12%) Social Skills
2 22 (32.35%) Finance
3 16 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (14.71%) Public Sector
5 6 (8.82%) Banking
6 5 (7.35%) Legal
7 4 (5.88%) Local Government
8 3 (4.41%) Financial Institution
8 3 (4.41%) Marketing
9 2 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.94%) Law
9 2 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.94%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.47%) Police
10 1 (1.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (16.18%) Analyst
2 10 (14.71%) Consultant
3 7 (10.29%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 7 (10.29%) Lead
4 5 (7.35%) Head of Information Security
4 5 (7.35%) Head of Security
4 5 (7.35%) Risk Analyst
4 5 (7.35%) Security Analyst
4 5 (7.35%) Security Specialist
5 4 (5.88%) Architect
5 4 (5.88%) Head of Information
5 4 (5.88%) IT Analyst
5 4 (5.88%) IT Risk Analyst
5 4 (5.88%) Security Consultant
5 4 (5.88%) Security Engineer
5 4 (5.88%) Senior
6 3 (4.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 3 (4.41%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 3 (4.41%) Security Architect
6 3 (4.41%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.88%) SailPoint
2 2 (2.94%) Flash
2 2 (2.94%) Smart Contracts
3 1 (1.47%) LDAP
3 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (1.47%) OAuth
3 1 (1.47%) SAML
3 1 (1.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.24%) Management Information System
2 5 (7.35%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (7.35%) Security Posture
3 4 (5.88%) Cyber Security Posture
3 4 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (5.88%) Operational Technology
4 3 (4.41%) Cloud Native
4 3 (4.41%) Robotics
5 2 (2.94%) Blockchain
5 2 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.47%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (51.47%) Information Security
2 34 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 25 (36.76%) Risk Management
4 17 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 17 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 14 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (19.12%) Risk Assessment
7 12 (17.65%) Cloud Security
7 12 (17.65%) Computer Science
8 11 (16.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (16.18%) SIEM
9 10 (14.71%) IT Audit
9 10 (14.71%) Regulatory Compliance
9 10 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 9 (13.24%) Agile
10 9 (13.24%) Roadmaps
11 8 (11.76%) Data Protection
11 8 (11.76%) Risk Register
11 8 (11.76%) SABSA
12 7 (10.29%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.94%) PowerShell
1 2 (2.94%) Rust
1 2 (2.94%) Solidity
1 2 (2.94%) SQL
2 1 (1.47%) Java
2 1 (1.47%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.47%) Python
Qualifications
1 55 (80.88%) CISM
2 50 (73.53%) CISSP
3 23 (33.82%) Degree
4 16 (23.53%) CRISC
5 13 (19.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 11 (16.18%) Security Cleared
7 8 (11.76%) SC Cleared
8 7 (10.29%) CEH
9 5 (7.35%) GSEC
9 5 (7.35%) SANS
10 4 (5.88%) Master's Degree
11 3 (4.41%) CIMA
11 3 (4.41%) GIAC
11 3 (4.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 3 (4.41%) SSCP
12 2 (2.94%) ACCA
12 2 (2.94%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (2.94%) DV Cleared
12 2 (2.94%) ISACA
12 2 (2.94%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (64.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (63.24%) NIST
3 20 (29.41%) GDPR
4 19 (27.94%) COBIT
5 14 (20.59%) GRC
6 10 (14.71%) NIST 800
6 10 (14.71%) PCI DSS
7 9 (13.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (8.82%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (5.88%) HIPAA
9 4 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (4.41%) NCSC
11 2 (2.94%) GxP
11 2 (2.94%) IFRS
11 2 (2.94%) ITGC
11 2 (2.94%) JSP 440
11 2 (2.94%) SOC 2
12 1 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (1.47%) ISO 31000
12 1 (1.47%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (2.94%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (10.29%) QRadar
2 5 (7.35%) RSA Archer
3 4 (5.88%) CSIRT
4 2 (2.94%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 14 (20.59%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.29%) Splunk
3 6 (8.82%) ServiceNow
4 5 (7.35%) Rapid7
5 4 (5.88%) Fortinet
6 3 (4.41%) ArcSight
6 3 (4.41%) SAP
7 2 (2.94%) Alteryx
8 1 (1.47%) Palo Alto
8 1 (1.47%) Qualys
8 1 (1.47%) Tenable
8 1 (1.47%) Workday