ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) Contract Job Trends

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 559 522 534
Rank change year-on-year -37 +12 +210
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 27 31 77
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.074% 0.090% 0.17%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.43% 0.64% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 22 62
10th Percentile £413 £500 £475
25th Percentile £424 £510 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £540
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +0.46% -20.00%
75th Percentile £594 £584 £630
90th Percentile £818 £671 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £489 £553 £500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +10.50% -21.88%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,311 4,817 6,446
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 17.32% 14.05% 14.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,079 2,835 4,282
10th Percentile £313 £263 £313
25th Percentile £406 £380 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £644
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 189 232
10th Percentile £13.98 £14.70 £14.19
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.00 £19.42
Median hourly rate £25.15 £27.50 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year -8.55% -21.99% +56.03%
75th Percentile £60.46 £62.24 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £82.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.72 £26.75 £35.50
% change year-on-year -22.54% -24.65% +69.05%

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) job vacancy trend in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
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 ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) within the UK over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. 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 -36 24 £525 -2.78% 64
UK excluding London -46 15 £489 -11.54% 66
Work from Home +12 8 £581 -12.59% 63
London -25 8 £588 +8.29% 2
Midlands -36 7 £449 -10.20% 13
East Midlands - 7 £449 - 6
South East -1 5 £530 +32.50% 15
Scotland - 2 £445 - 2
North West -26 1 £513 -7.24% 8
North of England -45 1 £513 -7.24% 15

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
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 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (44.44%) AWS
2 7 (25.93%) Power Platform
3 6 (22.22%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (18.52%) Firewall
2 3 (11.11%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (7.41%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (25.93%) Power BI
1 7 (25.93%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (29.63%) JIRA
General
1 11 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 5 (18.52%) Law
3 4 (14.81%) Police
4 3 (11.11%) Finance
4 3 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 2 (7.41%) Telecoms
6 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (22.22%) Product Owner
2 4 (14.81%) Security Specialist
3 3 (11.11%) Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 3 (11.11%) Security Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Security Engineer
3 3 (11.11%) Security Tester
3 3 (11.11%) Senior
3 3 (11.11%) Tester
4 2 (7.41%) Lead
4 2 (7.41%) Network Engineer
4 2 (7.41%) Network Security Engineer
4 2 (7.41%) Senior Security Engineer
5 1 (3.70%) Chief Information Security Officer
5 1 (3.70%) Chief Security Officer
5 1 (3.70%) Information Security Officer
5 1 (3.70%) IT Security Architect
5 1 (3.70%) Principal Engineer
5 1 (3.70%) Security Officer
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (40.74%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 6 (22.22%) Product Ownership
1 6 (22.22%) Public Cloud
2 4 (14.81%) Management Information System
2 4 (14.81%) Operational Technology
3 3 (11.11%) Life Science
3 3 (11.11%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (11.11%) SCADA
3 3 (11.11%) Security Posture
4 2 (7.41%) Data Centre
4 2 (7.41%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (44.44%) Cloud Security
1 12 (44.44%) Information Security
2 11 (40.74%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (40.74%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (40.74%) IT Audit
3 9 (33.33%) Agile
4 8 (29.63%) Kanban
4 8 (29.63%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (25.93%) AI
5 7 (25.93%) Generative AI
5 7 (25.93%) Incident Response
5 7 (25.93%) Test Automation
6 5 (18.52%) Data-Driven Testing
6 5 (18.52%) Programme Governance
7 4 (14.81%) Fintech
8 3 (11.11%) Computer Science
8 3 (11.11%) Network Architecture
8 3 (11.11%) Supplier Management
8 3 (11.11%) Test Strategy
8 3 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 14 (51.85%) CISM
1 14 (51.85%) CISSP
2 11 (40.74%) CISA
2 11 (40.74%) Degree
2 11 (40.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 7 (25.93%) SC Cleared
3 7 (25.93%) Security Cleared
4 3 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (7.41%) CCNA
5 2 (7.41%) CCNP
5 2 (7.41%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.70%) CEH
6 1 (3.70%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (3.70%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (85.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (62.96%) NIST
3 14 (51.85%) NIST 800
4 12 (44.44%) COBIT
5 8 (29.63%) NCSC
6 6 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 4 (14.81%) QA
8 3 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (11.11%) IASME
8 3 (11.11%) PCI DSS
9 1 (3.70%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (3.70%) GAMP
9 1 (3.70%) GDPR
9 1 (3.70%) GRC
9 1 (3.70%) HIPAA
9 1 (3.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (3.70%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (11.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (29.63%) RSA Archer
2 1 (3.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 11 (40.74%) Rapid7
2 7 (25.93%) Alteryx
2 7 (25.93%) ServiceNow
3 3 (11.11%) Rockwell
4 1 (3.70%) CyberArk