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

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 492 554 619
Rank change year-on-year +62 +65 +153
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 27 46 94
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.092% 0.11% 0.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.59% 0.74% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 37 72
10th Percentile £378 £329 £454
25th Percentile £523 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £603 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +9.64% -4.35% +8.18%
75th Percentile £676 £615 £680
90th Percentile £760 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £627 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +13.91% -8.33% +11.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £39.25
Median hourly rate - - £40.50
75th Percentile - - £41.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

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 4,558 6,250 7,982
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.59% 14.34% 13.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,921 3,951 5,482
10th Percentile £265 £295 £275
25th Percentile £400 £402 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.44%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £475
% change year-on-year -2.56% +2.63% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 383 225
10th Percentile £18.04 £10.95 £13.21
25th Percentile £22.21 £13.18 £18.70
Median hourly rate £34.50 £21.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +64.29% -44.00% +33.93%
75th Percentile £65.00 £45.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £83.01 £67.38 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.78 £18.00 £36.25
% change year-on-year +126.53% -50.34% +72.21%

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

Job postings citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

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

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

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

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

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 30 April 2025.

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

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

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

Hourly rate trend for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Top 8 Contract 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 30 April 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 +44 26 £594 +8.00% 31
London +26 18 £568 +4.13% 7
UK excluding London +45 8 £627 +13.91% 26
Midlands +27 4 £603 -19.60% 3
West Midlands +19 4 £603 -19.60% 1
Work from Home +42 3 £603 +20.60% 16
South West - 3 £650 - 7
South East +37 1 - - 4

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 7 (25.93%) Azure
1 7 (25.93%) OCI
2 3 (11.11%) SaaS
3 2 (7.41%) IaaS
3 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (7.41%) PaaS
4 1 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (3.70%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (3.70%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (3.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.70%) Cisco ISE
1 1 (3.70%) Firewall
1 1 (3.70%) Network Security
General
1 9 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 9 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (11.11%) Finance
2 3 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (7.41%) Banking
3 2 (7.41%) Manufacturing
3 2 (7.41%) Marketing
3 2 (7.41%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 12 (44.44%) Architect
1 12 (44.44%) Security Architect
2 4 (14.81%) Consultant
2 4 (14.81%) Security Consultant
3 3 (11.11%) Cloud Architect
3 3 (11.11%) Lead
3 3 (11.11%) Security Officer
4 2 (7.41%) Chief Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Chief Security Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 2 (7.41%) Infrastructure Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Integration Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Oracle Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Project Officer
4 2 (7.41%) Security Manager
4 2 (7.41%) Security Solutions Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (3.70%) IT Consultant
5 1 (3.70%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (25.93%) OAuth
1 7 (25.93%) OpenID
1 7 (25.93%) SAML
2 6 (22.22%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 8 (29.63%) Management Information System
2 7 (25.93%) Security Posture
3 4 (14.81%) Operational Technology
4 3 (11.11%) Onboarding
5 2 (7.41%) Blog
5 2 (7.41%) CCTV
5 2 (7.41%) Cloud Native
5 2 (7.41%) Low-Code
6 1 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (3.70%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (37.04%) Project Management
2 9 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 9 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (33.33%) DevOps
2 9 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 9 (33.33%) Information Security
2 9 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (25.93%) Computer Science
3 7 (25.93%) Key Management
3 7 (25.93%) Risk Assessment
4 6 (22.22%) Integration Patterns
4 6 (22.22%) Mentoring
5 5 (18.52%) Risk Management
5 5 (18.52%) Security Management
6 4 (14.81%) Vulnerability Management
7 3 (11.11%) Infrastructure as Code
7 3 (11.11%) SDLC
7 3 (11.11%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 3 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (11.11%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 7 (25.93%) Java
1 7 (25.93%) Python
2 1 (3.70%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (3.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (40.74%) Security Cleared
2 7 (25.93%) Degree
2 7 (25.93%) OCP
2 7 (25.93%) Oracle Certification
3 6 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (22.22%) SC Cleared
4 4 (14.81%) CISM
4 4 (14.81%) CISSP
5 2 (7.41%) CISA
6 1 (3.70%) CEH
6 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (92.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (59.26%) NIST
3 7 (25.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (18.52%) NIST 800
4 5 (18.52%) PCI DSS
5 3 (11.11%) Def Stans
5 3 (11.11%) GDPR
5 3 (11.11%) PMO
6 2 (7.41%) GRC
6 2 (7.41%) PSD2
7 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (3.70%) FISMA
7 1 (3.70%) ISO 31000
Systems Management
1 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (11.11%) SCCM
2 2 (7.41%) Nagios
3 1 (3.70%) Ansible
3 1 (3.70%) logstash
3 1 (3.70%) Nessus
3 1 (3.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft
1 7 (25.93%) Oracle
2 5 (18.52%) Qualys
3 3 (11.11%) Cisco
4 2 (7.41%) Palo Alto
4 2 (7.41%) ServiceNow
4 2 (7.41%) Snow
4 2 (7.41%) Splunk
4 2 (7.41%) Zscaler
5 1 (3.70%) LogRhythm
5 1 (3.70%) McAfee
5 1 (3.70%) Tenable
5 1 (3.70%) Tripwire