ISO/IEC 27005 Contract Job Trends

ISO/IEC 27005
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring ISO/IEC 27005 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 598 515 589
Rank change year-on-year -83 +74 +110
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27005 21 9 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.046% 0.031% 0.005%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.27% 0.20% 0.032%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 6 2
10th Percentile £461 £400 £526
25th Percentile £463 £406 £526
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £449 £540
Median % change year-on-year +9.19% -16.90% -10.00%
75th Percentile £524 £569 £564
90th Percentile £575 £638 £571
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £600 £540
% change year-on-year -16.67% +11.11% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £36.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

ISO/IEC 27005 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 7,829 4,550 6,276
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.98% 15.46% 14.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,064 2,927 3,988
10th Percentile £334 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £514
Median % change year-on-year - -2.68% -2.14%
75th Percentile £600 £618 £630
90th Percentile £700 £719 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% +3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 439 175 379
10th Percentile £14.02 £17.92 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.14 £13.00
Median hourly rate £31.00 £32.81 £20.47
Median % change year-on-year -5.52% +60.28% -45.77%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £81.20 £82.88 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £33.11 £17.72
% change year-on-year +5.71% +86.85% -49.37%

ISO/IEC 27005
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISO/IEC 27005 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

ISO/IEC 27005 job vacancy trend in the UK

ISO/IEC 27005
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 27005.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 27005

ISO/IEC 27005
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27005 over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27005 in the UK

ISO/IEC 27005
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 27005.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 27005

ISO/IEC 27005
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 ISO/IEC 27005 within the UK over the 6 months to 18 April 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 -96 17 £500 +11.42% 3
UK excluding London -83 14 £500 -16.67% 5
Work from Home -34 8 £475 +18.75% 2
London -43 7 £474 +18.44%
South East -41 5 £625 +4.17% 2
Scotland - 4 £475 - 2
South West - 2 £488 -
North West - 2 £501 -
North of England - 2 £501 -
West Midlands - 1 £500 -
Midlands - 1 £500 -

ISO/IEC 27005
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (19.05%) Azure
2 3 (14.29%) AWS
3 1 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.52%) Network Security
2 1 (4.76%) DMZ
2 1 (4.76%) Firewall
General
1 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 7 (33.33%) Finance
3 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.52%) Banking
5 1 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.76%) Law
5 1 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (28.57%) Analyst
1 6 (28.57%) Consultant
2 5 (23.81%) Risk Analyst
3 4 (19.05%) Risk Manager
3 4 (19.05%) Security Consultant
4 3 (14.29%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 3 (14.29%) Risk Consultant
5 2 (9.52%) Architect
5 2 (9.52%) Auditor
5 2 (9.52%) CISSP Consultant
5 2 (9.52%) Security Architect
5 2 (9.52%) Security Auditor
6 1 (4.76%) Information Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) Information Security Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) Information Security Auditor
6 1 (4.76%) IT Manager
6 1 (4.76%) IT Risk Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Lead
6 1 (4.76%) Security Advisor
6 1 (4.76%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (42.86%) Operational Technology
2 6 (28.57%) Management Information System
3 3 (14.29%) Onboarding
4 2 (9.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (4.76%) Mobile Computing
5 1 (4.76%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (85.71%) Risk Management
2 12 (57.14%) Information Security
3 11 (52.38%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (38.10%) Risk Assessment
5 6 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (19.05%) Cloud Security
6 4 (19.05%) Decision-Making
6 4 (19.05%) Enterprise Architecture
6 4 (19.05%) IT Governance
6 4 (19.05%) IT Strategy
6 4 (19.05%) ITIL
6 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (19.05%) Regulatory Compliance
6 4 (19.05%) Risk Register
6 4 (19.05%) Service Management
7 3 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (14.29%) Cyber Resilience
7 3 (14.29%) Security Management
7 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 5 (23.81%) CISSP
3 4 (19.05%) CISM
3 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
4 3 (14.29%) CISA
4 3 (14.29%) CRISC
5 2 (9.52%) AWS Certification
5 2 (9.52%) Azure Certification
5 2 (9.52%) DV Cleared
5 2 (9.52%) PMI Certification
5 2 (9.52%) PMP
6 1 (4.76%) CCNA
6 1 (4.76%) CEH
6 1 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (4.76%) CISMP
6 1 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (4.76%) Degree
6 1 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (71.43%) NIST
2 14 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (47.62%) GRC
4 6 (28.57%) NCSC
5 5 (23.81%) COBIT
5 5 (23.81%) GDPR
6 4 (19.05%) ISO 31000
7 3 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (14.29%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (9.52%) JSP 440
8 2 (9.52%) RMADS
9 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (4.76%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft