ISO 31000 Contract Job Trends
ISO 31000
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing ISO 31000 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 683 | 569 | 542 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -114 | -27 | +69 |
| Contract jobs citing ISO 31000 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.032% | 0.023% | 0.003% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £342 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £419 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £534 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £704 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £425 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +29.41% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
ISO 31000 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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 10,522 | 6,242 | 4,860 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 18.84% | 17.74% | 13.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,572 | 4,009 | 2,839 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £304 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £402 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £613 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £700 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.63% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 821 | 311 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.54 | £13.50 | £13.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.46 | £16.61 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.46 | £26.57 | £26.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.40% | -1.32% | -25.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.48 | £60.00 | £53.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £80.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.27 | £22.14 | £26.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.72% | -16.45% | -33.75% |
ISO 31000 Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISO 31000 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
ISO 31000 Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO 31000.
ISO 31000 Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO 31000 over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
ISO 31000 Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO 31000.
ISO 31000 Top 7 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 31000 within the UK over the 6 months to 12 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -94 | 16 | £550 | +29.41% | 5 |
| England | -106 | 13 | £550 | +10.00% | 11 |
| South East | -50 | 10 | £550 | +58.27% | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | -69 | 3 | £425 | - | 4 |
| London | -87 | 2 | £525 | +5.00% | 5 |
| South West | - | 1 | £750 | - | 1 |
ISO 31000 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 88.9% | 16 |
| 2 | NIST | 83.3% | 15 |
| 3 | GDPR | 50.0% | 9 |
| 4 | GRC | 44.4% | 8 |
| 4 | ISO 9001 | 44.4% | 8 |
| 4 | ISO/IEC 27005 | 44.4% | 8 |
| 4 | PCI DSS | 44.4% | 8 |
| 8 | NIST 800 | 33.3% | 6 |
| 9 | ISO 22301 | 16.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Cyber Essentials | 11.1% | 2 |
| 11 | California Consumer Privacy Act | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | COSO | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | Data Quality | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | EU AI Act | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | HIPAA | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | ISO 14001 | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | ISO/IEC 42001 | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | NCSC | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | QA | 5.6% | 1 |
| 11 | Sarbanes-Oxley | 5.6% | 1 |