ISO 9001 Contracts

ISO 9001
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring ISO 9001 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ISO 9001 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 502 550 659
Rank change year-on-year +48 +109 +164
Contract jobs citing ISO 9001 17 50 54
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.058% 0.11% 0.090%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.37% 0.80% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 36 39
10th Percentile £442 £363 £395
25th Percentile £500 £400 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £444 £550
Median % change year-on-year +18.31% -19.32% +83.33%
75th Percentile £618 £525 £618
90th Percentile £620 £640 £648
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £413 £475
% change year-on-year +21.21% -13.16% +58.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 5
10th Percentile - £17.47 £30.53
25th Percentile - £22.27 £45.00
Median hourly rate £55.25 £30.89 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +78.89% -38.23% -5.80%
75th Percentile - £40.13 £55.00
90th Percentile - £45.30 £56.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.25 £30.89 £45.00
% change year-on-year +78.89% -31.37% -13.11%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

ISO 9001 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 9001
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ISO 9001 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ISO 9001 in the UK

ISO 9001
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISO 9001.

Daily rate trend for ISO 9001 in the UK

ISO 9001
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO 9001 over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISO 9001 in the UK

ISO 9001
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISO 9001.

Hourly rate trend for ISO 9001 in the UK

ISO 9001
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISO 9001 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 +35 16 £525 +16.67% 176
UK excluding London +31 8 £500 +21.21% 148
London +28 7 £595 -4.03% 40
Work from Home +40 4 £372 -17.39% 70
South East +25 3 £500 +21.21% 31
South West +44 2 - - 34
North of England +28 2 - - 30
Midlands +22 1 £500 - 31
North West +11 1 - - 14
North East - 1 - - 5
East Midlands - 1 £500 - 10

ISO 9001
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.88%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Teamcenter
2 1 (5.88%) Murex MxG2000
2 1 (5.88%) SAP QM
2 1 (5.88%) SAP SRM
2 1 (5.88%) TrackWise
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 6 (35.29%) Manufacturing
2 5 (29.41%) Finance
3 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (11.76%) Aerospace
4 2 (11.76%) Banking
4 2 (11.76%) Corporate Banking
4 2 (11.76%) Law
4 2 (11.76%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Electronics
5 1 (5.88%) Legal
5 1 (5.88%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (23.53%) Compliance Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Analyst
2 3 (17.65%) Quality Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Banking Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Middle Office Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Project Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Test Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Tester
4 1 (5.88%) Compliance Project Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Data Centre Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Data Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Network Systems Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Project Quality Manager
4 1 (5.88%) QA Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Security Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) Senior
4 1 (5.88%) Senior Tester
4 1 (5.88%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Technical Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) FpML
1 2 (11.76%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Smart Meter
2 1 (5.88%) Data Centre
2 1 (5.88%) Derivative
2 1 (5.88%) Driving Licence
2 1 (5.88%) Equities
2 1 (5.88%) Fixed Income
2 1 (5.88%) IoT
2 1 (5.88%) Life Science
2 1 (5.88%) LIMS
2 1 (5.88%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (5.88%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Quality Management
2 4 (23.53%) Risk Management
2 4 (23.53%) Software Testing
2 4 (23.53%) System Integration Testing
2 4 (23.53%) Test Automation
3 3 (17.65%) CAPA
3 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (17.65%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (17.65%) Internal Audit
3 3 (17.65%) Migration
3 3 (17.65%) QMS
4 2 (11.76%) Data Protection
4 2 (11.76%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (11.76%) Problem Management
4 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (11.76%) Root Cause Analysis
4 2 (11.76%) Validation
5 1 (5.88%) Biotechnology
5 1 (5.88%) Predictive Analytics
5 1 (5.88%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
1 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
1 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (5.88%) CREST Certified
2 1 (5.88%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (35.29%) QA
2 2 (11.76%) GDPR
2 2 (11.76%) GMP
2 2 (11.76%) ISO 13485
2 2 (11.76%) ISO 14001
2 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (5.88%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (5.88%) GLP
3 1 (5.88%) Good Clinical Practice
3 1 (5.88%) GRC
3 1 (5.88%) GxP
3 1 (5.88%) IEC 61508
3 1 (5.88%) NEBOSH
3 1 (5.88%) NIST
3 1 (5.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (5.88%) SOC 2
3 1 (5.88%) SOX 404
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Murex
1 1 (5.88%) SAP
1 1 (5.88%) Siemens