ISO 9001 Contract Job Trends

ISO 9001
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring ISO 9001 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 644 527 536
Rank change year-on-year -117 +9 +35
Contract jobs citing ISO 9001 45 30 26
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.082% 0.091% 0.067%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.47% 0.53% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 10 16
10th Percentile £439 £393 £363
25th Percentile £498 £422 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £488 £463
Median % change year-on-year +17.95% +5.41% -22.27%
75th Percentile £599 £584 £586
90th Percentile £602 £625 £630
UK excluding London median daily rate £563 £488 £413
% change year-on-year +15.38% +18.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 5 3
10th Percentile £13.00 - -
25th Percentile £13.24 - £26.25
Median hourly rate £13.86 £69.65 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -80.11% +153.27% -47.22%
75th Percentile £19.63 - £38.75
90th Percentile £26.96 - £44.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £13.86 £69.65 £27.50
% change year-on-year -80.11% +153.27% -53.92%

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 9,649 5,645 5,170
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 17.59% 17.13% 13.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,083 3,621 3,067
10th Percentile £325 £300 £281
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £630
90th Percentile £700 £713 £749
UK excluding London median daily rate £489 £475 £480
% change year-on-year +2.95% -1.04% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 631 267 259
10th Percentile £13.88 £13.60 £12.42
25th Percentile £16.60 £16.92 £15.18
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -22.82%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £59.38
90th Percentile £76.00 £81.10 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.00 £27.54 £27.09
% change year-on-year +19.83% +1.66% -29.73%

ISO 9001
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISO 9001 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

ISO 9001 job vacancy trend in the UK

ISO 9001
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO 9001.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO 9001

ISO 9001
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO 9001 over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ISO 9001 in the UK

ISO 9001
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO 9001.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO 9001

ISO 9001
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ISO 9001 over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for ISO 9001 in the UK

ISO 9001
Top 12 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 9001 within the UK over the 6 months to 19 September 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 -108 45 £575 +17.95% 293
UK excluding London -92 43 £563 +15.38% 263
South East -49 24 £550 +37.50% 84
South West -28 10 £575 -4.17% 35
West Midlands -45 5 £400 -30.43% 22
Midlands -46 5 £400 -25.58% 36
Work from Home -70 4 £482 -16.17% 75
East of England -24 2 - - 37
North of England -73 2 - - 57
London -83 2 £598 +16.59% 44
Yorkshire -38 1 - - 20
North East -51 1 - - 22

ISO 9001
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (8.89%) IIS
2 2 (4.44%) Confluence
3 1 (2.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (11.11%) Azure
2 4 (8.89%) AWS
2 4 (8.89%) GCP
3 2 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.22%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.22%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (6.67%) JIRA
General
1 15 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 11 (24.44%) Manufacturing
3 10 (22.22%) Electronics
4 9 (20.00%) Finance
5 8 (17.78%) Aerospace
6 5 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (8.89%) Public Sector
8 2 (4.44%) Automotive
8 2 (4.44%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.44%) Legal
8 2 (4.44%) Publishing
9 1 (2.22%) Aeronautics
9 1 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (2.22%) Military
9 1 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (2.22%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 7 (15.56%) Analyst
1 7 (15.56%) Head of IT
1 7 (15.56%) Head of Service Management
2 4 (8.89%) Architect
2 4 (8.89%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 4 (8.89%) Cybersecurity Architect
2 4 (8.89%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 4 (8.89%) Security Analyst
2 4 (8.89%) Security Architect
2 4 (8.89%) Security Engineer
3 3 (6.67%) Change and Release Manager
3 3 (6.67%) Change Manager
3 3 (6.67%) Operations Analyst
3 3 (6.67%) QA Officer
3 3 (6.67%) Release Manager
3 3 (6.67%) Security Operations Analyst
4 2 (4.44%) Lead
4 2 (4.44%) Quality Manager
5 1 (2.22%) Project Manager
5 1 (2.22%) Quality Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (20.00%) Onboarding
2 7 (15.56%) Management Information System
3 4 (8.89%) Data Centre
3 4 (8.89%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (8.89%) Mobile Payment
3 4 (8.89%) Public Cloud
3 4 (8.89%) Smartcard
4 1 (2.22%) FMCG
4 1 (2.22%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.11%) Windows
1 5 (11.11%) Windows Server
2 4 (8.89%) Linux
3 1 (2.22%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.22%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (2.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (35.56%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (33.33%) ITIL
2 15 (33.33%) Service Management
3 11 (24.44%) Change Management
3 11 (24.44%) Service Delivery
4 9 (20.00%) ITSM
4 9 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (15.56%) Customer Requirements
6 6 (13.33%) Coaching
6 6 (13.33%) Computer Science
6 6 (13.33%) Mentoring
6 6 (13.33%) Quality Management
7 5 (11.11%) Change Control
7 5 (11.11%) Data Protection
7 5 (11.11%) Mathematics
7 5 (11.11%) Performance Management
7 5 (11.11%) PRINCE2
7 5 (11.11%) Project Management
7 5 (11.11%) Six Sigma
7 5 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.22%) Assembly Language
1 1 (2.22%) C
1 1 (2.22%) C++
1 1 (2.22%) Java
1 1 (2.22%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (37.78%) Security Cleared
2 15 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 8 (17.78%) Degree
4 4 (8.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (8.89%) CCSP
4 4 (8.89%) CISA
4 4 (8.89%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (8.89%) CISM
4 4 (8.89%) CISSP
4 4 (8.89%) CLAS
4 4 (8.89%) CREST Certified
4 4 (8.89%) IISP
5 3 (6.67%) DV Cleared
6 2 (4.44%) ISTQB
6 2 (4.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (2.22%) HNC
7 1 (2.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (2.22%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (2.22%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (28.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (20.00%) ISO 14001
3 7 (15.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 7 (15.56%) QA
4 5 (11.11%) SLA
5 4 (8.89%) GDPR
5 4 (8.89%) GMP
5 4 (8.89%) GRC
5 4 (8.89%) ISO 31000
5 4 (8.89%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 4 (8.89%) NIST
5 4 (8.89%) PCI DSS
6 2 (4.44%) Data Quality
7 1 (2.22%) COSHH
7 1 (2.22%) ISO 13485
7 1 (2.22%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 4 (8.89%) ISA Server
2 1 (2.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.22%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (8.89%) CASB
2 2 (4.44%) Ansible
Vendors
1 11 (24.44%) ServiceNow
2 8 (17.78%) Microsoft
3 4 (8.89%) Centrify
3 4 (8.89%) Cisco
3 4 (8.89%) CrowdStrike
3 4 (8.89%) F5
3 4 (8.89%) Google
3 4 (8.89%) IFS
3 4 (8.89%) Qualys
3 4 (8.89%) Splunk
3 4 (8.89%) Tripwire
4 2 (4.44%) SAP
5 1 (2.22%) Facebook
5 1 (2.22%) Instagram