ISO/IEC 27001 Job Trends in Central London

ISO/IEC 27001
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring ISO/IEC 27001 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 116 82
Rank change year-on-year +30 -34 +41
Permanent jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 69 34 103
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.79% 1.58% 3.27%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.41% 9.44% 25.12%
Number of salaries quoted 42 23 92
10th Percentile £36,750 £46,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £54,563 £48,375 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +15.38% -18.75%
75th Percentile £82,188 £97,500 £81,563
90th Percentile £92,500 £109,250 £97,500
London median annual salary £82,500 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% +6.67% +7.14%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Central London

ISO/IEC 27001 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 479 360 410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 12.41% 16.74% 13.00%
Number of salaries quoted 325 255 341
10th Percentile £47,700 £42,500 £43,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £49,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £66,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -2.26% -8.28%
75th Percentile £92,500 £83,125 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £105,000 £105,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £74,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% -5.41% +5.71%

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISO/IEC 27001 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

ISO/IEC 27001 job vacancy trend in Central London

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing ISO/IEC 27001.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing ISO/IEC 27001

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in Central London over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Salary histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in Central London

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the Central London region over the 6 months to 8 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +24 63 £72,500 -3.33% 38
West End of London +5 1 £32,500 -42.48% 1
ISO/IEC 27001
London

ISO/IEC 27001
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 7 (10.14%) Skype for Business
2 4 (5.80%) IIS
2 4 (5.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (17.39%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (10.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (10.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (15.94%) Azure
2 9 (13.04%) AWS
2 9 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (7.25%) Azure Sentinel
4 4 (5.80%) GCP
5 2 (2.90%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (2.90%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.90%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.90%) Serverless
6 1 (1.45%) Amazon EKS
6 1 (1.45%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 1 (1.45%) AWS KMS
6 1 (1.45%) Azure AKS
6 1 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.45%) Google Kubernetes Engine
6 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.45%) Nutanix
6 1 (1.45%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.45%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.14%) Skype
1 7 (10.14%) Unified Communications
1 7 (10.14%) WebEx
2 4 (5.80%) Firewall
2 4 (5.80%) Network Security
3 1 (1.45%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (1.45%) LAN
3 1 (1.45%) NAS
3 1 (1.45%) SAN
3 1 (1.45%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.25%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.45%) Oracle Database
3 1 (1.45%) Power BI
3 1 (1.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (2.90%) GitLab
General
1 37 (53.62%) Finance
2 36 (52.17%) Social Skills
3 16 (23.19%) Banking
3 16 (23.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (20.29%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (20.29%) Law
5 13 (18.84%) Local Government
5 13 (18.84%) Retail
6 8 (11.59%) Legal
7 3 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.90%) Advertising
8 2 (2.90%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.45%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (15.94%) Analyst
2 10 (14.49%) Senior
3 9 (13.04%) Consultant
4 8 (11.59%) Lead
4 8 (11.59%) Support Analyst
5 7 (10.14%) Support Assistant
6 6 (8.70%) Senior Consultant
7 5 (7.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 5 (7.25%) Security Manager
8 4 (5.80%) Auditor
8 4 (5.80%) Developer
8 4 (5.80%) Software Developer
9 3 (4.35%) Risk Manager
9 3 (4.35%) Security Consultant
9 3 (4.35%) Security Engineer
9 3 (4.35%) Security Specialist
10 2 (2.90%) Data Centre Manager
10 2 (2.90%) Data Manager
10 2 (2.90%) Risk Analyst
10 2 (2.90%) Senior IT Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.25%) CSS
1 5 (7.25%) HTML
2 2 (2.90%) AWS CDK
2 2 (2.90%) SailPoint
3 1 (1.45%) ADO
3 1 (1.45%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (1.45%) JSP
3 1 (1.45%) REST
3 1 (1.45%) SOAP
3 1 (1.45%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (24.64%) Security Posture
2 12 (17.39%) Management Information System
3 7 (10.14%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (5.80%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (4.35%) Data Centre
5 3 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.90%) Driving Licence
6 2 (2.90%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.90%) PKI
6 2 (2.90%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (1.45%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Storage
7 1 (1.45%) Hedge funds
7 1 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.45%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.45%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.45%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 8 (11.59%) Windows
2 6 (8.70%) Windows Server
3 4 (5.80%) Linux
3 4 (5.80%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (1.45%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (47.83%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (42.03%) Information Security
3 28 (40.58%) Risk Management
4 19 (27.54%) Mentoring
5 15 (21.74%) Project Management
6 13 (18.84%) Target Operating Model
7 12 (17.39%) Incident Response
7 12 (17.39%) Internal Audit
8 11 (15.94%) ISMS
9 10 (14.49%) ITIL
10 9 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
10 9 (13.04%) Decision-Making
10 9 (13.04%) Strategic Thinking
11 8 (11.59%) Business Development
11 8 (11.59%) Cloud Security
11 8 (11.59%) Project Planning
11 8 (11.59%) SIEM
11 8 (11.59%) Time Management
12 7 (10.14%) Preventative Maintenance
12 7 (10.14%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.14%) PowerShell
2 6 (8.70%) SQL
3 4 (5.80%) T-SQL
3 4 (5.80%) VBA
3 4 (5.80%) VBScript
4 2 (2.90%) Python
5 1 (1.45%) Java
5 1 (1.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 27 (39.13%) CISSP
2 23 (33.33%) CISM
3 16 (23.19%) Degree
4 12 (17.39%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (15.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 11 (15.94%) CCSP
6 10 (14.49%) Master's Degree
7 9 (13.04%) CRISC
8 7 (10.14%) CISA
9 6 (8.70%) SC Cleared
9 6 (8.70%) Security Cleared
10 5 (7.25%) CEH
10 5 (7.25%) CompTIA Security+
11 3 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (4.35%) GIAC
11 3 (4.35%) SANS
12 2 (2.90%) CompTIA CySA+
12 2 (2.90%) DV Cleared
12 2 (2.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 2 (2.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (53.62%) NIST
2 15 (21.74%) QA
3 14 (20.29%) GDPR
4 12 (17.39%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (11.59%) GRC
6 7 (10.14%) NIST 800
7 6 (8.70%) SOC 2
8 5 (7.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (7.25%) PCI DSS
9 4 (5.80%) NCSC
10 3 (4.35%) COBIT
11 2 (2.90%) ISO 14000
11 2 (2.90%) ISO 22301
11 2 (2.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (1.45%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (1.45%) Def Stans
12 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (1.45%) ITGC
12 1 (1.45%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (10.14%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.45%) NLBS
2 1 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.45%) VMware NSX
2 1 (1.45%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (2.90%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (2.90%) Terraform
2 1 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.45%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 15 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.14%) Polycom
3 4 (5.80%) iManage
3 4 (5.80%) Splunk
4 3 (4.35%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (4.35%) Google
5 2 (2.90%) Cisco
5 2 (2.90%) Darktrace
5 2 (2.90%) LogRhythm
5 2 (2.90%) OneTrust
5 2 (2.90%) Oracle
5 2 (2.90%) ServiceNow
5 2 (2.90%) VMware
6 1 (1.45%) Ariba
6 1 (1.45%) CheckPoint
6 1 (1.45%) Commvault
6 1 (1.45%) NetApp
6 1 (1.45%) Proofpoint
6 1 (1.45%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.45%) SAP