ISO/IEC 27005 Job Trends in England

ISO/IEC 27005
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring ISO/IEC 27005 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 540 673 673
Rank change year-on-year +133 0 +222
Permanent jobs citing ISO/IEC 27005 77 6 7
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.15% 0.012% 0.014%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.13% 0.077% 0.097%
Number of salaries quoted 11 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 £77,500 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,000 - -
UK median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £59,750
% change year-on-year +3.70% +12.97% -20.33%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,820 7,815 7,249
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 12.91% 16.23% 14.71%
Number of salaries quoted 4,031 3,506 5,405
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,954 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +1.69% +2.61%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -2.50% +3.51% +0.81%

ISO/IEC 27005
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

ISO/IEC 27005 job vacancy trend in England

ISO/IEC 27005
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27005.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ISO/IEC 27005

ISO/IEC 27005
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27005 in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ISO/IEC 27005 in England

ISO/IEC 27005
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27005 within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Midlands - 23 £85,000 -
North of England +28 22 - -
East Midlands - 15 - -
South East +44 10 £79,000 -1.25% 1
Yorkshire -3 10 - -
London - 9 £70,000 -
North West - 8 - -
East of England +30 7 - -
West Midlands - 7 - -
South West - 4 £80,000 - 1
North East - 4 - -
ISO/IEC 27005
UK

ISO/IEC 27005
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 5 (6.49%) Azure
1 5 (6.49%) Entra ID
2 3 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
General
1 7 (9.09%) Social Skills
2 4 (5.19%) Public Sector
3 2 (2.60%) Law
3 2 (2.60%) Legal
Job Titles
1 67 (87.01%) Lead
2 5 (6.49%) Consultant
3 3 (3.90%) Architect
3 3 (3.90%) Security Architect
3 3 (3.90%) Security Engineer
4 2 (2.60%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 2 (2.60%) Lead Architect
4 2 (2.60%) Lead Security Architect
4 2 (2.60%) Security Consultant
4 2 (2.60%) Senior
4 2 (2.60%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (1.30%) Coordinator
5 1 (1.30%) Security Assurance Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.90%) OAuth
1 3 (3.90%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (85.71%) Cyber Threat
2 65 (84.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 65 (84.42%) Operational Technology
2 65 (84.42%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (3.90%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.60%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.30%) Blog
5 1 (1.30%) Mobile Computing
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (93.51%) Risk Management
2 68 (88.31%) Mentoring
3 67 (87.01%) Vulnerability Management
4 66 (85.71%) SABSA
5 65 (84.42%) Business Strategy
5 65 (84.42%) Change Advisory Board
5 65 (84.42%) Coaching
5 65 (84.42%) Cyber Intelligence
5 65 (84.42%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 65 (84.42%) ITIL
5 65 (84.42%) Roadmaps
5 65 (84.42%) Security Operations
5 65 (84.42%) Stakeholder Management
5 65 (84.42%) Technology Roadmap
5 65 (84.42%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
5 65 (84.42%) Threat Intelligence
6 8 (10.39%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (6.49%) Agile
7 5 (6.49%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (6.49%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 7 (9.09%) Security Cleared
2 6 (7.79%) CISSP
2 6 (7.79%) DV Cleared
3 4 (5.19%) CISM
3 4 (5.19%) CRISC
4 3 (3.90%) CISA
4 3 (3.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (2.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.60%) CCSP
5 2 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (2.60%) GIAC
5 2 (2.60%) SANS
6 1 (1.30%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (97.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (96.10%) NIST
3 4 (5.19%) ISO/IEC 42001
3 4 (5.19%) JSP 440
4 3 (3.90%) GRC
4 3 (3.90%) ISO 22301
5 2 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (2.60%) NCSC
6 1 (1.30%) COBIT
6 1 (1.30%) Def Stans
6 1 (1.30%) ISO 31000
6 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (1.30%) NIST 800
System Software
1 3 (3.90%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.90%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (3.90%) Foundry
1 3 (3.90%) Okta
1 3 (3.90%) Palantir
2 2 (2.60%) CyberArk
2 2 (2.60%) LogRhythm
2 2 (2.60%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.60%) Trend Micro