ISO 27001 Lead Implementer Job Trends in the South East

ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for ISO 27001 Lead Implementer qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 294 -
Rank change year-on-year +24 - -
Permanent jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Implementer 7 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.068% 0.066% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.21% 0.15% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £50,000 - -
25th Percentile £55,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £68,750 - -
90th Percentile £70,000 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -16.67% +20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,271 3,957 3,150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 31.78% 43.27% 39.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,393 1,762 2,015
10th Percentile £27,750 £35,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £46,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.18% +1.06%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISO 27001 Lead Implementer relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer job vacancy trend in the South East

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ISO 27001 Lead Implementer.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Implementer in the South East over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ISO 27001 Lead Implementer in the South East

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Implementer within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 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
Surrey - 5 £60,000 -
Thames Valley +6 2 £70,000 -
Oxfordshire - 2 £70,000 -
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
England

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Firewall
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Legal
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) IT Manager
1 3 (42.86%) IT Risk Manager
1 3 (42.86%) IT Security Manager
1 3 (42.86%) Risk Manager
1 3 (42.86%) Security Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Head of Compliance
2 2 (28.57%) Head of Cybersecurity
2 2 (28.57%) Information Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Information Security Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Management Information System
1 5 (71.43%) Security Posture
2 3 (42.86%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
2 5 (71.43%) Information Security Management
2 5 (71.43%) ISMS
2 5 (71.43%) Risk Management
2 5 (71.43%) Security Management
3 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (42.86%) BCP
4 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
4 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
4 3 (42.86%) Information Governance
4 3 (42.86%) IT Audit
4 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (42.86%) Risk Register
5 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
5 2 (28.57%) Due Diligence
5 2 (28.57%) Information Security Governance
5 2 (28.57%) Internal Audit
5 2 (28.57%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (28.57%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 2 (28.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (28.57%) CISM
2 2 (28.57%) CISSP
2 2 (28.57%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 7 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (57.14%) GRC
2 4 (57.14%) NIST
3 3 (42.86%) SOC 2
4 2 (28.57%) GDPR
4 2 (28.57%) PCI DSS