ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Job Trends in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 494 531 544
Rank change year-on-year +37 +13 +218
Permanent jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 23 37 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.054% 0.10% 0.042%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% 0.27% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 15 17 13
10th Percentile £53,500 £40,000 £46,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £48,565 £48,194
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,155 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.21% +7.45% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £74,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.16% +23.33% -20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,123 13,818 10,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.32% 37.79% 30.62%
Number of salaries quoted 5,122 5,318 6,647
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,135 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,924 £55,000 £51,528
Median % change year-on-year -11.05% +6.74% +3.06%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the UK excluding London

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
South East +33 13 £65,000 -13.33% 1
South West +13 5 £65,000 +26.41% 2
North of England +7 3 £55,000 +22.22%
North West +16 2 - -
Midlands +5 2 £70,000 +4.24% 1
East Midlands +4 2 £70,000 +27.27%
Yorkshire - 1 £55,000 -
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (30.43%) SaaS
2 3 (13.04%) AWS
3 2 (8.70%) Azure
3 2 (8.70%) GCP
4 1 (4.35%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.04%) Firewall
General
1 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 6 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (26.09%) Public Sector
3 4 (17.39%) Legal
3 4 (17.39%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Security Manager
2 6 (26.09%) Consultant
2 6 (26.09%) Security Consultant
3 5 (21.74%) Information Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Information Security Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Risk Manager
4 3 (13.04%) IT Manager
4 3 (13.04%) IT Risk Manager
4 3 (13.04%) IT Security Manager
5 2 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 2 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Head of Cybersecurity
5 2 (8.70%) IT Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) IT Security Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Principal Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Principal Security Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Security Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Security Assurance Manager
5 2 (8.70%) Security Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.70%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 8 (34.78%) Management Information System
2 5 (21.74%) Security Posture
3 3 (13.04%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (8.70%) Onboarding
5 1 (4.35%) CESG
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (91.30%) Information Security
2 15 (65.22%) Cybersecurity
3 14 (60.87%) Risk Management
4 12 (52.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (47.83%) Security Management
6 9 (39.13%) ISMS
7 8 (34.78%) Risk Assessment
8 6 (26.09%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (26.09%) Decision-Making
9 5 (21.74%) Information Security Management
10 4 (17.39%) Due Diligence
10 4 (17.39%) GAP Analysis
10 4 (17.39%) Information Assurance
10 4 (17.39%) Presales
10 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
11 3 (13.04%) Incident Response
11 3 (13.04%) Information Governance
11 3 (13.04%) Internal Audit
11 3 (13.04%) IT Audit
11 3 (13.04%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 14 (60.87%) CISM
1 14 (60.87%) CISSP
2 12 (52.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 10 (43.48%) CRISC
4 8 (34.78%) CISA
5 7 (30.43%) SC Cleared
5 7 (30.43%) Security Cleared
6 5 (21.74%) CESG Certified Professional
7 4 (17.39%) CISMP
8 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (8.70%) CGEIT
8 2 (8.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (52.17%) GRC
3 11 (47.83%) NIST
4 8 (34.78%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (21.74%) GDPR
5 5 (21.74%) SOC 2
6 4 (17.39%) JSP 440
6 4 (17.39%) NIST 800
7 3 (13.04%) PCI DSS
8 2 (8.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (8.70%) Def Stans
8 2 (8.70%) NCSC
8 2 (8.70%) SLA