ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Jobs 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 553 729 721
Rank change year-on-year +176 -8 +98
Permanent jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 22 34 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.056% 0.048% 0.020%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.10% 0.18% 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 6 32 11
10th Percentile £45,532 - £30,000
25th Percentile £49,549 £46,250 £38,156
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.87% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £74,688 £120,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £76,875 - -
UK median annual salary £63,750 £72,500 £65,500
% change year-on-year -12.07% +10.69% +9.17%

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 21,564 19,427 21,778
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.66% 27.38% 36.71%
Number of salaries quoted 8,967 12,192 8,044
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £51,959
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.77% +3.92%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,600
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.40% +8.36%

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

Job postings citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the UK excluding London

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the UK excluding London.

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

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 16 May 2025.

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 16 May 2025. 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 - 6 £75,000 - 5
North of England +47 5 £45,000 -29.41% 3
North West +6 5 £45,000 -30.77% 2
Scotland - 5 - -
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
East of England +37 1 £51,422 +2.84% 1
Wales - 1 £55,000 -
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.09%) SCCP
2 1 (4.55%) Network Security
General
1 15 (68.18%) Finance
2 14 (63.64%) Legal
2 14 (63.64%) Social Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (54.55%) Operations Manager
1 12 (54.55%) Risk Manager
2 4 (18.18%) Information Security Specialist
2 4 (18.18%) Information Specialist
2 4 (18.18%) Security Specialist
2 4 (18.18%) Senior
2 4 (18.18%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
2 4 (18.18%) Senior Information Security Specialist
2 4 (18.18%) Senior Security Specialist
3 2 (9.09%) Coordinator
3 2 (9.09%) Security Assurance Coordinator
4 1 (4.55%) Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Compliance Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Information Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (4.55%) IT Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) IT Governance Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) IT Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Risk Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) Management Information System
2 4 (18.18%) CESG
3 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (90.91%) Risk Management
2 17 (77.27%) Information Security
3 13 (59.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (59.09%) Regulatory Compliance
3 13 (59.09%) Risk Assessment
4 12 (54.55%) Collaborative Culture
4 12 (54.55%) Project Management
4 12 (54.55%) Regulatory Change
5 4 (18.18%) Security Architecture
5 4 (18.18%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 3 (13.64%) Impact Assessments
7 2 (9.09%) Business Case
7 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (9.09%) Data Protection
7 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
7 2 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 2 (9.09%) Information Assurance
7 2 (9.09%) SFIA
8 1 (4.55%) Compliance Management
8 1 (4.55%) Information Security Governance
Qualifications
1 20 (90.91%) CISSP
2 14 (63.64%) CISA
3 12 (54.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 12 (54.55%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (54.55%) CompTIA Security+
4 6 (27.27%) CESG Certified Professional
4 6 (27.27%) Security Cleared
5 5 (22.73%) CISM
6 4 (18.18%) SC Cleared
7 3 (13.64%) CRISC
8 1 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (54.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 4 (18.18%) NIST
4 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (9.09%) Def Stans
4 2 (9.09%) RMADS
5 1 (4.55%) GDPR
5 1 (4.55%) ISO 9001
5 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27005
Vendors
1 1 (4.55%) Fortinet
1 1 (4.55%) VMware