ISO/IEC 27001 Jobs in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring ISO/IEC 27001 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited ISO/IEC 27001 over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 187 205 186
Rank change year-on-year +18 -19 +1
Permanent jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 653 995 1,121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.67% 1.40% 1.86%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.80% 10.29% 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 355 867 642
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £38,148
25th Percentile £46,400 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £73,000
90th Percentile £80,750 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £64,627 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.71% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,660 9,666 12,335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.00% 13.61% 20.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,184 6,368 4,620
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +4.39%
75th Percentile £68,750 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for ISO/IEC 27001 in the UK excluding London

ISO/IEC 27001
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/IEC 27001 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 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
Midlands +63 222 £55,000 - 44
South East +57 176 £57,500 +9.52% 225
West Midlands +49 163 £55,000 -4.35% 29
North of England -59 141 £59,400 +15.34% 126
North West -77 80 £60,000 +15.38% 61
East Midlands +35 59 £54,500 +28.24% 14
South West +27 47 £59,400 -4.96% 63
Yorkshire +32 40 £57,500 +4.55% 46
East of England +12 29 £50,000 -25.93% 42
Scotland +94 22 £62,500 +13.64% 43
North East +29 21 £57,500 +43.75% 20
Northern Ireland +48 6 £82,801 +139.12% 11
Wales +31 5 £71,500 +33.02% 13
Channel Islands 0 3 £78,750 -7.35%
Isle of Man - 2 £50,000 - 2
ISO/IEC 27001
UK

ISO/IEC 27001
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.38%) IIS
3 8 (1.23%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.07%) Tomcat
5 4 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.31%) TPMS
7 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 31 (4.75%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.38%) Acrobat
4 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.92%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.15%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 117 (17.92%) Azure
2 77 (11.79%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (6.58%) Entra ID
4 38 (5.82%) AWS
5 25 (3.83%) SaaS
6 20 (3.06%) PaaS
7 16 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (2.30%) Google Workspace
9 9 (1.38%) IaaS
10 8 (1.23%) GCP
10 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.07%) GitHub
11 7 (1.07%) Power Automate
12 6 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (0.92%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (0.92%) Google Docs
12 6 (0.92%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (0.92%) Power Platform
12 6 (0.92%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 104 (15.93%) Firewall
2 39 (5.97%) Intrusion Detection
2 39 (5.97%) Network Security
3 25 (3.83%) VPN
4 21 (3.22%) TCP/IP
5 14 (2.14%) LAN
6 13 (1.99%) DNS
7 12 (1.84%) WAN
8 9 (1.38%) Intranet
8 9 (1.38%) VLAN
9 8 (1.23%) DHCP
9 8 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (1.07%) DMARC
10 7 (1.07%) SSL
11 6 (0.92%) BGP
12 5 (0.77%) SAN
12 5 (0.77%) VoIP
13 4 (0.61%) HTTP
13 4 (0.61%) Internet
13 4 (0.61%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.53%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.92%) Power BI
4 5 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (0.77%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.31%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.31%) Parquet
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.15%) Big Data
7 1 (0.15%) DB2
7 1 (0.15%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 9 (1.38%) JIRA
2 3 (0.46%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.46%) Git
2 3 (0.46%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.15%) Android Studio
3 1 (0.15%) Babel
3 1 (0.15%) ERwin
3 1 (0.15%) GitLab
3 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.15%) webpack
General
1 204 (31.24%) Social Skills
2 109 (16.69%) Finance
3 94 (14.40%) Legal
4 79 (12.10%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (4.59%) Law
6 23 (3.52%) Retail
7 20 (3.06%) Telecoms
8 18 (2.76%) Local Government
8 18 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (2.60%) Manufacturing
10 16 (2.45%) Public Sector
11 14 (2.14%) Aerospace
11 14 (2.14%) Marketing
12 13 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (1.84%) Electronics
14 10 (1.53%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (1.07%) Czech Language
16 7 (1.07%) Publishing
17 6 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 205 (31.39%) Security Engineer
2 156 (23.89%) Principal Engineer
3 150 (22.97%) Analyst
4 147 (22.51%) Principal Security Engineer
5 128 (19.60%) Security Analyst
6 87 (13.32%) Principal Security Analyst
6 87 (13.32%) Product Analyst
7 69 (10.57%) Lead
8 60 (9.19%) Product Engineer
9 57 (8.73%) Security Manager
10 50 (7.66%) Senior
11 39 (5.97%) Architect
12 34 (5.21%) Information Manager
13 33 (5.05%) Security Architect
14 32 (4.90%) Information Security Manager
15 30 (4.59%) Risk Manager
16 29 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 24 (3.68%) IT Manager
18 20 (3.06%) Information Analyst
19 19 (2.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.45%) XML
2 13 (1.99%) YAML
3 10 (1.53%) JSON
4 9 (1.38%) Node.js
5 8 (1.23%) Laravel
6 7 (1.07%) AngularJS
6 7 (1.07%) REST
6 7 (1.07%) SOAP
7 6 (0.92%) .NET
7 6 (0.92%) SailPoint
8 5 (0.77%) CodeIgniter
9 4 (0.61%) CSS
9 4 (0.61%) HTML
10 3 (0.46%) RESTful
10 3 (0.46%) SAML
10 3 (0.46%) Vue
11 2 (0.31%) AWS CDK
11 2 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
11 2 (0.31%) OAuth
11 2 (0.31%) React
Miscellaneous
1 119 (18.22%) Management Information System
2 81 (12.40%) Security Posture
3 37 (5.67%) Data Protection Act
4 33 (5.05%) Cyber Threat
5 31 (4.75%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.30%) Social Media
7 14 (2.14%) Cyberattack
7 14 (2.14%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 11 (1.68%) Cyber Security Posture
8 11 (1.68%) Operational Technology
8 11 (1.68%) Private Cloud
9 10 (1.53%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.53%) e-Learning
9 10 (1.53%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (1.38%) Security Operations Centre
11 8 (1.23%) Freedom of Information
11 8 (1.23%) Freedom of Information Act
12 7 (1.07%) CCTV
12 7 (1.07%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 85 (13.02%) Windows
2 24 (3.68%) Apple iOS
3 22 (3.37%) Windows Server
4 20 (3.06%) Linux
5 18 (2.76%) Android
6 14 (2.14%) Windows Vista
7 12 (1.84%) Windows 10
8 9 (1.38%) Unix
9 5 (0.77%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.61%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
11 1 (0.15%) Robot Operating System
11 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 400 (61.26%) Information Security
2 385 (58.96%) Cybersecurity
3 304 (46.55%) Risk Management
4 195 (29.86%) Project Management
5 170 (26.03%) Security Testing
6 153 (23.43%) Cyber Resilience
7 117 (17.92%) Problem-Solving
8 94 (14.40%) Continuous Improvement
9 93 (14.24%) Incident Response
10 85 (13.02%) SIEM
11 84 (12.86%) Agile
12 82 (12.56%) Mentoring
13 74 (11.33%) Vulnerability Management
14 70 (10.72%) Data Protection
15 62 (9.49%) Coaching
15 62 (9.49%) ITIL
15 62 (9.49%) Stakeholder Management
16 61 (9.34%) Computer Science
17 60 (9.19%) Cloud Security
18 54 (8.27%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 58 (8.88%) PowerShell
2 42 (6.43%) Python
3 32 (4.90%) SQL
4 27 (4.13%) Bash
5 19 (2.91%) C#
5 19 (2.91%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.53%) Java
7 8 (1.23%) PHP
7 8 (1.23%) TypeScript
8 7 (1.07%) R
8 7 (1.07%) VBA
9 5 (0.77%) C++
10 3 (0.46%) Go
10 3 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.31%) Perl
11 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.15%) Bicep
12 1 (0.15%) C
12 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.15%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 284 (43.49%) CISSP
2 270 (41.35%) CISM
3 246 (37.67%) Degree
4 155 (23.74%) CESG Certified Professional
5 152 (23.28%) BPSS Clearance
6 63 (9.65%) CISA
7 55 (8.42%) Security Cleared
8 50 (7.66%) Computer Science Degree
9 39 (5.97%) CEH
10 34 (5.21%) Cisco Certification
10 34 (5.21%) CRISC
10 34 (5.21%) Master's Degree
11 33 (5.05%) SC Cleared
12 28 (4.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 24 (3.68%) CompTIA Security+
14 22 (3.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 20 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
16 16 (2.45%) DBS Check
17 14 (2.14%) Azure Certification
18 12 (1.84%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 345 (52.83%) NIST
2 151 (23.12%) RMADS
3 147 (22.51%) JSP 440
4 131 (20.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 127 (19.45%) GDPR
6 56 (8.58%) PCI DSS
7 54 (8.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 42 (6.43%) NCSC
9 41 (6.28%) GRC
10 38 (5.82%) SOC 2
11 34 (5.21%) COBIT
12 28 (4.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 23 (3.52%) ISO 9001
14 19 (2.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 12 (1.84%) Def Stans
15 12 (1.84%) HIPAA
16 11 (1.68%) SLA
17 10 (1.53%) QA
18 9 (1.38%) PERC
19 6 (0.92%) NIST 800
System Software
1 48 (7.35%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.23%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
2 8 (1.23%) vSphere
3 6 (0.92%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.46%) Docker
5 1 (0.15%) NFS
Systems Management
1 22 (3.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.14%) Terraform
3 12 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (1.68%) QRadar
5 9 (1.38%) SCCM
6 8 (1.23%) Kubernetes
7 7 (1.07%) Ansible
8 6 (0.92%) ArcSight ESM
8 6 (0.92%) Nessus
9 4 (0.61%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.31%) Grafana
10 2 (0.31%) Host Intrusion Detection System
10 2 (0.31%) Nmap
10 2 (0.31%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.31%) Puppet
10 2 (0.31%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.31%) SCOM
11 1 (0.15%) cPanel
11 1 (0.15%) OpenVAS
11 1 (0.15%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 143 (21.90%) Microsoft
2 17 (2.60%) Apple
3 16 (2.45%) Google
3 16 (2.45%) Splunk
4 15 (2.30%) Cisco
5 13 (1.99%) VMware
6 10 (1.53%) OneTrust
7 9 (1.38%) Adobe
7 9 (1.38%) Citrix
8 8 (1.23%) ArcSight
8 8 (1.23%) Oracle
9 7 (1.07%) Fortinet
9 7 (1.07%) McAfee
9 7 (1.07%) Veeam
10 6 (0.92%) LogLogic
10 6 (0.92%) Palo Alto
10 6 (0.92%) Qualys
10 6 (0.92%) Tenable
11 5 (0.77%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.77%) ServiceNow