ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 835 933 1117
Rank change year-on-year +98 +184 -277
Permanent jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 70 40 105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.071% 0.038% 0.068%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.26% 0.12% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 68 39 89
10th Percentile £45,000 £39,583 £43,550
25th Percentile £47,188 £50,737 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £66,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +10.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £98,000 £92,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -4.17% +14.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,308 34,050 41,646
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.84% 32.73% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 17,248 15,235 18,977
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,803 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.

Salary trend for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Top 11 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
England +159 70 £68,750 -3.51% 5
UK excluding London +13 34 £57,500 - 5
London +153 33 £75,000 +10.29% 1
Work from Home +81 21 £62,500 -10.71% 1
South West - 11 £120,000 - 2
North of England +42 9 £63,750 -12.07%
West Midlands +31 7 £47,500 -25.49%
Midlands +4 7 £47,500 -25.49% 1
East of England - 7 £50,000 - 1
North West - 5 £65,000 -
Yorkshire +94 4 £62,500 -13.79%

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 2 (2.86%) Moodle
1 2 (2.86%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 16 (22.86%) Azure
2 2 (2.86%) Azure App Service
2 2 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (2.86%) Azure Logic Apps
2 2 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.86%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 24 (34.29%) Firewall
2 4 (5.71%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.86%) Power BI
General
1 21 (30.00%) Finance
2 20 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 8 (11.43%) Law
4 5 (7.14%) Legal
5 3 (4.29%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.86%) Banking
6 2 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.43%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.43%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (41.43%) Analyst
2 25 (35.71%) Security Analyst
3 14 (20.00%) Architect
3 14 (20.00%) Security Architect
4 12 (17.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 12 (17.14%) Enterprise Architect
4 12 (17.14%) Enterprise Security Architect
5 9 (12.86%) Information Analyst
5 9 (12.86%) Information Security Analyst
6 8 (11.43%) CISSP Architect
7 7 (10.00%) Consultant
7 7 (10.00%) Risk Analyst
7 7 (10.00%) Senior
8 5 (7.14%) Governance Analyst
9 4 (5.71%) Compliance Analyst
9 4 (5.71%) Identity and Access Management Analyst
9 4 (5.71%) Information Manager
9 4 (5.71%) Security Consultant
9 4 (5.71%) Security Manager
9 4 (5.71%) Senior Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.86%) .NET
1 2 (2.86%) ASP.NET
1 2 (2.86%) ASP.NET MVC
1 2 (2.86%) CSS
1 2 (2.86%) HTML
1 2 (2.86%) REST
1 2 (2.86%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 34 (48.57%) Management Information System
2 7 (10.00%) Security Posture
3 4 (5.71%) Data Centre
3 4 (5.71%) Onboarding
3 4 (5.71%) Product Ownership
3 4 (5.71%) Security Operations Centre
4 3 (4.29%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.86%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.43%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.29%) Linux
1 3 (4.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (77.14%) Information Security
2 52 (74.29%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (41.43%) Internal Audit
4 18 (25.71%) Risk Management
5 17 (24.29%) Disaster Recovery
5 17 (24.29%) Incident Management
5 17 (24.29%) Roadmaps
6 16 (22.86%) Information Security Management
6 16 (22.86%) Security Management
7 14 (20.00%) Incident Response
7 14 (20.00%) Security Architecture
8 12 (17.14%) ISMS
9 11 (15.71%) Business Case
10 10 (14.29%) SIEM
11 8 (11.43%) Computer Science
11 8 (11.43%) IT Audit
12 7 (10.00%) Compliance Audit
12 7 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
12 7 (10.00%) Penetration Testing
12 7 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.86%) C#
1 2 (2.86%) JavaScript
1 2 (2.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (80.00%) CISSP
2 54 (77.14%) CISM
3 51 (72.86%) CISA
4 29 (41.43%) CRISC
5 24 (34.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 9 (12.86%) Degree
7 8 (11.43%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (8.57%) PCI QSA
9 4 (5.71%) ISSMP
10 3 (4.29%) ISACA
11 2 (2.86%) Master's Degree
12 1 (1.43%) AAT
12 1 (1.43%) ACCA
12 1 (1.43%) CESG Certified Professional
12 1 (1.43%) CIMA
12 1 (1.43%) CIPD
12 1 (1.43%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (37.14%) NIST
3 21 (30.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (18.57%) GRC
5 10 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 10 (14.29%) GDPR
6 7 (10.00%) PCI DSS
7 4 (5.71%) NCSC
8 2 (2.86%) ISO 9001
8 2 (2.86%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.43%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 20 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.71%) Cisco
2 4 (5.71%) Citrix
2 4 (5.71%) Dell