ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Jobs

ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 660 827 950
Rank change year-on-year +167 +123 +151
Permanent jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 32 69 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.061% 0.070% 0.038%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.13% 0.25% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 8 67 38
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £41,670
25th Percentile £47,049 £46,875 £50,737
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,211 £65,000 £68,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.14% -4.41% +13.33%
75th Percentile £75,938 £87,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £79,875 £120,000 £98,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,211 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.46% -4.17% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 25,404 27,420 33,991
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 48.81% 27.84% 32.71%
Number of salaries quoted 11,182 17,336 15,221
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -6.90% +5.45%
75th Percentile £68,568 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -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 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for ISO 27001 Lead Auditor in the UK

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Top 14 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 1 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
UK excluding London +200 25 £53,211 -7.46% 24
England +127 22 £51,422 -20.89% 35
London +85 7 - - 17
Work from Home +180 6 £50,000 -20.00% 7
North of England +82 6 £45,000 -29.41% 2
North West +33 6 £45,000 -30.77% 1
South East - 5 £76,250 - 11
Scotland - 5 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
Midlands +77 2 £80,000 +68.42% 5
West Midlands +45 2 £80,000 +68.42% 4
South West +97 1 £51,422 -57.15% 4
East of England +51 1 £51,422 +2.84% 1
Wales - 1 £55,000 -

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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (6.25%) SaaS
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.13%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.25%) Firewall
2 1 (3.13%) Network Security
2 1 (3.13%) SCCP
General
1 21 (65.63%) Finance
2 20 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 17 (53.13%) Legal
4 5 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (9.38%) Retail
6 2 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 15 (46.88%) Risk Manager
2 14 (43.75%) Operations Manager
3 5 (15.63%) Information Manager
3 5 (15.63%) Information Security Manager
3 5 (15.63%) Security Manager
4 4 (12.50%) Senior
5 3 (9.38%) Information Security Specialist
5 3 (9.38%) Information Specialist
5 3 (9.38%) Security Specialist
5 3 (9.38%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 3 (9.38%) Senior Information Security Specialist
5 3 (9.38%) Senior Security Specialist
6 2 (6.25%) Analyst
6 2 (6.25%) Compliance Manager
6 2 (6.25%) Coordinator
6 2 (6.25%) IT Analyst
6 2 (6.25%) IT Governance Analyst
6 2 (6.25%) IT Manager
6 2 (6.25%) Risk Analyst
6 2 (6.25%) Security Assurance Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.63%) Management Information System
2 3 (9.38%) CESG
3 2 (6.25%) Security Posture
3 2 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.13%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (87.50%) Risk Management
2 24 (75.00%) Information Security
3 18 (56.25%) Continuous Improvement
3 18 (56.25%) Regulatory Compliance
4 17 (53.13%) Risk Assessment
5 14 (43.75%) Collaborative Culture
5 14 (43.75%) Project Management
5 14 (43.75%) Regulatory Change
6 5 (15.63%) IT Governance
7 4 (12.50%) Data Protection
7 4 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
7 4 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (9.38%) Data Privacy
8 3 (9.38%) Incident Response
8 3 (9.38%) Security Architecture
8 3 (9.38%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 2 (6.25%) Business Development
9 2 (6.25%) Information Security Management
9 2 (6.25%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (87.50%) CISSP
2 20 (62.50%) CISA
3 14 (43.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 14 (43.75%) Cisco Certification
3 14 (43.75%) CompTIA Security+
4 12 (37.50%) CISM
5 8 (25.00%) CRISC
6 5 (15.63%) CESG Certified Professional
6 5 (15.63%) Security Cleared
7 4 (12.50%) Degree
7 4 (12.50%) SC Cleared
8 2 (6.25%) PCI QSA
9 1 (3.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (46.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 9 (28.13%) NIST
4 3 (9.38%) COBIT
4 3 (9.38%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (9.38%) GRC
5 2 (6.25%) Def Stans
5 2 (6.25%) GDPR
5 2 (6.25%) ISO 9001
5 2 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (6.25%) PCI DSS
5 2 (6.25%) RMADS
6 1 (3.13%) COSO
6 1 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (3.13%) ITGC
Vendors
1 1 (3.13%) Fortinet
1 1 (3.13%) Oracle
1 1 (3.13%) VMware