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 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 682 826 946
Rank change year-on-year +144 +120 +182
Permanent jobs citing ISO 27001 Lead Auditor 29 69 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.052% 0.070% 0.033%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.25% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6 67 32
10th Percentile £45,532 £45,000 £41,010
25th Percentile £49,549 £47,500 £50,737
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £72,500 £65,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.07% +10.69% +9.17%
75th Percentile £74,688 £79,375 £78,750
90th Percentile £76,875 £120,000 £98,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £63,750 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.87% +4.55% -8.33%

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 27,423 27,421 32,843
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.39% 27.65% 32.94%
Number of salaries quoted 11,388 17,236 14,741
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £31,277
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £59,600
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -9.40% +8.36%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £51,959
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.77% +3.92%

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 16 May 2025.

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 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
UK excluding London +176 22 £63,750 +10.87% 13
England +102 19 £72,500 - 18
London +81 7 - - 4
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 - -
Work from Home +104 4 £50,000 -31.03% 94
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
East of England +37 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 (6.90%) SaaS
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Firewall
1 2 (6.90%) SCCP
2 1 (3.45%) Network Security
General
1 17 (58.62%) Finance
2 16 (55.17%) Legal
2 16 (55.17%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Retail
4 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 14 (48.28%) Operations Manager
1 14 (48.28%) Risk Manager
2 5 (17.24%) Senior
3 4 (13.79%) Information Manager
3 4 (13.79%) Information Security Manager
3 4 (13.79%) Information Security Specialist
3 4 (13.79%) Information Specialist
3 4 (13.79%) Security Manager
3 4 (13.79%) Security Specialist
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Information Security Specialist
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Security Specialist
4 2 (6.90%) Coordinator
4 2 (6.90%) Security Assurance Coordinator
5 1 (3.45%) Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Compliance Manager
5 1 (3.45%) IT Manager
5 1 (3.45%) Lead
5 1 (3.45%) Risk Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) Management Information System
2 4 (13.79%) CESG
3 2 (6.90%) Security Posture
4 1 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (82.76%) Information Security
1 24 (82.76%) Risk Management
2 16 (55.17%) Continuous Improvement
2 16 (55.17%) Regulatory Compliance
3 15 (51.72%) Risk Assessment
4 14 (48.28%) Collaborative Culture
4 14 (48.28%) Project Management
4 14 (48.28%) Regulatory Change
5 4 (13.79%) IT Governance
5 4 (13.79%) Security Architecture
5 4 (13.79%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 3 (10.34%) Decision-Making
6 3 (10.34%) Impact Assessments
6 3 (10.34%) Incident Response
6 3 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (6.90%) Business Case
7 2 (6.90%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 2 (6.90%) Project Delivery
7 2 (6.90%) Roadmaps
7 2 (6.90%) SFIA
Qualifications
1 27 (93.10%) CISSP
2 18 (62.07%) CISA
3 14 (48.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 14 (48.28%) Cisco Certification
3 14 (48.28%) CompTIA Security+
4 10 (34.48%) CISM
5 6 (20.69%) CESG Certified Professional
5 6 (20.69%) CRISC
5 6 (20.69%) Security Cleared
6 4 (13.79%) Degree
6 4 (13.79%) SC Cleared
7 2 (6.90%) PCI QSA
8 1 (3.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (48.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 7 (24.14%) NIST
4 3 (10.34%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (10.34%) GRC
5 2 (6.90%) COBIT
5 2 (6.90%) Def Stans
5 2 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (6.90%) PCI DSS
5 2 (6.90%) RMADS
6 1 (3.45%) GDPR
6 1 (3.45%) ISO 9001
6 1 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
Vendors
1 1 (3.45%) Fortinet
1 1 (3.45%) VMware