CISA Contracts in the UK excluding London

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CISA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 339 387 446
Rank change year-on-year +48 +59 -31
Contract jobs citing CISA 46 59 59
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.23% 0.26% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.62% 0.78% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 34 44
10th Percentile £400 £450 £416
25th Percentile £481 £466 £524
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £486 £613
Median % change year-on-year +13.17% -20.65% +40.00%
75th Percentile £678 £569 £688
90th Percentile £721 £764 £709
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £625
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +13.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

CISA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,432 7,526 8,007
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.57% 32.76% 26.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,312 5,033 5,208
10th Percentile £270 £286 £260
25th Percentile £425 £421 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £631 £600
90th Percentile £725 £705 £675
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 605 527
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.78 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.33 £50.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% +42.86% +1.33%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.75 £56.14
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £68.06
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.28 £43.95
% change year-on-year -26.31% +23.50% +17.20%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CISA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CISA in the UK excluding London

CISA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISA in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for CISA in the UK excluding London

CISA
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CISA in the UK excluding London

CISA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISA in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for CISA in the UK excluding London

CISA
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +22 14 £600 +23.46% 12
South East +7 12 £488 -31.39% 8
Scotland +48 9 - - 3
South West +8 9 £550 -4.35% 8
North West +7 9 £676 +39.09% 7
Yorkshire - 3 £550 - 4
North East - 2 £525 - 1
Midlands +24 1 - - 8
East of England +9 1 £400 -17.95% 1
Wales - 1 £638 -
East Midlands - 1 - -
CISA
UK

CISA
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:

Applications
1 7 (15.22%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.17%) Azure
1 1 (2.17%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.52%) Cisco IPT
2 1 (2.17%) Broadband
2 1 (2.17%) Internet
General
1 9 (19.57%) Manufacturing
2 8 (17.39%) Social Skills
3 5 (10.87%) Public Sector
4 4 (8.70%) French Language
4 4 (8.70%) German Language
5 3 (6.52%) Finance
5 3 (6.52%) Legal
5 3 (6.52%) Telecoms
6 2 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Automotive
7 1 (2.17%) Banking
7 1 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.17%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 11 (23.91%) Lead
2 8 (17.39%) Architect
2 8 (17.39%) Lead Architect
3 7 (15.22%) Analyst
3 7 (15.22%) Consultant
4 6 (13.04%) Security Consultant
5 5 (10.87%) Security Manager
6 4 (8.70%) Cloud Consultant
6 4 (8.70%) Cloud Security Consultant
6 4 (8.70%) Project Manager
6 4 (8.70%) Security Analyst
6 4 (8.70%) Security Project Manager
7 2 (4.35%) Auditor
7 2 (4.35%) Information Analyst
7 2 (4.35%) Information Assurance Analyst
7 2 (4.35%) Information Security Analyst
7 2 (4.35%) Security Specialist
8 1 (2.17%) Chief Information Security Officer
8 1 (2.17%) Electrical Engineer
8 1 (2.17%) Supply Chain Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.17%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 11 (23.91%) Management Information System
2 8 (17.39%) CESG
3 3 (6.52%) Operational Technology
4 2 (4.35%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (4.35%) IoT
5 1 (2.17%) Industry 4.0
5 1 (2.17%) NHS
5 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.17%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (71.74%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (43.48%) Information Security
3 18 (39.13%) Risk Management
4 12 (26.09%) Cloud Security
4 12 (26.09%) Information Assurance
5 9 (19.57%) Decision-Making
6 8 (17.39%) Security Operations
7 7 (15.22%) Business Case
7 7 (15.22%) Security Monitoring
8 6 (13.04%) Application Security
8 6 (13.04%) Business Continuity
8 6 (13.04%) Business Development
8 6 (13.04%) Data Strategy
8 6 (13.04%) Pricing Strategy
8 6 (13.04%) Risk Assessment
8 6 (13.04%) Threat Management
9 5 (10.87%) Information Security Management
9 5 (10.87%) Regulatory Change
9 5 (10.87%) Security Management
10 4 (8.70%) ISMS
Qualifications
1 41 (89.13%) CISSP
2 40 (86.96%) CISM
3 17 (36.96%) Security Cleared
4 16 (34.78%) SC Cleared
5 14 (30.43%) CISMP
6 13 (28.26%) CRISC
7 11 (23.91%) Degree
8 9 (19.57%) CEH
9 8 (17.39%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (17.39%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (17.39%) ISACA
9 8 (17.39%) SSCP
10 7 (15.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (13.04%) Master's Degree
11 6 (13.04%) MBA
12 4 (8.70%) CGEIT
12 4 (8.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (8.70%) ISSAP
13 3 (6.52%) CCSP
14 2 (4.35%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (54.35%) NIST
2 23 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (26.09%) COBIT
4 11 (23.91%) GDPR
5 9 (19.57%) PCI DSS
6 8 (17.39%) HIPAA
7 7 (15.22%) GRC
8 4 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (4.35%) ITGC
9 2 (4.35%) NIST 800
10 1 (2.17%) COSO
10 1 (2.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (13.04%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.17%) Cadence
2 1 (2.17%) Cisco
2 1 (2.17%) CyberArk
2 1 (2.17%) Okta
2 1 (2.17%) OneTrust
2 1 (2.17%) Qualys
2 1 (2.17%) SAP