ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) Contracts

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 537 624 773
Rank change year-on-year +87 +149 -115
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 45 94 83
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.16% 0.094%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.72% 1.18% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 72 76
10th Percentile £329 £454 £413
25th Percentile £500 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £532
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +8.18% +11.89%
75th Percentile £615 £680 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £766
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £600 £539
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.32% +13.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £40.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,247 7,982 11,772
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 14.34% 13.37% 13.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,954 5,483 8,057
10th Percentile £296 £275 £290
25th Percentile £403 £409 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +2.44% +7.89%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £619
90th Percentile £750 £738 £706
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 382 225 301
10th Percentile £10.95 £13.21 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.18 £18.70 £16.50
Median hourly rate £20.80 £37.50 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.53% +33.93% +33.02%
75th Percentile £45.00 £62.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £67.14 £77.50 £67.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.00 £36.25 £21.05
% change year-on-year -50.34% +72.21% -

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

Daily rate trend for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

Hourly rate trend for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +83 44 £550 -8.33% 14
London +80 26 £545 +0.93% 4
UK excluding London +48 17 £550 -8.33% 11
Work from Home +89 11 £500 -20.70% 5
North of England +40 9 £580 +0.87% 5
South East +18 7 £170 -71.67% 2
North West +22 5 £628 +9.13%
Yorkshire +28 2 £525 - 4
North East - 2 £525 - 1
Midlands +24 1 £750 +10.29% 1
West Midlands +18 1 £750 +10.29% 1

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
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 4 (8.89%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.22%) IBM Notes
2 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 9 (20.00%) AWS
2 7 (15.56%) Azure
3 4 (8.89%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (6.67%) GCP
4 3 (6.67%) SaaS
5 2 (4.44%) Amazon S3
5 2 (4.44%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (4.44%) IaaS
6 1 (2.22%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (37.78%) Firewall
2 10 (22.22%) SD-WAN
2 10 (22.22%) WAN
3 4 (8.89%) DNS
3 4 (8.89%) Network Security
4 2 (4.44%) SNMP
4 2 (4.44%) SSL
4 2 (4.44%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.22%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (2.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.44%) Amazon Redshift
1 2 (4.44%) Big Data
1 2 (4.44%) Hadoop
1 2 (4.44%) Snowflake Schema
1 2 (4.44%) SQL Server
General
1 17 (37.78%) Finance
2 8 (17.78%) Banking
2 8 (17.78%) Social Skills
3 4 (8.89%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (6.67%) Legal
5 2 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (4.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (31.11%) Consultant
1 14 (31.11%) Security Consultant
2 9 (20.00%) Architect
2 9 (20.00%) Security Architect
3 6 (13.33%) Security Specialist
4 5 (11.11%) Analyst
4 5 (11.11%) Cloud Consultant
4 5 (11.11%) Cloud Security Consultant
4 5 (11.11%) Information Security Specialist
4 5 (11.11%) Information Specialist
4 5 (11.11%) Security Analyst
5 4 (8.89%) Applications Consultant
5 4 (8.89%) Azure Consultant
5 4 (8.89%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 4 (8.89%) DevSecOps Consultant
5 4 (8.89%) Information Officer
5 4 (8.89%) Information Security Officer
5 4 (8.89%) Security Officer
6 3 (6.67%) Information Analyst
6 3 (6.67%) Information Assurance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.44%) Kafka
1 2 (4.44%) OAuth
1 2 (4.44%) OpenID
1 2 (4.44%) SAML
1 2 (4.44%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (44.44%) Management Information System
2 12 (26.67%) PKI
3 5 (11.11%) Security Posture
4 4 (8.89%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (8.89%) Virtual Team
5 3 (6.67%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (6.67%) Wiki
6 2 (4.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 2 (4.44%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (4.44%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (4.44%) Operational Technology
6 2 (4.44%) Public Cloud
7 1 (2.22%) BBC
7 1 (2.22%) Cyberattack
7 1 (2.22%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.11%) Windows
2 3 (6.67%) Linux
3 2 (4.44%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (53.33%) Information Security
2 22 (48.89%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (40.00%) Cloud Security
4 16 (35.56%) Identity Access Management
4 16 (35.56%) SIEM
5 15 (33.33%) Ethical Hacking
6 14 (31.11%) Risk Management
7 12 (26.67%) Key Management
7 12 (26.67%) Penetration Testing
7 12 (26.67%) Security Architecture
8 11 (24.44%) Data Encryption
8 11 (24.44%) Security Auditing
9 10 (22.22%) Database Security
9 10 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
10 9 (20.00%) SABSA
11 8 (17.78%) Application Security
11 8 (17.78%) Knowledge Transfer
11 8 (17.78%) SDLC
12 7 (15.56%) Data Protection
13 6 (13.33%) ISMS
Programming Languages
1 5 (11.11%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (2.22%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.22%) Python
2 1 (2.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (35.56%) CISSP
2 12 (26.67%) CISM
2 12 (26.67%) Degree
3 11 (24.44%) CISA
4 8 (17.78%) Security Cleared
5 7 (15.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 7 (15.56%) CCSK
5 7 (15.56%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (13.33%) SC Cleared
7 5 (11.11%) CCSP
8 4 (8.89%) CCNP
8 4 (8.89%) CRISC
8 4 (8.89%) ISSAP
9 3 (6.67%) CEH
9 3 (6.67%) FFIEC
9 3 (6.67%) GIAC
9 3 (6.67%) SANS
10 1 (2.22%) CCA
10 1 (2.22%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (2.22%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (91.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (40.00%) NIST
3 8 (17.78%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (11.11%) COBIT
4 5 (11.11%) GDPR
4 5 (11.11%) PCI DSS
5 3 (6.67%) NIST 800
6 2 (4.44%) GRC
6 2 (4.44%) NCSC
7 1 (2.22%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (2.22%) GLBA
7 1 (2.22%) HIPAA
7 1 (2.22%) IASME
7 1 (2.22%) ISAE 3402
7 1 (2.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.22%) CASB
1 1 (2.22%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 13 (28.89%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.33%) Cisco
3 2 (4.44%) CA
3 2 (4.44%) Databricks
3 2 (4.44%) F5
3 2 (4.44%) Qualys
3 2 (4.44%) Splunk
3 2 (4.44%) Teradata
4 1 (2.22%) Axway
4 1 (2.22%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (2.22%) Lotus
4 1 (2.22%) McAfee
4 1 (2.22%) Netskope
4 1 (2.22%) Remedy
4 1 (2.22%) SAP
4 1 (2.22%) Trend Micro