CISA Contracts with Work from Home Options

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) 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 306 400 542
Rank change year-on-year +94 +142 -97
Contract jobs citing CISA 37 66 87
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.25% 0.27% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.93% 1.06% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 45 69
10th Percentile £500 £486 £425
25th Percentile £538 £534 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £711 £600
Median % change year-on-year -15.55% +18.42% +14.01%
75th Percentile £738 £778 £738
90th Percentile - £925 £790
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £625
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +13.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,962 6,221 8,766
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.79% 25.27% 19.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,519 4,203 6,187
10th Percentile £335 £380 £369
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 255 225
10th Percentile £14.79 £19.10 £20.54
25th Percentile £24.06 £42.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £63.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.75% +28.57% +23.78%
75th Percentile £68.52 £71.63 £66.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.28 £43.95
% change year-on-year -26.31% +23.50% +17.20%

CISA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CISA trend for jobs with a WFH option

CISA
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISA.

CISA daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISA
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CISA over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

CISA daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CISA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (24.32%) AWS
2 2 (5.41%) Azure
3 1 (2.70%) GCP
3 1 (2.70%) IaaS
3 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (40.54%) Network Security
2 2 (5.41%) Firewall
3 1 (2.70%) Cisco IPT
3 1 (2.70%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 6 (16.22%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (10.81%) Public Sector
2 4 (10.81%) Social Skills
3 3 (8.11%) Finance
4 2 (5.41%) Banking
4 2 (5.41%) Legal
5 1 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.70%) International Banking
5 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (48.65%) Architect
1 18 (48.65%) Security Architect
2 8 (21.62%) Analyst
3 7 (18.92%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 5 (13.51%) Security Analyst
5 3 (8.11%) Consultant
5 3 (8.11%) Information Analyst
5 3 (8.11%) Information Security Analyst
5 3 (8.11%) Lead
6 2 (5.41%) Contracts Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Information Assurance Analyst
6 2 (5.41%) IT Consultant
6 2 (5.41%) Security Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Senior
6 2 (5.41%) Supply Chain Manager
7 1 (2.70%) IT Analyst
7 1 (2.70%) IT Risk Analyst
7 1 (2.70%) Network Security Architect
7 1 (2.70%) Security Auditor
7 1 (2.70%) Senior Architect
Miscellaneous
1 9 (24.32%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.70%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.70%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (56.76%) Information Security
2 19 (51.35%) Cybersecurity
3 16 (43.24%) Security Management
4 15 (40.54%) Information Security Management
5 12 (32.43%) Risk Assessment
6 11 (29.73%) Security Architecture
7 10 (27.03%) Information Assurance
7 10 (27.03%) SABSA
8 9 (24.32%) Risk Management
9 8 (21.62%) Architectural Patterns
9 8 (21.62%) TOGAF
10 7 (18.92%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (16.22%) ISMS
12 4 (10.81%) Security Monitoring
13 3 (8.11%) Cloud Security
13 3 (8.11%) Decision-Making
13 3 (8.11%) Internal Audit
13 3 (8.11%) Service Delivery
14 2 (5.41%) Incident Response
14 2 (5.41%) Regulatory Change
Qualifications
1 32 (86.49%) CISSP
2 31 (83.78%) CISM
3 12 (32.43%) CRISC
4 11 (29.73%) SC Cleared
4 11 (29.73%) Security Cleared
5 8 (21.62%) CREST Certified
5 8 (21.62%) TOGAF Certification
6 4 (10.81%) CGEIT
6 4 (10.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (8.11%) CCSP
7 3 (8.11%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (5.41%) CCIE
8 2 (5.41%) CCIE Security
8 2 (5.41%) CCIE Service Provider
8 2 (5.41%) CCNA
8 2 (5.41%) CCNP
8 2 (5.41%) CCSK
8 2 (5.41%) CSSLP
8 2 (5.41%) Degree
8 2 (5.41%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (72.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (70.27%) NIST
3 9 (24.32%) NCSC
4 5 (13.51%) COBIT
4 5 (13.51%) GRC
5 4 (10.81%) GDPR
5 4 (10.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (8.11%) ITGC
7 1 (2.70%) COSO
7 1 (2.70%) GPG13
7 1 (2.70%) NIST 800
7 1 (2.70%) PCI DSS
7 1 (2.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 2 (5.41%) Cisco
2 1 (2.70%) CyberArk
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.70%) OneTrust
2 1 (2.70%) Qualys
2 1 (2.70%) SAP