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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 556 613 778
Rank change year-on-year +57 +165 -99
Contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 46 82 78
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.15% 0.089%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.77% 1.09% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 66 72
10th Percentile £329 £438 £417
25th Percentile £500 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £539
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +0.19% -5.19%
75th Percentile £630 £680 £638
90th Percentile £765 £750 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £560 £575 £540
% change year-on-year -2.61% +6.48% +13.68%

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 5,947 7,502 11,580
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.73% 13.50% 13.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,715 5,115 7,992
10th Percentile £280 £290 £298
25th Percentile £400 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +1.94% +8.42%
75th Percentile £625 £644 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £486 £455
% change year-on-year -2.26% +6.81% +7.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 422 249 310
10th Percentile £11.00 £13.29 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.18 £18.93 £16.50
Median hourly rate £23.05 £38.00 £27.73
Median % change year-on-year -39.36% +37.04% +32.05%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £77.95 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.00 £37.50 £22.29
% change year-on-year -49.33% +68.24% +6.14%

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 9 June 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 12 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 9 June 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 +74 42 £550 +1.85% 14
London +63 25 £540 - 4
UK excluding London +36 18 £560 -2.61% 12
Work from Home +80 11 £500 -21.57% 6
North of England +30 9 £555 -3.48% 4
South East +18 6 £170 -74.81% 1
North West +15 5 £628 +9.13% 2
Scotland +35 2 £775 +66.31% 1
Yorkshire +13 2 £525 - 2
North East - 2 £525 -
Midlands +17 1 £750 +10.29% 2
West Midlands +8 1 £750 +10.29% 2

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 (8.70%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.17%) IBM Notes
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (6.52%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 9 (19.57%) AWS
2 7 (15.22%) Azure
3 4 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (6.52%) GCP
4 3 (6.52%) SaaS
5 2 (4.35%) Amazon S3
5 2 (4.35%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (4.35%) IaaS
6 1 (2.17%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (34.78%) Firewall
2 10 (21.74%) SD-WAN
2 10 (21.74%) WAN
3 4 (8.70%) DNS
3 4 (8.70%) Network Security
4 2 (4.35%) SNMP
4 2 (4.35%) SSL
4 2 (4.35%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.17%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (2.17%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.70%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.35%) Amazon Redshift
2 2 (4.35%) Big Data
2 2 (4.35%) Hadoop
2 2 (4.35%) Snowflake Schema
General
1 18 (39.13%) Finance
2 10 (21.74%) Banking
3 8 (17.39%) Social Skills
4 4 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.52%) Legal
6 2 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (30.43%) Consultant
1 14 (30.43%) Security Consultant
2 9 (19.57%) Architect
3 8 (17.39%) Security Architect
4 6 (13.04%) Security Specialist
5 5 (10.87%) Cloud Consultant
5 5 (10.87%) Cloud Security Consultant
5 5 (10.87%) Information Security Specialist
5 5 (10.87%) Information Specialist
5 5 (10.87%) Security Engineer
6 4 (8.70%) Analyst
6 4 (8.70%) Applications Consultant
6 4 (8.70%) Azure Consultant
6 4 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 4 (8.70%) DevSecOps Consultant
6 4 (8.70%) Information Officer
6 4 (8.70%) Information Security Officer
6 4 (8.70%) Security Analyst
6 4 (8.70%) Security Officer
7 2 (4.35%) Information Assurance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.70%) Kafka
2 2 (4.35%) OAuth
2 2 (4.35%) OpenID
2 2 (4.35%) SAML
2 2 (4.35%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (43.48%) Management Information System
2 12 (26.09%) PKI
3 5 (10.87%) Security Posture
4 4 (8.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 4 (8.70%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (8.70%) Virtual Team
5 3 (6.52%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (6.52%) Wiki
6 2 (4.35%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (4.35%) Operational Technology
6 2 (4.35%) Public Cloud
7 1 (2.17%) BBC
7 1 (2.17%) Cyberattack
7 1 (2.17%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 7 (15.22%) Windows
2 5 (10.87%) Linux
3 4 (8.70%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 23 (50.00%) Information Security
2 19 (41.30%) SIEM
3 17 (36.96%) Cloud Security
3 17 (36.96%) Ethical Hacking
3 17 (36.96%) Identity Access Management
4 14 (30.43%) Key Management
4 14 (30.43%) Security Architecture
5 13 (28.26%) Risk Management
6 12 (26.09%) Penetration Testing
7 11 (23.91%) Data Encryption
7 11 (23.91%) Security Auditing
8 10 (21.74%) Database Security
8 10 (21.74%) Risk Assessment
9 8 (17.39%) Application Security
9 8 (17.39%) Data Protection
9 8 (17.39%) Knowledge Transfer
9 8 (17.39%) SABSA
9 8 (17.39%) SDLC
10 6 (13.04%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.87%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (2.17%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.17%) Python
2 1 (2.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (32.61%) CISSP
2 12 (26.09%) CISM
2 12 (26.09%) Degree
3 10 (21.74%) CISA
4 8 (17.39%) Security Cleared
5 6 (13.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 6 (13.04%) CCSK
5 6 (13.04%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (13.04%) SC Cleared
6 5 (10.87%) CCSP
7 4 (8.70%) CCNP
7 4 (8.70%) ISSAP
8 3 (6.52%) CEH
8 3 (6.52%) CRISC
9 2 (4.35%) FFIEC
9 2 (4.35%) GIAC
9 2 (4.35%) SANS
10 1 (2.17%) CCA
10 1 (2.17%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (2.17%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (93.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (41.30%) NIST
3 7 (15.22%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (13.04%) GDPR
5 5 (10.87%) COBIT
5 5 (10.87%) PCI DSS
6 2 (4.35%) GRC
6 2 (4.35%) NCSC
6 2 (4.35%) NIST 800
7 1 (2.17%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (2.17%) GLBA
7 1 (2.17%) HIPAA
7 1 (2.17%) ISAE 3402
7 1 (2.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.17%) CASB
1 1 (2.17%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 13 (28.26%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.04%) Cisco
3 4 (8.70%) F5
3 4 (8.70%) Qualys
3 4 (8.70%) Splunk
4 2 (4.35%) CA
4 2 (4.35%) Databricks
4 2 (4.35%) Teradata
5 1 (2.17%) Axway
5 1 (2.17%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (2.17%) Lotus
5 1 (2.17%) McAfee
5 1 (2.17%) Netskope
5 1 (2.17%) Remedy
5 1 (2.17%) SAP
5 1 (2.17%) Trend Micro