CREATIVE NETWORKS LIMITED
ISO 27001 Gap Analysis
Our ISO 27001 Gap Analysis evaluates an organisation’s information security management system (ISMS) against ISO 27001 requirements. We identify gaps, assess controls, and provide prioritised recommendations to help organisations achieve compliance and prepare efficiently for certification audits.
Features
- Review organisational policies, procedures, and documentation
- Assess current ISMS against ISO 27001 standards
- Identify gaps in technical and operational controls
- Provide prioritised recommendations for remediation actions
- Analyse risk management processes and security practices
- Support preparation for internal and external audits
- Evaluate effectiveness of security policies and procedures
- Advise on improvements for compliance readiness efficiently
- Conduct management review and reporting of findings
- Recommend continuous improvement actions for ISMS alignment
Benefits
- Reduces risk of non-compliance with ISO 27001
- Provides clear roadmap for certification preparation efficiently
- Improves overall organisational information security management system
- Identifies gaps before formal audit assessments occur
- Enhances decision-making through actionable security recommendations clearly
- Minimises time and cost during certification process
- Strengthens organisational understanding of ISO 27001 requirements
- Supports continuous improvement of security policies systematically
- Increases confidence in achieving certification readiness successfully
- Helps maintain regulatory and contractual compliance effectively
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £650.00 |
£250.00 |
| £900.00 |
£340.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£490.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£490.00 |
Data architect
| £1,200.00 |
£495.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£490.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£495.00 |
Enterprise architect
| £1,200.00 |
£490.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£490.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£420.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£420.00 |
Network architect
| £800.00 |
£400.00 |
| £950.00 |
£490.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£400.00 |
Security architect
| £1,300.00 |
£495.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£495.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£495.00 |
Solution architect
| £1,000.00 |
£150.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£400.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£400.00 |
| £1,750.00 |
£490.00 |
Technical architect
| £650.00 |
£300.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£490.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£490.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£495.00 |
Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £1,500.00 |
£495.00 |
Chief information security officer
| £1,500.00 |
£850.00 |
Chief technology officer
| £850.00 |
£450.00 |
Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £1,500.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£950.00 |
Cyber security governance and risk management
| £1,200.00 |
£950.00 |
| £995.00 |
£495.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£495.00 |
Cyber security monitoring
| £1,000.00 |
£200.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£500.00 |
Cyber security incident response
| £900.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,800.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,800.00 |
£550.00 |
Cyber security vulnerability management
| £1,050.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£550.00 |
| £1,700.00 |
£550.00 |
Cyber security digital forensics
| £1,000.00 |
£400.00 |
| £1,900.00 |
£500.00 |
| £2,000.00 |
£550.00 |
Cyber security testing
| £1,200.00 |
£380.00 |
| £2,200.00 |
£550.00 |
| £2,300.00 |
£550.00 |
Cyber security secure design
| £700.00 |
£220.00 |
| £900.00 |
£550.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£650.00 |
Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £300.00 |
£150.00 |
| £500.00 |
£250.00 |
| £750.00 |
£350.00 |
| £900.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£650.00 |
Data analyst
| £350.00 |
£150.00 |
| £500.00 |
£250.00 |
| £700.00 |
£350.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£600.00 |
Data engineer
| £650.00 |
£350.00 |
| £700.00 |
£450.00 |
| £900.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£900.00 |
Data ethicist
| £1,100.00 |
£800.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£900.00 |
Data governance manager
| £1,000.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£1,000.00 |
Data scientist
| £400.00 |
£300.00 |
| £550.00 |
£400.00 |
| £800.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£1,200.00 |
Machine learning engineer
| £1,200.00 |
£800.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,000.00 |
Performance analyst
| £500.00 |
£400.00 |
| £650.00 |
£450.00 |
| £800.00 |
£600.00 |
| £900.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£1,000.00 |
IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £500.00 |
£400.00 |
| £650.00 |
£450.00 |
| £850.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£1,000.00 |
Business relationship manager
| £1,100.00 |
£800.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£1,200.00 |
Change and release manager
| £650.00 |
£450.00 |
| £650.00 |
£500.00 |
| £650.00 |
£500.00 |
Command and control centre manager
| £650.00 |
£400.00 |
| £650.00 |
£400.00 |
| £900.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£650.00 |
End user computing engineer
| £400.00 |
£250.00 |
| £500.00 |
£300.00 |
| £650.00 |
£400.00 |
| £800.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£650.00 |
IT service manager
| £1,200.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,800.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Incident manager
| £850.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£650.00 |
Infrastructure engineer
| £900.00 |
£550.00 |
| £1,350.00 |
£800.00 |
| £1,650.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,900.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £2,500.00 |
£1,400.00 |
Infrastructure operations engineer
| £850.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£800.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,700.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £2,000.00 |
£1,400.00 |
Problem manager
| £1,100.00 |
£850.00 |
| £1,650.00 |
£850.00 |
Service desk manager
| £750.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£1,200.00 |
| £2,000.00 |
£1,500.00 |
Service transition manager
| £950.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£700.00 |
| £1,900.00 |
£1,350.00 |
| £2,200.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £700.00 |
£450.00 |
| £900.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£800.00 |
| £1,550.00 |
£900.00 |
| £2,200.00 |
£1,350.00 |
Delivery manager
| £1,000.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£950.00 |
| £2,000.00 |
£1,150.00 |
| £2,200.00 |
£1,400.00 |
Digital portfolio manager
| £1,200.00 |
£650.00 |
| £2,000.00 |
£1,800.00 |
| £2,200.00 |
£1,550.00 |
| £2,500.00 |
£1,700.00 |
Product manager
| £950.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,550.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,700.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,900.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £2,500.00 |
£1,700.00 |
Programme delivery manager
| £1,900.00 |
£1,350.00 |
Service owner
| £2,200.00 |
£1,500.00 |
Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £750.00 |
£550.00 |
| £850.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£850.00 |
Test engineer
| £850.00 |
£650.00 |
| £950.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,350.00 |
£950.00 |
Test manager
| £1,550.00 |
£950.00 |
| £2,200.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £350.00 |
£250.00 |
| £600.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£850.00 |
| £1,450.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,750.00 |
£1,250.00 |
| £1,950.00 |
£1,250.00 |
| £2,200.00 |
£1,250.00 |
| £2,800.00 |
£1,700.00 |
| £2,900.00 |
£1,650.00 |
Frontend developer
| £400.00 |
£250.00 |
| £750.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£700.00 |
| £1,650.00 |
£1,150.00 |
| £2,500.00 |
£1,700.00 |
Software developer
| £350.00 |
£250.00 |
| £750.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£850.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,850.00 |
£1,200.00 |
| £1,900.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £2,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,700.00 |
£1,500.00 |
| £1,900.00 |
£850.00 |
User-centred design roles
Accessibility specialist
| £450.00 |
£200.00 |
| £750.00 |
£600.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£950.00 |
Content designer
| £750.00 |
£270.00 |
| £650.00 |
£350.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£850.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£250.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£950.00 |
Content strategist
| £1,700.00 |
£250.00 |
Graphic designer
| £850.00 |
£400.00 |
| £550.00 |
£150.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£350.00 |
| £1,350.00 |
£550.00 |
| £1,350.00 |
£400.00 |
| £1,450.00 |
£850.00 |
Interaction designer
| £1,650.00 |
£400.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£160.00 |
| £1,500.00 |
£350.00 |
| £950.00 |
£300.00 |
| £1,650.00 |
£320.00 |
| £1,450.00 |
£380.00 |
Service designer
| £2,750.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,450.00 |
£400.00 |
| £2,100.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,900.00 |
£450.00 |
| £2,200.00 |
£450.00 |
Technical writer
| £650.00 |
£250.00 |
| £850.00 |
£750.00 |
User researcher
| £650.00 |
£250.00 |
| £1,850.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,800.00 |
£250.00 |
| £1,900.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,750.00 |
£350.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
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ISO/IEC 27001 certification
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Yes
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Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
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UKAS
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ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
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Tuesday 14 October 2025
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What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
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All standard service delivery processes are covered under ISO 27001. Non-standard or ad hoc consultancy services, and services delivered by external partners, are not covered.
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
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ISO 9001 certification
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Yes
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Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
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UKAS
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ISO 9001 accreditation date
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Tuesday 14 October 2025
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What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
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All standard service delivery processes are covered under ISO 9001. Non-standard or ad hoc consultancy services, and services delivered by external partners, are not covered.
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Quality management systems (QMS)
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Yes
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CSA STAR certification
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No
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PCI certification
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No
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Cyber essentials
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
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7d681934-2470-4d31-8581-9269136f9c2a
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Cyber essentials plus
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
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9b81d8c9-2100-4840-a77b-8411b8d6574c
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Other security certifications
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No
Social value
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Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority
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New apprenticeships on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b
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Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
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Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
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Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
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Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
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Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas
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Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
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Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks, including: Pre-employment checks, recruitment practices. Workplace conditions, safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.
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Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering
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Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises
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Support for community-led initiatives relevant to the contract. Illustrative examples: improving transport links; reducing loneliness; helping with English language proficiency; and facilitating social mixing among people with different backgrounds
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Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero
Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.
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Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
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Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
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Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment
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Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
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Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships.
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Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
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Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people and those with health conditions into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain
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Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.
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Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
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Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
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Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.
Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.
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Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
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Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion
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Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention policies that support-focused activities including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing which support people with a disability or health condition
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