NIST Jobs in the Thames Valley

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for NIST skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NIST over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 188 159 205
Rank change year-on-year -29 +46 -12
Permanent jobs citing NIST 56 107 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.83% 1.74% 1.13%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.92% 7.73% 6.64%
Number of salaries quoted 34 27 59
10th Percentile £56,250 £50,300 £62,500
25th Percentile £66,250 £65,152 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.83% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £77,188 £85,625 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,500 £65,000 £71,250
% change year-on-year -22.31% -8.77% +21.80%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley

NIST is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 946 1,385 1,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.04% 22.59% 17.07%
Number of salaries quoted 561 523 662
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,000 £28,550
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £49,976 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.95% -9.14% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £73,250
90th Percentile £78,410 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £50,421 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.75% -3.96% +5.00%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire -11 39 £69,000 -18.82% 11
Oxfordshire +6 12 £61,250 -12.50%
Buckinghamshire -19 5 £69,000 -10.97% 1
NIST
South East

NIST
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 12 (21.43%) Azure
2 9 (16.07%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (7.14%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (5.36%) AWS
5 2 (3.57%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 14 (25.00%) Network Security
2 6 (10.71%) Firewall
3 5 (8.93%) Internet
3 5 (8.93%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (7.14%) VPN
5 1 (1.79%) DMZ
5 1 (1.79%) Modbus
5 1 (1.79%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.79%) tcpdump
5 1 (1.79%) VLAN
5 1 (1.79%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) Hadoop
General
1 17 (30.36%) Finance
2 10 (17.86%) Social Skills
3 9 (16.07%) Telecoms
4 3 (5.36%) Law
4 3 (5.36%) Legal
5 2 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.79%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (26.79%) Architect
2 14 (25.00%) Security Architect
3 13 (23.21%) Consultant
3 13 (23.21%) Security Consultant
4 8 (14.29%) Bid Consultant
4 8 (14.29%) Information Architect
4 8 (14.29%) Information Security Architect
5 7 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 7 (12.50%) Security Manager
6 6 (10.71%) Head of Compliance
6 6 (10.71%) Head of Information
6 6 (10.71%) Head of Information Assurance
6 6 (10.71%) Security Assurance Manager
7 5 (8.93%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 5 (8.93%) Lead
8 4 (7.14%) Coordinator
8 4 (7.14%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 3 (5.36%) Senior
9 3 (5.36%) SOC Manager
10 2 (3.57%) Information Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.14%) Web Services
2 1 (1.79%) REST
2 1 (1.79%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 14 (25.00%) Security Posture
2 8 (14.29%) Data Centre
2 8 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (10.71%) Cyber Defence
3 6 (10.71%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (5.36%) Cloud Native
4 3 (5.36%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (5.36%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (5.36%) IoT
4 3 (5.36%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (1.79%) Cyberattack
5 1 (1.79%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.79%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.79%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (1.79%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.36%) Kali Linux
2 1 (1.79%) Linux
2 1 (1.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (55.36%) Cybersecurity
1 31 (55.36%) Information Security
2 23 (41.07%) Security Management
3 20 (35.71%) Information Assurance
4 19 (33.93%) Incident Response
4 19 (33.93%) Vulnerability Management
5 18 (32.14%) Security Operations
6 15 (26.79%) Risk Management
6 15 (26.79%) Security Architecture
7 13 (23.21%) Application Security
7 13 (23.21%) OWASP
8 12 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
9 11 (19.64%) SIEM
9 11 (19.64%) Software Engineering
10 10 (17.86%) Computer Science
10 10 (17.86%) Penetration Testing
10 10 (17.86%) Technical Architecture
11 9 (16.07%) ITIL
11 9 (16.07%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.36%) PowerShell
1 3 (5.36%) Python
2 1 (1.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (41.07%) CISSP
2 19 (33.93%) Degree
3 16 (28.57%) Security Cleared
4 11 (19.64%) CISM
5 10 (17.86%) CCSK
5 10 (17.86%) SC Cleared
6 9 (16.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 9 (16.07%) CCSP
6 9 (16.07%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (10.71%) GIAC
7 6 (10.71%) GPEN
8 5 (8.93%) CISA
9 3 (5.36%) AWS Certification
9 3 (5.36%) Azure Certification
10 2 (3.57%) ISACA
11 1 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (42.86%) GDPR
3 15 (26.79%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (25.00%) GRC
5 12 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 12 (21.43%) JSP 440
5 12 (21.43%) NIST 800
5 12 (21.43%) RMADS
6 8 (14.29%) PCI DSS
7 6 (10.71%) NCSC
8 5 (8.93%) COBIT
9 3 (5.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (3.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (3.57%) SLA
10 2 (3.57%) SOC 2
11 1 (1.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (1.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
Systems Management
1 6 (10.71%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (10.71%) Nessus
2 3 (5.36%) Suricata
Vendors
1 12 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.71%) Qualys
3 4 (7.14%) Splunk
4 3 (5.36%) Cisco
4 3 (5.36%) Juniper
4 3 (5.36%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.79%) Oracle