National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring NIST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 28 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +2 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing NIST | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge | 6.12% | 3.45% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 38.71% | 23.33% | 2.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £545 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £494 | £556 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £588 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.38% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £603 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £609 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £550 | £588 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.38% | +16.34% | -23.77% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cambridge
NIST falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 31 | 30 | 43 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 15.82% | 14.78% | 20.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £233 | £374 | £387 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £440 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £444 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.48% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £639 | £625 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £406 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.75% | +2.56% | +14.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | - | £53.75 | £13.58 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +295.80% | +0.59% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing NIST.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NIST in Cambridge over the 6 months to 8 October 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: