NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring NIST 800 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NIST 800 over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 121 | 132 | 170 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +38 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing NIST 800 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.94% | 0.96% | 1.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £633 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £756 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £850 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.29% | +30.77% | -22.85% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £875 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £588 | £700 | £680 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.07% | +2.94% | -11.11% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Central London
NIST 800 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 Central London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 318 | 418 | 490 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 16.21% | 17.24% | 12.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 206 | 296 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £363 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £463 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £689 | £650 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £769 | £834 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.36 | £17.96 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £20.44 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £23.40 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -6.40% | -39.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.25 | £25.92 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £35.16 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £34.50 | £24.59 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.30% | -29.74% | -21.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing NIST 800 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NIST 800 in Central London.
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Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NIST 800 within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | - | 2 | £550 | - | |
| City of London | +9 | 1 | - | - | |
| NIST 800 London |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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: