NIST Contract Job Trends in Central London

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London citing NIST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 95 115
Rank change year-on-year -31 +20 +5
Contract jobs citing NIST 33 34 18
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 1.46% 1.79% 0.77%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.38% 8.95% 4.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 26 11
10th Percentile £433 £415 £450
25th Percentile £463 £472 £529
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £556 £625
Median % change year-on-year -1.12% -11.00% +0.81%
75th Percentile £688 £698 £752
90th Percentile £743 £831 £775
London median daily rate £585 £575 £650
% change year-on-year +1.74% -11.54% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Central London

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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills in Central London.

6 months to
5 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills 517 380 393
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 22.87% 20.04% 16.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 384 275 225
10th Percentile £350 £328 £350
25th Percentile £450 £420 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £560
Median % change year-on-year - -1.79% -3.45%
75th Percentile £657 £682 £675
90th Percentile £775 £825 £750
London median daily rate £542 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +3.18% -4.55% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 2
10th Percentile - £26.54 -
25th Percentile £25.00 £29.54 -
Median hourly rate £30.41 £34.48 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% -1.49% -51.72%
75th Percentile £41.55 £46.13 -
90th Percentile £51.87 £69.55 -
London median hourly rate £33.60 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -1.18% -2.86% +3.70%

NIST Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

NIST job vacancy trend in Central London

NIST Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing NIST.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing NIST

NIST Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NIST in Central London over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for NIST in Central London

NIST 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 within the Central London region over the 6 months to 5 November 2026. 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London -21 24 £563 +4.65% 13
Kensington and Chelsea 0 4 £581 +29.17% 1
West End of London -10 3 £530 -18.46% 2
City of Westminster -11 1 £500 -23.08% 1
Southwark - 1 £550 -
NIST
London

NIST Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1ISO/IEC 2700160.6%20
2GDPR24.2%8
3NCSC21.2%7
4Cyber Essentials12.1%4
4DORA12.1%4
4GRC12.1%4
7Cyber Essentials PLUS9.1%3
7EU AI Act9.1%3
9COBIT6.1%2
9ISO/IEC 270056.1%2
9ISO/IEC 420016.1%2
9SOC 26.1%2
13Actionable Recommendations3.0%1
13Data Quality3.0%1
13ITGC3.0%1
13JSP 4403.0%1
13NIST 8003.0%1
13PERC3.0%1
13SLA3.0%1