NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring NIST 800 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | 76 | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +26 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing NIST 800 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East of England | 0.45% | 0.75% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.81% | 4.65% | 0.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | - | £690 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -14.29% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | - | £710 |
| 90th Percentile | £658 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £628 | £667 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.33% | -5.92% | -1.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £87.38 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £89.06 | £77.50 | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £90.50 | £85.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.47% | +54.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.50 | £92.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £90.50 | £85.00 | £71.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.47% | +19.72% | +35.24% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
East of England
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 the East of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 249 | 172 | 209 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England | 15.94% | 16.07% | 12.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 107 | 85 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £287 | £299 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £370 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.41% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 17 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £16.77 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £27.00 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.50 | £50.00 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -63.00% | +36.99% | +105.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.09 | £72.50 | £46.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.66 | £75.00 | £49.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £26.11 | £30.11 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.27% | -7.37% | +31.87% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST 800 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing NIST 800.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NIST 800 in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing NIST 800.
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Contract Job Locations in the East of England
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 East of England region over the 6 months to 13 January 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 0 | 7 | £575 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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: