NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series Scotland> Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
151
187
296
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
23.12%
21.42%
25.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
90
114
241
10th Percentile
£209
£179
£213
25th Percentile
£400
£324
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£450
£479
Median % change year-on-year
-
-6.05%
+3.23%
75th Percentile
£505
£547
£544
90th Percentile
£563
£623
£593
Scotland median daily rate
£460
£438
£475
% change year-on-year
+5.02%
-7.79%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
9
1
10th Percentile
£20.10
£17.42
-
25th Percentile
£22.43
£18.27
£57.50
Median hourly rate
£27.35
£19.17
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
+42.67%
-68.05%
+217.46%
75th Percentile
£50.44
£60.75
£62.50
90th Percentile
£63.68
-
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£18.94
£14.98
£21.75
% change year-on-year
+26.42%
-31.13%
-41.89%
NIST 800 Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing NIST 800 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
NIST 800 Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NIST 800 in Edinburgh.
NIST 800 Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NIST 800 also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for NIST 800.
NIST 800 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
