NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series Scotland> Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring NIST 800 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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
133
168
272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
21.04%
20.46%
25.83%
Number of daily rates quoted
67
94
193
10th Percentile
£258
£162
£250
25th Percentile
£413
£310
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£450
£463
Median % change year-on-year
+2.78%
-2.70%
-2.63%
75th Percentile
£500
£565
£530
90th Percentile
£558
£619
£588
Scotland median daily rate
£450
£450
£463
% change year-on-year
-
-2.70%
-2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
3
1
10th Percentile
£25.42
£15.83
-
25th Percentile
£35.00
£17.09
£57.50
Median hourly rate
£57.50
£19.17
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
+199.95%
-68.05%
+217.46%
75th Percentile
£66.88
£47.09
£62.50
90th Percentile
£73.50
£63.83
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£35.00
£14.98
£21.75
% change year-on-year
+133.64%
-31.13%
+15.08%
NIST 800 Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing NIST 800 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
NIST 800 Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing NIST 800.
NIST 800 Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 22 September 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:
