NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring NIST 800 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 44 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NIST 800 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire | - | 0.54% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 3.13% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £575 | £600 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -14.29% | +12.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Hertfordshire
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 Hertfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 135 | 64 | 75 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 21.19% | 17.16% | 10.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 48 | 38 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £306 | £297 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £365 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £557 | £656 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £666 | £679 | £869 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 63 | 7 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.45 | £14.94 | £36.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.83 | £35.87 | £42.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.50 | £70.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -73.57% | +57.30% | +169.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.91 | £74.38 | £46.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.35 | £75.00 | £48.78 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £18.50 | £50.00 | £36.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -63.00% | +36.99% | +105.98% |
NIST 800
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST 800 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
