National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) South East> Home Counties
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Home Counties requiring NIST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the Home Counties.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
4
1
3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties
57.14%
25.00%
18.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
3
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
-
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-8.33%
South East median daily rate
£500
£490
£525
% change year-on-year
+2.04%
-6.67%
+10.53%
NIST Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.
NIST Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties
For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NIST also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Home Counties region with a requirement for NIST.
NIST Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties 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:
