National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Central London > Kensington and Chelsea
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kensington and Chelsea requiring NIST skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NIST over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 3 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NIST | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kensington and Chelsea | 20.00% | 14.29% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 33.33% | 20.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £641 | £625 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.48% | -3.85% | +4.42% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Kensington and Chelsea
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 Kensington and Chelsea.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kensington and Chelsea | 60.00% | 71.43% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £185 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £193 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £213 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +111.76% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £309 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £364 | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.48 | £26.56 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.82% | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £28.99 | £23.40 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.89% | -6.40% | -50.98% |
NIST
Contract Job Locations in Kensington and Chelsea
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Kensington and Chelsea region over the 6 months to 27 June 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington | 0 | 1 | £450 | - | 1 |
| NIST Central London |
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NIST
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea 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:
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