National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Bedfordshire> Luton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton 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 8 August 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Luton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
55
15
29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton
33.54%
13.16%
33.72%
Number of daily rates quoted
26
5
20
10th Percentile
£256
£505
£281
25th Percentile
£506
£513
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£578
£550
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+5.00%
+4.76%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£647
£560
£600
90th Percentile
£650
£584
-
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£578
£538
£500
% change year-on-year
+7.44%
+7.50%
+8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
16
4
1
10th Percentile
£81.25
£47.63
-
25th Percentile
£85.50
£57.19
-
Median hourly rate
£88.00
£65.00
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
+35.38%
+18.18%
-
75th Percentile
£91.50
£70.63
-
90th Percentile
£95.75
£76.25
-
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£88.00
£65.00
£55.00
% change year-on-year
+35.38%
+18.18%
-20.00%
NIST Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
NIST Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NIST in Luton.
NIST Daily Rate Histogram in Luton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NIST in Luton over the 6 months to 8 August 2025.
NIST Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NIST in Luton.
NIST Hourly Rate Histogram in Luton
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NIST in Luton over the 6 months to 8 August 2025.
NIST Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton
For the 6 months to 8 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NIST 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 Luton region with a requirement for NIST.
NIST Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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:
