National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring NIST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NIST | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 0.97% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 3.39% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £550 | £563 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +2.27% | -2.22% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Shropshire
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 Shropshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 59 | 8 | 6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire | 28.50% | 8.00% | 11.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 41 | 8 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £209 | £117 | £466 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £119 | £468 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £139 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +273.02% | -71.63% | +1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £315 | £518 |
| 90th Percentile | £545 | £323 | £522 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £12.21 | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £27.50 | £18.60 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.89% | -32.38% | +37.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing NIST.
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Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 8 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | - | 1 | £450 | - | 1 |
| NIST West Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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: