National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring NIST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NIST | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | 2.45% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 14.29% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £550 | £655 | £667 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.06% | -1.76% | -4.71% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 28 | 18 | 11 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 17.18% | 11.69% | 5.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 14 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | - | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £469 | £200 | £264 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £238 | £279 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +115.33% | -14.69% | -36.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £494 | £443 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £604 | £493 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £528 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -5.21% | +6.98% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing NIST.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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: