The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West End of London requiring NIST 800 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
NIST 800 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 West End of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills |
12 |
6 |
14 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West End of London |
22.64% |
10.34% |
28.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8 |
4 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£438 |
£281 |
£365 |
| 25th Percentile |
£463 |
£366 |
£525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£538 |
£538 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.65% |
-0.09% |
+7.60% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£713 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£608 |
£780 |
- |
| Central London median daily rate |
£525 |
£550 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
- |
-8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.11 |
£20.35 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.34% |
- |
- |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£26.11 |
£22.50 |
£23.40 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.04% |
-3.85% |
-6.40% |