NIST Job Trends in Bristol

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 93 105
Rank change year-on-year +47 +12 +21
Permanent jobs citing NIST 52 14 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 2.50% 1.01% 1.46%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 24.07% 5.09% 8.31%
Number of salaries quoted 45 13 13
10th Percentile - £43,500 £41,450
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,565 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -18.60%
75th Percentile £82,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £93,000 £72,750 £69,356
South West median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +19.47% -13.08%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bristol

NIST falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 216 275 313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 10.40% 19.86% 17.62%
Number of salaries quoted 142 99 248
10th Percentile £36,825 £37,050 £36,077
25th Percentile £42,563 £42,500 £42,485
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,148
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -0.27% +5.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,625 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,875 £82,750 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,200 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.38% - +5.00%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NIST relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

NIST job vacancy trend in Bristol

NIST
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing NIST.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing NIST

NIST
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in Bristol over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for NIST in Bristol

NIST
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (13.46%) Azure
2 6 (11.54%) AWS
3 4 (7.69%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.92%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.92%) GCP
4 1 (1.92%) IaaS
4 1 (1.92%) OCI
4 1 (1.92%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (34.62%) Network Security
2 4 (7.69%) Firewall
3 2 (3.85%) VPN
4 1 (1.92%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Data Lake
1 1 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
General
1 27 (51.92%) Finance
2 23 (44.23%) Public Sector
3 22 (42.31%) Electronics
3 22 (42.31%) Manufacturing
3 22 (42.31%) Marketing
3 22 (42.31%) Telecoms
4 16 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (30.77%) Social Skills
5 5 (9.62%) Banking
6 2 (3.85%) Avionics
6 2 (3.85%) Cyber-Physical System
6 2 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.85%) Law
7 1 (1.92%) Automotive
7 1 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (48.08%) Consultant
1 25 (48.08%) Security Consultant
2 14 (26.92%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 9 (17.31%) Security Engineer
4 4 (7.69%) Architect
4 4 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 4 (7.69%) Lead
4 4 (7.69%) Team Leader
5 3 (5.77%) Applications Engineer
5 3 (5.77%) Security Architect
6 2 (3.85%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Principal Consultant
6 2 (3.85%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Principal Security Consultant
6 2 (3.85%) Principal Security Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Security Manager
6 2 (3.85%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (21.15%) SAP CAF
2 4 (7.69%) SailPoint
3 3 (5.77%) React
3 3 (5.77%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 13 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (7.69%) Operational Technology
2 4 (7.69%) YubiKey
3 3 (5.77%) PKI
4 2 (3.85%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (3.85%) Smart City
5 1 (1.92%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.92%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (1.92%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (1.92%) IoT
5 1 (1.92%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.85%) Linux
1 2 (3.85%) Windows
1 2 (3.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (63.46%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (42.31%) Business Intelligence
2 22 (42.31%) Digital Marketing
2 22 (42.31%) Programme Management
3 20 (38.46%) Risk Management
4 17 (32.69%) Vulnerability Management
5 14 (26.92%) Collaborative Culture
6 12 (23.08%) ISMS
7 11 (21.15%) Mentoring
8 8 (15.38%) Information Security
8 8 (15.38%) SIEM
9 7 (13.46%) Risk Assessment
10 6 (11.54%) Incident Response
10 6 (11.54%) Roadmaps
10 6 (11.54%) Threat Modelling
11 5 (9.62%) Business Continuity Management
11 5 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (9.62%) Due Diligence
11 5 (9.62%) OWASP
11 5 (9.62%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.77%) Java
2 2 (3.85%) Bash
2 2 (3.85%) C
2 2 (3.85%) C++
2 2 (3.85%) Python
3 1 (1.92%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 32 (61.54%) CISSP
2 29 (55.77%) Security Cleared
3 15 (28.85%) CISM
4 14 (26.92%) SC Cleared
5 13 (25.00%) CEH
5 13 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
6 12 (23.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 5 (9.62%) CISA
7 5 (9.62%) CRISC
7 5 (9.62%) DV Cleared
8 3 (5.77%) Degree
9 2 (3.85%) AWS Certification
9 2 (3.85%) Azure Certification
9 2 (3.85%) CompTIA CySA+
9 2 (3.85%) Master's Degree
9 2 (3.85%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (1.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (78.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (42.31%) PCI DSS
3 13 (25.00%) GRC
4 7 (13.46%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (13.46%) NCSC
5 6 (11.54%) GDPR
6 2 (3.85%) Def Stans
6 2 (3.85%) SOC 2
7 1 (1.92%) COBIT
7 1 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (1.92%) ISO 31000
7 1 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (1.92%) JSP 440
7 1 (1.92%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (7.69%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.85%) Firmware
2 2 (3.85%) Hyper-V
2 2 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (3.85%) WSUS
2 1 (1.92%) CASB
Vendors
1 22 (42.31%) SAP
2 5 (9.62%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.62%) Tenable
3 2 (3.85%) Qualys
3 2 (3.85%) Splunk
3 2 (3.85%) VMware