National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring NIST skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NIST over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 206 | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +134 | -91 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs citing NIST | 4 | 27 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 0.70% | 0.67% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 5.80% | 5.83% | 3.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 14 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £48,625 | £23,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £61,250 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.04% | +16.67% | -10.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,250 | £66,515 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,105 | £75,827 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £74,870 | £60,000 | £55,212 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.78% | +8.67% | -16.66% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Glasgow
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 Glasgow.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 69 | 463 | 283 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 12.00% | 11.53% | 18.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 116 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,375 | £22,000 | £30,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,000 | £35,938 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £61,250 | £69,649 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,250 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | +22.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
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Salary Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST in Glasgow.
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Salary Histogram in Glasgow
Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in Glasgow over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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: