National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 61 | 49 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +32 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs citing NIST | 4 | 29 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow | 0.53% | 3.30% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 6.35% | 22.66% | 5.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,500 | £50,000 | £38,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £52,188 | £41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £58,750 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.13% | +26.34% | -28.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,750 | £78,750 | £71,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £90,000 | £57,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.89% | +3.64% | -21.43% |
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 | 63 | 128 | 92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 8.36% | 14.58% | 12.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 71 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,129 | £36,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £44,541 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £60,249 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -8.71% | +20.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £80,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £110,000 | £72,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £60,000 | £54,338 | £59,556 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.42% | -8.76% | +19.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NIST relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
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Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing NIST.
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Salary Histogram in Glasgow
Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in Glasgow over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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: