NIST Job Trends in Gloucestershire

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 69 97
Rank change year-on-year +38 +28 +24
Permanent jobs citing NIST 27 8 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 4.13% 1.22% 0.78%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 38.03% 15.09% 5.07%
Number of salaries quoted 19 5 5
10th Percentile £58,500 - -
25th Percentile £63,750 £50,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £103,750 £62,500
90th Percentile - £104,500 £65,500
South West median annual salary £60,000 £68,750 £56,500
% change year-on-year -12.73% +21.68% -13.08%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 71 53 138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 10.86% 8.10% 15.30%
Number of salaries quoted 49 26 97
10th Percentile £35,532 £31,375 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year - +46.34% +2.50%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £61,123
90th Percentile £79,500 £73,750 £77,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

NIST job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

NIST
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing NIST.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing NIST

NIST
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucester - 4 £55,000 - 1
NIST
South West

NIST
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (59.26%) IIS
General
1 7 (25.93%) Banking
1 7 (25.93%) Finance
Job Titles
1 16 (59.26%) Consultant
1 16 (59.26%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (59.26%) Security Consultant
1 16 (59.26%) Senior
1 16 (59.26%) Senior Consultant
1 16 (59.26%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (59.26%) Senior Security Consultant
2 4 (14.81%) Security Manager
3 3 (11.11%) Governance Manager
3 3 (11.11%) IT Governance Manager
3 3 (11.11%) IT Manager
3 3 (11.11%) IT Security Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Operational Security Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Operations Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Security Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 18 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 16 (59.26%) CESG
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (92.59%) Information Security
1 25 (92.59%) Risk Management
2 18 (66.67%) Information Security Management
2 18 (66.67%) ISMS
2 18 (66.67%) Security Management
3 17 (62.96%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (59.26%) Active Listening
4 16 (59.26%) Creative Thinking
4 16 (59.26%) Information Assurance
4 16 (59.26%) Innovative Thinking
4 16 (59.26%) Matrix Organization
5 7 (25.93%) Business Continuity
5 7 (25.93%) Business Continuity Management
5 7 (25.93%) Due Diligence
5 7 (25.93%) Operations Management
5 7 (25.93%) Process Improvement
5 7 (25.93%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (25.93%) Roadmaps
5 7 (25.93%) Supply Chain Management
6 2 (7.41%) Data Protection
Qualifications
1 24 (88.89%) CISSP
2 16 (59.26%) CESG Certified Professional
2 16 (59.26%) CISM
2 16 (59.26%) CISMP
2 16 (59.26%) IISP
3 7 (25.93%) CISA
3 7 (25.93%) CRISC
4 1 (3.70%) GCIH
4 1 (3.70%) GIAC
4 1 (3.70%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (66.67%) NIST 800
2 17 (62.96%) NCSC
3 16 (59.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 16 (59.26%) JSP 440
3 16 (59.26%) RMADS
4 7 (25.93%) PCI DSS
5 4 (14.81%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (14.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (3.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS