NIST Job Trends in Hampshire

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 108 125
Rank change year-on-year +26 +17 +27
Permanent jobs citing NIST 40 53 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 1.61% 1.97% 0.053%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.82% 16.11% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 26 31 1
10th Percentile £44,746 £60,000 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £75,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £85,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% +70.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £65,000 £87,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £96,750 -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £73,250 £67,500
% change year-on-year -11.26% +8.52% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 312 329 278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 12.57% 12.21% 14.87%
Number of salaries quoted 201 194 165
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,625 £42,813 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.17% +16.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,438 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -2.51%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

NIST job vacancy trend in Hampshire

NIST
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing NIST.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing NIST

NIST
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in Hampshire over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for NIST in Hampshire

NIST
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 5 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
Portsmouth +21 27 £65,000 -29.54% 5
Southampton +9 5 £44,241 -33.47% 2
Fleet -10 2 £48,000 -
Farnborough - 2 £104,500 - 2
Basingstoke -18 1 £57,500 -32.35% 3
Eastleigh - 1 £37,250 -
NIST
South East

NIST
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.50%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.50%) Azure
2 3 (7.50%) AWS
3 2 (5.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.50%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.50%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (2.50%) GCP
4 1 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.50%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.50%) Firewall
2 2 (5.00%) DMZ
2 2 (5.00%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (2.50%) JIRA
General
1 13 (32.50%) Organisational Skills
2 10 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 5 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 3 (7.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.50%) Games
Job Titles
1 14 (35.00%) Security Manager
2 13 (32.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 13 (32.50%) Security Assurance Manager
3 8 (20.00%) Lead
4 6 (15.00%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
5 4 (10.00%) Consultant
6 3 (7.50%) Analyst
6 3 (7.50%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 3 (7.50%) Security Consultant
6 3 (7.50%) Senior
7 2 (5.00%) Security Analyst
7 2 (5.00%) Senior Analyst
8 1 (2.50%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 1 (2.50%) Information Analyst
8 1 (2.50%) Information Assurance Analyst
8 1 (2.50%) Information Security Analyst
8 1 (2.50%) Information Security Specialist
8 1 (2.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 1 (2.50%) Principal Architect
8 1 (2.50%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.50%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 14 (35.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 13 (32.50%) Security Posture
3 10 (25.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 8 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (20.00%) Operational Technology
5 3 (7.50%) Blog
6 2 (5.00%) Cloud Native
6 2 (5.00%) Cloud Security Posture
6 2 (5.00%) PKI
7 1 (2.50%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (2.50%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (2.50%) Management Information System
7 1 (2.50%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.50%) Windows
1 1 (2.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (52.50%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (45.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 18 (45.00%) Risk Management
3 16 (40.00%) Information Security
4 14 (35.00%) Security Operations
5 10 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 10 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (22.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 9 (22.50%) ITIL
6 9 (22.50%) Roadmaps
6 9 (22.50%) Technology Roadmap
6 9 (22.50%) Threat Intelligence
6 9 (22.50%) Vulnerability Management
7 8 (20.00%) Business Strategy
7 8 (20.00%) Change Advisory Board
7 8 (20.00%) Coaching
7 8 (20.00%) Cyber Intelligence
7 8 (20.00%) Regulatory Change
7 8 (20.00%) SABSA
7 8 (20.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (5.00%) Bash
2 2 (5.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (35.00%) CREST Certified
2 5 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 4 (10.00%) DV Cleared
4 3 (7.50%) CISSP
4 3 (7.50%) Degree
4 3 (7.50%) SC Cleared
5 2 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (5.00%) CEH
5 2 (5.00%) CISM
5 2 (5.00%) CompTIA CySA+
5 2 (5.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (5.00%) GCIH
6 1 (2.50%) AWS Certification
6 1 (2.50%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.50%) CESG Certified Professional
6 1 (2.50%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (95.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (45.00%) GDPR
3 17 (42.50%) NCSC
4 16 (40.00%) GRC
5 14 (35.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (35.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 14 (35.00%) SOC 2
6 13 (32.50%) SOC 3
7 12 (30.00%) PCI DSS
8 9 (22.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 9 (22.50%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (15.00%) EU AI Act
10 5 (12.50%) Data Quality
11 2 (5.00%) JSP 440
12 1 (2.50%) NIST 800
System Software
1 2 (5.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (5.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.50%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.50%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (5.00%) VMware
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.50%) Veeam