NIST Job Trends in Kingston Upon Thames

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
South London > Kingston Upon Thames

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - 50
Rank change year-on-year - - -24
Permanent jobs citing NIST 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Kingston Upon Thames 0.53% - 0.56%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.33% - 2.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £61,700
25th Percentile £67,500 - £62,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £64,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.27%
75th Percentile £72,500 - £66,375
90th Percentile - - £66,900
South London median annual salary £70,000 £73,750 £64,500
% change year-on-year -5.08% +14.34% +17.27%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 12 7 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 6.42% 6.14% 20.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 34
10th Percentile £33,500 - £42,525
25th Percentile £38,750 £72,500 £49,031
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £62,500 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £68,500 - £68,375
South London median annual salary £56,600 £57,500 £61,775
% change year-on-year -1.57% -6.92% +30.05%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

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

NIST job vacancy trend in Kingston Upon Thames

NIST
Salary Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing NIST.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing NIST

NIST
Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
New Malden - 1 £70,000 - 2
NIST
South London

NIST
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Product Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared