National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds 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 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 79 | 107 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +14 | +66 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing NIST | 13 | 17 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds | 1.27% | 0.85% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 13.27% | 7.33% | 8.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 10 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35,000 | £55,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £40,625 | £72,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,250 | £50,000 | £87,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.50% | -42.53% | +45.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,563 | £53,438 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,750 | £54,375 | - |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £61,250 | £50,000 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.50% | -39.39% | +37.50% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Leeds
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 Leeds.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 98 | 232 | 302 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds | 9.58% | 11.55% | 13.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 84 | 125 | 214 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £27,050 | £31,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,126 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £82,949 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,250 | £76,500 | £95,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £57,500 | £49,274 | £55,043 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.69% | -10.48% | +10.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
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Salary Trend in Leeds
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing NIST.
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Salary Histogram in Leeds
Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in Leeds over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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: