NIST Job Trends in the North of England

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 202 240
Rank change year-on-year -33 +38 +83
Permanent jobs citing NIST 85 87 150
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.46% 1.15% 0.89%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.63% 6.48% 6.48%
Number of salaries quoted 71 70 139
10th Percentile £51,250 £37,716 £35,920
25th Percentile £57,239 £52,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,700 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% +3.83% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,875 £77,500 £84,919
90th Percentile £90,000 - £85,000
England median annual salary £73,706 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +1.66% +3.57% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,510 1,342 2,316
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 8.19% 17.71% 13.72%
Number of salaries quoted 998 632 1,633
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,625 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% +9.47% -5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £82,548
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.70%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

NIST job vacancy trend in the North of England

NIST
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing NIST.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing NIST

NIST
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for NIST in the North of England

NIST
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 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
Yorkshire -27 43 £57,239 -0.45% 4
North West -26 38 £70,000 +12.00% 25
North East -43 4 £95,000 +65.22% 2
NIST
England

NIST
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 4 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (24.71%) Entra ID
1 21 (24.71%) Microsoft Purview
2 13 (15.29%) Azure
3 9 (10.59%) AWS
3 9 (10.59%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (5.88%) GCP
5 3 (3.53%) Serverless
5 3 (3.53%) Vertex AI
6 2 (2.35%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.18%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (1.18%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (35.29%) Firewall
2 17 (20.00%) Network Security
3 7 (8.24%) VPN
4 4 (4.71%) NGFW
5 3 (3.53%) DMZ
5 3 (3.53%) Modbus
6 1 (1.18%) Internet
6 1 (1.18%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.18%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.35%) Tableau
General
1 39 (45.88%) Social Skills
2 27 (31.76%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (12.94%) Finance
4 8 (9.41%) Legal
5 6 (7.06%) Banking
6 5 (5.88%) Retail
7 3 (3.53%) Advertising
8 2 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.35%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.35%) Social Housing
9 1 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.18%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.18%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 30 (35.29%) Lead
2 15 (17.65%) Architect
2 15 (17.65%) Security Architect
3 12 (14.12%) Analyst
3 12 (14.12%) Security Analyst
4 9 (10.59%) Security Engineer
4 9 (10.59%) Security Manager
5 8 (9.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 7 (8.24%) Information Manager
6 7 (8.24%) Information Security Manager
7 6 (7.06%) Information Analyst
7 6 (7.06%) Information Security Analyst
8 4 (4.71%) Cloud Architect
8 4 (4.71%) Cloud Security Architect
8 4 (4.71%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 4 (4.71%) Senior
9 3 (3.53%) AWS Architect
9 3 (3.53%) AWS Security Architect
9 3 (3.53%) Cyber Defence Analyst
9 3 (3.53%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.71%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 27 (31.76%) Data Protection Act
2 10 (11.76%) Security Posture
3 6 (7.06%) Cyber Security Posture
3 6 (7.06%) Operational Technology
4 4 (4.71%) Cloud Native
4 4 (4.71%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (3.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (3.53%) Driving Licence
5 3 (3.53%) SCADA
6 2 (2.35%) AI Agents
6 2 (2.35%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.35%) Housing Association
6 2 (2.35%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.18%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.88%) Windows
2 1 (1.18%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (78.82%) Cybersecurity
2 44 (51.76%) Incident Response
3 43 (50.59%) SIEM
4 40 (47.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 38 (44.71%) Security Architecture
6 32 (37.65%) Risk Register
7 30 (35.29%) Data Protection
8 29 (34.12%) Disaster Recovery
8 29 (34.12%) Risk Management
8 29 (34.12%) Stakeholder Management
9 24 (28.24%) Business Continuity
10 23 (27.06%) Information Security
11 22 (25.88%) Vulnerability Management
12 21 (24.71%) BCP
12 21 (24.71%) Business Continuity Planning
12 21 (24.71%) Decision-Making
12 21 (24.71%) Information Governance
13 14 (16.47%) Data Loss Prevention
14 12 (14.12%) DevSecOps
15 11 (12.94%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.88%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.18%) Bicep
2 1 (1.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 28 (32.94%) CISSP
2 18 (21.18%) CISM
3 14 (16.47%) Degree
4 10 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
5 9 (10.59%) CompTIA Security+
6 8 (9.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (8.24%) CCSP
8 6 (7.06%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (7.06%) CRISC
9 4 (4.71%) SC Cleared
9 4 (4.71%) Security Cleared
10 3 (3.53%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (3.53%) GIAC
10 3 (3.53%) HND
10 3 (3.53%) SANS
11 2 (2.35%) CCNP
11 2 (2.35%) CEH
11 2 (2.35%) CISA
11 2 (2.35%) CISMP
11 2 (2.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (82.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 44 (51.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 31 (36.47%) GDPR
4 8 (9.41%) GRC
5 7 (8.24%) PCI DSS
6 3 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (3.53%) NIST 800
6 3 (3.53%) SOC 2
7 2 (2.35%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (2.35%) Def Stans
7 2 (2.35%) QA
8 1 (1.18%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 4 (4.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (8.24%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (4.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (45.88%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.18%) Cisco
2 1 (1.18%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (1.18%) Proofpoint
2 1 (1.18%) Qualys
2 1 (1.18%) Splunk
2 1 (1.18%) Zscaler