NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring NIST 800 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NIST 800 over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 286 | 284 | 291 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +7 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs citing NIST 800 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 0.038% | 0.067% | 0.040% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.24% | 0.55% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £46,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £62,500 | £74,375 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77,000 |
| England median annual salary | £85,000 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.24% | -3.33% | +15.38% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West
NIST 800 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 West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 1,248 | 1,279 | 1,648 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 15.90% | 12.29% | 21.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 452 | 897 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,125 | £25,900 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.39% | -5.00% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £65,000 | £64,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,250 | £85,000 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing NIST 800 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Salary Trend in the North West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST 800 in the North West.
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Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST 800 within the North West region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | -67 | 2 | £60,000 | - | |
| Merseyside | - | 1 | - | - | |
| NIST 800 England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
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