NIST Job Trends in Northern Ireland

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

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Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing NIST.

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Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 13 September 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.

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Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 13 September 2026, job vacancies citing NIST also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Northern Ireland region with a requirement for NIST.

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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: