National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 23 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 136 | 164 | 209 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +45 | -39 |
| Permanent jobs citing NIST | 57 | 20 | 34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.23% | 0.67% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 12.87% | 7.12% | 4.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 8 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,125 | £39,725 | £32,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,300 | £41,750 | £38,775 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,533 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.05% | -3.80% | +15.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,938 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,375 | - | £86,450 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.57% | - | +3.70% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 443 | 281 | 840 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 9.58% | 9.39% | 15.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 141 | 183 | 327 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,250 | £31,250 | £30,493 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £44,000 | £38,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,300 | £55,043 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.62% | +10.09% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £72,433 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £78,750 | £79,400 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,965 | £60,000 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.39% | +5.26% | +3.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in Scotland over the 6 months to 23 October 2024.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 October 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | +26 | 30 | £55,000 | +3.29% | 8 |
| Edinburgh | +31 | 16 | £54,500 | -19.30% | 2 |
| Stirling | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Argyll and Bute | - | 3 | £62,500 | - | |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £71,500 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: