National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 52 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +3 | +27 |
| Permanent jobs citing NIST | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield | - | 0.99% | 1.04% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 5.38% | 3.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £40,144 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £37,716 | £46,480 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £37,935 | £56,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -33.15% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £38,154 | £68,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78,550 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £37,935 | £56,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.98% | -33.15% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 30 | 93 | 127 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield | 7.21% | 18.34% | 32.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 37 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,625 | £29,730 | £22,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,716 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £46,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +15.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,605 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £66,995 | £67,500 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £40,000 | £46,750 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.44% | +3.89% | +13.92% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NIST relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
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Salary Trend in Sheffield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing NIST.
