NIST Jobs in the South East

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 209 245 352
Rank change year-on-year +36 +107 -44
Permanent jobs citing NIST 154 118 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.02% 1.02% 0.72%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.84% 7.19% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 120 67 107
10th Percentile - £43,750 £46,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £60,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £65,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.31% -13.33% +25.00%
75th Percentile £69,063 £90,625 £83,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £97,500 £91,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £68,750 £67,500
% change year-on-year +1.82% +1.85% +2.20%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,965 1,642 3,625
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 13.02% 14.17% 16.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,285 1,009 2,078
10th Percentile £24,500 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for NIST in the South East

NIST
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST in the South East.

Salary trend for NIST in the South East

NIST
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for NIST in the South East

NIST
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
Surrey +40 88 £50,500 -22.31%
Thames Valley +19 44 £70,000 -6.67% 7
Berkshire +19 37 £71,820 -15.51% 2
Hampshire -25 17 £65,000 +39.78% 6
Buckinghamshire +7 4 £80,000 -5.88% 5
West Sussex +22 3 - - 3
Oxfordshire -17 3 £47,500 -5.00%
East Sussex +20 2 £62,500 -
NIST
England

NIST
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 5 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 26 (16.88%) Azure
2 15 (9.74%) AWS
3 6 (3.90%) Cloud Computing
4 4 (2.60%) GCP
5 3 (1.95%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (1.95%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (1.95%) WhatsApp
6 2 (1.30%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.30%) GitHub
6 2 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
6 2 (1.30%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.30%) PaaS
7 1 (0.65%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 25 (16.23%) Network Security
2 14 (9.09%) Firewall
3 8 (5.19%) Internet
3 8 (5.19%) VPN
4 6 (3.90%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.95%) DMZ
5 3 (1.95%) Modbus
5 3 (1.95%) VLAN
6 2 (1.30%) NGFW
7 1 (0.65%) SSL
7 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (1.30%) GitLab
General
1 17 (11.04%) Finance
2 11 (7.14%) Social Skills
3 9 (5.84%) Legal
3 9 (5.84%) Telecoms
4 6 (3.90%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (2.60%) Retail
6 3 (1.95%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.30%) Advertising
7 2 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.65%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.65%) Law
8 1 (0.65%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 68 (44.16%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 68 (44.16%) Security Specialist
2 22 (14.29%) Architect
3 18 (11.69%) Analyst
4 14 (9.09%) Consultant
4 14 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 14 (9.09%) Security Architect
4 14 (9.09%) Security Consultant
5 12 (7.79%) Security Manager
6 9 (5.84%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 9 (5.84%) Security Analyst
6 9 (5.84%) Senior
7 8 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 8 (5.19%) Risk Analyst
8 7 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 7 (4.55%) Lead
9 6 (3.90%) Head of Compliance
9 6 (3.90%) Head of Information
9 6 (3.90%) Head of Information Assurance
9 6 (3.90%) Security Assurance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.19%) Web Services
2 3 (1.95%) REST
2 3 (1.95%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 21 (13.64%) Management Information System
2 13 (8.44%) Data Centre
3 9 (5.84%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (5.19%) Security Posture
5 7 (4.55%) Cyberattack
6 6 (3.90%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (3.90%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (3.25%) Cyber Security Posture
7 5 (3.25%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (3.25%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (3.25%) Operational Technology
7 5 (3.25%) Private Cloud
7 5 (3.25%) Public Cloud
8 4 (2.60%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 3 (1.95%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.95%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.95%) SCADA
9 3 (1.95%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.65%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.25%) Kali Linux
1 5 (3.25%) Windows
2 4 (2.60%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.30%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (83.77%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (26.62%) Information Security
3 35 (22.73%) Risk Management
4 25 (16.23%) Vulnerability Management
5 22 (14.29%) Application Security
6 21 (13.64%) Security Operations
7 20 (12.99%) Security Management
8 18 (11.69%) OWASP
9 17 (11.04%) Identity Access Management
9 17 (11.04%) Incident Response
10 16 (10.39%) Computer Science
10 16 (10.39%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (10.39%) Security Architecture
11 15 (9.74%) Penetration Testing
12 14 (9.09%) Incident Management
12 14 (9.09%) Information Security Management
12 14 (9.09%) ITIL
12 14 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
13 13 (8.44%) SIEM
13 13 (8.44%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.55%) PowerShell
2 6 (3.90%) Python
3 3 (1.95%) SQL
4 1 (0.65%) C++
Qualifications
1 38 (24.68%) CISSP
2 30 (19.48%) CISM
3 24 (15.58%) Security Cleared
4 22 (14.29%) Degree
5 17 (11.04%) SC Cleared
6 12 (7.79%) CISA
6 12 (7.79%) CRISC
7 8 (5.19%) DV Cleared
8 6 (3.90%) GIAC
8 6 (3.90%) GPEN
9 5 (3.25%) AWS Certification
9 5 (3.25%) Azure Certification
10 4 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (2.60%) ISACA
11 3 (1.95%) CESG Certified Professional
11 3 (1.95%) CGEIT
11 3 (1.95%) PCI QSA
12 2 (1.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (54.55%) GRC
2 68 (44.16%) Def Stans
3 41 (26.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (15.58%) GDPR
5 19 (12.34%) PCI DSS
6 18 (11.69%) NIST 800
7 11 (7.14%) COBIT
8 9 (5.84%) NCSC
9 6 (3.90%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (3.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (3.25%) SOC 2
11 4 (2.60%) JSP 440
11 4 (2.60%) RMADS
12 3 (1.95%) COSO
12 3 (1.95%) ITGC
13 2 (1.30%) HIPAA
13 2 (1.30%) SLA
14 1 (0.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 4 (2.60%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.30%) Docker
3 1 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (3.90%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (3.90%) Nessus
2 5 (3.25%) Suricata
3 2 (1.30%) Ansible
3 2 (1.30%) Argo
3 2 (1.30%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.30%) Terraform
4 1 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 20 (12.99%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.19%) Palo Alto
3 6 (3.90%) Cisco
3 6 (3.90%) Qualys
4 5 (3.25%) Juniper
4 5 (3.25%) Splunk
5 3 (1.95%) Oracle
5 3 (1.95%) VMware
6 2 (1.30%) Rapid7
7 1 (0.65%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.65%) Meraki
7 1 (0.65%) SonicWALL
7 1 (0.65%) Tripwire