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 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 231 242 244
Rank change year-on-year +11 +2 +82
Permanent jobs citing NIST 84 155 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.87% 0.88% 1.14%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.32% 6.24% 6.36%
Number of salaries quoted 51 123 75
10th Percentile £47,500 - £44,350
25th Percentile £51,850 £45,000 £47,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £50,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.66% -22.31% -7.14%
75th Percentile £78,750 £71,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,228 £92,500
England median annual salary £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% +3.70%

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 1,946 2,483 2,500
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 20.09% 14.09% 17.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,141 1,616 1,213
10th Percentile £37,000 £24,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £32,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £45,125 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.40% -11.52% -2.86%
75th Percentile £70,600 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

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 31 May 2025.

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 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
Hampshire +92 24 £72,000 +10.77% 21
Surrey -11 24 £59,400 +17.62% 8
Thames Valley +25 15 £82,500 +19.57% 18
Middlesex - 15 - - 1
Oxfordshire +39 12 £80,000 +68.42% 5
Kent +38 5 £48,500 -7.62% 7
Buckinghamshire +34 3 £83,750 +4.69% 9
West Sussex +33 1 £65,000 - 3
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.38%) TPMS
2 1 (1.19%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 27 (32.14%) Azure
2 18 (21.43%) AWS
3 16 (19.05%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (17.86%) PaaS
5 11 (13.10%) AWS Lambda
5 11 (13.10%) Serverless
6 6 (7.14%) Entra ID
7 4 (4.76%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (4.76%) GCP
8 3 (3.57%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (1.19%) IaaS
9 1 (1.19%) SaaS
9 1 (1.19%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 15 (17.86%) Firewall
2 11 (13.10%) Broadband
2 11 (13.10%) SSH
2 11 (13.10%) SSL
3 4 (4.76%) VPN
4 2 (2.38%) Network Security
5 1 (1.19%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (1.19%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.19%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.19%) LabVIEW
1 1 (1.19%) Metasploit
General
1 35 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 18 (21.43%) Finance
3 11 (13.10%) Legal
4 6 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (5.95%) Aerospace
6 3 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.38%) Electronics
8 1 (1.19%) Automotive
8 1 (1.19%) Aviation
8 1 (1.19%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 22 (26.19%) Security Engineer
2 21 (25.00%) Lead
3 12 (14.29%) Cloud Engineer
4 11 (13.10%) DevOps Engineer
5 10 (11.90%) Auditor
5 10 (11.90%) IT Auditor
6 7 (8.33%) Security Manager
7 6 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 5 (5.95%) Coordinator
8 5 (5.95%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 4 (4.76%) Analyst
9 4 (4.76%) SOC Manager
10 3 (3.57%) Architect
10 3 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 3 (3.57%) Security Analyst
10 3 (3.57%) SOC Analyst
11 2 (2.38%) Consultant
11 2 (2.38%) Engineering Manager
11 2 (2.38%) Information Security Consultant
11 2 (2.38%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (17.86%) YAML
2 11 (13.10%) RESTful
2 11 (13.10%) Web Services
3 1 (1.19%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 26 (30.95%) Security Posture
2 19 (22.62%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (16.67%) Management Information System
4 12 (14.29%) Cyberattack
4 12 (14.29%) Onboarding
5 11 (13.10%) PKI
6 7 (8.33%) Security Operations Centre
7 5 (5.95%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (4.76%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (2.38%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (2.38%) Operational Technology
10 1 (1.19%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (1.19%) Driving Licence
10 1 (1.19%) e-Learning
10 1 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (1.19%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.38%) Linux
2 1 (1.19%) Kali Linux
2 1 (1.19%) VMS
2 1 (1.19%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (73.81%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (32.14%) DevOps
3 22 (26.19%) Incident Response
3 22 (26.19%) Vulnerability Management
4 19 (22.62%) Computer Science
4 19 (22.62%) Mentoring
4 19 (22.62%) Roadmaps
4 19 (22.62%) Security Testing
5 18 (21.43%) Application Security
5 18 (21.43%) CI/CD
6 17 (20.24%) Agile
6 17 (20.24%) OWASP
7 16 (19.05%) Coaching
8 15 (17.86%) Backlog Management
8 15 (17.86%) Creative Thinking
8 15 (17.86%) DevSecOps
8 15 (17.86%) Product Strategy
8 15 (17.86%) SDLC
8 15 (17.86%) Test Automation
8 15 (17.86%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 23 (27.38%) PowerShell
2 19 (22.62%) Python
3 7 (8.33%) Bash
4 4 (4.76%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (1.19%) C#
Qualifications
1 30 (35.71%) CISM
2 28 (33.33%) Degree
3 20 (23.81%) CISSP
4 17 (20.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (19.05%) Master's Degree
6 13 (15.48%) CISA
7 10 (11.90%) CEH
8 9 (10.71%) Security Cleared
9 7 (8.33%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (8.33%) GCIH
10 6 (7.14%) SC Cleared
11 5 (5.95%) GIAC
11 5 (5.95%) OSCP
12 3 (3.57%) CESG Certified Professional
12 3 (3.57%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (2.38%) Azure Certification
13 2 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (2.38%) CRISC
13 2 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 1 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (82.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (20.24%) NCSC
3 13 (15.48%) COBIT
4 11 (13.10%) GDPR
5 9 (10.71%) PCI DSS
6 5 (5.95%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (5.95%) Def Stans
6 5 (5.95%) RMADS
7 4 (4.76%) HIPAA
8 3 (3.57%) GRC
9 2 (2.38%) NIST 800
9 2 (2.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (2.38%) SOC 2
10 1 (1.19%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (1.19%) ITGC
System Software
1 16 (19.05%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (14.29%) Terraform
2 4 (4.76%) QRadar
3 2 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.19%) Nessus
4 1 (1.19%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 33 (39.29%) Microsoft
2 11 (13.10%) Thales
3 6 (7.14%) Cisco
4 4 (4.76%) Palo Alto
4 4 (4.76%) Splunk
5 1 (1.19%) Qualys
5 1 (1.19%) VMware