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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 223 240 229
Rank change year-on-year +17 -11 +95
Permanent jobs citing NIST 77 159 183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.82% 0.95% 1.27%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.21% 6.52% 6.98%
Number of salaries quoted 54 122 83
10th Percentile £47,500 - £45,250
25th Percentile £49,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.71% -22.31% -11.86%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,319 £92,500
England median annual salary £72,500 £67,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +8.21% -4.29% +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 1,830 2,437 2,620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 19.42% 14.54% 18.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,084 1,611 1,262
10th Percentile £36,250 £24,500 £29,410
25th Percentile £50,465 £31,500 £40,612
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £45,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.78% -11.76% -2.86%
75th Percentile £70,600 £61,824 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £82,450
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 15 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 15 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 +85 22 £72,000 +10.77% 17
Thames Valley +25 19 £80,000 +15.94% 22
Surrey -10 19 £50,000 -0.99% 11
Oxfordshire +37 14 £80,000 +68.42% 9
Middlesex - 13 - - 1
Buckinghamshire +34 5 £83,750 +12.42% 3
Kent +34 2 £48,500 -7.62% 9
West Sussex +32 1 £65,000 - 5
Sussex - 1 - - 5
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 (2.60%) IBM Domino
1 2 (2.60%) TPMS
Applications
1 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 24 (31.17%) Azure
2 14 (18.18%) Azure DevOps
2 14 (18.18%) PaaS
3 6 (7.79%) AWS
3 6 (7.79%) Entra ID
4 4 (5.19%) SaaS
5 3 (3.90%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (3.90%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (3.90%) GCP
5 3 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.60%) IaaS
7 1 (1.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (20.78%) Firewall
2 3 (3.90%) VPN
3 2 (2.60%) Network Security
4 1 (1.30%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.30%) Modbus
4 1 (1.30%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.30%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (1.30%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.30%) LabVIEW
1 1 (1.30%) Metasploit
General
1 23 (29.87%) Social Skills
2 16 (20.78%) Finance
3 11 (14.29%) Legal
4 6 (7.79%) Aerospace
4 6 (7.79%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.90%) Electronics
5 3 (3.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.30%) Automotive
6 1 (1.30%) Aviation
6 1 (1.30%) Avionics
6 1 (1.30%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.30%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (24.68%) Lead
1 19 (24.68%) Security Engineer
2 10 (12.99%) Auditor
2 10 (12.99%) IT Auditor
3 8 (10.39%) Security Manager
4 5 (6.49%) Analyst
4 5 (6.49%) Coordinator
4 5 (6.49%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 5 (6.49%) Security Assurance Coordinator
5 4 (5.19%) Architect
5 4 (5.19%) SOC Analyst
5 4 (5.19%) SOC Manager
6 3 (3.90%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 3 (3.90%) Identity and Access Management Engineer
6 3 (3.90%) Identity Management Engineer
6 3 (3.90%) Security Analyst
7 2 (2.60%) Head of Cybersecurity
7 2 (2.60%) Information Specialist
7 2 (2.60%) Operational Security Manager
7 2 (2.60%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (16.88%) YAML
2 1 (1.30%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 25 (32.47%) Security Posture
2 8 (10.39%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (9.09%) Security Operations Centre
4 5 (6.49%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (5.19%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (3.90%) Management Information System
6 3 (3.90%) Operational Technology
7 2 (2.60%) Cyberattack
7 2 (2.60%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (1.30%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.30%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.30%) e-Learning
8 1 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.30%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.30%) PKI
8 1 (1.30%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.60%) Linux
2 1 (1.30%) Kali Linux
2 1 (1.30%) VMS
2 1 (1.30%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (66.23%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (28.57%) Incident Response
3 20 (25.97%) Vulnerability Management
4 17 (22.08%) CI/CD
4 17 (22.08%) Computer Science
4 17 (22.08%) Security Testing
5 16 (20.78%) Application Security
5 16 (20.78%) Mentoring
6 15 (19.48%) Agile
6 15 (19.48%) OWASP
7 14 (18.18%) Coaching
7 14 (18.18%) DevOps
7 14 (18.18%) DevSecOps
7 14 (18.18%) SIEM
8 13 (16.88%) Backlog Management
8 13 (16.88%) Creative Thinking
8 13 (16.88%) Information Security
8 13 (16.88%) Product Strategy
8 13 (16.88%) SDLC
8 13 (16.88%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 20 (25.97%) PowerShell
2 7 (9.09%) Python
3 6 (7.79%) Bash
4 3 (3.90%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (1.30%) C#
Qualifications
1 31 (40.26%) CISM
2 27 (35.06%) Degree
3 21 (27.27%) CISSP
4 15 (19.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (18.18%) Master's Degree
6 13 (16.88%) CISA
7 11 (14.29%) Security Cleared
8 10 (12.99%) CEH
9 8 (10.39%) SC Cleared
10 7 (9.09%) GCIH
11 6 (7.79%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (7.79%) GIAC
12 4 (5.19%) OSCP
13 3 (3.90%) CESG Certified Professional
13 3 (3.90%) CompTIA CySA+
14 2 (2.60%) Azure Certification
14 2 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (2.60%) CRISC
14 2 (2.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (77.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (22.08%) NCSC
3 13 (16.88%) COBIT
3 13 (16.88%) GDPR
4 9 (11.69%) PCI DSS
5 8 (10.39%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (9.09%) Def Stans
7 5 (6.49%) RMADS
8 4 (5.19%) GRC
9 3 (3.90%) HIPAA
10 2 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (2.60%) NIST 800
10 2 (2.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (2.60%) SOC 2
11 1 (1.30%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (1.30%) ITGC
System Software
1 5 (6.49%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (5.19%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (3.90%) QRadar
3 1 (1.30%) Nessus
3 1 (1.30%) OpenVAS
3 1 (1.30%) Terraform
Vendors
1 31 (40.26%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.79%) Cisco
3 4 (5.19%) Palo Alto
4 3 (3.90%) Splunk
5 2 (2.60%) VMware
6 1 (1.30%) Darktrace
6 1 (1.30%) McAfee
6 1 (1.30%) Qualys