NIST Jobs in the South East

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for NIST skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NIST over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 239 238 315
Rank change year-on-year -1 +77 -58
Permanent jobs citing NIST 156 189 170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.94% 1.24% 0.86%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.40% 6.68% 5.49%
Number of salaries quoted 123 87 129
10th Percentile - £43,750 £48,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.31% -7.14% +19.66%
75th Percentile £71,000 £78,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £78,682 £92,500 £92,500
England median annual salary £66,500 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +3.70% +3.85%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

NIST is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,439 2,830 3,098
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 14.68% 18.62% 15.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,621 1,348 1,911
10th Percentile £24,500 £29,000 £28,350
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £50,173 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.32% -4.43% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 24 April 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 24 April 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 +71 85 £50,500 -27.86% 7
Thames Valley -29 56 £69,000 -1.43% 11
Berkshire -12 39 £69,000 -14.81% 10
Oxfordshire +6 12 £61,250 -12.50%
West Sussex +32 8 - - 1
Buckinghamshire -20 5 £69,000 -8.00% 1
Hampshire -28 5 £65,000 +18.18% 7
Kent -32 2 £52,500 +5.00%
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:

Cloud Services
1 30 (19.23%) Azure
2 12 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (6.41%) AWS
4 6 (3.85%) IaaS
4 6 (3.85%) PaaS
4 6 (3.85%) SaaS
5 4 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.92%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (1.92%) GCP
6 3 (1.92%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.28%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.64%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 26 (16.67%) Network Security
2 9 (5.77%) Firewall
3 6 (3.85%) VPN
4 5 (3.21%) Internet
4 5 (3.21%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.92%) DMZ
5 3 (1.92%) Modbus
5 3 (1.92%) VLAN
6 1 (0.64%) SSL
6 1 (0.64%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.64%) tcpdump
6 1 (0.64%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.64%) Hadoop
General
1 19 (12.18%) Finance
2 16 (10.26%) Social Skills
3 9 (5.77%) Telecoms
4 7 (4.49%) Legal
5 5 (3.21%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (1.92%) Law
7 2 (1.28%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.64%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 69 (44.23%) Security Specialist
2 68 (43.59%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 20 (12.82%) Architect
4 17 (10.90%) Security Architect
5 16 (10.26%) Consultant
5 16 (10.26%) Security Consultant
6 13 (8.33%) Security Manager
7 10 (6.41%) Analyst
8 9 (5.77%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 8 (5.13%) Bid Consultant
9 8 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 8 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 8 (5.13%) Information Architect
9 8 (5.13%) Information Security Architect
9 8 (5.13%) Security Analyst
9 8 (5.13%) Senior
10 7 (4.49%) Lead
11 6 (3.85%) Head of Compliance
11 6 (3.85%) Head of Information
11 6 (3.85%) Head of Information Assurance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.69%) Web Services
2 6 (3.85%) Middleware
3 3 (1.92%) REST
3 3 (1.92%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 28 (17.95%) Management Information System
2 16 (10.26%) Security Posture
3 8 (5.13%) Data Centre
3 8 (5.13%) Operational Technology
3 8 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (3.85%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (3.85%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (3.21%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (3.21%) Cyberattack
6 4 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (1.92%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.92%) IoT
7 3 (1.92%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.92%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.92%) SCADA
8 1 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.64%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.56%) Windows
2 3 (1.92%) Kali Linux
3 2 (1.28%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.64%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (78.85%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (33.33%) Information Security
3 35 (22.44%) Security Management
4 30 (19.23%) Security Architecture
4 30 (19.23%) Vulnerability Management
5 27 (17.31%) Incident Response
6 24 (15.38%) Risk Management
7 21 (13.46%) Security Operations
8 20 (12.82%) Information Assurance
9 18 (11.54%) Information Security Management
10 16 (10.26%) Application Security
10 16 (10.26%) SIEM
11 15 (9.62%) ITIL
12 14 (8.97%) Computer Science
12 14 (8.97%) Stakeholder Management
13 13 (8.33%) OWASP
14 12 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
14 12 (7.69%) Incident Management
15 11 (7.05%) Penetration Testing
15 11 (7.05%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.21%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.56%) Python
3 3 (1.92%) SQL
4 1 (0.64%) C++
Qualifications
1 35 (22.44%) CISSP
2 24 (15.38%) Degree
3 22 (14.10%) Security Cleared
4 21 (13.46%) CISM
5 16 (10.26%) SC Cleared
6 11 (7.05%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (6.41%) CCSK
7 10 (6.41%) CISA
8 9 (5.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 9 (5.77%) CCSP
9 7 (4.49%) GIAC
10 6 (3.85%) GPEN
11 5 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (2.56%) CRISC
13 3 (1.92%) AWS Certification
13 3 (1.92%) Azure Certification
13 3 (1.92%) CESG Certified Professional
13 3 (1.92%) CGEIT
13 3 (1.92%) PCI QSA
14 2 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (53.21%) GRC
2 68 (43.59%) Def Stans
3 55 (35.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (17.31%) GDPR
5 20 (12.82%) PCI DSS
6 16 (10.26%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (10.26%) NIST 800
7 12 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 12 (7.69%) JSP 440
7 12 (7.69%) RMADS
8 11 (7.05%) COBIT
8 11 (7.05%) NCSC
9 3 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.28%) SLA
10 2 (1.28%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.64%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 2 (1.28%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (3.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (3.85%) Nessus
2 3 (1.92%) Suricata
Vendors
1 21 (13.46%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.85%) Qualys
3 4 (2.56%) Splunk
4 3 (1.92%) Cisco
4 3 (1.92%) Juniper
4 3 (1.92%) Oracle
4 3 (1.92%) Palo Alto
5 1 (0.64%) Darktrace
5 1 (0.64%) SonicWALL
5 1 (0.64%) Tripwire
5 1 (0.64%) VMware