NIST Jobs in the Thames Valley

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 185 154 204
Rank change year-on-year -31 +50 -3
Permanent jobs citing NIST 58 105 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.86% 1.75% 1.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.16% 7.95% 6.93%
Number of salaries quoted 32 27 61
10th Percentile £56,250 £50,300 £62,500
25th Percentile £66,250 £65,152 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.83% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £76,563 £89,375 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,500 £65,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -22.31% -10.34% +28.89%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 941 1,320 1,168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.02% 22.00% 16.76%
Number of salaries quoted 544 514 647
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £48,841 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% -11.20% -
75th Percentile £63,748 £66,250 £73,625
90th Percentile £76,250 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £45,125 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.52% -2.86% +5.00%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Berkshire -2 43 £69,000 -18.82% 5
Oxfordshire +3 11 £47,500 -32.14%
Buckinghamshire -13 4 £74,500 -3.87% 1
NIST
South East

NIST
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 13 (22.41%) Azure
2 8 (13.79%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (10.34%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (8.62%) AWS
5 2 (3.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (27.59%) Network Security
2 8 (13.79%) Firewall
3 7 (12.07%) Internet
3 7 (12.07%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (10.34%) VPN
5 1 (1.72%) DMZ
5 1 (1.72%) Modbus
5 1 (1.72%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.72%) tcpdump
5 1 (1.72%) VLAN
5 1 (1.72%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.72%) Hadoop
General
1 16 (27.59%) Finance
2 9 (15.52%) Social Skills
2 9 (15.52%) Telecoms
3 5 (8.62%) Legal
4 2 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.45%) Law
4 2 (3.45%) Retail
5 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (27.59%) Architect
2 15 (25.86%) Security Architect
3 13 (22.41%) Consultant
3 13 (22.41%) Security Consultant
4 8 (13.79%) Bid Consultant
5 7 (12.07%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 7 (12.07%) Information Architect
5 7 (12.07%) Information Security Architect
5 7 (12.07%) Security Manager
6 6 (10.34%) Head of Compliance
6 6 (10.34%) Head of Information
6 6 (10.34%) Head of Information Assurance
6 6 (10.34%) Security Assurance Manager
7 5 (8.62%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 4 (6.90%) Coordinator
8 4 (6.90%) Lead
8 4 (6.90%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 3 (5.17%) Senior
10 2 (3.45%) Information Officer
10 2 (3.45%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (10.34%) Web Services
2 1 (1.72%) REST
2 1 (1.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (25.86%) Management Information System
1 15 (25.86%) Security Posture
2 10 (17.24%) Data Centre
3 8 (13.79%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (10.34%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (10.34%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (8.62%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (5.17%) IoT
6 3 (5.17%) Operational Technology
7 2 (3.45%) Cloud Native
7 2 (3.45%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (3.45%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (1.72%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (1.72%) Cyberattack
8 1 (1.72%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.72%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (1.72%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.62%) Kali Linux
2 1 (1.72%) Linux
2 1 (1.72%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (58.62%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (53.45%) Information Security
3 22 (37.93%) Security Management
4 20 (34.48%) Information Assurance
4 20 (34.48%) Vulnerability Management
5 19 (32.76%) Incident Response
5 19 (32.76%) Security Operations
6 17 (29.31%) Risk Management
7 16 (27.59%) Security Architecture
8 15 (25.86%) Application Security
8 15 (25.86%) OWASP
9 13 (22.41%) Software Engineering
10 12 (20.69%) Computer Science
10 12 (20.69%) Penetration Testing
10 12 (20.69%) SIEM
10 12 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (18.97%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (18.97%) Identity Access Management
12 10 (17.24%) Data Protection
13 9 (15.52%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.62%) PowerShell
1 5 (8.62%) Python
2 1 (1.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (41.38%) CISSP
2 20 (34.48%) Degree
3 16 (27.59%) Security Cleared
4 11 (18.97%) CISM
5 10 (17.24%) SC Cleared
6 9 (15.52%) CCSK
7 8 (13.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (13.79%) CCSP
7 8 (13.79%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (12.07%) CISA
9 6 (10.34%) GIAC
9 6 (10.34%) GPEN
10 5 (8.62%) AWS Certification
10 5 (8.62%) Azure Certification
11 2 (3.45%) CRISC
11 2 (3.45%) ISACA
12 1 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (70.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (39.66%) GDPR
3 14 (24.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (24.14%) GRC
4 13 (22.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 12 (20.69%) JSP 440
5 12 (20.69%) NIST 800
5 12 (20.69%) RMADS
6 10 (17.24%) PCI DSS
7 7 (12.07%) COBIT
8 6 (10.34%) NCSC
9 3 (5.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (3.45%) COSO
10 2 (3.45%) ITGC
10 2 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (3.45%) SLA
10 2 (3.45%) SOC 2
11 1 (1.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (1.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
Systems Management
1 6 (10.34%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (10.34%) Nessus
2 5 (8.62%) Suricata
Vendors
1 13 (22.41%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.34%) Qualys
2 6 (10.34%) Splunk
3 5 (8.62%) Cisco
3 5 (8.62%) Juniper
3 5 (8.62%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.72%) Oracle