NEBOSH
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring NEBOSH skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 716 622 528
Rank change year-on-year -94 -94 +224
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 94 38 265
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.080% 0.077% 0.35%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.77% 0.49% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 38 7 9
10th Percentile £38,500 £43,302 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,813 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £61,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £86,875 £63,000 £57,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £47,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +36.84% -11.21% -18.94%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

NEBOSH 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 12,274 7,698 10,407
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.49% 15.63% 13.60%
Number of salaries quoted 7,638 4,237 5,164
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,000 £40,388
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,900 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £97,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

NEBOSH
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NEBOSH relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

NEBOSH job vacancy trend in the UK

NEBOSH
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing NEBOSH.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing NEBOSH

NEBOSH
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing NEBOSH over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.

Salary histogram for NEBOSH in the UK

NEBOSH
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NEBOSH within the UK over the 6 months to 24 September 2026. 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
UK excluding London -76 82 £65,000 +36.84% 75
England -75 81 £62,500 +25.00% 86
South West -44 35 £75,000 +20.00% 11
North of England -66 16 £87,500 +45.83% 11
North West -33 12 £87,500 +45.83% 6
London -48 9 £62,500 +2.46% 15
South East -49 9 £39,000 -13.33% 16
Scotland - 9 - - 4
Work from Home -38 7 £39,000 -7.46% 9
East of England -31 6 £57,500 - 11
Midlands -46 6 £39,000 -7.46% 16
West Midlands -42 5 £39,000 -7.46% 9
Yorkshire - 3 £85,000 - 5
East Midlands -27 1 £55,000 - 7
North East -65 1 - - 1
Wales - 1 £48,500 - 4

NEBOSH
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (6.38%) SharePoint
2 5 (5.32%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (5.32%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (3.19%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.13%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.26%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.06%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.06%) Converged Networks
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.26%) Power BI
General
1 44 (46.81%) Social Skills
2 28 (29.79%) Finance
3 18 (19.15%) Legal
4 15 (15.96%) Law
5 14 (14.89%) Telecoms
6 13 (13.83%) Military
6 13 (13.83%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (12.77%) Manufacturing
8 9 (9.57%) Back Office
9 8 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (7.45%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (5.32%) French Language
11 5 (5.32%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (5.32%) Local Government
12 4 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (3.19%) Retail
14 1 (1.06%) Aerospace
14 1 (1.06%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (18.09%) Project Manager
2 8 (8.51%) SAP Manager
2 8 (8.51%) SAP Project Manager
3 7 (7.45%) Technical Engineer
4 6 (6.38%) Facilities Engineer
4 6 (6.38%) Support Engineer
4 6 (6.38%) Technical Support
4 6 (6.38%) Technical Support Engineer
5 4 (4.26%) Head of Compliance
5 4 (4.26%) Technical Manager
6 3 (3.19%) Compliance Manager
6 3 (3.19%) Electrical Engineer
6 3 (3.19%) Health and Safety Manager
7 2 (2.13%) Business Development Manager
7 2 (2.13%) Business Manager
7 2 (2.13%) Development Manager
7 2 (2.13%) Facilities Manager
7 2 (2.13%) Senior
8 1 (1.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 1 (1.06%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 32 (34.04%) FMCG
2 20 (21.28%) Driving Licence
3 7 (7.45%) Data Centre
3 7 (7.45%) Management Information System
4 6 (6.38%) Onboarding
5 3 (3.19%) SCADA
5 3 (3.19%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (30.85%) ERP
2 23 (24.47%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (21.28%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (12.77%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (10.64%) Project Management
6 9 (9.57%) Customer Service
6 9 (9.57%) Internal Audit
6 9 (9.57%) Programme Management
6 9 (9.57%) Resource Management
6 9 (9.57%) Risk Management
6 9 (9.57%) Root Cause Analysis
7 8 (8.51%) Facilities Management
7 8 (8.51%) Service Delivery
8 7 (7.45%) Decision-Making
8 7 (7.45%) Incident Management
8 7 (7.45%) Regulatory Compliance
8 7 (7.45%) Risk Assessment
9 6 (6.38%) Coaching
9 6 (6.38%) Customer-Centricity
9 6 (6.38%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 27 (28.72%) Degree
2 11 (11.70%) HNC
2 11 (11.70%) Security Cleared
3 10 (10.64%) HND
4 8 (8.51%) DV Cleared
4 8 (8.51%) SC Cleared
5 6 (6.38%) PMP
6 2 (2.13%) City & Guilds
7 1 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.06%) CCNA
7 1 (1.06%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (1.06%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.06%) IRCA
7 1 (1.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (1.06%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.06%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.06%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (1.06%) NVQ Level 5
7 1 (1.06%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.06%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (13.83%) ISO 14001
2 10 (10.64%) ISO 9001
3 8 (8.51%) COSHH
4 6 (6.38%) GMP
5 5 (5.32%) SLA
6 4 (4.26%) Data Quality
7 3 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (1.06%) Accessibility
8 1 (1.06%) GRC
8 1 (1.06%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (9.57%) NEC
2 8 (8.51%) SAP
3 2 (2.13%) Allen-Bradley
3 2 (2.13%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.13%) Siemens
4 1 (1.06%) Cisco
4 1 (1.06%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.06%) Thales