NEBOSH Job Trends

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 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 634 467 754
Rank change year-on-year -167 +287 +228
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 33 248 55
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.051% 0.48% 0.075%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.41% 2.97% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 15 25 37
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.05% +27.65% -10.53%
75th Percentile £47,500 £54,875 £63,250
90th Percentile - £58,264 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,250 £42,500
% change year-on-year -17.05% +27.65% -10.53%

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 8,076 8,351 10,343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.58% 16.24% 14.07%
Number of salaries quoted 4,481 3,692 7,707
10th Percentile £30,250 £32,500 £27,965
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,186 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.36% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% -

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
Top 11 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 3 February 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 -161 30 £45,000 -17.05% 10
England -158 28 £45,000 -17.05% 11
Work from Home +56 16 £45,000 - 2
South West +1 13 £45,000 -18.16% 1
North West +13 7 - - 1
North of England -51 7 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 1
South East +7 4 £45,000 -17.05% 2
London +38 3 £40,000 -14.89% 2
East Midlands -96 1 - -
Midlands -109 1 - - 3

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:

Applications
1 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.06%) PPP
General
1 16 (48.48%) Social Skills
2 8 (24.24%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (15.15%) Environmental Health
3 5 (15.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (15.15%) Law
3 5 (15.15%) Local Government
3 5 (15.15%) Military
3 5 (15.15%) Telecoms
4 3 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 8 (24.24%) Consultant
2 5 (15.15%) Coordinator
2 5 (15.15%) Delivery Manager
2 5 (15.15%) Project Manager
2 5 (15.15%) Service Delivery Manager
2 5 (15.15%) Service Manager
3 4 (12.12%) Lead
4 3 (9.09%) Auditor
4 3 (9.09%) Senior
5 1 (3.03%) Field Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Field Service Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Senior Field Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Senior Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (24.24%) Driving Licence
2 3 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.03%) Industry 4.0
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (39.39%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (15.15%) Business Strategy
2 5 (15.15%) Change Control
2 5 (15.15%) Customer Service
2 5 (15.15%) Logistics
2 5 (15.15%) Service Delivery
2 5 (15.15%) Statistics
3 3 (9.09%) Technology Transformation
4 2 (6.06%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 14 (42.42%) Degree
2 5 (15.15%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (9.09%) DV Cleared
3 3 (9.09%) NVQ Level 3
3 3 (9.09%) SC Cleared
3 3 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (36.36%) ISO 14001
2 5 (15.15%) SLA
3 3 (9.09%) GRC
3 3 (9.09%) ISO 9001
3 3 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (6.06%) TOWER Software
2 1 (3.03%) Allen-Bradley