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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 712 630 485
Rank change year-on-year -82 -145 +245
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 102 39 286
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.086% 0.080% 0.41%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.80% 0.52% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 44 9 9
10th Percentile £38,500 £39,500 £41,000
25th Percentile £45,863 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £45,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.56% -13.46% +10.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £61,000 £54,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £62,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -13.46% +13.04%

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 12,701 7,566 9,937
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.66% 15.47% 14.10%
Number of salaries quoted 7,818 4,218 4,646
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £58,465
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -1.65% -2.56%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £97,500
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 16 October 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 16 October 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
England -83 86 £62,500 +38.89% 9
UK excluding London -81 83 £60,000 +33.33% 8
South West -33 36 £75,000 +20.00% 1
North of England -74 14 £86,250 +43.75% 1
London -66 12 £62,500 +23.76% 1
North West -41 10 £87,500 +45.83%
East of England -42 9 £57,500 -
Midlands -39 8 £39,000 - 3
South East -53 7 £39,000 -13.33% 3
Scotland - 7 £54,000 -
Work from Home -38 6 £39,000 -2.50% 1
West Midlands - 5 £39,000 - 3
East Midlands -35 3 £62,500 -
Yorkshire - 3 £85,000 - 1
Wales - 2 £44,250 -
North East -71 1 - -

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 8 (7.84%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.90%) SharePoint 2013
3 1 (0.98%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 5 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.92%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.98%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (0.98%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.92%) Power Platform
2 1 (0.98%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.98%) Converged Networks
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.92%) Power BI
General
1 52 (50.98%) Social Skills
2 25 (24.51%) Finance
3 17 (16.67%) Law
3 17 (16.67%) Telecoms
4 16 (15.69%) Legal
5 15 (14.71%) Military
6 13 (12.75%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (10.78%) Back Office
8 10 (9.80%) Manufacturing
9 9 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (5.88%) Retail
11 5 (4.90%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (4.90%) Local Government
12 4 (3.92%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (2.94%) French Language
14 2 (1.96%) Electronics
15 1 (0.98%) Advertising
15 1 (0.98%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (15.69%) Project Manager
2 8 (7.84%) Electrical Engineer
3 6 (5.88%) Technical Manager
4 5 (4.90%) SAP Manager
4 5 (4.90%) SAP Project Manager
4 5 (4.90%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (3.92%) Head of Compliance
5 4 (3.92%) Lead
6 3 (2.94%) Compliance Manager
6 3 (2.94%) Health and Safety Manager
6 3 (2.94%) Technical Assurance Manager
7 2 (1.96%) Business Development Manager
7 2 (1.96%) Business Manager
7 2 (1.96%) Facilities Engineer
7 2 (1.96%) Facilities Manager
7 2 (1.96%) Instrumentation Engineer
7 2 (1.96%) Support Engineer
7 2 (1.96%) Team Leader
7 2 (1.96%) Technical Support
7 2 (1.96%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 32 (31.37%) FMCG
2 25 (24.51%) Driving Licence
3 9 (8.82%) Data Centre
3 9 (8.82%) Onboarding
3 9 (8.82%) SCADA
4 7 (6.86%) Management Information System
5 4 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.96%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.98%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (28.43%) ERP
2 24 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 20 (19.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 16 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (11.76%) Risk Management
6 11 (10.78%) Programme Management
6 11 (10.78%) Resource Management
7 10 (9.80%) Facilities Management
7 10 (9.80%) Root Cause Analysis
8 9 (8.82%) Internal Audit
9 8 (7.84%) Customer Service
9 8 (7.84%) Preventative Maintenance
9 8 (7.84%) Regulatory Compliance
9 8 (7.84%) Service Delivery
10 7 (6.86%) Coaching
10 7 (6.86%) Decision-Making
10 7 (6.86%) Incident Management
10 7 (6.86%) Risk Assessment
11 6 (5.88%) Project Management
11 6 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 29 (28.43%) Degree
2 20 (19.61%) HNC
3 15 (14.71%) HND
4 9 (8.82%) Security Cleared
5 7 (6.86%) City & Guilds
6 6 (5.88%) DV Cleared
6 6 (5.88%) SC Cleared
7 4 (3.92%) NVQ Level 3
8 3 (2.94%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (1.96%) DBS Check
9 2 (1.96%) PMP
10 1 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.98%) CCNA
10 1 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.98%) IRCA
10 1 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.98%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.98%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.98%) NVQ Level 5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (12.75%) ISO 14001
2 12 (11.76%) ISO 9001
3 8 (7.84%) COSHH
4 5 (4.90%) SLA
5 4 (3.92%) Data Quality
6 3 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (1.96%) GMP
7 2 (1.96%) GRC
8 1 (0.98%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.98%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 1 (0.98%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 11 (10.78%) NEC
2 9 (8.82%) SAP
3 4 (3.92%) Microsoft
4 3 (2.94%) Allen-Bradley
4 3 (2.94%) Siemens
5 1 (0.98%) Cisco
5 1 (0.98%) HubSpot
5 1 (0.98%) Lotus
5 1 (0.98%) Thales