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 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 626 479 720
Rank change year-on-year -147 +241 +421
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 40 284 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.081% 0.41% 0.032%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.52% 2.90% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 10 8 5
10th Percentile £39,750 - £44,100
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,750 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.69% +12.23% +2.73%
75th Percentile £58,250 £54,875 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,625 - £73,200
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,750 £46,000
% change year-on-year -14.69% +14.67% -3.16%

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 7,672 9,810 8,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.58% 14.19% 14.46%
Number of salaries quoted 4,263 4,527 6,141
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

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
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing NEBOSH over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.

Salary histogram for NEBOSH in the UK

NEBOSH
Top 12 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 23 October 2025. 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 -125 36 £45,000 -13.46% 27
UK excluding London -156 33 £45,000 -14.69% 20
North of England +16 22 £60,000 +15.38% 5
North West +7 21 £60,000 +15.38% 4
South East +20 5 £45,000 -17.05% 6
East of England -2 4 - -
London +73 3 £40,000 - 7
Work from Home +49 3 £40,000 - 9
South West +33 1 £62,500 - 1
North East +1 1 - -
East Midlands -113 1 - - 3
Midlands -130 1 - - 7

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:

Communications & Networking
1 9 (22.50%) PPP
2 1 (2.50%) ATM
2 1 (2.50%) Internet
General
1 14 (35.00%) Social Skills
2 12 (30.00%) Manufacturing
3 7 (17.50%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (17.50%) Telecoms
4 6 (15.00%) Finance
4 6 (15.00%) Law
4 6 (15.00%) Military
5 5 (12.50%) Local Government
6 3 (7.50%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (5.00%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.50%) Legal
Job Titles
1 10 (25.00%) Senior
2 7 (17.50%) Coordinator
3 5 (12.50%) Delivery Manager
3 5 (12.50%) Lead
3 5 (12.50%) Service Delivery Manager
3 5 (12.50%) Service Manager
4 4 (10.00%) Business Manager
5 3 (7.50%) Support Manager
6 2 (5.00%) Auditor
6 2 (5.00%) Operations Manager
7 1 (2.50%) Audit Manager
7 1 (2.50%) Business Operations Manager
7 1 (2.50%) Development Manager
7 1 (2.50%) Engineering Manager
7 1 (2.50%) Facilities Coordinator
7 1 (2.50%) Facilities Manager
7 1 (2.50%) Field Engineer
7 1 (2.50%) Field Service Engineer
7 1 (2.50%) Senior Field Engineer
7 1 (2.50%) Senior Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (10.00%) Driving Licence
3 3 (7.50%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.50%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.50%) FMCG
4 1 (2.50%) Industry 4.0
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (35.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 9 (22.50%) Project Management
3 9 (22.50%) Service Delivery
4 8 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (17.50%) Cost Reduction
5 7 (17.50%) Customer Service
6 6 (15.00%) Business Continuity
6 6 (15.00%) Chemistry
7 5 (12.50%) Budget Management
7 5 (12.50%) Business Strategy
7 5 (12.50%) Cost Management
7 5 (12.50%) Time Management
8 4 (10.00%) Performance Optimisation
8 4 (10.00%) PRINCE2
8 4 (10.00%) Process Improvement
9 3 (7.50%) Facilities Management
9 3 (7.50%) ITIL
9 3 (7.50%) Regulatory Compliance
9 3 (7.50%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 23 (57.50%) Degree
2 3 (7.50%) AAT
2 3 (7.50%) CIMA
2 3 (7.50%) CIPD
2 3 (7.50%) DBS Check
3 2 (5.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (5.00%) NVQ Level 3
3 2 (5.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.50%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (30.00%) ISO 14001
2 5 (12.50%) SLA
3 3 (7.50%) GDPR
3 3 (7.50%) ISO 9001
4 2 (5.00%) GRC
4 2 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 9 (22.50%) TOWER Software
2 1 (2.50%) Allen-Bradley