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 5 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 671 532 780
Rank change year-on-year -139 +248 +180
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 24 95 84
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.23% 0.092%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.27% 1.45% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 12 22 58
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,875 £47,000 £32,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,250 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.05% +26.16% -9.47%
75th Percentile £47,500 £54,875 £63,250
90th Percentile - £58,646 £77,500
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 8,977 6,559 12,753
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.07% 16.03% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 5,212 3,830 9,047
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £27,300
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £70,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.94% +11.58% -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 5 April 2026.

Salary histogram for NEBOSH in the UK

NEBOSH
Top 8 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 5 April 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 -135 21 £45,000 -17.05% 13
England -113 19 £45,000 -17.05% 13
Work from Home +10 16 £45,000 +25.00% 1
South West -39 13 £45,000 -18.16%
Northern Ireland - 5 - -
London -22 3 £40,000 -18.58% 1
North West -31 3 £65,000 +26.86% 3
North of England -85 3 £65,000 +26.86% 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:

Applications
1 6 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
General
1 16 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 8 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (20.83%) Environmental Health
3 5 (20.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Manufacturing
4 3 (12.50%) Public Sector
5 2 (8.33%) Finance
5 2 (8.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 8 (33.33%) Consultant
2 5 (20.83%) Coordinator
2 5 (20.83%) Project Manager
3 3 (12.50%) Auditor
3 3 (12.50%) Facilities Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Support Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Technical Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Technical Support
3 3 (12.50%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (33.33%) Driving Licence
2 3 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (20.83%) Change Control
2 5 (20.83%) Logistics
2 5 (20.83%) Statistics
3 3 (12.50%) PRINCE2
3 3 (12.50%) Project Management
3 3 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (4.17%) Asset Management
4 1 (4.17%) CAD
4 1 (4.17%) CAFM
4 1 (4.17%) Energy Management
4 1 (4.17%) Performance Monitoring
4 1 (4.17%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (4.17%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 11 (45.83%) Degree
2 5 (20.83%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (12.50%) DV Cleared
3 3 (12.50%) NVQ Level 3
3 3 (12.50%) PMP
3 3 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 3 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 1 (4.17%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.17%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) GMP
1 3 (12.50%) GRC
1 3 (12.50%) ISO 14001
1 3 (12.50%) ISO 9001
1 3 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.17%) QA