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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 705 629 477
Rank change year-on-year -76 -152 +246
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 100 38 289
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.085% 0.077% 0.40%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.81% 0.49% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 41 8 10
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,750 £41,125
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -9.95% +8.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £61,375 £54,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £62,875 £55,138
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,750 £45,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year +30.56% -14.69% +12.23%

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 12,389 7,719 10,217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.49% 15.62% 14.06%
Number of salaries quoted 7,649 4,224 4,781
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 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £77,500
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 10 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 10 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 -73 85 £62,500 +31.58% 79
UK excluding London -77 84 £58,750 +30.56% 71
South West -39 36 £75,000 +20.00% 9
North of England -65 15 £86,250 +43.75% 10
North West -32 11 £87,500 +45.83% 7
London -38 11 £62,500 +2.46% 19
East of England -32 8 £57,500 - 6
South East -52 8 £39,000 -13.33% 13
Scotland - 8 - - 5
Midlands -35 7 £39,000 - 19
Work from Home -48 6 £39,000 - 7
West Midlands - 5 £39,000 - 8
Yorkshire - 3 £85,000 - 3
East Midlands -34 2 £62,500 - 11
Wales - 2 £44,250 - 3
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 (8.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (5.00%) SharePoint 2013
3 1 (1.00%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 5 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.00%) MS Visio
3 3 (3.00%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.00%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (1.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.00%) Converged Networks
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.00%) Power BI
General
1 49 (49.00%) Social Skills
2 27 (27.00%) Finance
3 17 (17.00%) Legal
4 16 (16.00%) Law
5 15 (15.00%) Telecoms
6 14 (14.00%) Military
6 14 (14.00%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (10.00%) Back Office
7 10 (10.00%) Manufacturing
8 9 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (5.00%) Local Government
9 5 (5.00%) Pharmaceutical
9 5 (5.00%) Retail
10 4 (4.00%) French Language
10 4 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (2.00%) Electronics
12 1 (1.00%) Advertising
12 1 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (1.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (17.00%) Project Manager
2 7 (7.00%) Electrical Engineer
2 7 (7.00%) SAP Manager
2 7 (7.00%) SAP Project Manager
3 6 (6.00%) Technical Engineer
3 6 (6.00%) Technical Manager
4 4 (4.00%) Head of Compliance
5 3 (3.00%) Compliance Manager
5 3 (3.00%) Facilities Engineer
5 3 (3.00%) Health and Safety Manager
5 3 (3.00%) Lead
5 3 (3.00%) Support Engineer
5 3 (3.00%) Technical Assurance Manager
5 3 (3.00%) Technical Support
5 3 (3.00%) Technical Support Engineer
6 2 (2.00%) Business Development Manager
6 2 (2.00%) Business Manager
6 2 (2.00%) Development Manager
6 2 (2.00%) Facilities Manager
6 2 (2.00%) Instrumentation Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 32 (32.00%) FMCG
2 24 (24.00%) Driving Licence
3 9 (9.00%) Onboarding
4 8 (8.00%) Data Centre
4 8 (8.00%) SCADA
5 7 (7.00%) Management Information System
6 3 (3.00%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (2.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (29.00%) ERP
2 23 (23.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 21 (21.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (14.00%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (11.00%) Risk Management
6 10 (10.00%) Programme Management
6 10 (10.00%) Resource Management
7 9 (9.00%) Internal Audit
7 9 (9.00%) Root Cause Analysis
8 8 (8.00%) Customer Service
8 8 (8.00%) Facilities Management
8 8 (8.00%) Service Delivery
9 7 (7.00%) Coaching
9 7 (7.00%) Decision-Making
9 7 (7.00%) Incident Management
9 7 (7.00%) Preventative Maintenance
9 7 (7.00%) Project Management
9 7 (7.00%) Regulatory Compliance
9 7 (7.00%) Risk Assessment
10 5 (5.00%) Customer-Centricity
Qualifications
1 28 (28.00%) Degree
2 17 (17.00%) HNC
3 13 (13.00%) HND
4 10 (10.00%) Security Cleared
5 7 (7.00%) DV Cleared
5 7 (7.00%) SC Cleared
6 6 (6.00%) City & Guilds
7 3 (3.00%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (3.00%) NVQ Level 3
7 3 (3.00%) PMP
8 1 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.00%) CCNA
8 1 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.00%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.00%) IRCA
8 1 (1.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (1.00%) Master's Degree
8 1 (1.00%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.00%) NVQ Level 5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (13.00%) ISO 14001
2 12 (12.00%) ISO 9001
3 8 (8.00%) COSHH
4 5 (5.00%) SLA
5 4 (4.00%) Data Quality
6 3 (3.00%) GMP
6 3 (3.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (1.00%) Accessibility
7 1 (1.00%) GRC
7 1 (1.00%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 1 (1.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 11 (11.00%) SAP
2 10 (10.00%) NEC
3 4 (4.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (3.00%) Allen-Bradley
4 3 (3.00%) Siemens
5 1 (1.00%) Cisco
5 1 (1.00%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.00%) Lotus
5 1 (1.00%) Thales