NEBOSH Job Trends

NEBOSH
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring NEBOSH skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 640 540 755
Rank change year-on-year -100 +215 +416
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 33 258 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.067% 0.33% 0.031%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.43% 2.47% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 7 12 2
10th Percentile £43,302 £31,000 £45,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,625 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% +11.05% +7.95%
75th Percentile £61,750 £57,500 £50,625
90th Percentile £63,000 - £51,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.95% +17.22% -2.17%

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 7,686 10,431 8,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.60% 13.41% 14.35%
Number of salaries quoted 4,219 5,354 6,745
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,136 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,549 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% -5.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,250 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +4.00%

NEBOSH
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing NEBOSH as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for NEBOSH 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 September 2025.

Salary histogram for NEBOSH in the UK

NEBOSH
Top 13 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 September 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 -106 29 £50,000 +3.09% 23
UK excluding London -120 27 £47,500 -9.95% 20
North of England +50 17 £60,000 +15.38% 4
North West +11 16 £60,000 +15.38% 2
East of England -8 4 - -
South East +34 3 £45,000 - 8
London +60 2 £61,000 - 8
Work from Home +56 2 £42,143 - 11
Midlands -102 2 £42,143 - 5
South West +59 1 £62,500 +83.82% 1
West Midlands +47 1 £42,143 - 3
North East +9 1 - -
East Midlands -109 1 - - 2

NEBOSH
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 9 (27.27%) PPP
2 1 (3.03%) ATM
2 1 (3.03%) Internet
General
1 14 (42.42%) Social Skills
2 11 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 6 (18.18%) Finance
4 5 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (6.06%) Telecoms
7 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.03%) Law
7 1 (3.03%) Legal
7 1 (3.03%) Military
7 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.03%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (33.33%) Senior
2 7 (21.21%) Coordinator
3 4 (12.12%) Business Manager
4 3 (9.09%) Lead
4 3 (9.09%) Support Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Operations Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Audit Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Business Operations Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Data Centre Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Development Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Engineering Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Facilities Coordinator
6 1 (3.03%) Facilities Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Field Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Field Service Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Health and Safety Manager
6 1 (3.03%) Safety Advisor
6 1 (3.03%) Senior Field Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Senior Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.18%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.06%) Data Centre
2 2 (6.06%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.03%) FMCG
3 1 (3.03%) Industry 4.0
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 9 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (27.27%) Project Management
3 8 (24.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (21.21%) Business Continuity
4 7 (21.21%) Cost Reduction
5 6 (18.18%) Chemistry
6 5 (15.15%) Budget Management
6 5 (15.15%) Cost Management
6 5 (15.15%) Time Management
7 4 (12.12%) Performance Optimisation
7 4 (12.12%) PRINCE2
7 4 (12.12%) Process Improvement
7 4 (12.12%) Risk Management
7 4 (12.12%) Service Delivery
8 3 (9.09%) Data Management
8 3 (9.09%) ITIL
8 3 (9.09%) Performance Management
8 3 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance
8 3 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 19 (57.58%) Degree
2 3 (9.09%) AAT
2 3 (9.09%) CIMA
2 3 (9.09%) CIPD
2 3 (9.09%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.03%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.09%) GDPR
1 3 (9.09%) ISO 14001
2 1 (3.03%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 9 (27.27%) TOWER Software
2 1 (3.03%) Allen-Bradley