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 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 597 472 706
Rank change year-on-year -125 +234 +351
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 52 310 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.096% 0.47% 0.033%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.68% 3.16% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 19 22 4
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £43,950
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,688 £44,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,875 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.47% +17.12% -3.16%
75th Percentile £47,500 £54,875 £57,000
90th Percentile £61,300 £58,646 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,250 £46,000
% change year-on-year -17.05% +17.93% -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 7,641 9,813 7,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.12% 14.81% 14.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4,436 4,525 5,850
10th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £31,509
25th Percentile £40,750 £42,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £93,750
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 29 November 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 29 November 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
UK excluding London -152 44 £45,000 -17.05% 11
England -137 43 £45,000 -17.05% 11
North of England +34 19 £60,000 +15.38% 1
North West +62 18 £60,000 +15.38% 1
Work from Home +88 14 £45,000 - 1
South West +27 11 £45,000 -18.16% 1
South East +37 5 £45,000 -17.05% 3
Northern Ireland - 5 - -
London +65 4 £40,000 -14.89%
East of England +31 3 - - 2
North East +3 1 - -
East Midlands -100 1 - -
Midlands -112 1 - - 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 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 6 (11.54%) PPP
2 1 (1.92%) ATM
2 1 (1.92%) Internet
General
1 28 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 11 (21.15%) Manufacturing
2 11 (21.15%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (13.46%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (13.46%) Telecoms
4 6 (11.54%) Finance
4 6 (11.54%) Law
4 6 (11.54%) Military
5 5 (9.62%) Environmental Health
5 5 (9.62%) Local Government
6 3 (5.77%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.92%) Legal
Job Titles
1 12 (23.08%) Coordinator
2 8 (15.38%) Consultant
3 7 (13.46%) Senior
4 5 (9.62%) Delivery Manager
4 5 (9.62%) Lead
4 5 (9.62%) Service Delivery Manager
4 5 (9.62%) Service Manager
5 4 (7.69%) Business Manager
6 3 (5.77%) Auditor
6 3 (5.77%) Support Manager
7 2 (3.85%) Operations Manager
7 2 (3.85%) Project Manager
8 1 (1.92%) Audit Manager
8 1 (1.92%) Business Operations Manager
8 1 (1.92%) Development Manager
8 1 (1.92%) Engineering Manager
8 1 (1.92%) Facilities Manager
8 1 (1.92%) Field Engineer
8 1 (1.92%) Field Service Engineer
8 1 (1.92%) Senior Field Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (13.46%) Driving Licence
2 6 (11.54%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.92%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.92%) FMCG
4 1 (1.92%) Industry 4.0
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (17.31%) Service Delivery
3 8 (15.38%) Project Management
4 7 (13.46%) Cost Reduction
4 7 (13.46%) Customer Service
4 7 (13.46%) Mentoring
4 7 (13.46%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (11.54%) Business Continuity
5 6 (11.54%) Chemistry
5 6 (11.54%) Logistics
6 5 (9.62%) Budget Management
6 5 (9.62%) Business Strategy
6 5 (9.62%) Statistics
7 4 (7.69%) Cost Management
7 4 (7.69%) PRINCE2
7 4 (7.69%) Process Improvement
7 4 (7.69%) Time Management
8 3 (5.77%) ITIL
8 3 (5.77%) Risk Management
8 3 (5.77%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 25 (48.08%) Degree
2 3 (5.77%) AAT
2 3 (5.77%) CIMA
2 3 (5.77%) CIPD
2 3 (5.77%) DBS Check
2 3 (5.77%) DV Cleared
2 3 (5.77%) NVQ Level 3
2 3 (5.77%) SC Cleared
2 3 (5.77%) Security Cleared
3 2 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.92%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (25.00%) ISO 14001
2 5 (9.62%) SLA
3 4 (7.69%) ISO 9001
4 3 (5.77%) GDPR
4 3 (5.77%) GRC
4 3 (5.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 6 (11.54%) TOWER Software
2 1 (1.92%) Allen-Bradley