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 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 729 640 810
Rank change year-on-year -89 +170 +55
Permanent jobs citing NEBOSH 29 31 87
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.031% 0.068% 0.081%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.29% 0.43% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 16 5 57
10th Percentile - £37,902 £28,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £40,754 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £47,683 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.21% +5.96% -
75th Percentile £60,938 £54,793 £63,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £56,417 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £44,913 £42,500
% change year-on-year -13.17% +5.68% +5.59%

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 10,112 7,207 13,594
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.65% 15.90% 12.69%
Number of salaries quoted 6,511 3,931 9,167
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -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 25 June 2026.

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 25 June 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 -69 28 £39,000 -13.17% 10
England -79 20 £39,000 -23.88% 12
Scotland +15 8 - - 1
North West -6 6 £65,000 +26.86% 2
North of England -45 6 £65,000 +26.86% 3
Work from Home -4 5 £39,000 -0.18% 1
West Midlands -15 5 £39,000 -7.46% 3
Midlands -22 5 £39,000 -7.46% 3
South East -26 5 £39,000 - 2
South West -56 3 £75,000 -
London -42 1 £57,500 +4.55% 3
Wales -46 1 £48,500 -

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 5 (17.24%) SharePoint
1 5 (17.24%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) Converged Networks
General
1 15 (51.72%) Finance
2 14 (48.28%) Social Skills
3 13 (44.83%) Legal
4 6 (20.69%) Manufacturing
5 5 (17.24%) French Language
5 5 (17.24%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (17.24%) Local Government
5 5 (17.24%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (17.24%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (6.90%) Back Office
6 2 (6.90%) Law
6 2 (6.90%) Military
6 2 (6.90%) Telecoms
7 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (34.48%) Project Manager
2 8 (27.59%) SAP Manager
2 8 (27.59%) SAP Project Manager
3 6 (20.69%) Facilities Engineer
3 6 (20.69%) Support Engineer
3 6 (20.69%) Technical Engineer
3 6 (20.69%) Technical Support
3 6 (20.69%) Technical Support Engineer
4 1 (3.45%) Business Development Manager
4 1 (3.45%) Business Manager
4 1 (3.45%) Development Manager
4 1 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (34.48%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.45%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (31.03%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (20.69%) Customer Service
3 6 (20.69%) PRINCE2
3 6 (20.69%) Project Management
4 5 (17.24%) Customer-Centricity
4 5 (17.24%) Incident Management
4 5 (17.24%) Internal Audit
4 5 (17.24%) User Experience
5 2 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (6.90%) Programme Management
5 2 (6.90%) Project Delivery
5 2 (6.90%) Resource Management
6 1 (3.45%) Asset Management
6 1 (3.45%) Business Development
6 1 (3.45%) CAD
6 1 (3.45%) CAFM
6 1 (3.45%) Data Protection
6 1 (3.45%) Service Delivery
6 1 (3.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 9 (31.03%) Degree
2 6 (20.69%) PMP
2 6 (20.69%) SC Cleared
2 6 (20.69%) Security Cleared
3 5 (17.24%) DV Cleared
4 2 (6.90%) HNC
4 2 (6.90%) HND
5 1 (3.45%) CCNA
5 1 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (3.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (3.45%) PMI Certification
5 1 (3.45%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.69%) GMP
2 5 (17.24%) COSHH
2 5 (17.24%) ISO 14001
2 5 (17.24%) ISO 9001
3 1 (3.45%) GRC
3 1 (3.45%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (27.59%) SAP
2 2 (6.90%) NEC
3 1 (3.45%) Cisco