NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for NIST 800 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NIST 800 over the 6 months to 5 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 672 928 1034
Rank change year-on-year +256 +106 -316
Permanent jobs citing NIST 800 64 146 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.12% 0.058%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.81% 0.66% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 49 96 53
10th Percentile £54,800 £55,000 £40,250
25th Percentile £61,250 £64,375 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +7.41% -18.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,250 £75,500
90th Percentile £83,000 £86,875 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,750 £72,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +20.83% -11.11%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

NIST 800 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,901 22,066 19,870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.79% 17.77% 15.60%
Number of salaries quoted 5,801 11,871 12,470
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,874 £42,500 £40,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -3.06%

NIST 800
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing NIST 800 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for NIST 800 in the UK

NIST 800
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST 800.

Salary trend for NIST 800 in the UK

NIST 800
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST 800 over the 6 months to 5 December 2023.

Salary histogram for NIST 800 in the UK

NIST 800
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST 800 within the UK over the 6 months to 5 December 2023. 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 +249 39 £65,000 -10.34% 21
UK excluding London +179 27 £68,750 -5.17% 16
Work from Home +188 22 £67,500 -6.90% 12
London +220 15 £65,000 -13.33% 6
South West +61 7 £56,500 -22.07% 7
North of England +147 6 £60,500 -12.00% 3
East of England +129 6 £70,000 +21.74%
Yorkshire - 5 £61,000 - 1
South East +118 3 £91,500 +26.21% 4
Scotland +58 3 £60,000 -25.00% 1
Midlands +125 1 £73,000 -11.52% 3
West Midlands +121 1 £73,000 -11.52% 3
North West +119 1 £60,000 -12.73% 2
Northern Ireland - 1 £67,500 -

NIST 800
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.38%) Azure
2 3 (4.69%) AWS
2 3 (4.69%) IaaS
3 2 (3.13%) Entra ID
3 2 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.13%) OneDrive
3 2 (3.13%) PaaS
4 1 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (21.88%) Modbus
2 11 (17.19%) Firewall
3 7 (10.94%) TCP/IP
4 3 (4.69%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (3.13%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (3.13%) DHCP
5 2 (3.13%) DNS
5 2 (3.13%) Network Security
General
1 28 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 15 (23.44%) Public Sector
3 14 (21.88%) Finance
3 14 (21.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 12 (18.75%) Presentation Skills
5 11 (17.19%) Retail
6 5 (7.81%) Local Government
7 3 (4.69%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (4.69%) Manufacturing
8 2 (3.13%) Aerospace
8 2 (3.13%) Banking
8 2 (3.13%) Games
8 2 (3.13%) Law
8 2 (3.13%) Legal
9 1 (1.56%) Advertising
9 1 (1.56%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 27 (42.19%) Consultant
2 26 (40.63%) Security Consultant
3 22 (34.38%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 11 (17.19%) Senior
5 9 (14.06%) Senior Consultant
5 9 (14.06%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 9 (14.06%) Senior Security Consultant
6 8 (12.50%) Architect
6 8 (12.50%) Security Architect
7 6 (9.38%) IT Manager
8 5 (7.81%) Analyst
8 5 (7.81%) Associate Consultant
8 5 (7.81%) Security Manager
9 4 (6.25%) Enterprise Architect
9 4 (6.25%) Enterprise Security Architect
9 4 (6.25%) IT Security Manager
10 3 (4.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 3 (4.69%) Governance Manager
10 3 (4.69%) Security Analyst
10 3 (4.69%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.13%) Web Services
2 1 (1.56%) .NET
2 1 (1.56%) .NET Framework
2 1 (1.56%) OAuth
2 1 (1.56%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (42.19%) Operational Technology
2 21 (32.81%) Onboarding
3 14 (21.88%) SCADA
4 12 (18.75%) CAN bus
5 9 (14.06%) Cyberattack
5 9 (14.06%) Management Information System
6 8 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
7 7 (10.94%) IoT
8 3 (4.69%) Product Ownership
8 3 (4.69%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (3.13%) CMDB
9 2 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (3.13%) Security Posture
10 1 (1.56%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.69%) Windows
2 2 (3.13%) Windows 10
2 2 (3.13%) Windows Server
2 2 (3.13%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (1.56%) Linux
3 1 (1.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (79.69%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (45.31%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (40.63%) Information Security
3 26 (40.63%) Risk Management
4 22 (34.38%) Coaching
4 22 (34.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 21 (32.81%) Business Development
6 18 (28.13%) Agile
6 18 (28.13%) Security Architecture
7 16 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
8 14 (21.88%) Cyber Assurance
8 14 (21.88%) Penetration Testing
9 13 (20.31%) Open Source
9 13 (20.31%) Security Testing
9 13 (20.31%) Vulnerability Management
10 12 (18.75%) Roadmaps
11 11 (17.19%) Internal Audit
11 11 (17.19%) Red Team
12 9 (14.06%) Target Operating Model
12 9 (14.06%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.69%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.56%) Groovy
2 1 (1.56%) Java
2 1 (1.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 36 (56.25%) Security Cleared
2 28 (43.75%) CISSP
3 26 (40.63%) SC Cleared
4 21 (32.81%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (25.00%) CRISC
6 15 (23.44%) CISM
7 14 (21.88%) CISA
8 12 (18.75%) CEH
9 10 (15.63%) CESG Certified Professional
10 7 (10.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (10.94%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (7.81%) Degree
11 5 (7.81%) GIAC
12 4 (6.25%) CASP
13 3 (4.69%) DV Cleared
14 2 (3.13%) Azure Certification
14 2 (3.13%) OSCP
14 2 (3.13%) SANS
15 1 (1.56%) CompTIA Security+
15 1 (1.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (100.00%) NIST
2 22 (34.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (31.25%) NCSC
4 14 (21.88%) GRC
5 8 (12.50%) COBIT
6 6 (9.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (9.38%) ISO 31000
7 5 (7.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (7.81%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (6.25%) PCI DSS
9 3 (4.69%) RMADS
10 2 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (3.13%) GDPR
11 1 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (1.56%) Data Quality
11 1 (1.56%) GLBA
11 1 (1.56%) ISA99
11 1 (1.56%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 2 (3.13%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.56%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.56%) Nessus
Vendors
1 3 (4.69%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.13%) Cisco
2 2 (3.13%) Juniper
2 2 (3.13%) Meraki
2 2 (3.13%) Palo Alto