NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring NIST 800 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 707 630 764
Rank change year-on-year -77 +134 0
Permanent jobs citing NIST 800 61 48 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.059% 0.097% 0.072%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.55% 0.63% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 27 34 40
10th Percentile £67,000 - £52,250
25th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £85,000 £70,910
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +19.87% +1.30%
75th Percentile £88,125 £106,875 £84,375
90th Percentile £102,000 £135,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £82,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% +3.85% -7.14%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

NIST 800 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 11,099 7,591 11,301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.75% 15.33% 13.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7,006 4,303 7,067
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,938 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £76,472 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -5.07%

NIST 800
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NIST 800 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

NIST 800 job vacancy trend in the UK

NIST 800
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing NIST 800.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing NIST 800

NIST 800
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST 800 over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Salary histogram for NIST 800 in the UK

NIST 800
Top 8 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 1 August 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 -61 57 £82,500 -2.94% 30
London -25 39 £82,500 -8.33% 13
UK excluding London -75 21 £82,500 +22.22% 17
Work from Home -26 18 £85,000 +9.68% 12
South West -74 8 £85,000 +25.93% 2
South East -30 6 £70,000 -14.63% 9
East of England - 4 £82,500 -
Scotland +15 3 - -

NIST 800
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 6 (9.84%) SAS
2 1 (1.64%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 26 (42.62%) AWS
2 16 (26.23%) Azure
3 11 (18.03%) GCP
4 8 (13.11%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (6.56%) Power Platform
6 3 (4.92%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 3 (4.92%) AWS KMS
6 3 (4.92%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (4.92%) SaaS
7 2 (3.28%) Entra ID
7 2 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (1.64%) AWS CloudTrail
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.92%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.56%) Power BI
1 4 (6.56%) Tableau
2 2 (3.28%) MongoDB
General
1 27 (44.26%) Social Skills
2 17 (27.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 15 (24.59%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (24.59%) Finance
3 15 (24.59%) Retail
4 11 (18.03%) Banking
4 11 (18.03%) Local Government
5 9 (14.75%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (11.48%) Aerospace
7 5 (8.20%) Legal
8 4 (6.56%) Aviation
9 3 (4.92%) Telecoms
10 2 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (1.64%) Law
11 1 (1.64%) Military
11 1 (1.64%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 28 (45.90%) Consultant
2 21 (34.43%) Senior
3 20 (32.79%) Senior Consultant
4 16 (26.23%) Security Consultant
5 12 (19.67%) Architect
5 12 (19.67%) Security Architect
6 9 (14.75%) Senior Security Consultant
7 8 (13.11%) Security Manager
8 7 (11.48%) Information Manager
8 7 (11.48%) Information Security Manager
9 6 (9.84%) AWS Consultant
9 6 (9.84%) Information Risk Manager
9 6 (9.84%) Information Security Risk Manager
9 6 (9.84%) Lead
9 6 (9.84%) Risk Manager
10 5 (8.20%) Analyst
10 5 (8.20%) Security Analyst
11 4 (6.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 4 (6.56%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 4 (6.56%) Metrics Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.28%) Apache NiFi
1 2 (3.28%) Kafka
1 2 (3.28%) Node.js
2 1 (1.64%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 23 (37.70%) Security Posture
2 18 (29.51%) Management Information System
3 10 (16.39%) Onboarding
4 6 (9.84%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (6.56%) Cloud Native
5 4 (6.56%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.64%) CESG
6 1 (1.64%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.64%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (1.64%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (75.41%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (65.57%) Information Security
3 36 (59.02%) Risk Management
4 26 (42.62%) Mentoring
5 20 (32.79%) Internal Audit
6 19 (31.15%) Agile
7 18 (29.51%) Project Management
8 15 (24.59%) Cloud Security
9 14 (22.95%) Roadmaps
10 13 (21.31%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (19.67%) AI
11 12 (19.67%) Security Architecture
12 11 (18.03%) Machine Learning
12 11 (18.03%) Target Operating Model
13 10 (16.39%) Computer Science
13 10 (16.39%) Incident Response
13 10 (16.39%) Stakeholder Management
14 9 (14.75%) GAP Analysis
14 9 (14.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 9 (14.75%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 32 (52.46%) CISSP
2 26 (42.62%) CISM
3 19 (31.15%) Security Cleared
4 15 (24.59%) CRISC
5 14 (22.95%) Degree
6 13 (21.31%) SC Cleared
7 11 (18.03%) CISA
8 8 (13.11%) Master's Degree
9 6 (9.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (9.84%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (9.84%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (8.20%) CCSK
10 5 (8.20%) GCIH
10 5 (8.20%) GIAC
11 4 (6.56%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (6.56%) DV Cleared
12 3 (4.92%) CCSP
12 3 (4.92%) GCIA
13 2 (3.28%) CISMP
13 2 (3.28%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (100.00%) NIST
2 34 (55.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (45.90%) GRC
4 18 (29.51%) GDPR
5 11 (18.03%) QA
6 9 (14.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 9 (14.75%) NCSC
7 6 (9.84%) Def Stans
8 5 (8.20%) JSP 440
9 3 (4.92%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (4.92%) ISO 31000
9 3 (4.92%) PCI DSS
9 3 (4.92%) SOC 2
10 2 (3.28%) Accessibility
10 2 (3.28%) HIPAA
10 2 (3.28%) HITRUST
10 2 (3.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (1.64%) COBIT
11 1 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (1.64%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (6.56%) Firmware
2 2 (3.28%) Docker
3 1 (1.64%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (3.28%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (4.92%) CrowdStrike
1 3 (4.92%) LogRhythm
1 3 (4.92%) Microsoft
1 3 (4.92%) Splunk
2 2 (3.28%) Google
2 2 (3.28%) Qualys
2 2 (3.28%) Tenable
3 1 (1.64%) EMC
3 1 (1.64%) Oracle
3 1 (1.64%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.64%) SAP
3 1 (1.64%) Workday