NIST 800 Job Trends
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 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 752 | 609 | 704 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -143 | +95 | -43 |
| Permanent jobs citing NIST 800 | 68 | 58 | 56 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.056% | 0.12% | 0.081% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.52% | 0.76% | 0.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 38 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £69,750 | - | £44,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £76,875 | £63,750 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,875 | £70,500 | £57,530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.55% | +22.55% | -17.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £90,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,250 | £115,750 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,500 | £67,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +17.39% | -17.86% |
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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 12,966 | 7,672 | 9,847 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 10.76% | 15.60% | 14.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,934 | 4,259 | 4,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £40,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £93,750 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.76% |
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 Salary Trend
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 22 October 2026.
NIST 800 Top 13 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 22 October 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 | -146 | 59 | £82,500 | +16.20% | 80 |
| UK excluding London | -130 | 42 | £82,500 | +22.22% | 36 |
| London | -77 | 24 | £85,000 | -10.53% | 40 |
| Work from Home | -81 | 22 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 35 |
| South East | -47 | 20 | £81,500 | -0.61% | 10 |
| South West | -89 | 6 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 5 |
| North of England | - | 5 | £85,000 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | +18 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | -74 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 3 | £45,544 | - | 4 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £82,500 | - | 1 |
| North East | - | 2 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
NIST 800 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 68 |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 41.2% | 28 |
| 3 | GDPR | 33.8% | 23 |
| 4 | GRC | 30.9% | 21 |
| 5 | NCSC | 23.5% | 16 |
| 6 | Def Stans | 17.6% | 12 |
| 7 | Cyber Essentials | 13.2% | 9 |
| 7 | ISO/IEC 27005 | 13.2% | 9 |
| 9 | PCI DSS | 7.4% | 5 |
| 10 | Cyber Essentials PLUS | 4.4% | 3 |
| 10 | ISO 31000 | 4.4% | 3 |
| 10 | JSP 440 | 4.4% | 3 |
| 10 | RMADS | 4.4% | 3 |
| 14 | Accessibility | 2.9% | 2 |
| 14 | Actionable Recommendations | 2.9% | 2 |
| 14 | HIPAA | 2.9% | 2 |
| 14 | HITRUST | 2.9% | 2 |
| 14 | Sarbanes-Oxley | 2.9% | 2 |
| 14 | SOC 2 | 2.9% | 2 |
| 20 | DORA | 1.5% | 1 |