National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for NIST skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NIST over the 6 months to 10 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 276 361 439
Rank change year-on-year +85 +78 -88
Permanent jobs citing NIST 618 1,142 927
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.18% 0.93% 0.73%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.00% 5.25% 4.67%
Number of salaries quoted 491 859 657
10th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% +3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £84,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +6.19%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

NIST 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 7,723 21,738 19,840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.77% 17.78% 15.61%
Number of salaries quoted 5,686 11,782 12,692
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +2.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £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
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for NIST in the UK

NIST
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for NIST in the UK

NIST
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.

Salary histogram for NIST in the UK

NIST
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 +84 545 £69,000 -1.43% 251
UK excluding London +70 272 £60,000 -7.69% 142
London +117 268 £75,000 +3.45% 117
Work from Home +61 234 £70,000 -3.45% 104
North of England +99 66 £60,500 -6.92% 27
South East +54 61 £66,250 -4.09% 42
Midlands +79 46 £55,750 -14.23% 21
South West +34 43 £57,000 -12.31% 32
Yorkshire +97 37 £61,000 +1.67% 5
West Midlands +67 34 £55,000 -23.08% 17
North West +68 28 £57,500 -11.54% 18
East of England +127 25 £70,000 +22.27% 10
Scotland +35 22 £55,000 -24.14% 9
East Midlands +55 9 £56,500 -5.83% 4
Wales +18 7 £46,250 -19.57% 3
Northern Ireland - 5 £60,000 -
North East +37 1 £72,500 -3.33% 4

NIST
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 34 (5.50%) Confluence
2 7 (1.13%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.81%) IIS
4 2 (0.32%) Apache
5 1 (0.16%) JBoss
5 1 (0.16%) nginx
5 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 100 (16.18%) Azure
2 70 (11.33%) AWS
3 45 (7.28%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (5.34%) SaaS
5 29 (4.69%) FinancialForce
6 26 (4.21%) IaaS
6 26 (4.21%) PaaS
7 25 (4.05%) Cloud Computing
7 25 (4.05%) Entra ID
8 23 (3.72%) GCP
9 17 (2.75%) Azure Sentinel
10 12 (1.94%) Power Platform
11 11 (1.78%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (0.81%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (0.81%) Azure Key Vault
14 4 (0.65%) AWS Direct Connect
14 4 (0.65%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 3 (0.49%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.49%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 110 (17.80%) Firewall
2 70 (11.33%) Network Security
3 38 (6.15%) Intrusion Detection
4 29 (4.69%) VPN
5 22 (3.56%) TCP/IP
6 19 (3.07%) WAN
7 18 (2.91%) Wireless
8 17 (2.75%) DNS
9 15 (2.43%) Modbus
10 10 (1.62%) Internet
10 10 (1.62%) Wireshark
11 9 (1.46%) LAN
12 8 (1.29%) Cisco ISE
12 8 (1.29%) DHCP
13 7 (1.13%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.81%) 5G
15 4 (0.65%) HTTP
15 4 (0.65%) HTTPS
15 4 (0.65%) VoIP
16 3 (0.49%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.69%) Data Warehouse
2 12 (1.94%) Power BI
3 2 (0.32%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.16%) Amazon Athena
4 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.16%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.16%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 34 (5.50%) JIRA
2 6 (0.97%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.32%) SoapUI
3 2 (0.32%) SonarQube
3 2 (0.32%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.16%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.16%) Git
4 1 (0.16%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.16%) Snyk
General
1 183 (29.61%) Finance
2 181 (29.29%) Social Skills
3 102 (16.50%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (6.47%) Legal
5 39 (6.31%) Manufacturing
5 39 (6.31%) Public Sector
6 35 (5.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (5.02%) Law
8 24 (3.88%) Retail
9 18 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (2.59%) Banking
11 14 (2.27%) Advertising
11 14 (2.27%) Local Government
12 11 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.29%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.81%) Aerospace
15 5 (0.81%) Fire and Rescue
16 4 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.49%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 148 (23.95%) Analyst
2 115 (18.61%) Security Analyst
3 83 (13.43%) Consultant
4 82 (13.27%) Senior
5 70 (11.33%) Security Consultant
6 61 (9.87%) Information Analyst
6 61 (9.87%) Information Security Analyst
7 53 (8.58%) Security Engineer
8 52 (8.41%) Lead
9 49 (7.93%) Security Manager
10 38 (6.15%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 38 (6.15%) Site Controller
11 37 (5.99%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 36 (5.83%) Architect
13 27 (4.37%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 27 (4.37%) Security Architect
14 26 (4.21%) Risk Analyst
15 21 (3.40%) Senior Analyst
16 20 (3.24%) IT Manager
16 20 (3.24%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (6.15%) ModSecurity
2 12 (1.94%) Middleware
3 10 (1.62%) Web Services
4 3 (0.49%) SailPoint
5 2 (0.32%) OAuth
5 2 (0.32%) SAML
6 1 (0.16%) .NET
6 1 (0.16%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.16%) FIDO
6 1 (0.16%) Kafka
6 1 (0.16%) LDAP
6 1 (0.16%) OpenID
6 1 (0.16%) WebAuthn
Miscellaneous
1 146 (23.62%) Management Information System
2 60 (9.71%) Operational Technology
3 55 (8.90%) Cyber Threat
3 55 (8.90%) Greenfield Project
4 41 (6.63%) Security Posture
5 31 (5.02%) Security Operations Centre
6 30 (4.85%) Enterprise Software
7 25 (4.05%) Onboarding
8 22 (3.56%) Cyberattack
9 20 (3.24%) SCADA
10 19 (3.07%) Data Protection Act
11 15 (2.43%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 13 (2.10%) Data Centre
13 12 (1.94%) CAN bus
14 11 (1.78%) IoT
15 10 (1.62%) Embedded Systems
16 9 (1.46%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 9 (1.46%) e-Learning
17 8 (1.29%) Public Cloud
17 8 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 50 (8.09%) Windows
2 33 (5.34%) Linux
3 13 (2.10%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.78%) Unix
5 9 (1.46%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.65%) Android
7 4 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.49%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.32%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 380 (61.49%) Cybersecurity
2 369 (59.71%) Information Security
3 184 (29.77%) Risk Management
4 117 (18.93%) Security Operations
5 115 (18.61%) Security Management
6 109 (17.64%) SIEM
7 108 (17.48%) Incident Response
8 104 (16.83%) Information Security Management
9 98 (15.86%) Problem-Solving
10 94 (15.21%) ITIL
11 86 (13.92%) ISMS
12 81 (13.11%) Vulnerability Management
13 79 (12.78%) Cloud Security
14 72 (11.65%) Penetration Testing
15 66 (10.68%) Data Protection
16 63 (10.19%) Agile
17 61 (9.87%) Computer Science
18 58 (9.39%) Business Continuity
19 56 (9.06%) Security Architecture
20 55 (8.90%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (3.88%) Python
2 22 (3.56%) PowerShell
3 16 (2.59%) Bash
4 10 (1.62%) JavaScript
4 10 (1.62%) SQL
5 6 (0.97%) Go
6 4 (0.65%) Java
7 2 (0.32%) C#
7 2 (0.32%) Perl
8 1 (0.16%) Groovy
8 1 (0.16%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 214 (34.63%) CISSP
2 163 (26.38%) CISM
3 151 (24.43%) Degree
4 118 (19.09%) Security Cleared
5 107 (17.31%) CISA
6 92 (14.89%) CRISC
7 63 (10.19%) Cisco Certification
8 59 (9.55%) SC Cleared
9 51 (8.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 41 (6.63%) CCSP
11 34 (5.50%) Computer Science Degree
12 30 (4.85%) CompTIA Security+
13 29 (4.69%) CEH
14 23 (3.72%) BPSS Clearance
15 21 (3.40%) GIAC
15 21 (3.40%) Master's Degree
15 21 (3.40%) SANS
16 18 (2.91%) Azure Certification
16 18 (2.91%) Network+ Certification
17 16 (2.59%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 371 (60.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 127 (20.55%) GRC
3 126 (20.39%) GDPR
4 79 (12.78%) PCI DSS
5 77 (12.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 75 (12.14%) NCSC
7 64 (10.36%) NIST 800
8 60 (9.71%) COBIT
9 46 (7.44%) ISO 22301
10 30 (4.85%) SOC 2
11 24 (3.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 18 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 16 (2.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 15 (2.43%) HIPAA
15 11 (1.78%) RMADS
16 10 (1.62%) JSP 440
17 8 (1.29%) ISO 31000
18 6 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27005
18 6 (0.97%) SLA
19 5 (0.81%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 37 (5.99%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.29%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.13%) Docker
4 6 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.32%) KVM
5 2 (0.32%) Squid
6 1 (0.16%) Snort
Systems Management
1 13 (2.10%) CASB
2 12 (1.94%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.78%) Nessus
4 8 (1.29%) Terraform
5 7 (1.13%) Ansible
5 7 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.65%) Backup Exec
7 4 (0.65%) CSIRT
7 4 (0.65%) Nmap
7 4 (0.65%) Progress Chef
7 4 (0.65%) Puppet
8 3 (0.49%) SCCM
9 2 (0.32%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.16%) DatAdvantage
10 1 (0.16%) Istio
10 1 (0.16%) QRadar
10 1 (0.16%) SCOM
10 1 (0.16%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 1 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 102 (16.50%) Microsoft
2 41 (6.63%) CA
3 30 (4.85%) Salesforce
4 29 (4.69%) Atlassian
4 29 (4.69%) HubSpot
4 29 (4.69%) Pardot
4 29 (4.69%) Sage
5 28 (4.53%) Cisco
6 19 (3.07%) Google
7 13 (2.10%) Splunk
8 12 (1.94%) Palo Alto
9 11 (1.78%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.46%) Cadence
11 8 (1.29%) CrowdStrike
12 7 (1.13%) F5
12 7 (1.13%) Qualys
12 7 (1.13%) VMware
13 5 (0.81%) Juniper
13 5 (0.81%) Rapid7
13 5 (0.81%) SolarWinds