National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Watford requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing NIST | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford | - | - | 0.58% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | - | 4.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £57,500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £75,000 | £72,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | +20.83% | +4.35% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Watford
NIST 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 in Watford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 21 | 29 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford | 10.77% | 16.48% | 14.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 21 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,000 | £54,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £27,500 | £59,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £50,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -31.03% | +40.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | £60,000 | £74,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | - | £85,750 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £47,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.00% | -13.04% | +11.65% |
NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NIST relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Watford.
NIST
Salary Trend in Watford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing NIST.
