Hybrid/Remote NIST 800 Job Trends

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring NIST 800 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 340 449 459
Rank change year-on-year +109 +10 +229
Permanent jobs citing NIST 800 33 13 23
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.22% 0.067% 0.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.25% 0.43% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 24 4 17
10th Percentile £58,500 £52,625 £54,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £67,813 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £78,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +12.50% -3.45%
75th Percentile £71,250 £86,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £76,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -14.29% -3.45%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,630 3,023 3,200
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.40% 15.66% 15.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,619 1,667 2,536
10th Percentile £34,682 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,625 £79,225
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

NIST 800
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NIST 800 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

NIST 800 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

NIST 800
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NIST 800.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NIST 800

NIST 800
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NIST 800 over the 6 months to 1 December 2025.

NIST 800 salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

NIST 800
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 16 (48.48%) IIS
2 1 (3.03%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.03%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.15%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.03%) Broadband
1 1 (3.03%) Firewall
1 1 (3.03%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 1 (3.03%) JIRA
General
1 11 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 6 (18.18%) Finance
3 4 (12.12%) Banking
3 4 (12.12%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.06%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 21 (63.64%) Consultant
1 21 (63.64%) Security Consultant
2 17 (51.52%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 17 (51.52%) Senior
3 16 (48.48%) Senior Consultant
3 16 (48.48%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
3 16 (48.48%) Senior Security Consultant
4 8 (24.24%) Security Specialist
5 4 (12.12%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 2 (6.06%) Information Assurance Specialist
6 2 (6.06%) Information Security Specialist
6 2 (6.06%) Information Specialist
6 2 (6.06%) IT Security Specialist
6 2 (6.06%) Security Manager
7 1 (3.03%) IT Governance Manager
7 1 (3.03%) IT Security Manager
7 1 (3.03%) Risk Manager
7 1 (3.03%) Security Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) Senior Security Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Test Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) PyTorch
1 1 (3.03%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 20 (60.61%) Management Information System
2 16 (48.48%) CESG
3 6 (18.18%) Taxonomies
4 4 (12.12%) Security Posture
5 2 (6.06%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (3.03%) Cyberattack
6 1 (3.03%) Operational Technology
6 1 (3.03%) Product Ownership
6 1 (3.03%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (3.03%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (93.94%) Risk Management
2 30 (90.91%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (90.91%) Information Security
3 21 (63.64%) ISMS
3 21 (63.64%) Security Management
4 20 (60.61%) Information Assurance
5 17 (51.52%) Information Security Management
6 16 (48.48%) Active Listening
6 16 (48.48%) Creative Thinking
6 16 (48.48%) Innovative Thinking
6 16 (48.48%) Matrix Organization
7 8 (24.24%) Risk Assessment
8 7 (21.21%) Risk Register
8 7 (21.21%) Vulnerability Management
9 6 (18.18%) Incident Management
10 5 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (12.12%) Collaborative Working
11 4 (12.12%) Data Analysis
11 4 (12.12%) GAP Analysis
11 4 (12.12%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 28 (84.85%) CISM
2 24 (72.73%) CISSP
3 20 (60.61%) CISMP
4 16 (48.48%) CESG Certified Professional
4 16 (48.48%) IISP
5 10 (30.30%) CRISC
6 6 (18.18%) Degree
6 6 (18.18%) Master's Degree
7 5 (15.15%) SC Cleared
7 5 (15.15%) Security Cleared
8 4 (12.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 4 (12.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (6.06%) CISA
10 1 (3.03%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (100.00%) NIST
2 20 (60.61%) JSP 440
3 16 (48.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 16 (48.48%) NCSC
3 16 (48.48%) RMADS
4 15 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (39.39%) GRC
6 9 (27.27%) SOC 2
7 6 (18.18%) SOC 1
8 2 (6.06%) GDPR
9 1 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
Systems Management
1 7 (21.21%) RSA Archer
2 1 (3.03%) Nmap
Vendors
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.03%) Darktrace
2 1 (3.03%) ServiceNow
2 1 (3.03%) Tenable