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 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 388 464 467
Rank change year-on-year +76 +3 +282
Permanent jobs citing NIST 800 33 10 31
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.20% 0.048% 0.13%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.14% 0.32% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 25 3 25
10th Percentile - £50,000 £60,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.63% +14.29% -3.45%
75th Percentile £88,750 £92,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,500 £100,000 £112,750
UK median annual salary £71,000 £57,530 £70,000
% change year-on-year +23.41% -17.81% -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 2,885 3,083 3,422
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.57% 14.92% 14.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,631 1,701 2,740
10th Percentile £33,125 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £46,571
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £58,465 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.65% -2.56% +6.67%

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 16 October 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
Applications
1 1 (3.03%) GNU Octave
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.12%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.03%) Broadband
General
1 13 (39.39%) Social Skills
2 10 (30.30%) Finance
3 8 (24.24%) Banking
4 4 (12.12%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
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 11 (33.33%) Security Specialist
5 6 (18.18%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 4 (12.12%) IT Security Specialist
7 1 (3.03%) CISSP Consultant
7 1 (3.03%) Information Assurance Specialist
7 1 (3.03%) Information Security Specialist
7 1 (3.03%) Information Specialist
7 1 (3.03%) Security Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Senior Security Analyst
7 1 (3.03%) Test Consultant
7 1 (3.03%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) PyTorch
1 1 (3.03%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 18 (54.55%) Management Information System
2 16 (48.48%) CESG
3 10 (30.30%) Taxonomies
4 8 (24.24%) Security Posture
5 1 (3.03%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (3.03%) Cyberattack
5 1 (3.03%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (96.97%) Cybersecurity
1 32 (96.97%) Information Security
1 32 (96.97%) Risk Management
2 20 (60.61%) Information Assurance
2 20 (60.61%) ISMS
2 20 (60.61%) Security Management
3 16 (48.48%) Active Listening
3 16 (48.48%) Creative Thinking
3 16 (48.48%) Information Security Management
3 16 (48.48%) Innovative Thinking
3 16 (48.48%) Matrix Organization
4 12 (36.36%) Risk Assessment
5 11 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
6 10 (30.30%) Incident Management
6 10 (30.30%) Risk Register
7 8 (24.24%) Data Analysis
7 8 (24.24%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (12.12%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (12.12%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 32 (96.97%) CISM
2 23 (69.70%) CISSP
3 20 (60.61%) CISMP
4 16 (48.48%) CESG Certified Professional
4 16 (48.48%) IISP
5 14 (42.42%) CRISC
6 10 (30.30%) Degree
6 10 (30.30%) Master's Degree
7 4 (12.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 4 (12.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 4 (12.12%) SC Cleared
7 4 (12.12%) Security Cleared
8 2 (6.06%) CISA
9 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%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (48.48%) NCSC
3 16 (48.48%) RMADS
4 15 (45.45%) GRC
5 11 (33.33%) SOC 2
6 10 (30.30%) SOC 1
7 1 (3.03%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 10 (30.30%) RSA Archer
2 1 (3.03%) Nmap
Vendors
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.03%) Tenable