Hybrid/Remote NIST Job Trends

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring NIST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 266 319
Rank change year-on-year +119 +53 -60
Permanent jobs citing NIST 363 174 307
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.80% 1.12% 0.88%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.16% 6.05% 7.05%
Number of salaries quoted 248 148 256
10th Percentile £49,925 £47,500 £40,250
25th Percentile £56,000 £53,649 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -3.57%
75th Percentile £91,563 £88,333 £84,919
90th Percentile £112,500 £97,500 £91,991
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,254 2,877 4,352
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.15% 18.59% 12.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,121 1,567 3,255
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,735 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,800 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.17% +9.52% -8.70%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

NIST job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

NIST
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NIST over the 6 months to 20 June 2026.

NIST salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 1 (0.28%) SAS
1 1 (0.28%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (2.48%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 142 (39.12%) Azure
2 66 (18.18%) AWS
3 64 (17.63%) Entra ID
4 49 (13.50%) Google Workspace
5 36 (9.92%) GCP
6 26 (7.16%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (6.34%) SaaS
8 12 (3.31%) Anthropic Claude
8 12 (3.31%) Zapier
9 10 (2.75%) Nutanix
10 9 (2.48%) IaaS
10 9 (2.48%) PaaS
11 8 (2.20%) AWS CloudFormation
12 6 (1.65%) Power Platform
13 5 (1.38%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (1.10%) Mimecast
14 4 (1.10%) Vertex AI
15 3 (0.83%) Azure Sentinel
15 3 (0.83%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 61 (16.80%) Network Security
2 53 (14.60%) Firewall
3 52 (14.33%) Broadband
4 22 (6.06%) VPN
5 19 (5.23%) DNS
6 17 (4.68%) CHAP
7 13 (3.58%) DHCP
8 12 (3.31%) SSH
8 12 (3.31%) SSL
9 11 (3.03%) VLAN
10 10 (2.75%) WAN
11 9 (2.48%) HTTP
11 9 (2.48%) MPLS
11 9 (2.48%) SNMP
12 8 (2.20%) BGP
12 8 (2.20%) FTP
12 8 (2.20%) ICMP
12 8 (2.20%) IPsec
12 8 (2.20%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.93%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.65%) Power BI
2 4 (1.10%) Tableau
3 1 (0.28%) Db2
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.28%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (1.38%) Git
1 5 (1.38%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.55%) JIRA
2 2 (0.55%) Yeoman
3 1 (0.28%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.28%) Metasploit
General
1 138 (38.02%) Social Skills
2 82 (22.59%) Finance
3 63 (17.36%) Organisational Skills
4 53 (14.60%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (14.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 36 (9.92%) Banking
6 32 (8.82%) Legal
7 30 (8.26%) Law
7 30 (8.26%) Retail
8 29 (7.99%) Public Sector
9 24 (6.61%) Games
10 18 (4.96%) Financial Institution
11 14 (3.86%) Aviation
12 6 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.38%) Back Office
14 2 (0.55%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.55%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.55%) Social Housing
15 1 (0.28%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.28%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 81 (22.31%) Architect
2 65 (17.91%) Senior
3 46 (12.67%) Consultant
4 44 (12.12%) Analyst
5 39 (10.74%) Security Analyst
5 39 (10.74%) Security Architect
6 37 (10.19%) Security Manager
7 34 (9.37%) Security Consultant
8 24 (6.61%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 24 (6.61%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 22 (6.06%) Solutions Architect
10 19 (5.23%) Auditor
11 17 (4.68%) Information Manager
11 17 (4.68%) Security Auditor
12 16 (4.41%) Developer
12 16 (4.41%) IAM Developer
12 16 (4.41%) Internal Auditor
12 16 (4.41%) Senior Manager
12 16 (4.41%) Systems Engineer
13 15 (4.13%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (16.80%) OAuth
1 61 (16.80%) SAML
2 53 (14.60%) OpenID
3 49 (13.50%) REST
3 49 (13.50%) SOAP
4 48 (13.22%) GraphQL
4 48 (13.22%) LDAP
5 7 (1.93%) Microsoft Graph
6 5 (1.38%) ModSecurity
7 4 (1.10%) ARM Templates
7 4 (1.10%) RESTful
8 1 (0.28%) CSS
8 1 (0.28%) HTML
8 1 (0.28%) LangChain
8 1 (0.28%) LlamaIndex
8 1 (0.28%) pgvector
8 1 (0.28%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.28%) SAP CAF
8 1 (0.28%) Semantic Kernel
8 1 (0.28%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 78 (21.49%) Cyberattack
2 65 (17.91%) Security Posture
3 59 (16.25%) Cyber Threat
4 45 (12.40%) Management Information System
5 26 (7.16%) Cloud Native
6 18 (4.96%) PKI
7 16 (4.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 15 (4.13%) Cyber Defence
9 14 (3.86%) Hybrid Cloud
10 13 (3.58%) Blog
11 12 (3.31%) Data Protection Act
11 12 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (2.48%) Cyber Security Posture
12 9 (2.48%) Onboarding
13 8 (2.20%) Blockchain
13 8 (2.20%) Cloud Security Posture
13 8 (2.20%) Operational Technology
14 5 (1.38%) Freedom of Information
14 5 (1.38%) Freedom of Information Act
15 3 (0.83%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.96%) Windows
2 11 (3.03%) Linux
3 7 (1.93%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.28%) AIX
4 1 (0.28%) CentOS
4 1 (0.28%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (67.77%) Cybersecurity
2 131 (36.09%) Information Security
3 115 (31.68%) Risk Management
4 96 (26.45%) Roadmaps
5 95 (26.17%) Vulnerability Management
6 89 (24.52%) Incident Response
7 82 (22.59%) Cloud Security
8 76 (20.94%) Identity Access Management
9 75 (20.66%) Problem-Solving
10 70 (19.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 65 (17.91%) Mentoring
12 64 (17.63%) Continuous Improvement
13 60 (16.53%) Regulatory Compliance
14 58 (15.98%) Agile
14 58 (15.98%) SIEM
15 57 (15.70%) Stakeholder Management
16 54 (14.88%) Programme Delivery
16 54 (14.88%) Security Architecture
17 48 (13.22%) Threat Modelling
18 46 (12.67%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 82 (22.59%) PowerShell
2 50 (13.77%) Bash
3 48 (13.22%) T-SQL
4 26 (7.16%) SQL
5 19 (5.23%) Python
6 5 (1.38%) Bicep
7 1 (0.28%) Java
7 1 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 136 (37.47%) CISSP
2 121 (33.33%) CISM
3 76 (20.94%) Security Cleared
4 64 (17.63%) SC Cleared
5 56 (15.43%) Degree
6 43 (11.85%) CISA
7 33 (9.09%) CRISC
8 30 (8.26%) SANS
9 25 (6.89%) DV Cleared
10 20 (5.51%) FFIEC
11 18 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (4.68%) CGEIT
12 17 (4.68%) ISACA
13 15 (4.13%) CEH
13 15 (4.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 14 (3.86%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (3.31%) Cisco Certification
15 12 (3.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 11 (3.03%) Azure Certification
16 11 (3.03%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 262 (72.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 97 (26.72%) GDPR
3 86 (23.69%) NCSC
4 57 (15.70%) PCI DSS
5 55 (15.15%) GRC
6 45 (12.40%) Cyber Essentials
7 31 (8.54%) COBIT
8 19 (5.23%) JSP 440
8 19 (5.23%) SOC 2
9 18 (4.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 17 (4.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 17 (4.68%) NIST 800
11 11 (3.03%) ISO 22301
12 10 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 7 (1.93%) Government Security Classifications
13 7 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 7 (1.93%) SOC 1
14 6 (1.65%) Actionable Recommendations
15 5 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 70 (19.28%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.31%) Docker
3 4 (1.10%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (4.41%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.75%) Terraform
3 8 (2.20%) Ansible
3 8 (2.20%) CASB
3 8 (2.20%) FortiGate
3 8 (2.20%) RSA Archer
3 8 (2.20%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 6 (1.65%) SCCM
6 2 (0.55%) WSUS
7 1 (0.28%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.28%) Nessus
7 1 (0.28%) Nmap
7 1 (0.28%) OpenVAS
7 1 (0.28%) OpenView
7 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 67 (18.46%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.79%) Google
3 15 (4.13%) Palo Alto
3 15 (4.13%) VMware
4 14 (3.86%) Cisco
5 13 (3.58%) OpenAI
6 10 (2.75%) Commvault
7 9 (2.48%) Splunk
8 7 (1.93%) Qualys
9 5 (1.38%) ForgeRock
9 5 (1.38%) Okta
9 5 (1.38%) Tenable
10 4 (1.10%) Oracle
10 4 (1.10%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.10%) Sophos
10 4 (1.10%) Thales
11 3 (0.83%) CrowdStrike
11 3 (0.83%) Forcepoint
11 3 (0.83%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.83%) SAP