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 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 254 299
Rank change year-on-year +110 +45 -30
Permanent jobs citing NIST 337 170 309
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.78% 1.17% 0.94%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.95% 6.07% 7.37%
Number of salaries quoted 220 137 262
10th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £40,250
25th Percentile £55,544 £54,700 £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,500 £67,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +0.75% -4.29%
75th Percentile £92,500 £88,333 £84,919
90th Percentile £112,500 £105,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £73,706 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +1.66% +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 3,078 2,800 4,192
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.25% 19.24% 12.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,949 1,490 3,235
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,975 £34,905
25th Percentile £46,250 £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 £80,000 £75,843 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +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

NIST
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 26 May 2026.

NIST salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

NIST
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:

Applications
1 9 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 137 (40.65%) Azure
2 66 (19.58%) Entra ID
3 57 (16.91%) AWS
4 53 (15.73%) Google Workspace
5 32 (9.50%) GCP
6 22 (6.53%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (4.15%) SaaS
8 12 (3.56%) Nutanix
9 8 (2.37%) Anthropic Claude
9 8 (2.37%) AWS CloudFormation
9 8 (2.37%) IaaS
9 8 (2.37%) PaaS
9 8 (2.37%) Zapier
10 5 (1.48%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.19%) Vertex AI
12 3 (0.89%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.89%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.89%) Serverless
13 1 (0.30%) Azure Cognitive Search
Communications & Networking
1 57 (16.91%) Broadband
2 51 (15.13%) Network Security
3 46 (13.65%) Firewall
4 21 (6.23%) CHAP
5 16 (4.75%) DNS
6 14 (4.15%) VPN
7 10 (2.97%) SSL
8 7 (2.08%) DHCP
8 7 (2.08%) Intrusion Detection
8 7 (2.08%) NGFW
9 6 (1.78%) DMZ
9 6 (1.78%) SSH
10 5 (1.48%) VLAN
11 4 (1.19%) WAN
12 3 (0.89%) MPLS
12 3 (0.89%) SCCP
12 3 (0.89%) SNMP
13 2 (0.59%) BGP
13 2 (0.59%) ICMP
13 2 (0.59%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.48%) Power BI
2 4 (1.19%) Tableau
3 1 (0.30%) DB2
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.30%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.78%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.48%) Git
3 1 (0.30%) JIRA
3 1 (0.30%) Yeoman
General
1 138 (40.95%) Social Skills
2 77 (22.85%) Finance
3 65 (19.29%) Organisational Skills
4 50 (14.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (11.87%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (10.68%) Banking
7 30 (8.90%) Retail
8 29 (8.61%) Games
8 29 (8.61%) Public Sector
9 28 (8.31%) Law
10 27 (8.01%) Legal
11 22 (6.53%) Financial Institution
12 14 (4.15%) Aviation
13 5 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.48%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.19%) Electronics
14 4 (1.19%) Marketing
14 4 (1.19%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.89%) Back Office
16 2 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 67 (19.88%) Architect
2 52 (15.43%) Senior
3 44 (13.06%) Security Manager
4 38 (11.28%) Analyst
5 35 (10.39%) Consultant
6 33 (9.79%) Security Analyst
7 28 (8.31%) Security Architect
8 25 (7.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 24 (7.12%) Security Consultant
10 23 (6.82%) Auditor
10 23 (6.82%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (6.23%) Security Auditor
12 20 (5.93%) Internal Auditor
13 18 (5.34%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 18 (5.34%) Developer
13 18 (5.34%) IAM Developer
13 18 (5.34%) Information Manager
14 16 (4.75%) Information Security Manager
14 16 (4.75%) Senior Manager
14 16 (4.75%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (17.51%) OAuth
1 59 (17.51%) SAML
2 57 (16.91%) OpenID
3 54 (16.02%) REST
3 54 (16.02%) SOAP
4 53 (15.73%) GraphQL
5 52 (15.43%) LDAP
6 7 (2.08%) Microsoft Graph
7 4 (1.19%) ARM Templates
7 4 (1.19%) RESTful
7 4 (1.19%) SAP CAF
8 1 (0.30%) CSS
8 1 (0.30%) HTML
8 1 (0.30%) JSP
8 1 (0.30%) LangChain
8 1 (0.30%) LlamaIndex
8 1 (0.30%) Middleware
8 1 (0.30%) pgvector
8 1 (0.30%) Semantic Kernel
8 1 (0.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 83 (24.63%) Cyberattack
2 65 (19.29%) Cyber Threat
3 52 (15.43%) Management Information System
3 52 (15.43%) Security Posture
4 26 (7.72%) Cloud Native
5 19 (5.64%) Cyber Defence
6 17 (5.04%) PKI
7 15 (4.45%) Hybrid Cloud
8 13 (3.86%) Blog
9 12 (3.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 10 (2.97%) Blockchain
10 10 (2.97%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (2.97%) Onboarding
11 9 (2.67%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (2.37%) Operational Technology
13 7 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
14 6 (1.78%) Cloud Security Posture
15 4 (1.19%) Digital Media
16 3 (0.89%) Driving Licence
16 3 (0.89%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 20 (5.93%) Windows
2 12 (3.56%) Linux
3 7 (2.08%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.30%) AIX
4 1 (0.30%) CentOS
4 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (68.84%) Cybersecurity
2 114 (33.83%) Information Security
3 109 (32.34%) Risk Management
4 92 (27.30%) Roadmaps
5 89 (26.41%) Vulnerability Management
6 80 (23.74%) Incident Response
7 75 (22.26%) Identity Access Management
8 70 (20.77%) Cloud Security
9 68 (20.18%) Mentoring
10 64 (18.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 62 (18.40%) Problem-Solving
11 62 (18.40%) Regulatory Compliance
12 58 (17.21%) Programme Delivery
13 55 (16.32%) Continuous Improvement
13 55 (16.32%) Stakeholder Management
14 54 (16.02%) Agile
15 53 (15.73%) SIEM
16 46 (13.65%) Security Architecture
17 44 (13.06%) Project Management
18 40 (11.87%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 88 (26.11%) PowerShell
2 56 (16.62%) Bash
3 52 (15.43%) T-SQL
4 26 (7.72%) SQL
5 21 (6.23%) Python
6 5 (1.48%) Bicep
7 1 (0.30%) C
7 1 (0.30%) C++
7 1 (0.30%) Java
Qualifications
1 126 (37.39%) CISSP
2 111 (32.94%) CISM
3 64 (18.99%) Security Cleared
4 54 (16.02%) Degree
5 52 (15.43%) SC Cleared
6 42 (12.46%) CISA
7 37 (10.98%) SANS
8 22 (6.53%) CGEIT
8 22 (6.53%) DV Cleared
8 22 (6.53%) FFIEC
9 20 (5.93%) CRISC
10 17 (5.04%) CEH
10 17 (5.04%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (4.45%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (4.45%) ISACA
12 12 (3.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 11 (3.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 10 (2.97%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 10 (2.97%) Azure Certification
15 9 (2.67%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 227 (67.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 89 (26.41%) GDPR
3 84 (24.93%) NCSC
4 48 (14.24%) PCI DSS
5 45 (13.35%) Cyber Essentials
6 44 (13.06%) GRC
7 31 (9.20%) COBIT
8 18 (5.34%) SOC 2
9 16 (4.75%) NIST 800
10 15 (4.45%) JSP 440
11 14 (4.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 12 (3.56%) ISO 22301
12 12 (3.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 8 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 7 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 7 (2.08%) Government Security Classifications
15 6 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 5 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 5 (1.48%) SOC 1
System Software
1 75 (22.26%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.56%) Docker
3 4 (1.19%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (4.45%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.97%) Terraform
3 9 (2.67%) Ansible
3 9 (2.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.37%) RSA Archer
5 7 (2.08%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 7 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.48%) SCCM
7 2 (0.59%) CASB
7 2 (0.59%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.59%) WSUS
8 1 (0.30%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.30%) OpenView
8 1 (0.30%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.30%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 51 (15.13%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.64%) Google
3 17 (5.04%) VMware
4 12 (3.56%) Commvault
5 9 (2.67%) OpenAI
6 7 (2.08%) Cisco
6 7 (2.08%) Palo Alto
7 6 (1.78%) SAP
8 5 (1.48%) ForgeRock
8 5 (1.48%) Okta
9 4 (1.19%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.19%) Sophos
9 4 (1.19%) Splunk
9 4 (1.19%) Thales
10 3 (0.89%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.89%) Oracle
11 2 (0.59%) Citrix
11 2 (0.59%) CyberArk
11 2 (0.59%) Sage
11 2 (0.59%) ServiceNow