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 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 243 276
Rank change year-on-year +149 +33 +24
Permanent jobs citing NIST 421 216 220
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.79% 1.30% 1.05%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.74% 7.66% 7.07%
Number of salaries quoted 224 133 193
10th Percentile £47,500 £39,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +4.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £87,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £71,500 £68,000
% change year-on-year -2.10% +5.15% -2.86%

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 2,675 2,821 3,112
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.72% 16.99% 14.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,637 1,520 2,446
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,700 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +2.56%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £59,556
% change year-on-year -2.50% +0.75% +3.57%

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 6 January 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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (4.04%) IIS
2 9 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (2.14%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.24%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 117 (27.79%) Azure
2 49 (11.64%) AWS
3 35 (8.31%) Entra ID
4 27 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (5.23%) Google Workspace
6 18 (4.28%) SaaS
7 13 (3.09%) GCP
8 12 (2.85%) Nutanix
9 11 (2.61%) Microsoft Purview
10 10 (2.38%) PaaS
11 7 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.43%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (1.43%) dbt
12 6 (1.43%) Power Platform
13 5 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (0.95%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 3 (0.71%) AWS CloudFormation
15 3 (0.71%) IaaS
16 1 (0.24%) AWS Lambda
16 1 (0.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 40 (9.50%) Network Security
2 30 (7.13%) Firewall
3 25 (5.94%) Broadband
4 18 (4.28%) VPN
5 12 (2.85%) CHAP
6 10 (2.38%) Wireshark
7 8 (1.90%) SD-WAN
7 8 (1.90%) VoIP
7 8 (1.90%) WAN
8 7 (1.66%) LAN
8 7 (1.66%) Unified Communications
8 7 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (1.43%) DNS
9 6 (1.43%) SSL
10 5 (1.19%) DMZ
11 3 (0.71%) Intrusion Detection
12 1 (0.24%) BGP
12 1 (0.24%) EIGRP
12 1 (0.24%) OSPF
12 1 (0.24%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.43%) Power BI
2 5 (1.19%) Tableau
3 2 (0.48%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Git
1 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.24%) JIRA
General
1 157 (37.29%) Finance
2 124 (29.45%) Social Skills
3 76 (18.05%) Banking
4 57 (13.54%) Public Sector
5 55 (13.06%) Analytical Skills
6 50 (11.88%) Telecoms
7 43 (10.21%) Manufacturing
8 42 (9.98%) Electronics
8 42 (9.98%) Marketing
9 34 (8.08%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (6.41%) Law
11 19 (4.51%) Financial Institution
11 19 (4.51%) Games
12 18 (4.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 17 (4.04%) Legal
14 10 (2.38%) Retail
15 5 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.71%) Back Office
17 2 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 80 (19.00%) Lead
2 72 (17.10%) Consultant
3 70 (16.63%) Security Consultant
4 53 (12.59%) Senior
5 38 (9.03%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 36 (8.55%) Analyst
7 27 (6.41%) Security Manager
8 24 (5.70%) Security Analyst
9 23 (5.46%) Architect
10 20 (4.75%) Security Specialist
11 17 (4.04%) Security Architect
12 16 (3.80%) Security Engineer
12 16 (3.80%) Senior Consultant
12 16 (3.80%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
12 16 (3.80%) Senior Security Consultant
13 13 (3.09%) Head of IT
14 12 (2.85%) Auditor
14 12 (2.85%) Internal Auditor
14 12 (2.85%) IT Manager
14 12 (2.85%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (5.94%) SAP CAF
2 24 (5.70%) GraphQL
2 24 (5.70%) REST
2 24 (5.70%) SOAP
3 22 (5.23%) LDAP
3 22 (5.23%) OAuth
3 22 (5.23%) OpenID
3 22 (5.23%) SAML
4 8 (1.90%) YAML
5 7 (1.66%) JSON
6 6 (1.43%) React
6 6 (1.43%) Spring Boot
7 3 (0.71%) EDI
8 2 (0.48%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.48%) Django
8 2 (0.48%) SLSA
9 1 (0.24%) PyTorch
9 1 (0.24%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 116 (27.55%) Cyber Threat
2 89 (21.14%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 84 (19.95%) Operational Technology
4 80 (19.00%) Security Operations Centre
5 51 (12.11%) Management Information System
6 48 (11.40%) Security Posture
7 25 (5.94%) Cyberattack
8 20 (4.75%) Cloud Native
9 19 (4.51%) Analytical Mindset
10 16 (3.80%) CESG
11 15 (3.56%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (2.61%) Cyber Defence
13 10 (2.38%) PKI
14 9 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (2.14%) Product Ownership
15 7 (1.66%) Cloud Security Posture
15 7 (1.66%) Onboarding
16 6 (1.43%) Blockchain
17 5 (1.19%) Taxonomies
18 4 (0.95%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.04%) Windows
2 13 (3.09%) Linux
3 6 (1.43%) Unix
4 3 (0.71%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (57.96%) Risk Management
2 232 (55.11%) Cybersecurity
3 156 (37.05%) Roadmaps
3 156 (37.05%) Vulnerability Management
4 152 (36.10%) Information Security
5 131 (31.12%) Mentoring
6 105 (24.94%) Security Operations
7 100 (23.75%) Threat Intelligence
8 97 (23.04%) Stakeholder Management
9 94 (22.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 85 (20.19%) Incident Response
11 83 (19.71%) Coaching
11 83 (19.71%) ITIL
12 79 (18.76%) Risk Assessment
12 79 (18.76%) Technology Roadmap
13 78 (18.53%) SABSA
14 73 (17.34%) Cyber Intelligence
14 73 (17.34%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
15 70 (16.63%) Business Strategy
16 68 (16.15%) Change Advisory Board
Programming Languages
1 59 (14.01%) PowerShell
2 26 (6.18%) Bash
3 22 (5.23%) T-SQL
4 20 (4.75%) Python
5 16 (3.80%) SQL
6 8 (1.90%) Java
7 7 (1.66%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (0.95%) Bicep
9 2 (0.48%) C#
10 1 (0.24%) C
10 1 (0.24%) C++
Qualifications
1 189 (44.89%) CISSP
2 118 (28.03%) CISM
3 79 (18.76%) Security Cleared
4 73 (17.34%) CISA
5 69 (16.39%) CRISC
6 54 (12.83%) SC Cleared
7 44 (10.45%) Degree
8 39 (9.26%) CEH
9 33 (7.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 31 (7.36%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (4.99%) Azure Certification
12 20 (4.75%) AWS Certification
12 20 (4.75%) Cisco Certification
12 20 (4.75%) CISMP
13 16 (3.80%) CESG Certified Professional
13 16 (3.80%) IISP
13 16 (3.80%) SANS
14 15 (3.56%) CGEIT
14 15 (3.56%) DV Cleared
15 13 (3.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 261 (62.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 90 (21.38%) PCI DSS
3 72 (17.10%) NCSC
4 70 (16.63%) GDPR
4 70 (16.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 63 (14.96%) GRC
6 38 (9.03%) Cyber Essentials
7 33 (7.84%) NIST 800
8 27 (6.41%) JSP 440
9 22 (5.23%) SOC 2
10 21 (4.99%) COBIT
11 16 (3.80%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 16 (3.80%) RMADS
12 11 (2.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 10 (2.38%) ISO 22301
14 8 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 5 (1.19%) Data Quality
15 5 (1.19%) ITGC
15 5 (1.19%) SLA
15 5 (1.19%) SOC 1
System Software
1 28 (6.65%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.90%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.19%) Docker
5 2 (0.48%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 18 (4.28%) Terraform
2 11 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (2.14%) Kubernetes
4 6 (1.43%) RSA Archer
5 4 (0.95%) QRadar
6 2 (0.48%) Ansible
6 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.48%) Suricata
6 2 (0.48%) WSUS
7 1 (0.24%) Nessus
7 1 (0.24%) Nmap
7 1 (0.24%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 45 (10.69%) Microsoft
2 42 (9.98%) SAP
3 18 (4.28%) VMware
4 12 (2.85%) Commvault
5 8 (1.90%) Cisco
6 7 (1.66%) Splunk
7 4 (0.95%) Google
8 3 (0.71%) CyberArk
8 3 (0.71%) Tenable
9 2 (0.48%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.24%) AlienVault
10 1 (0.24%) CrowdStrike
10 1 (0.24%) Darktrace
10 1 (0.24%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.24%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.24%) Qualys
10 1 (0.24%) Salesforce