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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 262 321
Rank change year-on-year +127 +59 -42
Permanent jobs citing NIST 339 187 306
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.82% 1.24% 0.94%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.27% 6.40% 7.29%
Number of salaries quoted 206 153 261
10th Percentile £50,000 £47,000 £40,250
25th Percentile £55,544 £52,500 £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,500 £67,500 £67,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.37% +0.75% -4.29%
75th Percentile £92,500 £86,776 £84,919
90th Percentile £106,250 £96,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £73,706 £74,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -0.40% +5.71% -

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 3,009 2,923 4,200
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.12% 19.31% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,876 1,605 3,247
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £34,750
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 £76,000 £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 18 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 7 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 139 (41.00%) Azure
2 66 (19.47%) Entra ID
3 54 (15.93%) AWS
4 53 (15.63%) Google Workspace
5 28 (8.26%) GCP
6 19 (5.60%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (4.42%) Nutanix
8 12 (3.54%) SaaS
9 8 (2.36%) AWS CloudFormation
9 8 (2.36%) IaaS
9 8 (2.36%) PaaS
10 5 (1.47%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.18%) Vertex AI
12 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.88%) Mimecast
12 3 (0.88%) Serverless
13 2 (0.59%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.59%) Cloud Computing
14 1 (0.29%) Azure Cognitive Search
14 1 (0.29%) Azure Cognitive Services
Communications & Networking
1 57 (16.81%) Broadband
2 46 (13.57%) Firewall
3 44 (12.98%) Network Security
4 23 (6.78%) CHAP
5 15 (4.42%) DNS
6 13 (3.83%) VPN
7 9 (2.65%) SSL
8 7 (2.06%) DMZ
8 7 (2.06%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (1.77%) DHCP
10 5 (1.47%) NGFW
10 5 (1.47%) SSH
11 4 (1.18%) VLAN
12 3 (0.88%) SCCP
12 3 (0.88%) WAN
13 2 (0.59%) Cisco ISE
13 2 (0.59%) MPLS
13 2 (0.59%) SNMP
14 1 (0.29%) ICMP
14 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.47%) Power BI
2 4 (1.18%) Tableau
3 1 (0.29%) DB2
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.77%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.47%) Git
General
1 137 (40.41%) Social Skills
2 96 (28.32%) Finance
3 64 (18.88%) Organisational Skills
4 54 (15.93%) Banking
5 48 (14.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (10.91%) Analytical Skills
7 30 (8.85%) Retail
8 29 (8.55%) Games
9 28 (8.26%) Law
10 27 (7.96%) Public Sector
11 26 (7.67%) Legal
12 24 (7.08%) Financial Institution
13 14 (4.13%) Aviation
14 8 (2.36%) Manufacturing
15 7 (2.06%) Electronics
15 7 (2.06%) Marketing
15 7 (2.06%) Telecoms
16 5 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.88%) Back Office
18 2 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 55 (16.22%) Architect
2 51 (15.04%) Senior
3 43 (12.68%) Security Manager
4 37 (10.91%) Analyst
5 34 (10.03%) Consultant
6 33 (9.73%) Security Analyst
7 25 (7.37%) Auditor
7 25 (7.37%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 24 (7.08%) Security Architect
9 23 (6.78%) Security Auditor
9 23 (6.78%) Security Consultant
9 23 (6.78%) Solutions Architect
10 22 (6.49%) Internal Auditor
11 18 (5.31%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 18 (5.31%) Developer
11 18 (5.31%) IAM Developer
11 18 (5.31%) Information Manager
12 17 (5.01%) Security Specialist
13 16 (4.72%) Information Security Manager
13 16 (4.72%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (17.11%) OAuth
1 58 (17.11%) SAML
2 57 (16.81%) OpenID
3 54 (15.93%) REST
3 54 (15.93%) SOAP
4 53 (15.63%) GraphQL
5 52 (15.34%) LDAP
6 7 (2.06%) SAP CAF
7 5 (1.47%) Microsoft Graph
8 4 (1.18%) ARM Templates
8 4 (1.18%) RESTful
9 1 (0.29%) CSS
9 1 (0.29%) HTML
9 1 (0.29%) JSP
9 1 (0.29%) LangChain
9 1 (0.29%) LlamaIndex
9 1 (0.29%) Middleware
9 1 (0.29%) pgvector
9 1 (0.29%) Semantic Kernel
9 1 (0.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 83 (24.48%) Cyberattack
2 64 (18.88%) Cyber Threat
3 53 (15.63%) Management Information System
4 52 (15.34%) Security Posture
5 27 (7.96%) Cloud Native
6 19 (5.60%) Cyber Defence
7 18 (5.31%) Hybrid Cloud
7 18 (5.31%) PKI
8 14 (4.13%) Blog
9 11 (3.24%) Blockchain
9 11 (3.24%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 10 (2.95%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (2.95%) Onboarding
11 9 (2.65%) Cyber Security Posture
12 7 (2.06%) Cloud Security Posture
12 7 (2.06%) Operational Technology
12 7 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (1.18%) Digital Media
14 3 (0.88%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.88%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.01%) Windows
2 11 (3.24%) Linux
3 6 (1.77%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.29%) AIX
4 1 (0.29%) CentOS
4 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (67.85%) Cybersecurity
2 124 (36.58%) Risk Management
3 122 (35.99%) Information Security
4 98 (28.91%) Roadmaps
5 89 (26.25%) Vulnerability Management
6 82 (24.19%) Incident Response
7 69 (20.35%) Identity Access Management
8 68 (20.06%) Mentoring
9 63 (18.58%) Cloud Security
10 62 (18.29%) Regulatory Compliance
11 60 (17.70%) Problem-Solving
11 60 (17.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 58 (17.11%) Programme Delivery
13 55 (16.22%) Agile
14 54 (15.93%) Risk Assessment
14 54 (15.93%) Stakeholder Management
15 53 (15.63%) Continuous Improvement
16 52 (15.34%) SIEM
17 45 (13.27%) Project Management
18 43 (12.68%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 88 (25.96%) PowerShell
2 55 (16.22%) Bash
3 52 (15.34%) T-SQL
4 26 (7.67%) SQL
5 22 (6.49%) Python
6 5 (1.47%) Bicep
7 1 (0.29%) C
7 1 (0.29%) C++
7 1 (0.29%) Java
Qualifications
1 142 (41.89%) CISSP
2 113 (33.33%) CISM
3 61 (17.99%) CISA
4 60 (17.70%) Security Cleared
5 54 (15.93%) Degree
6 47 (13.86%) SC Cleared
7 39 (11.50%) SANS
8 34 (10.03%) CRISC
9 24 (7.08%) CGEIT
9 24 (7.08%) FFIEC
10 19 (5.60%) CEH
11 18 (5.31%) DV Cleared
12 17 (5.01%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (4.42%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (4.42%) ISACA
14 13 (3.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 10 (2.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 10 (2.95%) Azure Certification
15 10 (2.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 9 (2.65%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 219 (64.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (25.66%) GDPR
3 83 (24.48%) NCSC
4 62 (18.29%) PCI DSS
5 44 (12.98%) GRC
6 43 (12.68%) Cyber Essentials
7 33 (9.73%) COBIT
8 17 (5.01%) SOC 2
9 15 (4.42%) JSP 440
9 15 (4.42%) NIST 800
10 13 (3.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 13 (3.83%) ISO 22301
11 9 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 7 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (2.06%) Government Security Classifications
13 6 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (1.47%) SOC 1
15 4 (1.18%) QA
System Software
1 73 (21.53%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.54%) Docker
3 4 (1.18%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (4.13%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.95%) Terraform
3 9 (2.65%) Ansible
4 8 (2.36%) RSA Archer
5 7 (2.06%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 7 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.47%) SCCM
7 2 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.59%) WSUS
8 1 (0.29%) CASB
8 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.29%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.29%) OpenView
8 1 (0.29%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 48 (14.16%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.90%) VMware
3 18 (5.31%) Google
4 15 (4.42%) Commvault
5 9 (2.65%) SAP
6 6 (1.77%) Cisco
6 6 (1.77%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.47%) ForgeRock
7 5 (1.47%) Okta
8 4 (1.18%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.18%) Sophos
8 4 (1.18%) Thales
9 3 (0.88%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.88%) Oracle
9 3 (0.88%) Splunk
10 2 (0.59%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (0.59%) CyberArk
10 2 (0.59%) Sage
10 2 (0.59%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.59%) Xero