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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 238 279
Rank change year-on-year +134 +41 +14
Permanent jobs citing NIST 417 197 311
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.52% 1.40% 1.04%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.53% 7.85% 7.52%
Number of salaries quoted 189 141 268
10th Percentile £49,750 £42,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £51,251 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £65,000 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.23% +2.36% -9.29%
75th Percentile £92,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £108,000 £95,000 £88,250
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year - +7.41% -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 2,869 2,511 4,136
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.33% 17.87% 13.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,649 1,544 3,211
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,098 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +7.82% -3.39%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

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 9 March 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 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (0.96%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 158 (37.89%) Azure
2 70 (16.79%) Entra ID
3 57 (13.67%) Google Workspace
4 55 (13.19%) AWS
5 21 (5.04%) GCP
5 21 (5.04%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (4.80%) Nutanix
7 17 (4.08%) SaaS
8 10 (2.40%) PaaS
9 7 (1.68%) AWS CloudFormation
9 7 (1.68%) IaaS
10 6 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
10 6 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.72%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 3 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.48%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.24%) AWS Direct Connect
13 1 (0.24%) AWS KMS
13 1 (0.24%) AWS Lambda
13 1 (0.24%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 59 (14.15%) Broadband
2 31 (7.43%) Firewall
3 28 (6.71%) Network Security
4 21 (5.04%) CHAP
5 10 (2.40%) DNS
5 10 (2.40%) VPN
6 6 (1.44%) DMZ
6 6 (1.44%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (0.96%) DHCP
7 4 (0.96%) SSL
8 3 (0.72%) SCCP
8 3 (0.72%) VoIP
8 3 (0.72%) WAN
9 2 (0.48%) LAN
9 2 (0.48%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.24%) EIGRP
10 1 (0.24%) Modbus
10 1 (0.24%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.24%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.24%) DB2
1 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.24%) Power BI
1 1 (0.24%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (1.20%) Git
1 5 (1.20%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.24%) JIRA
General
1 140 (33.57%) Finance
2 135 (32.37%) Social Skills
3 78 (18.71%) Banking
4 72 (17.27%) Organisational Skills
5 35 (8.39%) Games
6 33 (7.91%) Public Sector
7 30 (7.19%) Analytical Skills
7 30 (7.19%) Law
8 26 (6.24%) Financial Institution
9 25 (6.00%) Telecoms
10 24 (5.76%) Legal
10 24 (5.76%) Manufacturing
11 23 (5.52%) Electronics
11 23 (5.52%) Marketing
12 21 (5.04%) Retail
13 18 (4.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (1.44%) Aviation
15 3 (0.72%) Back Office
16 2 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 84 (20.14%) Lead
2 55 (13.19%) Senior
3 36 (8.63%) Analyst
3 36 (8.63%) Consultant
4 31 (7.43%) Security Manager
5 29 (6.95%) Security Consultant
6 26 (6.24%) Architect
6 26 (6.24%) Security Analyst
7 22 (5.28%) Auditor
7 22 (5.28%) Developer
7 22 (5.28%) IAM Developer
8 21 (5.04%) Security Auditor
9 20 (4.80%) Internal Auditor
9 20 (4.80%) Security Specialist
10 17 (4.08%) Security Architect
11 16 (3.84%) Systems Engineer
12 14 (3.36%) IT Security Specialist
12 14 (3.36%) Security Engineer
12 14 (3.36%) Senior Developer
13 13 (3.12%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (14.63%) OAuth
1 61 (14.63%) OpenID
1 61 (14.63%) SAML
2 60 (14.39%) REST
2 60 (14.39%) SOAP
3 59 (14.15%) GraphQL
4 57 (13.67%) LDAP
5 23 (5.52%) SAP CAF
6 6 (1.44%) React
6 6 (1.44%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.96%) ARM Templates
8 3 (0.72%) JSON
8 3 (0.72%) YAML
9 2 (0.48%) SLSA
10 1 (0.24%) CSS
10 1 (0.24%) HTML
10 1 (0.24%) JSP
10 1 (0.24%) Middleware
10 1 (0.24%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.24%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 143 (34.29%) Cyber Threat
2 78 (18.71%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 75 (17.99%) Operational Technology
3 75 (17.99%) Security Operations Centre
4 63 (15.11%) Cyberattack
5 43 (10.31%) Security Posture
6 42 (10.07%) Management Information System
7 25 (6.00%) Cloud Native
8 21 (5.04%) Hybrid Cloud
9 13 (3.12%) Cyber Defence
9 13 (3.12%) PKI
10 12 (2.88%) Blockchain
11 10 (2.40%) Blog
12 8 (1.92%) Cloud Security Posture
12 8 (1.92%) Onboarding
13 5 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
14 4 (0.96%) Cyber Security Posture
14 4 (0.96%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.96%) Digital Media
14 4 (0.96%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.64%) Windows
2 9 (2.16%) Linux
3 5 (1.20%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.24%) AIX
4 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (54.20%) Risk Management
2 219 (52.52%) Cybersecurity
3 190 (45.56%) Roadmaps
4 148 (35.49%) Mentoring
5 142 (34.05%) Vulnerability Management
6 141 (33.81%) Information Security
7 110 (26.38%) Stakeholder Management
8 99 (23.74%) Security Operations
9 86 (20.62%) Coaching
10 85 (20.38%) Threat Intelligence
11 79 (18.94%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 77 (18.47%) ITIL
12 77 (18.47%) SABSA
13 75 (17.99%) Risk Assessment
14 74 (17.75%) Business Strategy
14 74 (17.75%) Incident Response
14 74 (17.75%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
15 73 (17.51%) Technology Roadmap
16 70 (16.79%) Cyber Intelligence
17 68 (16.31%) Change Advisory Board
Programming Languages
1 102 (24.46%) PowerShell
2 61 (14.63%) Bash
3 57 (13.67%) T-SQL
4 31 (7.43%) SQL
5 27 (6.47%) Python
6 7 (1.68%) Bicep
6 7 (1.68%) Java
7 4 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.24%) C
8 1 (0.24%) C++
Qualifications
1 170 (40.77%) CISSP
2 104 (24.94%) CISM
3 84 (20.14%) CISA
4 63 (15.11%) CRISC
4 63 (15.11%) Security Cleared
5 49 (11.75%) SC Cleared
6 44 (10.55%) Degree
7 36 (8.63%) SANS
8 27 (6.47%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 23 (5.52%) CEH
9 23 (5.52%) CGEIT
10 22 (5.28%) FFIEC
11 17 (4.08%) Cisco Certification
12 16 (3.84%) CompTIA Security+
13 15 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (3.60%) DV Cleared
14 14 (3.36%) AWS Certification
14 14 (3.36%) Azure Certification
15 13 (3.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 11 (2.64%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 276 (66.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 86 (20.62%) NCSC
3 85 (20.38%) PCI DSS
4 78 (18.71%) GDPR
5 69 (16.55%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 54 (12.95%) GRC
7 36 (8.63%) Cyber Essentials
8 26 (6.24%) COBIT
9 20 (4.80%) SOC 2
10 15 (3.60%) ISO 22301
11 14 (3.36%) NIST 800
12 12 (2.88%) JSP 440
13 8 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 8 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (1.20%) SLA
15 4 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 4 (0.96%) Government Security Classifications
15 4 (0.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 69 (16.55%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.64%) Docker
3 4 (0.96%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 19 (4.56%) Terraform
2 14 (3.36%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.16%) RSA Archer
4 8 (1.92%) Ansible
5 7 (1.68%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 6 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.72%) SCCM
8 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.48%) WSUS
9 1 (0.24%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.24%) Nessus
9 1 (0.24%) OpenView
9 1 (0.24%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 43 (10.31%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.00%) SAP
3 23 (5.52%) VMware
4 20 (4.80%) Commvault
5 11 (2.64%) Google
6 4 (0.96%) Cisco
6 4 (0.96%) ForgeRock
6 4 (0.96%) Okta
6 4 (0.96%) Splunk
7 3 (0.72%) CyberArk
7 3 (0.72%) Oracle
7 3 (0.72%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.72%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.48%) Sage
8 2 (0.48%) Tenable
8 2 (0.48%) Xero
9 1 (0.24%) ArcSight
9 1 (0.24%) ExtraHop
9 1 (0.24%) Radware
9 1 (0.24%) Sophos