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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 256 308
Rank change year-on-year +120 +52 -37
Permanent jobs citing NIST 353 178 309
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.91% 1.22% 0.95%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.72% 6.11% 7.37%
Number of salaries quoted 207 144 264
10th Percentile £50,000 £46,475 £40,250
25th Percentile £55,544 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £65,750
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -1.14% -6.07%
75th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £84,042
90th Percentile £106,000 £101,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £73,816 £74,870 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.41% +6.96% -

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 3,011 2,913 4,195
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.27% 20.04% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,865 1,590 3,244
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,000 £34,575
25th Percentile £46,500 £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 £81,250 £75,000 £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 14 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 6 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 139 (39.38%) Azure
2 65 (18.41%) Entra ID
3 54 (15.30%) AWS
4 53 (15.01%) Google Workspace
5 28 (7.93%) GCP
6 18 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (4.25%) Nutanix
8 11 (3.12%) SaaS
9 8 (2.27%) AWS CloudFormation
9 8 (2.27%) PaaS
10 7 (1.98%) IaaS
11 5 (1.42%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.13%) Vertex AI
13 3 (0.85%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.85%) Serverless
14 2 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
15 1 (0.28%) Amazon Bedrock
15 1 (0.28%) Copilot Studio
15 1 (0.28%) Google Gemini
Communications & Networking
1 57 (16.15%) Broadband
2 45 (12.75%) Firewall
3 42 (11.90%) Network Security
4 23 (6.52%) CHAP
5 14 (3.97%) DNS
6 12 (3.40%) VPN
7 8 (2.27%) SSL
8 7 (1.98%) DMZ
8 7 (1.98%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (1.42%) DHCP
10 4 (1.13%) NGFW
10 4 (1.13%) SSH
11 3 (0.85%) SCCP
11 3 (0.85%) VLAN
12 2 (0.57%) Cisco ISE
12 2 (0.57%) WAN
13 1 (0.28%) MPLS
13 1 (0.28%) SMTP
13 1 (0.28%) SNMP
13 1 (0.28%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.42%) Power BI
2 4 (1.13%) Tableau
3 1 (0.28%) DB2
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.28%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.70%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.42%) Git
General
1 138 (39.09%) Social Skills
2 108 (30.59%) Finance
3 66 (18.70%) Banking
4 64 (18.13%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (13.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
7 30 (8.50%) Law
7 30 (8.50%) Retail
8 29 (8.22%) Games
9 28 (7.93%) Public Sector
10 27 (7.65%) Legal
11 24 (6.80%) Financial Institution
12 14 (3.97%) Aviation
13 9 (2.55%) Manufacturing
13 9 (2.55%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.27%) Electronics
14 8 (2.27%) Marketing
15 5 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.85%) Back Office
17 2 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 54 (15.30%) Architect
2 50 (14.16%) Senior
3 45 (12.75%) Security Manager
4 36 (10.20%) Analyst
4 36 (10.20%) Consultant
5 32 (9.07%) Security Analyst
6 25 (7.08%) Auditor
6 25 (7.08%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 25 (7.08%) Security Consultant
7 23 (6.52%) Security Architect
7 23 (6.52%) Security Auditor
7 23 (6.52%) Solutions Architect
8 22 (6.23%) Internal Auditor
9 19 (5.38%) Information Manager
10 18 (5.10%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 18 (5.10%) Developer
10 18 (5.10%) IAM Developer
10 18 (5.10%) Information Security Manager
11 17 (4.82%) Security Specialist
12 16 (4.53%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (16.15%) OAuth
1 57 (16.15%) OpenID
1 57 (16.15%) SAML
2 54 (15.30%) REST
2 54 (15.30%) SOAP
3 53 (15.01%) GraphQL
4 52 (14.73%) LDAP
5 8 (2.27%) SAP CAF
6 4 (1.13%) ARM Templates
6 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (1.13%) RESTful
7 1 (0.28%) HTML
7 1 (0.28%) JSON
7 1 (0.28%) LangChain
7 1 (0.28%) LlamaIndex
7 1 (0.28%) Middleware
7 1 (0.28%) pgvector
7 1 (0.28%) Semantic Kernel
7 1 (0.28%) Web Services
7 1 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 83 (23.51%) Cyberattack
2 65 (18.41%) Cyber Threat
3 54 (15.30%) Management Information System
4 52 (14.73%) Security Posture
5 27 (7.65%) Cloud Native
6 19 (5.38%) Cyber Defence
7 18 (5.10%) Hybrid Cloud
7 18 (5.10%) PKI
8 14 (3.97%) Blog
9 11 (3.12%) Blockchain
10 10 (2.83%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 10 (2.83%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (2.83%) Onboarding
11 9 (2.55%) Cyber Security Posture
12 7 (1.98%) Cloud Security Posture
12 7 (1.98%) Operational Technology
12 7 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (1.13%) Digital Media
14 3 (0.85%) Freedom of Information
14 3 (0.85%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.53%) Windows
2 11 (3.12%) Linux
3 6 (1.70%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.28%) AIX
4 1 (0.28%) CentOS
4 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (65.16%) Cybersecurity
2 138 (39.09%) Risk Management
3 137 (38.81%) Information Security
4 109 (30.88%) Roadmaps
5 88 (24.93%) Vulnerability Management
6 81 (22.95%) Incident Response
7 69 (19.55%) Identity Access Management
7 69 (19.55%) Mentoring
8 67 (18.98%) Risk Assessment
9 63 (17.85%) Cloud Security
10 62 (17.56%) Regulatory Compliance
11 61 (17.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 59 (16.71%) Problem-Solving
13 58 (16.43%) Programme Delivery
14 56 (15.86%) Agile
15 55 (15.58%) Stakeholder Management
16 53 (15.01%) Continuous Improvement
17 52 (14.73%) Business Continuity
17 52 (14.73%) SIEM
18 48 (13.60%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 87 (24.65%) PowerShell
2 55 (15.58%) Bash
3 52 (14.73%) T-SQL
4 26 (7.37%) SQL
5 22 (6.23%) Python
6 5 (1.42%) Bicep
7 1 (0.28%) C
7 1 (0.28%) C++
7 1 (0.28%) Java
Qualifications
1 158 (44.76%) CISSP
2 117 (33.14%) CISM
3 75 (21.25%) CISA
4 61 (17.28%) Security Cleared
5 54 (15.30%) Degree
6 48 (13.60%) CRISC
6 48 (13.60%) SC Cleared
7 39 (11.05%) SANS
8 24 (6.80%) CGEIT
8 24 (6.80%) FFIEC
9 19 (5.38%) CEH
10 18 (5.10%) DV Cleared
11 17 (4.82%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (4.25%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (4.25%) ISACA
13 14 (3.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 10 (2.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 10 (2.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 9 (2.55%) Azure Certification
15 9 (2.55%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 221 (62.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (24.65%) GDPR
3 84 (23.80%) NCSC
4 75 (21.25%) PCI DSS
5 46 (13.03%) Cyber Essentials
5 46 (13.03%) GRC
6 33 (9.35%) COBIT
7 17 (4.82%) SOC 2
8 15 (4.25%) JSP 440
8 15 (4.25%) NIST 800
9 13 (3.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 13 (3.68%) ISO 22301
10 9 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 8 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (1.98%) Government Security Classifications
13 6 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (1.42%) SOC 1
15 4 (1.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 71 (20.11%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.40%) Docker
3 4 (1.13%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (3.97%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.83%) Terraform
3 9 (2.55%) Ansible
4 8 (2.27%) RSA Archer
5 7 (1.98%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 6 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (1.42%) SCCM
8 2 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.57%) WSUS
9 1 (0.28%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.28%) OpenView
9 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 46 (13.03%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.67%) VMware
3 18 (5.10%) Google
4 15 (4.25%) Commvault
5 10 (2.83%) SAP
6 5 (1.42%) Cisco
6 5 (1.42%) ForgeRock
6 5 (1.42%) Okta
6 5 (1.42%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.13%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.13%) Sophos
7 4 (1.13%) Thales
8 3 (0.85%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.85%) Oracle
8 3 (0.85%) Splunk
9 2 (0.57%) Citrix
9 2 (0.57%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.57%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.57%) Sage
9 2 (0.57%) ServiceNow