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 21 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 264 281
Rank change year-on-year +161 +17 +80
Permanent jobs citing NIST 394 212 228
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.56% 1.07% 1.07%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.71% 7.10% 7.02%
Number of salaries quoted 228 128 207
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £50,375 £49,941 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,705 £89,125 £95,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000

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 2,678 2,984 3,248
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.43% 15.11% 15.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,666 1,601 2,580
10th Percentile £34,739 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,813
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

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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

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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 21 November 2025.

NIST salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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 18 (4.57%) IIS
2 13 (3.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (3.05%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.25%) GNU Octave
2 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 105 (26.65%) Azure
2 54 (13.71%) AWS
3 25 (6.35%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (5.84%) Entra ID
5 16 (4.06%) GCP
6 15 (3.81%) SaaS
7 12 (3.05%) Azure Sentinel
7 12 (3.05%) PaaS
8 10 (2.54%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (2.03%) Azure Logic Apps
9 8 (2.03%) Nutanix
10 7 (1.78%) dbt
10 7 (1.78%) Google Workspace
11 5 (1.27%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.02%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 3 (0.76%) AWS CloudFormation
14 2 (0.51%) Azure Key Vault
14 2 (0.51%) Azure Stack
14 2 (0.51%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 50 (12.69%) Network Security
2 35 (8.88%) Firewall
3 18 (4.57%) VPN
4 11 (2.79%) WAN
4 11 (2.79%) Wireshark
5 10 (2.54%) LAN
5 10 (2.54%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.03%) Broadband
6 8 (2.03%) Unified Communications
6 8 (2.03%) VoIP
6 8 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.78%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (1.52%) CHAP
9 4 (1.02%) DMZ
9 4 (1.02%) DNS
10 3 (0.76%) SSL
11 2 (0.51%) BGP
11 2 (0.51%) DHCP
12 1 (0.25%) HTTP
12 1 (0.25%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.78%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.27%) Power BI
2 5 (1.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.25%) Git
1 1 (0.25%) JIRA
1 1 (0.25%) Metasploit
General
1 151 (38.32%) Finance
2 100 (25.38%) Social Skills
3 60 (15.23%) Banking
3 60 (15.23%) Public Sector
4 58 (14.72%) Telecoms
5 57 (14.47%) Analytical Skills
6 47 (11.93%) Manufacturing
7 46 (11.68%) Electronics
7 46 (11.68%) Marketing
8 24 (6.09%) Law
9 17 (4.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (4.06%) Legal
11 14 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (3.30%) Financial Institution
13 8 (2.03%) Games
14 7 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.52%) Retail
16 5 (1.27%) Back Office
16 5 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 81 (20.56%) Lead
2 76 (19.29%) Consultant
3 74 (18.78%) Security Consultant
4 50 (12.69%) Senior
5 47 (11.93%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 29 (7.36%) Analyst
7 26 (6.60%) Security Engineer
8 25 (6.35%) Architect
9 20 (5.08%) Security Manager
10 18 (4.57%) Security Specialist
11 17 (4.31%) Security Analyst
12 16 (4.06%) Senior Consultant
12 16 (4.06%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
12 16 (4.06%) Senior Security Consultant
13 15 (3.81%) Security Architect
14 12 (3.05%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 12 (3.05%) Information Security Manager
15 11 (2.79%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 11 (2.79%) Information Manager
16 9 (2.28%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.08%) SAP CAF
2 9 (2.28%) YAML
3 8 (2.03%) JSON
4 7 (1.78%) GraphQL
4 7 (1.78%) REST
4 7 (1.78%) SOAP
5 6 (1.52%) LDAP
5 6 (1.52%) OAuth
5 6 (1.52%) OpenID
5 6 (1.52%) React
5 6 (1.52%) SAML
5 6 (1.52%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.76%) EDI
7 2 (0.51%) Django
7 2 (0.51%) SLSA
8 1 (0.25%) ARM Templates
8 1 (0.25%) EJB
8 1 (0.25%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.25%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 101 (25.63%) Cyber Threat
2 85 (21.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 83 (21.07%) Security Operations Centre
4 82 (20.81%) Operational Technology
5 44 (11.17%) Management Information System
5 44 (11.17%) Security Posture
6 28 (7.11%) Analytical Mindset
7 20 (5.08%) Cloud Native
8 16 (4.06%) CESG
9 10 (2.54%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (2.28%) Cyberattack
10 9 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (2.28%) Product Ownership
11 7 (1.78%) PKI
12 6 (1.52%) Cloud Security Posture
12 6 (1.52%) Taxonomies
13 4 (1.02%) Cyber Defence
13 4 (1.02%) Data Centre
13 4 (1.02%) Onboarding
13 4 (1.02%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.57%) Windows
2 11 (2.79%) Linux
3 6 (1.52%) Unix
4 3 (0.76%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.51%) VMS
6 1 (0.25%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (56.35%) Risk Management
2 201 (51.02%) Cybersecurity
3 157 (39.85%) Vulnerability Management
4 137 (34.77%) Information Security
5 132 (33.50%) Roadmaps
6 122 (30.96%) Mentoring
7 106 (26.90%) Security Operations
8 97 (24.62%) Threat Intelligence
9 93 (23.60%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 89 (22.59%) Stakeholder Management
11 83 (21.07%) Technology Roadmap
12 82 (20.81%) ITIL
13 80 (20.30%) Coaching
14 77 (19.54%) SABSA
15 76 (19.29%) Incident Response
16 73 (18.53%) Cyber Intelligence
17 72 (18.27%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
18 70 (17.77%) Business Strategy
19 68 (17.26%) Change Advisory Board
20 64 (16.24%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 40 (10.15%) PowerShell
2 24 (6.09%) Python
3 19 (4.82%) SQL
4 13 (3.30%) Java
5 10 (2.54%) Bash
6 7 (1.78%) C#
6 7 (1.78%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.52%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.76%) Bicep
9 2 (0.51%) Go
9 2 (0.51%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 172 (43.65%) CISSP
2 100 (25.38%) CISM
3 80 (20.30%) Security Cleared
4 62 (15.74%) CISA
4 62 (15.74%) CRISC
5 47 (11.93%) SC Cleared
6 42 (10.66%) CEH
7 41 (10.41%) Degree
8 40 (10.15%) CompTIA Security+
9 28 (7.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 26 (6.60%) Azure Certification
11 24 (6.09%) AWS Certification
12 21 (5.33%) CISMP
13 19 (4.82%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (4.06%) CESG Certified Professional
14 16 (4.06%) IISP
15 14 (3.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 13 (3.30%) Master's Degree
17 12 (3.05%) DV Cleared
17 12 (3.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 255 (64.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 90 (22.84%) PCI DSS
3 70 (17.77%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 69 (17.51%) GDPR
5 57 (14.47%) NCSC
6 56 (14.21%) GRC
7 32 (8.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 32 (8.12%) NIST 800
8 26 (6.60%) JSP 440
9 22 (5.58%) SOC 2
10 17 (4.31%) RMADS
11 16 (4.06%) COBIT
11 16 (4.06%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 14 (3.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 9 (2.28%) HIPAA
14 7 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 6 (1.52%) ISO 22301
15 6 (1.52%) SOC 1
16 5 (1.27%) Data Quality
16 5 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 16 (4.06%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.03%) Docker
2 8 (2.03%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.51%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (4.82%) Terraform
2 12 (3.05%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.78%) RSA Archer
4 4 (1.02%) QRadar
4 4 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.51%) Nmap
5 2 (0.51%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.51%) Suricata
6 1 (0.25%) Ansible
6 1 (0.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.25%) Nessus
Vendors
1 47 (11.93%) Microsoft
2 46 (11.68%) SAP
3 14 (3.55%) VMware
4 11 (2.79%) Cisco
5 9 (2.28%) Google
6 8 (2.03%) Commvault
7 6 (1.52%) Splunk
8 4 (1.02%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.76%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.51%) Juniper
10 2 (0.51%) Rapid7
10 2 (0.51%) Ruckus Wireless
10 2 (0.51%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.51%) SolarWinds
11 1 (0.25%) AlienVault
11 1 (0.25%) Aruba
11 1 (0.25%) CyberArk
11 1 (0.25%) LogRhythm
11 1 (0.25%) Meraki
11 1 (0.25%) Thales