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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 268 286
Rank change year-on-year +165 +18 +67
Permanent jobs citing NIST 407 224 215
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.66% 1.13% 1.03%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.27% 7.26% 6.74%
Number of salaries quoted 231 138 195
10th Percentile £47,500 £39,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £50,625 £48,000 £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 £105,000 £87,000 £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 2,665 3,087 3,188
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.44% 15.55% 15.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,652 1,691 2,542
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £79,225
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +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

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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 28 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 17 (4.18%) IIS
2 11 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.46%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (0.49%) 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 (25.80%) Azure
2 54 (13.27%) AWS
3 24 (5.90%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (5.16%) Entra ID
5 17 (4.18%) GCP
6 16 (3.93%) SaaS
7 12 (2.95%) PaaS
8 11 (2.70%) Azure Sentinel
9 10 (2.46%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (2.21%) Nutanix
11 8 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.97%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (1.72%) dbt
12 7 (1.72%) Google Workspace
13 5 (1.23%) Power Platform
14 4 (0.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 3 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
16 2 (0.49%) Azure Key Vault
16 2 (0.49%) Azure Stack
16 2 (0.49%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (11.79%) Network Security
2 33 (8.11%) Firewall
3 17 (4.18%) VPN
4 11 (2.70%) WAN
4 11 (2.70%) Wireshark
5 10 (2.46%) LAN
5 10 (2.46%) SD-WAN
6 8 (1.97%) Broadband
6 8 (1.97%) Unified Communications
6 8 (1.97%) VoIP
6 8 (1.97%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.72%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (1.47%) CHAP
9 4 (0.98%) DMZ
9 4 (0.98%) DNS
9 4 (0.98%) SSL
10 2 (0.49%) BGP
11 1 (0.25%) EIGRP
11 1 (0.25%) OSPF
11 1 (0.25%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.72%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.23%) Power BI
2 5 (1.23%) 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
1 161 (39.56%) Finance
2 102 (25.06%) Social Skills
3 69 (16.95%) Banking
4 62 (15.23%) Public Sector
5 60 (14.74%) Telecoms
6 57 (14.00%) Analytical Skills
7 49 (12.04%) Manufacturing
8 48 (11.79%) Electronics
8 48 (11.79%) Marketing
9 25 (6.14%) Law
10 17 (4.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (3.69%) Legal
12 14 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
13 13 (3.19%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.97%) Games
15 6 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.47%) Retail
16 5 (1.23%) Back Office
16 5 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 80 (19.66%) Lead
2 78 (19.16%) Consultant
3 76 (18.67%) Security Consultant
4 50 (12.29%) Senior
5 47 (11.55%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 29 (7.13%) Analyst
7 26 (6.39%) Security Engineer
8 24 (5.90%) Architect
9 23 (5.65%) Security Manager
10 19 (4.67%) Security Specialist
11 17 (4.18%) Security Analyst
12 16 (3.93%) Senior Consultant
12 16 (3.93%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
12 16 (3.93%) Senior Security Consultant
13 14 (3.44%) Security Architect
14 13 (3.19%) Information Security Manager
15 12 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 11 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 11 (2.70%) Information Manager
16 11 (2.70%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.41%) SAP CAF
2 9 (2.21%) YAML
3 8 (1.97%) JSON
4 7 (1.72%) GraphQL
4 7 (1.72%) REST
4 7 (1.72%) SOAP
5 6 (1.47%) LDAP
5 6 (1.47%) OAuth
5 6 (1.47%) OpenID
5 6 (1.47%) React
5 6 (1.47%) SAML
5 6 (1.47%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.74%) EDI
7 2 (0.49%) Django
7 2 (0.49%) SLSA
8 1 (0.25%) ARM Templates
8 1 (0.25%) EJB
8 1 (0.25%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.25%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 102 (25.06%) Cyber Threat
2 85 (20.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 83 (20.39%) Security Operations Centre
4 82 (20.15%) Operational Technology
5 46 (11.30%) Management Information System
6 43 (10.57%) Security Posture
7 28 (6.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (4.91%) Cloud Native
9 16 (3.93%) CESG
10 11 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (2.21%) Cyberattack
11 9 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (2.21%) Product Ownership
12 7 (1.72%) PKI
13 6 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
13 6 (1.47%) Taxonomies
14 4 (0.98%) Cyber Defence
14 4 (0.98%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.98%) Onboarding
14 4 (0.98%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.93%) Windows
2 11 (2.70%) Linux
3 6 (1.47%) Unix
4 2 (0.49%) VMS
4 2 (0.49%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.25%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (57.25%) Risk Management
2 204 (50.12%) Cybersecurity
3 158 (38.82%) Vulnerability Management
4 147 (36.12%) Information Security
5 142 (34.89%) Roadmaps
6 122 (29.98%) Mentoring
7 106 (26.04%) Security Operations
8 97 (23.83%) Threat Intelligence
9 93 (22.85%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 89 (21.87%) Stakeholder Management
11 83 (20.39%) Technology Roadmap
12 82 (20.15%) ITIL
13 80 (19.66%) Coaching
14 76 (18.67%) Incident Response
14 76 (18.67%) SABSA
15 73 (17.94%) Cyber Intelligence
15 73 (17.94%) Risk Assessment
16 72 (17.69%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
17 70 (17.20%) Business Strategy
18 68 (16.71%) Change Advisory Board
Programming Languages
1 40 (9.83%) PowerShell
2 25 (6.14%) Python
3 18 (4.42%) SQL
4 13 (3.19%) Java
5 10 (2.46%) Bash
6 7 (1.72%) C#
6 7 (1.72%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.47%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.74%) Bicep
9 2 (0.49%) Go
9 2 (0.49%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 185 (45.45%) CISSP
2 104 (25.55%) CISM
3 81 (19.90%) Security Cleared
4 71 (17.44%) CISA
4 71 (17.44%) CRISC
5 48 (11.79%) SC Cleared
6 44 (10.81%) CEH
7 42 (10.32%) Degree
8 40 (9.83%) CompTIA Security+
9 30 (7.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 26 (6.39%) Azure Certification
11 24 (5.90%) AWS Certification
12 21 (5.16%) CISMP
13 19 (4.67%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (3.93%) CESG Certified Professional
14 16 (3.93%) IISP
15 14 (3.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 13 (3.19%) Master's Degree
17 12 (2.95%) DV Cleared
17 12 (2.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 259 (63.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 99 (24.32%) PCI DSS
3 70 (17.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 69 (16.95%) GDPR
5 58 (14.25%) GRC
6 56 (13.76%) NCSC
7 34 (8.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 33 (8.11%) NIST 800
9 26 (6.39%) JSP 440
10 23 (5.65%) SOC 2
11 17 (4.18%) RMADS
12 16 (3.93%) COBIT
12 16 (3.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 14 (3.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (2.21%) HIPAA
15 7 (1.72%) ISO 22301
15 7 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 6 (1.47%) SOC 1
17 5 (1.23%) Data Quality
17 5 (1.23%) ITGC
System Software
1 14 (3.44%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.97%) Docker
2 8 (1.97%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (4.67%) Terraform
2 12 (2.95%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.72%) RSA Archer
5 4 (0.98%) QRadar
6 3 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.49%) Nmap
7 2 (0.49%) Suricata
8 1 (0.25%) Ansible
8 1 (0.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.25%) Nessus
8 1 (0.25%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 48 (11.79%) SAP
2 46 (11.30%) Microsoft
3 14 (3.44%) VMware
4 11 (2.70%) Cisco
5 9 (2.21%) Commvault
5 9 (2.21%) Google
6 6 (1.47%) Splunk
7 4 (0.98%) Palo Alto
8 3 (0.74%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.49%) Juniper
9 2 (0.49%) Rapid7
9 2 (0.49%) Ruckus Wireless
9 2 (0.49%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.49%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.25%) AlienVault
10 1 (0.25%) Aruba
10 1 (0.25%) CyberArk
10 1 (0.25%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.25%) Meraki
10 1 (0.25%) Thales