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 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 159 231 302
Rank change year-on-year +72 +71 -48
Permanent jobs citing NIST 393 221 230
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.81% 1.34% 0.83%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.72% 7.53% 6.31%
Number of salaries quoted 256 190 190
10th Percentile £49,750 £47,500 £48,000
25th Percentile £55,886 £48,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,706 £67,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.19% -6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £84,919
90th Percentile £103,750 £107,500 £92,291
UK median annual salary £73,853 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +1.87% - +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 3,665 2,933 3,647
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.86% 17.83% 13.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,297 1,663 2,629
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £78,250 £75,375 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +6.48% -6.09%

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 25 July 2026.

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 6 (1.53%) SAS
2 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 152 (38.68%) Azure
2 114 (29.01%) AWS
3 75 (19.08%) SaaS
4 36 (9.16%) GCP
5 35 (8.91%) Entra ID
6 31 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (4.58%) Google Workspace
8 12 (3.05%) Anthropic Claude
8 12 (3.05%) Zapier
9 11 (2.80%) IaaS
9 11 (2.80%) PaaS
10 10 (2.54%) Cloud Computing
11 9 (2.29%) AWS CloudFormation
12 6 (1.53%) Nutanix
12 6 (1.53%) Power Platform
13 5 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (1.02%) Mimecast
14 4 (1.02%) Vertex AI
15 3 (0.76%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 62 (15.78%) Network Security
2 50 (12.72%) Firewall
3 26 (6.62%) VPN
4 22 (5.60%) Broadband
5 20 (5.09%) DNS
6 14 (3.56%) DHCP
6 14 (3.56%) SSH
6 14 (3.56%) SSL
6 14 (3.56%) WAN
7 13 (3.31%) VLAN
8 12 (3.05%) SD-WAN
9 11 (2.80%) CHAP
9 11 (2.80%) HTTP
9 11 (2.80%) MPLS
9 11 (2.80%) SNMP
10 10 (2.54%) BGP
10 10 (2.54%) FTP
10 10 (2.54%) ICMP
10 10 (2.54%) IPsec
11 7 (1.78%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.53%) Power BI
2 4 (1.02%) Tableau
3 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.25%) Db2
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.25%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 5 (1.27%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.02%) Git
3 3 (0.76%) JIRA
4 2 (0.51%) Yeoman
5 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.25%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.25%) GitLab
5 1 (0.25%) JUnit
5 1 (0.25%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.25%) NUnit
5 1 (0.25%) Postman
5 1 (0.25%) Selenium
5 1 (0.25%) Snyk
5 1 (0.25%) SonarQube
General
1 130 (33.08%) Social Skills
2 79 (20.10%) Finance
3 62 (15.78%) Law
4 61 (15.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (13.23%) Analytical Skills
6 35 (8.91%) Legal
7 34 (8.65%) Public Sector
8 32 (8.14%) Banking
9 29 (7.38%) Organisational Skills
9 29 (7.38%) Retail
10 17 (4.33%) Financial Institution
11 11 (2.80%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.04%) Aviation
12 8 (2.04%) Games
13 7 (1.78%) Back Office
13 7 (1.78%) French Language
14 6 (1.53%) German Language
15 2 (0.51%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.51%) Military
15 2 (0.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 79 (20.10%) Architect
2 67 (17.05%) Senior
3 58 (14.76%) Consultant
4 50 (12.72%) IT Manager
5 48 (12.21%) IT Services Manager
5 48 (12.21%) Resilience Manager
5 48 (12.21%) Security Consultant
5 48 (12.21%) Service Manager
6 43 (10.94%) Analyst
7 40 (10.18%) Security Analyst
7 40 (10.18%) Security Architect
8 38 (9.67%) Security Manager
9 26 (6.62%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 25 (6.36%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 21 (5.34%) Senior Consultant
11 21 (5.34%) Solutions Architect
12 16 (4.07%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 16 (4.07%) Senior Security Consultant
13 15 (3.82%) Security Engineer
13 15 (3.82%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (12.47%) Middleware
2 30 (7.63%) OAuth
2 30 (7.63%) SAML
3 20 (5.09%) OpenID
4 19 (4.83%) REST
4 19 (4.83%) SOAP
5 18 (4.58%) GraphQL
6 16 (4.07%) LDAP
7 7 (1.78%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Graph
8 5 (1.27%) ModSecurity
8 5 (1.27%) RESTful
9 2 (0.51%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.25%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.25%) AngularJS
10 1 (0.25%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.25%) Node.js
10 1 (0.25%) pytest
10 1 (0.25%) React
10 1 (0.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 81 (20.61%) Cyber Threat
2 66 (16.79%) Security Posture
3 54 (13.74%) Management Information System
4 45 (11.45%) Cyberattack
5 28 (7.12%) Cloud Native
6 17 (4.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 16 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.56%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (3.56%) Onboarding
9 13 (3.31%) PKI
10 11 (2.80%) Cyber Defence
10 11 (2.80%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (2.54%) Blog
12 8 (2.04%) Operational Technology
13 7 (1.78%) Cloud Security Posture
13 7 (1.78%) Freedom of Information
13 7 (1.78%) Freedom of Information Act
14 6 (1.53%) Cyber Security Posture
15 5 (1.27%) Blockchain
16 4 (1.02%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.07%) Windows
2 11 (2.80%) Linux
3 5 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.25%) AIX
4 1 (0.25%) CentOS
4 1 (0.25%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.25%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (58.02%) Cybersecurity
2 189 (48.09%) Information Security
3 124 (31.55%) Risk Management
4 116 (29.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 111 (28.24%) Agile
6 97 (24.68%) Disaster Recovery
6 97 (24.68%) Incident Response
7 91 (23.16%) Cloud Security
8 85 (21.63%) Vulnerability Management
9 82 (20.87%) Continuous Improvement
9 82 (20.87%) Problem-Solving
10 80 (20.36%) Business Continuity
10 80 (20.36%) DevOps
11 78 (19.85%) ITIL
11 78 (19.85%) Roadmaps
12 72 (18.32%) Enterprise Architecture
13 67 (17.05%) SIEM
14 61 (15.52%) Test Automation
15 56 (14.25%) Identity Access Management
16 55 (13.99%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 48 (12.21%) PowerShell
2 22 (5.60%) Python
3 20 (5.09%) Bash
4 16 (4.07%) T-SQL
5 9 (2.29%) SQL
6 7 (1.78%) Bicep
7 4 (1.02%) Java
8 2 (0.51%) Go
8 2 (0.51%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.25%) C#
9 1 (0.25%) Rust
Qualifications
1 187 (47.58%) CISSP
2 167 (42.49%) CISM
3 83 (21.12%) Security Cleared
4 68 (17.30%) Degree
5 67 (17.05%) SC Cleared
6 48 (12.21%) ITIL Certification
7 40 (10.18%) CRISC
8 38 (9.67%) CISA
9 22 (5.60%) Computer Science Degree
10 19 (4.83%) DV Cleared
11 18 (4.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 16 (4.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 16 (4.07%) SANS
13 14 (3.56%) CEH
13 14 (3.56%) FFIEC
14 13 (3.31%) CompTIA Security+
15 12 (3.05%) CREST Certified
16 11 (2.80%) CGEIT
16 11 (2.80%) GIAC
16 11 (2.80%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 258 (65.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 99 (25.19%) GDPR
3 64 (16.28%) GRC
4 60 (15.27%) NCSC
5 58 (14.76%) ISO 22301
6 57 (14.50%) PCI DSS
7 45 (11.45%) Cyber Essentials
8 26 (6.62%) COBIT
8 26 (6.62%) SOC 2
9 22 (5.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 18 (4.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 17 (4.33%) NIST 800
12 16 (4.07%) JSP 440
13 9 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 9 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 7 (1.78%) SOC 1
15 6 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (1.53%) Government Security Classifications
16 5 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
17 4 (1.02%) Def Stans
System Software
1 34 (8.65%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.05%) Docker
3 2 (0.51%) Firmware
4 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (4.58%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.05%) CASB
3 10 (2.54%) FortiGate
3 10 (2.54%) Terraform
4 9 (2.29%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.02%) Ansible
7 3 (0.76%) SCCM
8 1 (0.25%) Grafana
8 1 (0.25%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.25%) Nessus
8 1 (0.25%) Nmap
8 1 (0.25%) OpenVAS
8 1 (0.25%) OpenView
8 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.25%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 77 (19.59%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.09%) Google
3 18 (4.58%) Cisco
3 18 (4.58%) Palo Alto
4 13 (3.31%) OpenAI
5 10 (2.54%) Splunk
6 8 (2.04%) Qualys
6 8 (2.04%) Tanium
6 8 (2.04%) VMware
7 6 (1.53%) Commvault
8 5 (1.27%) Okta
9 4 (1.02%) ForgeRock
9 4 (1.02%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.02%) Oracle
9 4 (1.02%) Sophos
9 4 (1.02%) Tenable
9 4 (1.02%) Thales
10 3 (0.76%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (0.76%) Forcepoint
10 3 (0.76%) SolarWinds