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 16 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 243 280
Rank change year-on-year +149 +37 +16
Permanent jobs citing NIST 428 215 224
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.80% 1.31% 1.03%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.77% 7.70% 7.06%
Number of salaries quoted 216 133 196
10th Percentile £47,500 £39,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +2.11% -15.58%
75th Percentile £91,250 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £88,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £71,000 £70,750 £67,500
% change year-on-year +0.35% +4.81% -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 2,714 2,792 3,174
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.74% 17.01% 14.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1,639 1,490 2,494
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,700 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +2.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £57,524
% change year-on-year -2.50% +4.31% +0.04%

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 16 January 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 16 (3.74%) IIS
2 8 (1.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.87%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.23%) GNU Octave
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.23%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 127 (29.67%) Azure
2 50 (11.68%) AWS
3 44 (10.28%) Entra ID
4 32 (7.48%) Google Workspace
5 26 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (4.21%) SaaS
7 15 (3.50%) GCP
8 13 (3.04%) Nutanix
9 11 (2.57%) Microsoft Purview
10 7 (1.64%) PaaS
11 6 (1.40%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (1.40%) Power Platform
12 5 (1.17%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.17%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.93%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 3 (0.70%) dbt
14 3 (0.70%) IaaS
15 1 (0.23%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 1 (0.23%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 37 (8.64%) Network Security
2 35 (8.18%) Broadband
3 32 (7.48%) Firewall
4 17 (3.97%) VPN
5 14 (3.27%) CHAP
6 10 (2.34%) Wireshark
7 7 (1.64%) SD-WAN
7 7 (1.64%) VoIP
7 7 (1.64%) WAN
8 6 (1.40%) DMZ
8 6 (1.40%) LAN
8 6 (1.40%) SSL
8 6 (1.40%) Unified Communications
8 6 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (1.17%) DNS
10 3 (0.70%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.70%) SCCP
11 1 (0.23%) BGP
11 1 (0.23%) EIGRP
11 1 (0.23%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.40%) Power BI
2 5 (1.17%) Tableau
3 1 (0.23%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.23%) Git
1 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.23%) JIRA
General
1 153 (35.75%) Finance
2 129 (30.14%) Social Skills
3 74 (17.29%) Banking
4 51 (11.92%) Public Sector
5 47 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
6 44 (10.28%) Organisational Skills
7 43 (10.05%) Telecoms
8 37 (8.64%) Manufacturing
9 36 (8.41%) Electronics
9 36 (8.41%) Marketing
10 25 (5.84%) Law
11 24 (5.61%) Games
12 21 (4.91%) Financial Institution
13 20 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 19 (4.44%) Legal
15 15 (3.50%) Retail
16 6 (1.40%) Aviation
17 5 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
18 3 (0.70%) Back Office
19 2 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (19.63%) Lead
2 66 (15.42%) Consultant
3 64 (14.95%) Security Consultant
4 56 (13.08%) Senior
5 41 (9.58%) Analyst
6 31 (7.24%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 29 (6.78%) Security Analyst
8 26 (6.07%) Security Manager
9 21 (4.91%) Architect
10 17 (3.97%) Security Specialist
11 16 (3.74%) Security Architect
11 16 (3.74%) Senior Consultant
11 16 (3.74%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
11 16 (3.74%) Senior Security Consultant
12 15 (3.50%) Developer
12 15 (3.50%) IAM Developer
12 15 (3.50%) Security Engineer
13 14 (3.27%) Auditor
13 14 (3.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 14 (3.27%) Internal Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (7.94%) GraphQL
1 34 (7.94%) REST
1 34 (7.94%) SOAP
2 32 (7.48%) LDAP
2 32 (7.48%) OAuth
2 32 (7.48%) OpenID
2 32 (7.48%) SAML
3 26 (6.07%) SAP CAF
4 6 (1.40%) React
4 6 (1.40%) Spring Boot
5 5 (1.17%) JSON
5 5 (1.17%) YAML
6 2 (0.47%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.47%) Django
6 2 (0.47%) EDI
6 2 (0.47%) SLSA
7 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.23%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 123 (28.74%) Cyber Threat
2 90 (21.03%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 82 (19.16%) Operational Technology
4 80 (18.69%) Security Operations Centre
5 52 (12.15%) Management Information System
6 48 (11.21%) Security Posture
7 35 (8.18%) Cyberattack
8 22 (5.14%) Cloud Native
9 16 (3.74%) CESG
9 16 (3.74%) Hybrid Cloud
10 15 (3.50%) Cyber Defence
11 11 (2.57%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (2.57%) PKI
12 9 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (2.10%) Product Ownership
13 8 (1.87%) Cloud Security Posture
14 7 (1.64%) Blockchain
15 6 (1.40%) Onboarding
16 5 (1.17%) Blog
17 4 (0.93%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.21%) Windows
2 13 (3.04%) Linux
3 6 (1.40%) Unix
4 4 (0.93%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (57.48%) Risk Management
2 236 (55.14%) Cybersecurity
3 164 (38.32%) Roadmaps
4 157 (36.68%) Information Security
5 151 (35.28%) Vulnerability Management
6 135 (31.54%) Mentoring
7 107 (25.00%) Security Operations
8 102 (23.83%) Stakeholder Management
9 96 (22.43%) Threat Intelligence
10 90 (21.03%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 87 (20.33%) Incident Response
12 84 (19.63%) Coaching
13 81 (18.93%) ITIL
14 78 (18.22%) Technology Roadmap
15 77 (17.99%) Risk Assessment
15 77 (17.99%) SABSA
16 74 (17.29%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
17 73 (17.06%) Cyber Intelligence
18 70 (16.36%) Business Strategy
19 68 (15.89%) Change Advisory Board
Programming Languages
1 68 (15.89%) PowerShell
2 36 (8.41%) Bash
3 32 (7.48%) T-SQL
4 20 (4.67%) Python
5 19 (4.44%) SQL
6 7 (1.64%) Java
6 7 (1.64%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.93%) Bicep
8 1 (0.23%) C
8 1 (0.23%) C#
8 1 (0.23%) C++
Qualifications
1 193 (45.09%) CISSP
2 123 (28.74%) CISM
3 80 (18.69%) CISA
4 72 (16.82%) Security Cleared
5 69 (16.12%) CRISC
6 53 (12.38%) SC Cleared
7 43 (10.05%) Degree
8 34 (7.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 31 (7.24%) CEH
10 24 (5.61%) CompTIA Security+
10 24 (5.61%) SANS
11 20 (4.67%) Cisco Certification
11 20 (4.67%) CISMP
12 19 (4.44%) Azure Certification
13 18 (4.21%) AWS Certification
14 16 (3.74%) CESG Certified Professional
14 16 (3.74%) CGEIT
14 16 (3.74%) IISP
15 15 (3.50%) DV Cleared
15 15 (3.50%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 265 (61.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (20.33%) PCI DSS
3 77 (17.99%) NCSC
4 70 (16.36%) GDPR
4 70 (16.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 68 (15.89%) GRC
6 37 (8.64%) Cyber Essentials
7 35 (8.18%) NIST 800
8 28 (6.54%) JSP 440
9 25 (5.84%) COBIT
10 18 (4.21%) SOC 2
11 16 (3.74%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 16 (3.74%) RMADS
12 10 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (2.34%) ISO 22301
13 9 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (1.17%) Data Quality
14 5 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (1.17%) ITGC
14 5 (1.17%) SLA
System Software
1 39 (9.11%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.87%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.40%) Docker
5 3 (0.70%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (4.67%) Terraform
2 10 (2.34%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (2.10%) RSA Archer
4 6 (1.40%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 4 (0.93%) Ansible
5 4 (0.93%) QRadar
6 3 (0.70%) SCCM
7 2 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.47%) Suricata
7 2 (0.47%) WSUS
8 1 (0.23%) Nessus
8 1 (0.23%) Nmap
Vendors
1 43 (10.05%) Microsoft
2 37 (8.64%) SAP
3 20 (4.67%) VMware
4 13 (3.04%) Commvault
5 7 (1.64%) Cisco
5 7 (1.64%) Splunk
6 5 (1.17%) Google
7 3 (0.70%) CyberArk
7 3 (0.70%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.70%) Tenable
8 2 (0.47%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.23%) AlienVault
9 1 (0.23%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.23%) Darktrace
9 1 (0.23%) LogRhythm
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle
9 1 (0.23%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.23%) Qualys
9 1 (0.23%) Sage
9 1 (0.23%) Xero