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 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 229 288
Rank change year-on-year +129 +59 0
Permanent jobs citing NIST 429 173 310
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.55% 1.34% 1.00%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.30% 7.41% 7.32%
Number of salaries quoted 203 138 267
10th Percentile £49,800 £41,100 £38,750
25th Percentile £54,500 £51,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £63,750 £64,850
Median % change year-on-year +21.57% -1.70% -7.36%
75th Percentile £92,500 £82,400 £84,334
90th Percentile £107,500 £93,250 £88,500
UK median annual salary £73,706 £72,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +1.66% +7.41% -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 3,000 2,336 4,234
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.81% 18.07% 13.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,754 1,564 3,267
10th Percentile £35,663 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +6.52% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,031 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -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 29 March 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 1 (0.23%) Confluence
1 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 156 (36.36%) Azure
2 68 (15.85%) Entra ID
3 56 (13.05%) AWS
3 56 (13.05%) Google Workspace
4 21 (4.90%) Nutanix
5 20 (4.66%) GCP
6 19 (4.43%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (3.26%) SaaS
8 10 (2.33%) PaaS
9 7 (1.63%) AWS CloudFormation
9 7 (1.63%) IaaS
10 6 (1.40%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.70%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 3 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.23%) Amazon EKS
13 1 (0.23%) Mimecast
13 1 (0.23%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 58 (13.52%) Broadband
2 39 (9.09%) Firewall
3 34 (7.93%) Network Security
4 24 (5.59%) CHAP
5 13 (3.03%) DNS
6 10 (2.33%) VPN
7 9 (2.10%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (1.40%) DMZ
9 5 (1.17%) DHCP
10 4 (0.93%) SSL
11 3 (0.70%) SCCP
12 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.47%) VLAN
13 1 (0.23%) ATM
13 1 (0.23%) HTTP
13 1 (0.23%) LAN
13 1 (0.23%) SNMP
13 1 (0.23%) VoIP
13 1 (0.23%) WAN
13 1 (0.23%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.23%) DB2
1 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
1 1 (0.23%) Power BI
1 1 (0.23%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.40%) Git
1 6 (1.40%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.23%) JIRA
General
1 142 (33.10%) Social Skills
2 136 (31.70%) Finance
3 78 (18.18%) Banking
4 72 (16.78%) Organisational Skills
5 34 (7.93%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (7.93%) Games
6 32 (7.46%) Law
7 30 (6.99%) Public Sector
8 29 (6.76%) Financial Institution
9 28 (6.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 26 (6.06%) Legal
11 22 (5.13%) Retail
12 19 (4.43%) Manufacturing
12 19 (4.43%) Telecoms
13 18 (4.20%) Electronics
13 18 (4.20%) Marketing
14 6 (1.40%) Aviation
15 3 (0.70%) Back Office
16 2 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
16 2 (0.47%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 83 (19.35%) Lead
2 58 (13.52%) Senior
3 38 (8.86%) Security Manager
4 37 (8.62%) Consultant
5 34 (7.93%) Analyst
6 32 (7.46%) Architect
7 29 (6.76%) Security Consultant
8 26 (6.06%) Auditor
9 25 (5.83%) Security Analyst
10 24 (5.59%) Security Auditor
11 23 (5.36%) Internal Auditor
12 21 (4.90%) Developer
12 21 (4.90%) IAM Developer
12 21 (4.90%) Security Specialist
13 19 (4.43%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 16 (3.73%) Security Architect
14 16 (3.73%) Senior Manager
14 16 (3.73%) Systems Engineer
15 15 (3.50%) IT Security Specialist
16 13 (3.03%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (14.22%) OAuth
1 61 (14.22%) OpenID
1 61 (14.22%) SAML
2 59 (13.75%) REST
2 59 (13.75%) SOAP
3 58 (13.52%) GraphQL
4 56 (13.05%) LDAP
5 18 (4.20%) SAP CAF
6 4 (0.93%) ARM Templates
6 4 (0.93%) React
6 4 (0.93%) Spring Boot
7 3 (0.70%) JSON
7 3 (0.70%) YAML
8 1 (0.23%) CSS
8 1 (0.23%) HTML
8 1 (0.23%) JSP
8 1 (0.23%) Middleware
8 1 (0.23%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 140 (32.63%) Cyber Threat
2 77 (17.95%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 75 (17.48%) Security Operations Centre
4 74 (17.25%) Operational Technology
5 70 (16.32%) Cyberattack
6 49 (11.42%) Management Information System
7 47 (10.96%) Security Posture
8 26 (6.06%) Cloud Native
9 23 (5.36%) Hybrid Cloud
10 13 (3.03%) Blockchain
10 13 (3.03%) Blog
10 13 (3.03%) Cyber Defence
10 13 (3.03%) PKI
11 8 (1.86%) Cloud Security Posture
12 6 (1.40%) Onboarding
13 4 (0.93%) Cyber Security Posture
13 4 (0.93%) Data Centre
13 4 (0.93%) Digital Media
14 3 (0.70%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.56%) Windows
2 10 (2.33%) Linux
3 6 (1.40%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.23%) AIX
4 1 (0.23%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (54.08%) Cybersecurity
1 232 (54.08%) Risk Management
2 192 (44.76%) Roadmaps
3 150 (34.97%) Vulnerability Management
4 148 (34.50%) Information Security
5 147 (34.27%) Mentoring
6 114 (26.57%) Stakeholder Management
7 98 (22.84%) Security Operations
8 88 (20.51%) Threat Intelligence
9 86 (20.05%) Coaching
10 84 (19.58%) ITIL
11 83 (19.35%) Incident Response
12 81 (18.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 81 (18.88%) Risk Assessment
13 79 (18.41%) Business Strategy
14 77 (17.95%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
15 76 (17.72%) SABSA
16 70 (16.32%) Technology Roadmap
17 69 (16.08%) Cyber Intelligence
18 68 (15.85%) Change Advisory Board
Programming Languages
1 103 (24.01%) PowerShell
2 60 (13.99%) Bash
3 56 (13.05%) T-SQL
4 31 (7.23%) SQL
5 28 (6.53%) Python
6 7 (1.63%) Bicep
7 5 (1.17%) Java
8 4 (0.93%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.23%) C
9 1 (0.23%) C++
Qualifications
1 176 (41.03%) CISSP
2 111 (25.87%) CISM
3 86 (20.05%) CISA
4 64 (14.92%) CRISC
4 64 (14.92%) Security Cleared
5 50 (11.66%) SC Cleared
6 47 (10.96%) Degree
7 40 (9.32%) SANS
8 26 (6.06%) CGEIT
9 25 (5.83%) CEH
9 25 (5.83%) FFIEC
10 23 (5.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 18 (4.20%) Cisco Certification
12 17 (3.96%) CompTIA Security+
12 17 (3.96%) DV Cleared
13 15 (3.50%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (3.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 12 (2.80%) ISACA
16 11 (2.56%) AWS Certification
16 11 (2.56%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 285 (66.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 86 (20.05%) PCI DSS
3 82 (19.11%) GDPR
3 82 (19.11%) NCSC
4 69 (16.08%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 51 (11.89%) GRC
6 42 (9.79%) Cyber Essentials
7 30 (6.99%) COBIT
8 20 (4.66%) SOC 2
9 16 (3.73%) ISO 22301
10 13 (3.03%) JSP 440
10 13 (3.03%) NIST 800
11 10 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 8 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 7 (1.63%) Government Security Classifications
13 7 (1.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 7 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (1.17%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 4 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 70 (16.32%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.80%) Docker
3 4 (0.93%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (3.73%) Terraform
2 15 (3.50%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.10%) Ansible
3 9 (2.10%) RSA Archer
4 7 (1.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 4 (0.93%) SCCM
6 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.47%) WSUS
8 1 (0.23%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.23%) Nessus
8 1 (0.23%) OpenView
8 1 (0.23%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 46 (10.72%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.83%) VMware
3 21 (4.90%) Commvault
4 20 (4.66%) SAP
5 15 (3.50%) Google
6 5 (1.17%) ForgeRock
6 5 (1.17%) Okta
7 3 (0.70%) Cisco
7 3 (0.70%) CyberArk
7 3 (0.70%) Oracle
7 3 (0.70%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.70%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.70%) Sophos
7 3 (0.70%) Splunk
8 2 (0.47%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.47%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.47%) Sage
8 2 (0.47%) Tenable
8 2 (0.47%) Xero
9 1 (0.23%) ExtraHop