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 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 231 304
Rank change year-on-year +134 +73 -30
Permanent jobs citing NIST 428 178 313
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.36% 1.32% 0.96%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 13.82% 6.88% 7.46%
Number of salaries quoted 216 141 269
10th Percentile £50,000 £39,500 £40,200
25th Percentile £55,544 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -3.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £92,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £96,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £73,706 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +1.66% +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 3,096 2,588 4,195
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.09% 19.22% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,867 1,582 3,269
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,035 £34,700
25th Percentile £47,046 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -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 30 April 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:

Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 147 (34.35%) Azure
2 70 (16.36%) Entra ID
3 56 (13.08%) Google Workspace
4 52 (12.15%) AWS
5 25 (5.84%) GCP
6 18 (4.21%) Nutanix
7 14 (3.27%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (2.80%) SaaS
9 9 (2.10%) PaaS
10 8 (1.87%) AWS CloudFormation
11 7 (1.64%) IaaS
12 5 (1.17%) Power Platform
13 4 (0.93%) Vertex AI
14 3 (0.70%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.70%) Serverless
15 2 (0.47%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 2 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
15 2 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
16 1 (0.23%) Amazon Bedrock
Communications & Networking
1 61 (14.25%) Broadband
2 43 (10.05%) Firewall
3 38 (8.88%) Network Security
4 27 (6.31%) CHAP
5 15 (3.50%) DNS
6 13 (3.04%) VPN
7 8 (1.87%) SSL
8 7 (1.64%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (1.40%) DMZ
10 5 (1.17%) DHCP
10 5 (1.17%) SSH
11 3 (0.70%) SCCP
11 3 (0.70%) VLAN
12 2 (0.47%) Cisco ISE
12 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.47%) WAN
13 1 (0.23%) HTTP
13 1 (0.23%) LAN
13 1 (0.23%) SMTP
13 1 (0.23%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.17%) Power BI
2 4 (0.93%) Tableau
3 1 (0.23%) DB2
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.23%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (1.40%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.17%) Git
General
1 150 (35.05%) Social Skills
2 127 (29.67%) Finance
3 84 (19.63%) Banking
4 69 (16.12%) Organisational Skills
5 45 (10.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (7.48%) Games
8 31 (7.24%) Law
9 29 (6.78%) Public Sector
10 28 (6.54%) Financial Institution
11 27 (6.31%) Legal
11 27 (6.31%) Retail
12 14 (3.27%) Aviation
13 13 (3.04%) Manufacturing
13 13 (3.04%) Telecoms
14 12 (2.80%) Electronics
14 12 (2.80%) Marketing
15 5 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.47%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 59 (13.79%) Lead
2 54 (12.62%) Senior
3 51 (11.92%) Architect
4 46 (10.75%) Security Manager
5 38 (8.88%) Analyst
6 36 (8.41%) Consultant
7 31 (7.24%) Security Analyst
8 29 (6.78%) Auditor
9 27 (6.31%) Security Auditor
10 26 (6.07%) Internal Auditor
10 26 (6.07%) Security Consultant
11 25 (5.84%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 23 (5.37%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (4.91%) Developer
13 21 (4.91%) IAM Developer
14 20 (4.67%) Information Manager
14 20 (4.67%) Security Architect
15 19 (4.44%) Information Security Manager
16 18 (4.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 17 (3.97%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (14.25%) OAuth
1 61 (14.25%) OpenID
1 61 (14.25%) SAML
2 58 (13.55%) REST
2 58 (13.55%) SOAP
3 57 (13.32%) GraphQL
4 56 (13.08%) LDAP
5 12 (2.80%) SAP CAF
6 4 (0.93%) ARM Templates
6 4 (0.93%) RESTful
7 2 (0.47%) JSON
7 2 (0.47%) YAML
8 1 (0.23%) HTML
8 1 (0.23%) LangChain
8 1 (0.23%) LlamaIndex
8 1 (0.23%) Middleware
8 1 (0.23%) pgvector
8 1 (0.23%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.23%) Semantic Kernel
8 1 (0.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 119 (27.80%) Cyber Threat
2 87 (20.33%) Cyberattack
3 58 (13.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 58 (13.55%) Management Information System
4 56 (13.08%) Operational Technology
5 54 (12.62%) Security Posture
6 52 (12.15%) Security Operations Centre
7 28 (6.54%) Cloud Native
8 21 (4.91%) Hybrid Cloud
9 19 (4.44%) Cyber Defence
10 17 (3.97%) PKI
11 13 (3.04%) Blockchain
11 13 (3.04%) Blog
12 10 (2.34%) Cyber Security Posture
12 10 (2.34%) Onboarding
13 9 (2.10%) Data Protection Act
14 8 (1.87%) Cloud Security Posture
15 6 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
16 4 (0.93%) Digital Media
16 4 (0.93%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.80%) Windows
2 11 (2.57%) Linux
3 6 (1.40%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.23%) AIX
4 1 (0.23%) CentOS
4 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.23%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (56.07%) Cybersecurity
2 208 (48.60%) Risk Management
3 178 (41.59%) Roadmaps
4 159 (37.15%) Information Security
5 138 (32.24%) Vulnerability Management
6 123 (28.74%) Mentoring
7 105 (24.53%) Stakeholder Management
8 89 (20.79%) Incident Response
9 86 (20.09%) Risk Assessment
10 79 (18.46%) ITIL
11 77 (17.99%) Security Operations
12 72 (16.82%) Coaching
13 71 (16.59%) Identity Access Management
14 67 (15.65%) Business Continuity
15 66 (15.42%) Threat Intelligence
16 63 (14.72%) Process Improvement
16 63 (14.72%) Regulatory Compliance
17 62 (14.49%) Cloud Security
17 62 (14.49%) Programme Delivery
17 62 (14.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 92 (21.50%) PowerShell
2 60 (14.02%) Bash
3 56 (13.08%) T-SQL
4 27 (6.31%) SQL
5 26 (6.07%) Python
6 7 (1.64%) Bicep
7 1 (0.23%) C
7 1 (0.23%) C++
7 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 181 (42.29%) CISSP
2 122 (28.50%) CISM
3 96 (22.43%) CISA
4 64 (14.95%) CRISC
5 60 (14.02%) Security Cleared
6 53 (12.38%) Degree
7 48 (11.21%) SC Cleared
8 43 (10.05%) SANS
9 28 (6.54%) CGEIT
9 28 (6.54%) FFIEC
10 22 (5.14%) CEH
11 18 (4.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 17 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (3.97%) DV Cleared
13 15 (3.50%) Cisco Certification
14 14 (3.27%) ISACA
15 10 (2.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 10 (2.34%) CompTIA Security+
15 10 (2.34%) GSEC
15 10 (2.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 272 (63.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 92 (21.50%) GDPR
3 89 (20.79%) PCI DSS
4 86 (20.09%) NCSC
5 54 (12.62%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 47 (10.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 47 (10.98%) GRC
7 34 (7.94%) COBIT
8 19 (4.44%) SOC 2
9 14 (3.27%) JSP 440
9 14 (3.27%) NIST 800
10 13 (3.04%) ISO 22301
11 11 (2.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (2.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (1.64%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 6 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (1.17%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (1.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (1.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 71 (16.59%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.80%) Docker
3 4 (0.93%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.23%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (3.27%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.80%) Terraform
3 9 (2.10%) Ansible
4 8 (1.87%) RSA Archer
5 7 (1.64%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 5 (1.17%) SCCM
7 3 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.47%) WSUS
9 1 (0.23%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.23%) Nessus
9 1 (0.23%) OpenView
9 1 (0.23%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.23%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 44 (10.28%) Microsoft
2 23 (5.37%) VMware
3 18 (4.21%) Commvault
4 17 (3.97%) Google
5 14 (3.27%) SAP
6 5 (1.17%) Cisco
6 5 (1.17%) ForgeRock
6 5 (1.17%) Okta
6 5 (1.17%) Palo Alto
7 4 (0.93%) Salesforce
7 4 (0.93%) Sophos
7 4 (0.93%) Thales
8 3 (0.70%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.70%) Oracle
8 3 (0.70%) Splunk
9 2 (0.47%) Citrix
9 2 (0.47%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.47%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.47%) Sage
9 2 (0.47%) ServiceNow