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 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 262 285
Rank change year-on-year +165 +23 +72
Permanent jobs citing NIST 407 221 212
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.69% 1.15% 1.02%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.48% 7.31% 6.63%
Number of salaries quoted 231 136 192
10th Percentile £47,500 £39,000 £46,300
25th Percentile £50,000 £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 £86,250 £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 2,630 3,023 3,200
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.40% 15.66% 15.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,619 1,667 2,536
10th Percentile £34,682 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,625 £79,225
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

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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 1 December 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
1 102 (25.06%) Azure
2 52 (12.78%) AWS
3 23 (5.65%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (5.16%) Entra ID
5 15 (3.69%) GCP
5 15 (3.69%) SaaS
6 12 (2.95%) PaaS
7 10 (2.46%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (2.21%) Azure Sentinel
8 9 (2.21%) Nutanix
9 8 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.97%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (1.72%) dbt
11 6 (1.47%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.23%) Power Platform
13 4 (0.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 3 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
15 2 (0.49%) Azure Key Vault
15 2 (0.49%) Azure Stack
15 2 (0.49%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (12.04%) 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 6 (1.47%) 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
1 163 (40.05%) Finance
2 104 (25.55%) Social Skills
3 69 (16.95%) Banking
4 64 (15.72%) Public Sector
5 62 (15.23%) Telecoms
6 56 (13.76%) Analytical Skills
7 51 (12.53%) Manufacturing
8 50 (12.29%) Electronics
8 50 (12.29%) Marketing
9 25 (6.14%) Law
10 17 (4.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (3.93%) Legal
12 15 (3.69%) 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%) Consultant
1 80 (19.66%) Lead
2 78 (19.16%) Security Consultant
3 49 (12.04%) Senior
4 47 (11.55%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 29 (7.13%) Analyst
6 25 (6.14%) Security Engineer
7 23 (5.65%) Architect
7 23 (5.65%) Security Manager
8 19 (4.67%) Security Specialist
9 18 (4.42%) Security Analyst
10 16 (3.93%) Senior Consultant
10 16 (3.93%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
10 16 (3.93%) Senior Security Consultant
11 14 (3.44%) Security Architect
12 13 (3.19%) Information Security Manager
13 12 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 11 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 11 (2.70%) Information Manager
14 11 (2.70%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.90%) 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 86 (21.13%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 83 (20.39%) Operational Technology
4 81 (19.90%) Security Operations Centre
5 45 (11.06%) Management Information System
6 40 (9.83%) Security Posture
7 28 (6.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 19 (4.67%) 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 5 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
15 4 (0.98%) Data Centre
15 4 (0.98%) Onboarding
15 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
1 236 (57.99%) Risk Management
2 208 (51.11%) Cybersecurity
3 158 (38.82%) Vulnerability Management
4 147 (36.12%) Information Security
5 141 (34.64%) Roadmaps
6 122 (29.98%) Mentoring
7 104 (25.55%) Security Operations
8 98 (24.08%) Threat Intelligence
9 94 (23.10%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 90 (22.11%) Stakeholder Management
11 82 (20.15%) ITIL
11 82 (20.15%) Technology Roadmap
12 80 (19.66%) Coaching
13 76 (18.67%) SABSA
14 74 (18.18%) Incident Response
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 39 (9.58%) PowerShell
2 23 (5.65%) Python
3 17 (4.18%) SQL
4 12 (2.95%) Java
5 9 (2.21%) Bash
6 7 (1.72%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.47%) C#
7 6 (1.47%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.74%) Bicep
9 2 (0.49%) Go
9 2 (0.49%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 184 (45.21%) CISSP
2 105 (25.80%) CISM
3 83 (20.39%) Security Cleared
4 71 (17.44%) CISA
4 71 (17.44%) CRISC
5 50 (12.29%) SC Cleared
6 42 (10.32%) CEH
6 42 (10.32%) Degree
7 40 (9.83%) CompTIA Security+
8 32 (7.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 25 (6.14%) Azure Certification
10 23 (5.65%) AWS Certification
11 21 (5.16%) CISMP
12 19 (4.67%) Cisco Certification
13 16 (3.93%) CESG Certified Professional
13 16 (3.93%) IISP
14 13 (3.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 13 (3.19%) Master's Degree
15 12 (2.95%) DV Cleared
15 12 (2.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 258 (63.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 99 (24.32%) PCI DSS
3 70 (17.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 68 (16.71%) GDPR
5 59 (14.50%) 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 22 (5.41%) 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 8 (1.97%) 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%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.72%) Docker
4 5 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (4.67%) Terraform
2 11 (2.70%) 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 50 (12.29%) SAP
2 43 (10.57%) Microsoft
3 14 (3.44%) VMware
4 11 (2.70%) Cisco
5 9 (2.21%) Commvault
6 7 (1.72%) Google
7 6 (1.47%) Splunk
8 4 (0.98%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.74%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.49%) Juniper
10 2 (0.49%) Rapid7
10 2 (0.49%) Ruckus Wireless
10 2 (0.49%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.49%) SolarWinds
11 1 (0.25%) AlienVault
11 1 (0.25%) Aruba
11 1 (0.25%) CyberArk
11 1 (0.25%) LogRhythm
11 1 (0.25%) Meraki
11 1 (0.25%) Thales