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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 232 322
Rank change year-on-year +79 +90 -66
Permanent jobs citing NIST 392 219 233
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.81% 1.33% 0.81%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.78% 7.46% 6.20%
Number of salaries quoted 255 187 193
10th Percentile £49,750 £47,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £56,000 £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 £104,000 £107,500 £94,398
UK median annual salary £73,706 £72,500 £72,500
% 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 3,638 2,937 3,756
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.78% 17.81% 13.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,288 1,660 2,724
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 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -3.39%
75th Percentile £78,250 £75,900 £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 23 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 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 155 (39.54%) Azure
2 115 (29.34%) AWS
3 76 (19.39%) SaaS
4 38 (9.69%) GCP
5 37 (9.44%) Entra ID
6 31 (7.91%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (5.10%) Google Workspace
8 12 (3.06%) Anthropic Claude
8 12 (3.06%) Zapier
9 11 (2.81%) IaaS
9 11 (2.81%) PaaS
10 10 (2.55%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (2.04%) AWS CloudFormation
12 7 (1.79%) Nutanix
13 6 (1.53%) Power Platform
14 5 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
15 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
15 4 (1.02%) Mimecast
15 4 (1.02%) Vertex AI
16 3 (0.77%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 61 (15.56%) Network Security
2 49 (12.50%) Firewall
3 26 (6.63%) VPN
4 24 (6.12%) Broadband
5 20 (5.10%) DNS
6 14 (3.57%) DHCP
6 14 (3.57%) SSH
6 14 (3.57%) SSL
6 14 (3.57%) WAN
7 13 (3.32%) VLAN
8 12 (3.06%) SD-WAN
9 11 (2.81%) CHAP
9 11 (2.81%) HTTP
9 11 (2.81%) MPLS
9 11 (2.81%) SNMP
10 10 (2.55%) BGP
10 10 (2.55%) FTP
10 10 (2.55%) ICMP
10 10 (2.55%) IPsec
11 7 (1.79%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.53%) Power BI
2 4 (1.02%) Tableau
3 1 (0.26%) Db2
3 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.02%) Git
1 4 (1.02%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.77%) JIRA
3 2 (0.51%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.26%) Metasploit
General
1 130 (33.16%) Social Skills
2 78 (19.90%) Finance
3 60 (15.31%) Law
4 59 (15.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (13.27%) Analytical Skills
6 34 (8.67%) Legal
6 34 (8.67%) Public Sector
7 32 (8.16%) Banking
8 31 (7.91%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (7.14%) Retail
10 17 (4.34%) Financial Institution
11 11 (2.81%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.04%) Aviation
12 8 (2.04%) Games
13 7 (1.79%) Back Office
13 7 (1.79%) French Language
14 6 (1.53%) German Language
15 2 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.51%) Social Housing
16 1 (0.26%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 79 (20.15%) Architect
2 68 (17.35%) Senior
3 57 (14.54%) Consultant
4 51 (13.01%) IT Manager
5 48 (12.24%) IT Services Manager
5 48 (12.24%) Resilience Manager
5 48 (12.24%) Service Manager
6 47 (11.99%) Security Consultant
7 43 (10.97%) Analyst
8 40 (10.20%) Security Analyst
8 40 (10.20%) Security Architect
9 38 (9.69%) Security Manager
10 26 (6.63%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 25 (6.38%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 21 (5.36%) Senior Consultant
12 21 (5.36%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (4.08%) Senior Security Consultant
14 15 (3.83%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 15 (3.83%) Senior Analyst
14 15 (3.83%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (12.50%) Middleware
2 32 (8.16%) OAuth
2 32 (8.16%) SAML
3 22 (5.61%) OpenID
4 21 (5.36%) REST
4 21 (5.36%) SOAP
5 20 (5.10%) GraphQL
6 18 (4.59%) LDAP
7 7 (1.79%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Graph
8 5 (1.28%) ModSecurity
9 4 (1.02%) RESTful
10 2 (0.51%) SailPoint
11 1 (0.26%) CSS
11 1 (0.26%) HTML
11 1 (0.26%) LangChain
11 1 (0.26%) LlamaIndex
11 1 (0.26%) pgvector
11 1 (0.26%) Semantic Kernel
11 1 (0.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 83 (21.17%) Cyber Threat
2 64 (16.33%) Security Posture
3 53 (13.52%) Management Information System
4 47 (11.99%) Cyberattack
5 26 (6.63%) Cloud Native
6 17 (4.34%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 16 (4.08%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.57%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (3.57%) Onboarding
9 13 (3.32%) PKI
10 12 (3.06%) Hybrid Cloud
11 11 (2.81%) Cyber Defence
12 10 (2.55%) Blog
13 8 (2.04%) Operational Technology
14 7 (1.79%) Cloud Security Posture
14 7 (1.79%) Freedom of Information
14 7 (1.79%) Freedom of Information Act
15 6 (1.53%) Cyber Security Posture
16 5 (1.28%) Blockchain
17 4 (1.02%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.08%) Windows
2 11 (2.81%) Linux
3 5 (1.28%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.26%) AIX
4 1 (0.26%) CentOS
4 1 (0.26%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (57.40%) Cybersecurity
2 185 (47.19%) Information Security
3 122 (31.12%) Risk Management
4 116 (29.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 109 (27.81%) Agile
6 98 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
7 97 (24.74%) Incident Response
8 88 (22.45%) Cloud Security
9 85 (21.68%) Vulnerability Management
10 82 (20.92%) Problem-Solving
11 81 (20.66%) Business Continuity
12 80 (20.41%) Continuous Improvement
13 79 (20.15%) DevOps
14 78 (19.90%) ITIL
14 78 (19.90%) Roadmaps
15 72 (18.37%) Enterprise Architecture
16 66 (16.84%) SIEM
17 61 (15.56%) Test Automation
18 58 (14.80%) Identity Access Management
19 56 (14.29%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 51 (13.01%) PowerShell
2 22 (5.61%) Bash
3 21 (5.36%) Python
4 18 (4.59%) T-SQL
5 11 (2.81%) SQL
6 7 (1.79%) Bicep
7 2 (0.51%) Java
7 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.26%) Go
8 1 (0.26%) Rust
Qualifications
1 187 (47.70%) CISSP
2 167 (42.60%) CISM
3 80 (20.41%) Security Cleared
4 65 (16.58%) Degree
4 65 (16.58%) SC Cleared
5 48 (12.24%) ITIL Certification
6 40 (10.20%) CRISC
7 39 (9.95%) CISA
8 21 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (5.10%) DV Cleared
10 18 (4.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 16 (4.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 16 (4.08%) SANS
12 14 (3.57%) CEH
12 14 (3.57%) FFIEC
13 13 (3.32%) CompTIA Security+
14 12 (3.06%) CREST Certified
15 11 (2.81%) CGEIT
15 11 (2.81%) GIAC
15 11 (2.81%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 259 (66.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 98 (25.00%) GDPR
3 62 (15.82%) GRC
4 60 (15.31%) NCSC
5 58 (14.80%) ISO 22301
6 57 (14.54%) PCI DSS
7 46 (11.73%) Cyber Essentials
8 27 (6.89%) COBIT
9 26 (6.63%) SOC 2
10 22 (5.61%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 18 (4.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 16 (4.08%) JSP 440
12 16 (4.08%) NIST 800
13 9 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 9 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 8 (2.04%) SOC 1
15 6 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (1.53%) Government Security Classifications
16 5 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 36 (9.18%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.81%) Docker
3 1 (0.26%) Firmware
3 1 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (4.34%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.06%) CASB
3 10 (2.55%) FortiGate
4 9 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (2.30%) Terraform
5 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.02%) Ansible
7 3 (0.77%) SCCM
8 1 (0.26%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.26%) Nessus
8 1 (0.26%) Nmap
8 1 (0.26%) OpenVAS
8 1 (0.26%) OpenView
8 1 (0.26%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 76 (19.39%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.10%) Google
3 18 (4.59%) Cisco
3 18 (4.59%) Palo Alto
4 13 (3.32%) OpenAI
5 10 (2.55%) Splunk
6 9 (2.30%) VMware
7 8 (2.04%) Qualys
7 8 (2.04%) Tanium
8 7 (1.79%) Commvault
9 5 (1.28%) Okta
9 5 (1.28%) Oracle
10 4 (1.02%) ForgeRock
10 4 (1.02%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.02%) Sophos
10 4 (1.02%) Tenable
10 4 (1.02%) Thales
11 3 (0.77%) Forcepoint
11 3 (0.77%) New Relic
11 3 (0.77%) SolarWinds