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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 256 328
Rank change year-on-year +104 +72 -63
Permanent jobs citing NIST 373 182 285
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.79% 1.14% 0.85%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.93% 6.34% 6.76%
Number of salaries quoted 253 155 236
10th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £45,625
25th Percentile £56,250 £53,649 £56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -3.57% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £88,541 £84,919
90th Percentile £112,500 £103,500 £91,991
UK median annual salary £74,213 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +2.36% - +7.41%

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 3,413 2,872 4,213
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.40% 17.99% 12.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,212 1,604 3,123
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,621
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £58,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.74% +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 2 July 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 2 (0.54%) SAS
2 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 147 (39.41%) Azure
2 82 (21.98%) AWS
3 54 (14.48%) Entra ID
4 44 (11.80%) SaaS
5 38 (10.19%) GCP
6 37 (9.92%) Google Workspace
7 29 (7.77%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (3.22%) Anthropic Claude
8 12 (3.22%) Zapier
9 11 (2.95%) IaaS
9 11 (2.95%) PaaS
10 9 (2.41%) AWS CloudFormation
10 9 (2.41%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (1.61%) Power Platform
12 5 (1.34%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.07%) Mimecast
13 4 (1.07%) Vertex AI
14 3 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 61 (16.35%) Network Security
2 51 (13.67%) Firewall
3 40 (10.72%) Broadband
4 25 (6.70%) VPN
5 20 (5.36%) DNS
6 15 (4.02%) CHAP
7 14 (3.75%) DHCP
8 13 (3.49%) SSH
8 13 (3.49%) SSL
9 12 (3.22%) VLAN
10 11 (2.95%) WAN
11 10 (2.68%) HTTP
11 10 (2.68%) MPLS
11 10 (2.68%) SNMP
12 9 (2.41%) BGP
12 9 (2.41%) FTP
12 9 (2.41%) ICMP
12 9 (2.41%) IPsec
12 9 (2.41%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.88%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.61%) Power BI
2 4 (1.07%) Tableau
3 1 (0.27%) Db2
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.27%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (1.34%) Git
1 5 (1.34%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.54%) JIRA
2 2 (0.54%) Yeoman
3 1 (0.27%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.27%) Metasploit
General
1 134 (35.92%) Social Skills
2 88 (23.59%) Finance
3 56 (15.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 54 (14.48%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (13.40%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (12.06%) Law
7 35 (9.38%) Banking
7 35 (9.38%) Legal
8 31 (8.31%) Retail
9 29 (7.77%) Public Sector
10 18 (4.83%) Financial Institution
10 18 (4.83%) Games
11 12 (3.22%) Aviation
12 7 (1.88%) Back Office
13 6 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.80%) French Language
14 3 (0.80%) German Language
15 2 (0.54%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.54%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 81 (21.72%) Architect
2 65 (17.43%) Senior
3 48 (12.87%) Consultant
4 44 (11.80%) Analyst
5 41 (10.99%) Security Architect
6 40 (10.72%) Security Analyst
7 37 (9.92%) Security Consultant
8 36 (9.65%) Security Manager
9 24 (6.43%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 24 (6.43%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 21 (5.63%) Solutions Architect
11 19 (5.09%) IT Manager
12 17 (4.56%) Auditor
12 17 (4.56%) Information Manager
13 15 (4.02%) IT Services Manager
13 15 (4.02%) Resilience Manager
13 15 (4.02%) Security Auditor
13 15 (4.02%) Security Specialist
13 15 (4.02%) Senior Manager
13 15 (4.02%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (13.40%) OAuth
1 50 (13.40%) SAML
2 41 (10.99%) OpenID
3 37 (9.92%) REST
3 37 (9.92%) SOAP
4 36 (9.65%) GraphQL
4 36 (9.65%) LDAP
5 16 (4.29%) Middleware
6 7 (1.88%) Microsoft Graph
7 6 (1.61%) ARM Templates
8 5 (1.34%) ModSecurity
9 4 (1.07%) RESTful
10 1 (0.27%) CSS
10 1 (0.27%) HTML
10 1 (0.27%) JSP
10 1 (0.27%) LangChain
10 1 (0.27%) LlamaIndex
10 1 (0.27%) pgvector
10 1 (0.27%) Semantic Kernel
10 1 (0.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 66 (17.69%) Cyberattack
2 63 (16.89%) Cyber Threat
2 63 (16.89%) Security Posture
3 49 (13.14%) Management Information System
4 28 (7.51%) Cloud Native
5 16 (4.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 16 (4.29%) PKI
6 14 (3.75%) Cyber Defence
6 14 (3.75%) Data Protection Act
6 14 (3.75%) Hybrid Cloud
6 14 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.22%) Blog
8 10 (2.68%) Onboarding
9 8 (2.14%) Cloud Security Posture
9 8 (2.14%) Cyber Security Posture
9 8 (2.14%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.88%) Blockchain
10 7 (1.88%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.88%) Freedom of Information Act
11 3 (0.80%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.56%) Windows
2 11 (2.95%) Linux
3 6 (1.61%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.27%) AIX
4 1 (0.27%) CentOS
4 1 (0.27%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (63.00%) Cybersecurity
2 153 (41.02%) Information Security
3 117 (31.37%) Risk Management
4 92 (24.66%) Incident Response
5 91 (24.40%) Vulnerability Management
6 86 (23.06%) Roadmaps
7 85 (22.79%) Cloud Security
8 83 (22.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 80 (21.45%) Problem-Solving
10 73 (19.57%) Agile
11 71 (19.03%) Continuous Improvement
11 71 (19.03%) Identity Access Management
12 63 (16.89%) Disaster Recovery
13 61 (16.35%) SIEM
14 57 (15.28%) Programme Delivery
14 57 (15.28%) Stakeholder Management
15 55 (14.75%) Mentoring
16 54 (14.48%) Security Architecture
17 51 (13.67%) Regulatory Compliance
18 48 (12.87%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 70 (18.77%) PowerShell
2 38 (10.19%) Bash
3 36 (9.65%) T-SQL
4 20 (5.36%) Python
4 20 (5.36%) SQL
5 7 (1.88%) Bicep
6 2 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 157 (42.09%) CISSP
2 141 (37.80%) CISM
3 76 (20.38%) Security Cleared
4 63 (16.89%) SC Cleared
5 60 (16.09%) Degree
6 46 (12.33%) CISA
7 41 (10.99%) CRISC
8 28 (7.51%) SANS
9 23 (6.17%) DV Cleared
10 20 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (5.09%) ISACA
12 18 (4.83%) FFIEC
13 16 (4.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 15 (4.02%) CGEIT
14 15 (4.02%) ITIL Certification
15 14 (3.75%) CEH
15 14 (3.75%) CompTIA Security+
16 13 (3.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 12 (3.22%) Cisco Certification
18 11 (2.95%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 264 (70.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 101 (27.08%) GDPR
3 73 (19.57%) NCSC
4 59 (15.82%) GRC
4 59 (15.82%) PCI DSS
5 46 (12.33%) Cyber Essentials
6 32 (8.58%) COBIT
7 25 (6.70%) ISO 22301
8 24 (6.43%) SOC 2
9 18 (4.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 18 (4.83%) JSP 440
9 18 (4.83%) NIST 800
9 18 (4.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 9 (2.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 9 (2.41%) SOC 1
11 7 (1.88%) Government Security Classifications
11 7 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 6 (1.61%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 56 (15.01%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.49%) Docker
3 3 (0.80%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (4.56%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.95%) Terraform
3 9 (2.41%) CASB
3 9 (2.41%) FortiGate
3 9 (2.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.14%) RSA Archer
4 8 (2.14%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.88%) Ansible
5 7 (1.88%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 5 (1.34%) SCCM
7 1 (0.27%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.27%) Nessus
7 1 (0.27%) Nmap
7 1 (0.27%) OpenVAS
7 1 (0.27%) OpenView
7 1 (0.27%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.27%) WSUS
Vendors
1 72 (19.30%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.90%) Google
3 16 (4.29%) Palo Alto
4 15 (4.02%) Cisco
5 13 (3.49%) OpenAI
5 13 (3.49%) VMware
6 9 (2.41%) Commvault
7 8 (2.14%) Splunk
8 7 (1.88%) Qualys
9 6 (1.61%) Oracle
10 5 (1.34%) ForgeRock
10 5 (1.34%) Okta
10 5 (1.34%) Tenable
11 4 (1.07%) Sophos
11 4 (1.07%) Tanium
11 4 (1.07%) Thales
12 3 (0.80%) Forcepoint
12 3 (0.80%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.80%) Salesforce
12 3 (0.80%) SAP