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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 248 291
Rank change year-on-year +150 +43 +43
Permanent jobs citing NIST 414 223 197
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.72% 1.25% 0.98%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.56% 7.64% 6.38%
Number of salaries quoted 231 137 177
10th Percentile £47,500 £39,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £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 £107,350 £86,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £69,000
% change year-on-year - +1.45% -1.43%

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 2,660 2,920 3,086
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.46% 16.38% 15.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,642 1,633 2,432
10th Percentile £34,755 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

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 14 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 (4.11%) IIS
2 10 (2.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.17%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.24%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 102 (24.64%) Azure
2 48 (11.59%) AWS
3 27 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (5.56%) Entra ID
5 17 (4.11%) SaaS
6 15 (3.62%) GCP
7 12 (2.90%) Microsoft Purview
8 11 (2.66%) PaaS
9 10 (2.42%) Nutanix
10 9 (2.17%) Google Workspace
11 8 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.69%) dbt
13 6 (1.45%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (1.45%) Power Platform
14 4 (0.97%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 3 (0.72%) IaaS
16 2 (0.48%) AWS CloudFormation
17 1 (0.24%) AWS Lambda
17 1 (0.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 47 (11.35%) Network Security
2 29 (7.00%) Firewall
3 17 (4.11%) VPN
4 12 (2.90%) Broadband
5 11 (2.66%) Wireshark
6 10 (2.42%) WAN
7 9 (2.17%) LAN
7 9 (2.17%) SD-WAN
8 8 (1.93%) Unified Communications
8 8 (1.93%) VoIP
9 7 (1.69%) CHAP
9 7 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (1.45%) DNS
11 5 (1.21%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (1.21%) SSL
12 4 (0.97%) DMZ
13 1 (0.24%) BGP
13 1 (0.24%) DHCP
13 1 (0.24%) EIGRP
13 1 (0.24%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.45%) Power BI
2 5 (1.21%) Tableau
3 4 (0.97%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.24%) Git
1 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.24%) JIRA
1 1 (0.24%) Metasploit
General
1 163 (39.37%) Finance
2 114 (27.54%) Social Skills
3 71 (17.15%) Banking
4 64 (15.46%) Public Sector
5 61 (14.73%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (14.49%) Telecoms
7 51 (12.32%) Manufacturing
8 50 (12.08%) Electronics
8 50 (12.08%) Marketing
9 27 (6.52%) Law
10 19 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (4.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 16 (3.86%) Legal
13 14 (3.38%) Financial Institution
14 12 (2.90%) Games
15 8 (1.93%) Retail
16 6 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.72%) Back Office
17 3 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
18 2 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 79 (19.08%) Consultant
1 79 (19.08%) Lead
2 78 (18.84%) Security Consultant
3 48 (11.59%) Senior
4 47 (11.35%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 33 (7.97%) Analyst
6 27 (6.52%) Security Manager
7 22 (5.31%) Security Analyst
8 21 (5.07%) Architect
9 20 (4.83%) Security Specialist
10 18 (4.35%) Security Engineer
11 16 (3.86%) Senior Consultant
11 16 (3.86%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
11 16 (3.86%) Senior Security Consultant
12 14 (3.38%) Security Architect
13 13 (3.14%) IT Manager
14 12 (2.90%) Head of IT
14 12 (2.90%) Information Security Manager
15 11 (2.66%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 10 (2.42%) IT Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.80%) SAP CAF
2 11 (2.66%) GraphQL
2 11 (2.66%) REST
2 11 (2.66%) SOAP
3 9 (2.17%) LDAP
3 9 (2.17%) OAuth
3 9 (2.17%) OpenID
3 9 (2.17%) SAML
3 9 (2.17%) YAML
4 8 (1.93%) JSON
5 6 (1.45%) React
5 6 (1.45%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.72%) EDI
7 2 (0.48%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.48%) Django
7 2 (0.48%) SLSA
8 1 (0.24%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.24%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 105 (25.36%) Cyber Threat
2 88 (21.26%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 84 (20.29%) Operational Technology
4 81 (19.57%) Security Operations Centre
5 47 (11.35%) Management Information System
6 44 (10.63%) Security Posture
7 28 (6.76%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (4.83%) Cloud Native
9 16 (3.86%) CESG
10 13 (3.14%) Hybrid Cloud
11 12 (2.90%) Cyberattack
12 9 (2.17%) Cyber Defence
12 9 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (2.17%) Product Ownership
13 6 (1.45%) Cloud Security Posture
13 6 (1.45%) Onboarding
13 6 (1.45%) PKI
13 6 (1.45%) Taxonomies
14 5 (1.21%) Data Centre
15 4 (0.97%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.11%) Windows
2 14 (3.38%) Linux
3 6 (1.45%) Unix
4 3 (0.72%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.24%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (57.73%) Risk Management
2 221 (53.38%) Cybersecurity
3 158 (38.16%) Vulnerability Management
4 151 (36.47%) Information Security
5 145 (35.02%) Roadmaps
6 128 (30.92%) Mentoring
7 107 (25.85%) Security Operations
8 101 (24.40%) Threat Intelligence
9 96 (23.19%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 92 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
11 85 (20.53%) ITIL
12 81 (19.57%) Technology Roadmap
13 80 (19.32%) Coaching
14 79 (19.08%) Incident Response
15 76 (18.36%) SABSA
16 75 (18.12%) Risk Assessment
17 73 (17.63%) Cyber Intelligence
17 73 (17.63%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
18 70 (16.91%) Business Strategy
19 68 (16.43%) Change Advisory Board
Programming Languages
1 45 (10.87%) PowerShell
2 22 (5.31%) Python
3 14 (3.38%) Bash
4 13 (3.14%) SQL
5 10 (2.42%) Java
6 9 (2.17%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (0.97%) Bicep
8 4 (0.97%) C#
9 1 (0.24%) C
9 1 (0.24%) C++
Qualifications
1 190 (45.89%) CISSP
2 112 (27.05%) CISM
3 83 (20.05%) Security Cleared
4 72 (17.39%) CISA
4 72 (17.39%) CRISC
5 49 (11.84%) SC Cleared
6 45 (10.87%) CEH
7 43 (10.39%) Degree
8 40 (9.66%) CompTIA Security+
9 32 (7.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 21 (5.07%) Azure Certification
10 21 (5.07%) Cisco Certification
10 21 (5.07%) CISMP
11 20 (4.83%) AWS Certification
12 16 (3.86%) CESG Certified Professional
12 16 (3.86%) IISP
13 13 (3.14%) Master's Degree
14 12 (2.90%) DV Cleared
14 12 (2.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 11 (2.66%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 262 (63.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 98 (23.67%) PCI DSS
3 70 (16.91%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 67 (16.18%) GDPR
5 61 (14.73%) GRC
6 58 (14.01%) NCSC
7 38 (9.18%) Cyber Essentials
8 34 (8.21%) NIST 800
9 26 (6.28%) JSP 440
10 23 (5.56%) SOC 2
11 17 (4.11%) COBIT
12 16 (3.86%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 16 (3.86%) RMADS
13 13 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 8 (1.93%) ISO 22301
15 7 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 6 (1.45%) HIPAA
16 6 (1.45%) SOC 1
17 5 (1.21%) ITGC
17 5 (1.21%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (3.14%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.93%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (1.45%) Docker
4 5 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 18 (4.35%) Terraform
2 10 (2.42%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.69%) RSA Archer
5 4 (0.97%) QRadar
6 2 (0.48%) Ansible
6 2 (0.48%) Nmap
6 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.48%) Suricata
7 1 (0.24%) Nessus
7 1 (0.24%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 50 (12.08%) SAP
2 43 (10.39%) Microsoft
3 15 (3.62%) VMware
4 10 (2.42%) Commvault
5 8 (1.93%) Cisco
6 6 (1.45%) Splunk
7 5 (1.21%) Google
8 2 (0.48%) CyberArk
8 2 (0.48%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.24%) AlienVault
9 1 (0.24%) arcserve
9 1 (0.24%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.24%) Darktrace
9 1 (0.24%) Forcepoint
9 1 (0.24%) LogRhythm
9 1 (0.24%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.24%) Qualys
9 1 (0.24%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.24%) Sophos
9 1 (0.24%) Tenable