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 10 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 272 320
Rank change year-on-year +133 +48 -61
Permanent jobs citing NIST 348 169 304
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.79% 1.12% 0.89%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.13% 5.94% 7.08%
Number of salaries quoted 236 139 256
10th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £40,250
25th Percentile £55,886 £53,649 £56,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,500 £67,250
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +0.37% -3.93%
75th Percentile £92,500 £88,333 £84,919
90th Percentile £112,500 £97,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +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 3,126 2,845 4,296
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.07% 18.82% 12.57%
Number of salaries quoted 2,000 1,523 3,252
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,213 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £79,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £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 10 June 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 9 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 138 (39.66%) Azure
2 65 (18.68%) Entra ID
3 62 (17.82%) AWS
4 51 (14.66%) Google Workspace
5 35 (10.06%) GCP
6 22 (6.32%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (5.17%) SaaS
8 12 (3.45%) Anthropic Claude
8 12 (3.45%) Zapier
9 11 (3.16%) Nutanix
10 9 (2.59%) IaaS
10 9 (2.59%) PaaS
11 8 (2.30%) AWS CloudFormation
12 7 (2.01%) Power Platform
13 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (1.15%) Mimecast
14 4 (1.15%) Vertex AI
15 3 (0.86%) Serverless
16 2 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 55 (15.80%) Network Security
2 54 (15.52%) Broadband
3 49 (14.08%) Firewall
4 20 (5.75%) CHAP
5 19 (5.46%) VPN
6 18 (5.17%) DNS
7 12 (3.45%) SSL
8 11 (3.16%) DHCP
9 10 (2.87%) SSH
10 9 (2.59%) VLAN
11 8 (2.30%) WAN
12 7 (2.01%) Intrusion Detection
12 7 (2.01%) MPLS
12 7 (2.01%) NGFW
12 7 (2.01%) SNMP
13 6 (1.72%) BGP
13 6 (1.72%) DMZ
13 6 (1.72%) FTP
13 6 (1.72%) HTTP
13 6 (1.72%) ICMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.01%) Power BI
2 4 (1.15%) Tableau
3 1 (0.29%) Db2
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (1.44%) Git
1 5 (1.44%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.57%) Yeoman
3 1 (0.29%) JIRA
General
1 134 (38.51%) Social Skills
2 79 (22.70%) Finance
3 63 (18.10%) Organisational Skills
4 51 (14.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 47 (13.51%) Analytical Skills
6 35 (10.06%) Banking
7 30 (8.62%) Law
8 28 (8.05%) Legal
8 28 (8.05%) Public Sector
8 28 (8.05%) Retail
9 26 (7.47%) Games
10 21 (6.03%) Financial Institution
11 14 (4.02%) Aviation
12 6 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.86%) Back Office
13 3 (0.86%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.57%) Electronics
14 2 (0.57%) Marketing
14 2 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 78 (22.41%) Architect
2 57 (16.38%) Senior
3 40 (11.49%) Analyst
4 37 (10.63%) Consultant
4 37 (10.63%) Security Manager
5 36 (10.34%) Security Architect
6 35 (10.06%) Security Analyst
7 26 (7.47%) Security Consultant
8 23 (6.61%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 22 (6.32%) Auditor
9 22 (6.32%) Solutions Architect
10 21 (6.03%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 20 (5.75%) Security Auditor
12 19 (5.46%) Internal Auditor
13 18 (5.17%) Information Manager
14 17 (4.89%) Developer
14 17 (4.89%) IAM Developer
15 16 (4.60%) Security Specialist
15 16 (4.60%) Senior Manager
15 16 (4.60%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (17.53%) OAuth
1 61 (17.53%) SAML
2 55 (15.80%) OpenID
3 51 (14.66%) REST
3 51 (14.66%) SOAP
4 50 (14.37%) GraphQL
4 50 (14.37%) LDAP
5 7 (2.01%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (1.15%) ARM Templates
6 4 (1.15%) RESTful
7 3 (0.86%) ModSecurity
8 2 (0.57%) SAP CAF
9 1 (0.29%) CSS
9 1 (0.29%) HTML
9 1 (0.29%) JSP
9 1 (0.29%) LangChain
9 1 (0.29%) LlamaIndex
9 1 (0.29%) Middleware
9 1 (0.29%) SailPoint
9 1 (0.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 80 (22.99%) Cyberattack
2 61 (17.53%) Cyber Threat
3 56 (16.09%) Security Posture
4 45 (12.93%) Management Information System
5 24 (6.90%) Cloud Native
6 18 (5.17%) PKI
7 15 (4.31%) Cyber Defence
8 14 (4.02%) Hybrid Cloud
9 13 (3.74%) Blog
9 13 (3.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 10 (2.87%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (2.59%) Blockchain
11 9 (2.59%) Cyber Security Posture
11 9 (2.59%) Onboarding
12 8 (2.30%) Cloud Security Posture
12 8 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (2.01%) Operational Technology
14 3 (0.86%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 3 (0.86%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.86%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.89%) Windows
2 9 (2.59%) Linux
3 7 (2.01%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.29%) AIX
4 1 (0.29%) CentOS
4 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (67.53%) Cybersecurity
2 123 (35.34%) Information Security
3 108 (31.03%) Risk Management
4 95 (27.30%) Roadmaps
5 92 (26.44%) Vulnerability Management
6 82 (23.56%) Incident Response
7 77 (22.13%) Cloud Security
8 75 (21.55%) Identity Access Management
9 69 (19.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 68 (19.54%) Problem-Solving
11 64 (18.39%) Mentoring
12 60 (17.24%) Regulatory Compliance
13 56 (16.09%) Programme Delivery
14 55 (15.80%) Agile
14 55 (15.80%) Continuous Improvement
15 54 (15.52%) Stakeholder Management
16 52 (14.94%) SIEM
17 50 (14.37%) Security Architecture
18 44 (12.64%) Project Management
19 43 (12.36%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 84 (24.14%) PowerShell
2 52 (14.94%) Bash
3 50 (14.37%) T-SQL
4 26 (7.47%) SQL
5 19 (5.46%) Python
6 5 (1.44%) Bicep
7 1 (0.29%) Java
7 1 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 126 (36.21%) CISSP
2 111 (31.90%) CISM
3 70 (20.11%) Security Cleared
4 59 (16.95%) SC Cleared
5 56 (16.09%) Degree
6 41 (11.78%) CISA
7 33 (9.48%) SANS
8 24 (6.90%) CRISC
9 23 (6.61%) DV Cleared
10 22 (6.32%) FFIEC
11 20 (5.75%) CGEIT
12 17 (4.89%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (4.31%) CEH
13 15 (4.31%) ISACA
14 13 (3.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 12 (3.45%) Azure Certification
15 12 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
15 12 (3.45%) CompTIA Security+
16 11 (3.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 8 (2.30%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 244 (70.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 95 (27.30%) GDPR
3 85 (24.43%) NCSC
4 52 (14.94%) PCI DSS
5 51 (14.66%) GRC
6 40 (11.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 31 (8.91%) COBIT
8 17 (4.89%) JSP 440
8 17 (4.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 17 (4.89%) SOC 2
9 16 (4.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 16 (4.60%) NIST 800
10 12 (3.45%) ISO 22301
11 10 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 7 (2.01%) Government Security Classifications
13 6 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (1.44%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (1.44%) SOC 1
System Software
1 73 (20.98%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.45%) Docker
3 4 (1.15%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (4.31%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.87%) Terraform
3 9 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.30%) Ansible
4 8 (2.30%) RSA Archer
4 8 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (2.01%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 6 (1.72%) CASB
6 6 (1.72%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.44%) SCCM
8 2 (0.57%) WSUS
9 1 (0.29%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.29%) OpenView
9 1 (0.29%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 59 (16.95%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.75%) Google
3 16 (4.60%) VMware
4 13 (3.74%) OpenAI
5 12 (3.45%) Cisco
5 12 (3.45%) Palo Alto
6 11 (3.16%) Commvault
7 5 (1.44%) ForgeRock
7 5 (1.44%) Okta
7 5 (1.44%) Splunk
8 4 (1.15%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.15%) SAP
8 4 (1.15%) Sophos
8 4 (1.15%) Tenable
8 4 (1.15%) Thales
9 3 (0.86%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (0.86%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.86%) Oracle
10 2 (0.57%) Tanium
10 2 (0.57%) Xero