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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 240 322
Rank change year-on-year +92 +82 -60
Permanent jobs citing NIST 394 209 250
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.84% 1.27% 0.81%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.97% 7.15% 6.29%
Number of salaries quoted 254 180 206
10th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £49,381
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,438 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,853 £68,442 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.91% -5.60% +3.57%
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £84,919
90th Percentile £105,000 £107,365 £93,495
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 3,593 2,925 3,973
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.78% 17.74% 12.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,270 1,645 2,901
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £34,750
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 £78,750 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,911 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +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 17 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 6 (1.52%) SAS
2 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 163 (41.37%) Azure
2 114 (28.93%) AWS
3 72 (18.27%) SaaS
4 44 (11.17%) Entra ID
5 37 (9.39%) GCP
6 31 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (7.11%) Google Workspace
8 12 (3.05%) Anthropic Claude
8 12 (3.05%) IaaS
8 12 (3.05%) PaaS
8 12 (3.05%) Zapier
9 10 (2.54%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (2.03%) AWS CloudFormation
10 8 (2.03%) Nutanix
11 6 (1.52%) Power Platform
12 5 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.02%) Mimecast
13 4 (1.02%) Vertex AI
14 3 (0.76%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 61 (15.48%) Network Security
2 48 (12.18%) Firewall
3 30 (7.61%) Broadband
4 26 (6.60%) VPN
5 21 (5.33%) DNS
6 15 (3.81%) DHCP
7 14 (3.55%) SSH
7 14 (3.55%) SSL
8 13 (3.30%) CHAP
8 13 (3.30%) VLAN
9 12 (3.05%) WAN
10 11 (2.79%) HTTP
10 11 (2.79%) MPLS
10 11 (2.79%) SNMP
11 10 (2.54%) BGP
11 10 (2.54%) FTP
11 10 (2.54%) ICMP
11 10 (2.54%) IPsec
11 10 (2.54%) SD-WAN
12 7 (1.78%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.52%) Power BI
2 4 (1.02%) Tableau
3 1 (0.25%) Db2
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (1.27%) Git
1 5 (1.27%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.76%) JIRA
3 2 (0.51%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.25%) Metasploit
General
1 129 (32.74%) Social Skills
2 83 (21.07%) Finance
3 62 (15.74%) Law
4 57 (14.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (13.20%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (9.90%) Organisational Skills
7 34 (8.63%) Banking
7 34 (8.63%) Legal
8 33 (8.38%) Public Sector
9 27 (6.85%) Retail
10 18 (4.57%) Financial Institution
11 13 (3.30%) Games
12 8 (2.03%) Aviation
12 8 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.78%) Back Office
14 5 (1.27%) French Language
14 5 (1.27%) German Language
15 2 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.51%) Social Housing
16 1 (0.25%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 83 (21.07%) Architect
2 71 (18.02%) Senior
3 55 (13.96%) Consultant
4 46 (11.68%) IT Manager
5 44 (11.17%) IT Services Manager
5 44 (11.17%) Resilience Manager
5 44 (11.17%) Service Manager
6 43 (10.91%) Security Consultant
7 42 (10.66%) Security Architect
8 41 (10.41%) Analyst
9 38 (9.64%) Security Analyst
10 37 (9.39%) Security Manager
11 26 (6.60%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 23 (5.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 21 (5.33%) Solutions Architect
14 20 (5.08%) Senior Consultant
15 15 (3.81%) Auditor
15 15 (3.81%) Senior Manager
16 14 (3.55%) Security Engineer
16 14 (3.55%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (11.42%) Middleware
2 41 (10.41%) OAuth
2 41 (10.41%) SAML
3 31 (7.87%) OpenID
4 27 (6.85%) REST
4 27 (6.85%) SOAP
5 26 (6.60%) GraphQL
5 26 (6.60%) LDAP
6 7 (1.78%) ARM Templates
6 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Graph
7 5 (1.27%) ModSecurity
8 4 (1.02%) RESTful
9 2 (0.51%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.25%) CSS
10 1 (0.25%) HTML
10 1 (0.25%) JSP
10 1 (0.25%) LangChain
10 1 (0.25%) LlamaIndex
10 1 (0.25%) pgvector
10 1 (0.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 85 (21.57%) Cyber Threat
2 64 (16.24%) Security Posture
3 56 (14.21%) Cyberattack
4 54 (13.71%) Management Information System
5 28 (7.11%) Cloud Native
6 18 (4.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 15 (3.81%) PKI
7 15 (3.81%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.55%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (3.55%) Onboarding
9 13 (3.30%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (3.05%) Blog
11 11 (2.79%) Cyber Defence
12 8 (2.03%) Cloud Security Posture
12 8 (2.03%) Operational Technology
13 7 (1.78%) Freedom of Information
13 7 (1.78%) Freedom of Information Act
14 6 (1.52%) Blockchain
14 6 (1.52%) Cyber Security Posture
15 4 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.06%) Windows
2 12 (3.05%) Linux
3 5 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.25%) AIX
4 1 (0.25%) CentOS
4 1 (0.25%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.25%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (58.63%) Cybersecurity
2 182 (46.19%) Information Security
3 121 (30.71%) Risk Management
4 112 (28.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 105 (26.65%) Agile
6 95 (24.11%) Disaster Recovery
7 94 (23.86%) Incident Response
8 90 (22.84%) Cloud Security
9 86 (21.83%) Roadmaps
9 86 (21.83%) Vulnerability Management
10 83 (21.07%) Problem-Solving
11 78 (19.80%) Business Continuity
12 76 (19.29%) DevOps
13 75 (19.04%) Continuous Improvement
14 74 (18.78%) ITIL
15 67 (17.01%) Enterprise Architecture
16 65 (16.50%) Identity Access Management
17 64 (16.24%) SIEM
18 61 (15.48%) Programme Delivery
19 59 (14.97%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 59 (14.97%) PowerShell
2 28 (7.11%) Bash
3 26 (6.60%) T-SQL
4 22 (5.58%) Python
5 15 (3.81%) SQL
6 8 (2.03%) Bicep
7 2 (0.51%) Java
7 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.25%) Go
8 1 (0.25%) Rust
Qualifications
1 186 (47.21%) CISSP
2 168 (42.64%) CISM
3 80 (20.30%) Security Cleared
4 65 (16.50%) Degree
4 65 (16.50%) SC Cleared
5 44 (11.17%) ITIL Certification
6 42 (10.66%) CISA
7 39 (9.90%) CRISC
8 22 (5.58%) DV Cleared
9 21 (5.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 20 (5.08%) SANS
11 16 (4.06%) FFIEC
11 16 (4.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 15 (3.81%) CEH
13 14 (3.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 13 (3.30%) CGEIT
14 13 (3.30%) CompTIA Security+
14 13 (3.30%) ISACA
15 12 (3.05%) GIAC
16 11 (2.79%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 259 (65.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 101 (25.63%) GDPR
3 67 (17.01%) NCSC
4 60 (15.23%) GRC
5 57 (14.47%) PCI DSS
6 55 (13.96%) ISO 22301
7 45 (11.42%) Cyber Essentials
8 29 (7.36%) COBIT
9 26 (6.60%) SOC 2
10 21 (5.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 18 (4.57%) JSP 440
11 18 (4.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 17 (4.31%) NIST 800
13 10 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 8 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 8 (2.03%) SOC 1
15 7 (1.78%) Government Security Classifications
16 5 (1.27%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 4 (1.02%) Def Stans
System Software
1 43 (10.91%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.05%) Docker
3 1 (0.25%) Firmware
3 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (4.57%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.54%) CASB
2 10 (2.54%) FortiGate
2 10 (2.54%) Terraform
3 9 (2.28%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.03%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.27%) Ansible
6 3 (0.76%) SCCM
7 1 (0.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.25%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.25%) Nessus
7 1 (0.25%) Nmap
7 1 (0.25%) OpenVAS
7 1 (0.25%) OpenView
7 1 (0.25%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.25%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 76 (19.29%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.33%) Google
3 17 (4.31%) Palo Alto
4 16 (4.06%) Cisco
5 13 (3.30%) OpenAI
6 10 (2.54%) VMware
7 9 (2.28%) Splunk
8 8 (2.03%) Commvault
8 8 (2.03%) Qualys
9 7 (1.78%) Tanium
10 6 (1.52%) Okta
11 5 (1.27%) ForgeRock
11 5 (1.27%) Oracle
12 4 (1.02%) Sophos
12 4 (1.02%) Tenable
12 4 (1.02%) Thales
13 3 (0.76%) CrowdStrike
13 3 (0.76%) Forcepoint
13 3 (0.76%) New Relic
13 3 (0.76%) Zerto