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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 233 325
Rank change year-on-year +84 +92 -72
Permanent jobs citing NIST 392 212 243
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.82% 1.28% 0.81%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.96% 7.23% 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 257 182 201
10th Percentile £49,900 £47,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £50,563 £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 £89,688 £84,919
90th Percentile £105,000 £106,365 £91,991
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 3,577 2,933 3,888
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.62% 17.75% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,276 1,654 2,835
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 £78,250 £75,975 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,769 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year - +8.49% -7.83%

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 20 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 (1.53%) SAS
2 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 160 (40.82%) Azure
2 113 (28.83%) AWS
3 72 (18.37%) SaaS
4 41 (10.46%) Entra ID
5 38 (9.69%) GCP
6 32 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (6.38%) Google Workspace
8 13 (3.32%) IaaS
8 13 (3.32%) PaaS
9 12 (3.06%) Anthropic Claude
9 12 (3.06%) Zapier
10 10 (2.55%) Cloud Computing
11 9 (2.30%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (2.04%) 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 47 (11.99%) Firewall
3 27 (6.89%) Broadband
3 27 (6.89%) VPN
4 21 (5.36%) DNS
5 15 (3.83%) DHCP
6 14 (3.57%) SSH
6 14 (3.57%) SSL
7 13 (3.32%) CHAP
7 13 (3.32%) VLAN
8 12 (3.06%) WAN
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
10 10 (2.55%) SD-WAN
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
3 1 (0.26%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (1.28%) Git
1 5 (1.28%) 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 84 (21.43%) Finance
3 62 (15.82%) Law
4 57 (14.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (13.27%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (9.18%) Organisational Skills
7 34 (8.67%) Banking
7 34 (8.67%) Legal
8 32 (8.16%) Public Sector
9 27 (6.89%) Retail
10 18 (4.59%) Financial Institution
11 12 (3.06%) Games
12 8 (2.04%) Aviation
12 8 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.79%) Back Office
14 5 (1.28%) French Language
14 5 (1.28%) German Language
15 2 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.51%) Social Housing
16 1 (0.26%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 80 (20.41%) Architect
2 70 (17.86%) Senior
3 55 (14.03%) Consultant
4 46 (11.73%) IT Manager
5 44 (11.22%) IT Services Manager
5 44 (11.22%) Resilience Manager
5 44 (11.22%) Security Consultant
5 44 (11.22%) Service Manager
6 42 (10.71%) Analyst
7 41 (10.46%) Security Architect
8 39 (9.95%) Security Analyst
9 37 (9.44%) Security Manager
10 26 (6.63%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 24 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 21 (5.36%) Senior Consultant
12 21 (5.36%) Solutions Architect
13 15 (3.83%) Senior Analyst
13 15 (3.83%) Senior Manager
13 15 (3.83%) Senior Security Analyst
13 15 (3.83%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (11.48%) Middleware
2 38 (9.69%) OAuth
2 38 (9.69%) SAML
3 28 (7.14%) OpenID
4 24 (6.12%) REST
4 24 (6.12%) SOAP
5 23 (5.87%) GraphQL
5 23 (5.87%) LDAP
6 8 (2.04%) 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%) JSP
11 1 (0.26%) LangChain
11 1 (0.26%) pgvector
11 1 (0.26%) Semantic Kernel
11 1 (0.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 82 (20.92%) Cyber Threat
2 64 (16.33%) Security Posture
3 54 (13.78%) Management Information System
4 53 (13.52%) Cyberattack
5 28 (7.14%) Cloud Native
6 17 (4.34%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 15 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.57%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (3.57%) Onboarding
9 13 (3.32%) Hybrid Cloud
9 13 (3.32%) PKI
10 11 (2.81%) Blog
10 11 (2.81%) Cyber Defence
11 8 (2.04%) Operational Technology
12 7 (1.79%) Cloud Security Posture
12 7 (1.79%) Freedom of Information
12 7 (1.79%) Freedom of Information Act
13 6 (1.53%) Blockchain
13 6 (1.53%) Cyber Security Posture
14 4 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.08%) Windows
2 12 (3.06%) 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
1 228 (58.16%) Cybersecurity
2 182 (46.43%) Information Security
3 121 (30.87%) Risk Management
4 112 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 106 (27.04%) Agile
6 96 (24.49%) Disaster Recovery
7 95 (24.23%) Incident Response
8 89 (22.70%) Cloud Security
9 86 (21.94%) Vulnerability Management
10 85 (21.68%) Problem-Solving
11 83 (21.17%) Roadmaps
12 78 (19.90%) Business Continuity
13 77 (19.64%) DevOps
14 76 (19.39%) Continuous Improvement
15 74 (18.88%) ITIL
16 68 (17.35%) Enterprise Architecture
17 65 (16.58%) SIEM
18 63 (16.07%) Identity Access Management
19 59 (15.05%) Test Automation
20 58 (14.80%) Programme Delivery
Programming Languages
1 57 (14.54%) PowerShell
2 25 (6.38%) Bash
3 23 (5.87%) Python
3 23 (5.87%) T-SQL
4 13 (3.32%) SQL
5 9 (2.30%) Bicep
6 2 (0.51%) Java
6 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.26%) Go
7 1 (0.26%) Rust
Qualifications
1 186 (47.45%) CISSP
2 168 (42.86%) CISM
3 79 (20.15%) Security Cleared
4 67 (17.09%) Degree
5 65 (16.58%) SC Cleared
6 44 (11.22%) ITIL Certification
7 42 (10.71%) CISA
8 40 (10.20%) CRISC
9 22 (5.61%) Computer Science Degree
10 21 (5.36%) DV Cleared
11 20 (5.10%) SANS
12 16 (4.08%) FFIEC
12 16 (4.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 15 (3.83%) CEH
14 14 (3.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 13 (3.32%) CGEIT
15 13 (3.32%) CompTIA Security+
15 13 (3.32%) ISACA
16 12 (3.06%) GIAC
17 11 (2.81%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 257 (65.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 100 (25.51%) GDPR
3 63 (16.07%) NCSC
4 59 (15.05%) GRC
5 57 (14.54%) PCI DSS
6 55 (14.03%) ISO 22301
7 45 (11.48%) Cyber Essentials
8 29 (7.40%) COBIT
9 26 (6.63%) SOC 2
10 21 (5.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 18 (4.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 17 (4.34%) JSP 440
12 17 (4.34%) NIST 800
13 9 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 9 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 8 (2.04%) SOC 1
15 7 (1.79%) Government Security Classifications
16 5 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
16 5 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 4 (1.02%) Def Stans
System Software
1 40 (10.20%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.32%) Docker
3 1 (0.26%) Firmware
3 1 (0.26%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (4.85%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.81%) Terraform
3 10 (2.55%) CASB
3 10 (2.55%) FortiGate
4 9 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.28%) Ansible
7 3 (0.77%) SCCM
8 1 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
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%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.26%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 79 (20.15%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.61%) Google
3 17 (4.34%) Palo Alto
4 16 (4.08%) Cisco
5 13 (3.32%) OpenAI
6 10 (2.55%) VMware
7 9 (2.30%) Splunk
8 8 (2.04%) Commvault
8 8 (2.04%) Qualys
8 8 (2.04%) Tanium
9 6 (1.53%) Okta
10 5 (1.28%) ForgeRock
10 5 (1.28%) Oracle
11 4 (1.02%) Sophos
11 4 (1.02%) Tenable
11 4 (1.02%) Thales
12 3 (0.77%) CrowdStrike
12 3 (0.77%) New Relic
12 3 (0.77%) SolarWinds
12 3 (0.77%) Zerto