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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 271 317
Rank change year-on-year +127 +46 -43
Permanent jobs citing NIST 349 169 305
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.81% 1.14% 0.91%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.19% 6.01% 7.21%
Number of salaries quoted 234 138 257
10th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £40,250
25th Percentile £56,063 £52,787 £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,500 £67,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +0.75% -4.29%
75th Percentile £92,500 £88,333 £84,919
90th Percentile £112,500 £104,875 £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 3,118 2,814 4,230
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.20% 18.95% 12.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,992 1,500 3,230
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,746 £34,890
25th Percentile £46,250 £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 £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £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 4 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 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 138 (39.54%) Azure
2 66 (18.91%) Entra ID
3 59 (16.91%) AWS
4 53 (15.19%) Google Workspace
5 33 (9.46%) GCP
6 22 (6.30%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (4.58%) SaaS
8 12 (3.44%) Anthropic Claude
8 12 (3.44%) Nutanix
8 12 (3.44%) Zapier
9 9 (2.58%) IaaS
9 9 (2.58%) PaaS
10 8 (2.29%) AWS CloudFormation
11 7 (2.01%) Power Platform
12 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (1.15%) Vertex AI
14 3 (0.86%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.86%) Serverless
15 2 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 56 (16.05%) Broadband
2 54 (15.47%) Network Security
3 48 (13.75%) Firewall
4 21 (6.02%) CHAP
5 16 (4.58%) DNS
5 16 (4.58%) VPN
6 10 (2.87%) SSL
7 9 (2.58%) DHCP
8 8 (2.29%) SSH
9 7 (2.01%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (2.01%) NGFW
9 7 (2.01%) VLAN
10 6 (1.72%) DMZ
10 6 (1.72%) WAN
11 5 (1.43%) MPLS
11 5 (1.43%) SNMP
12 4 (1.15%) BGP
12 4 (1.15%) FTP
12 4 (1.15%) HTTP
12 4 (1.15%) 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 6 (1.72%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.43%) Git
3 2 (0.57%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.29%) JIRA
General
1 135 (38.68%) Social Skills
2 80 (22.92%) Finance
3 65 (18.62%) Organisational Skills
4 51 (14.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 45 (12.89%) Analytical Skills
6 37 (10.60%) Banking
7 30 (8.60%) Retail
8 29 (8.31%) Law
9 28 (8.02%) Games
10 27 (7.74%) Legal
10 27 (7.74%) Public Sector
11 22 (6.30%) Financial Institution
12 14 (4.01%) Aviation
13 6 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.86%) Back Office
14 3 (0.86%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.57%) Electronics
15 2 (0.57%) Marketing
15 2 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 75 (21.49%) Architect
2 56 (16.05%) Senior
3 41 (11.75%) Security Manager
4 39 (11.17%) Analyst
5 35 (10.03%) Consultant
6 34 (9.74%) Security Analyst
7 32 (9.17%) Security Architect
8 26 (7.45%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 24 (6.88%) Security Consultant
10 23 (6.59%) Auditor
10 23 (6.59%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (6.02%) Security Auditor
12 20 (5.73%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 20 (5.73%) Internal Auditor
13 18 (5.16%) Developer
13 18 (5.16%) IAM Developer
13 18 (5.16%) Information Manager
14 16 (4.58%) Security Specialist
14 16 (4.58%) Senior Manager
14 16 (4.58%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (17.48%) OAuth
1 61 (17.48%) SAML
2 57 (16.33%) OpenID
3 53 (15.19%) REST
3 53 (15.19%) SOAP
4 52 (14.90%) GraphQL
4 52 (14.90%) 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 82 (23.50%) Cyberattack
2 64 (18.34%) Cyber Threat
3 55 (15.76%) Security Posture
4 49 (14.04%) Management Information System
5 26 (7.45%) Cloud Native
6 18 (5.16%) Cyber Defence
7 17 (4.87%) PKI
8 16 (4.58%) Hybrid Cloud
9 13 (3.72%) Blog
10 12 (3.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 10 (2.87%) Blockchain
11 10 (2.87%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (2.58%) Cyber Security Posture
12 9 (2.58%) Onboarding
13 8 (2.29%) Cloud Security Posture
13 8 (2.29%) Operational Technology
13 8 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (0.86%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.86%) Freedom of Information
14 3 (0.86%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.44%) Windows
2 11 (3.15%) 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
1 236 (67.62%) Cybersecurity
2 122 (34.96%) Information Security
3 109 (31.23%) Risk Management
4 96 (27.51%) Roadmaps
5 94 (26.93%) Vulnerability Management
6 83 (23.78%) Incident Response
7 76 (21.78%) Identity Access Management
8 75 (21.49%) Cloud Security
9 69 (19.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 68 (19.48%) Mentoring
11 66 (18.91%) Problem-Solving
12 62 (17.77%) Regulatory Compliance
13 58 (16.62%) Programme Delivery
14 56 (16.05%) Continuous Improvement
15 55 (15.76%) Agile
15 55 (15.76%) Stakeholder Management
16 52 (14.90%) SIEM
17 48 (13.75%) Security Architecture
18 45 (12.89%) Project Management
19 44 (12.61%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 88 (25.21%) PowerShell
2 55 (15.76%) Bash
3 52 (14.90%) T-SQL
4 26 (7.45%) SQL
5 21 (6.02%) Python
6 5 (1.43%) Bicep
7 1 (0.29%) C
7 1 (0.29%) C++
7 1 (0.29%) Java
7 1 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 129 (36.96%) CISSP
2 114 (32.66%) CISM
3 67 (19.20%) Security Cleared
4 55 (15.76%) SC Cleared
5 54 (15.47%) Degree
6 41 (11.75%) CISA
7 36 (10.32%) SANS
8 24 (6.88%) DV Cleared
9 23 (6.59%) CRISC
9 23 (6.59%) FFIEC
10 21 (6.02%) CGEIT
11 17 (4.87%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (4.58%) CEH
13 15 (4.30%) ISACA
14 14 (4.01%) Cisco Certification
15 13 (3.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 12 (3.44%) CompTIA Security+
17 11 (3.15%) Azure Certification
17 11 (3.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 10 (2.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 240 (68.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 94 (26.93%) GDPR
3 85 (24.36%) NCSC
4 50 (14.33%) GRC
4 50 (14.33%) PCI DSS
5 44 (12.61%) Cyber Essentials
6 32 (9.17%) COBIT
7 17 (4.87%) JSP 440
7 17 (4.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (4.87%) SOC 2
8 16 (4.58%) NIST 800
9 15 (4.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 13 (3.72%) ISO 22301
11 9 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 7 (2.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (2.01%) Government Security Classifications
13 6 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 5 (1.43%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (1.43%) QA
System Software
1 76 (21.78%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.44%) Docker
3 4 (1.15%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (4.30%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.87%) Terraform
3 9 (2.58%) Ansible
3 9 (2.58%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.29%) RSA Archer
5 7 (2.01%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 7 (2.01%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.43%) SCCM
7 4 (1.15%) CASB
7 4 (1.15%) FortiGate
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 55 (15.76%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.73%) Google
3 17 (4.87%) VMware
4 13 (3.72%) OpenAI
5 12 (3.44%) Commvault
6 9 (2.58%) Cisco
6 9 (2.58%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.43%) ForgeRock
7 5 (1.43%) Okta
7 5 (1.43%) 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%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.86%) Oracle
10 2 (0.57%) Citrix
10 2 (0.57%) Qualys
10 2 (0.57%) Sage