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

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 232 294
Rank change year-on-year +136 +62 -27
Permanent jobs citing NIST 446 182 318
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.50% 1.37% 0.98%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 14.16% 7.52% 7.59%
Number of salaries quoted 223 142 274
10th Percentile £50,000 £39,500 £39,125
25th Percentile £55,544 £51,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -3.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £92,500 £82,375 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £92,250 £89,250
UK median annual salary £73,706 £72,500 £69,000
% change year-on-year +1.66% +5.07% -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 3,149 2,419 4,192
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.66% 18.16% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,865 1,577 3,298
10th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £34,859
25th Percentile £47,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,018 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.70% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,000 £73,438
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.56% +11.43% -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 20 April 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 1 (0.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 153 (34.30%) Azure
2 69 (15.47%) Entra ID
3 56 (12.56%) AWS
3 56 (12.56%) Google Workspace
4 27 (6.05%) GCP
5 19 (4.26%) Nutanix
6 18 (4.04%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (3.14%) SaaS
8 10 (2.24%) PaaS
9 9 (2.02%) AWS CloudFormation
10 8 (1.79%) IaaS
11 4 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (0.90%) Serverless
11 4 (0.90%) Vertex AI
12 3 (0.67%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 2 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.45%) Power Platform
14 1 (0.22%) Azure Cognitive Search
Communications & Networking
1 58 (13.00%) Broadband
2 41 (9.19%) Firewall
3 35 (7.85%) Network Security
4 25 (5.61%) CHAP
5 15 (3.36%) DNS
6 12 (2.69%) VPN
7 7 (1.57%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (1.12%) DHCP
8 5 (1.12%) DMZ
9 4 (0.90%) SSL
10 3 (0.67%) SCCP
10 3 (0.67%) VLAN
11 2 (0.45%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.45%) WAN
12 1 (0.22%) ATM
12 1 (0.22%) HTTP
12 1 (0.22%) LAN
12 1 (0.22%) SMTP
12 1 (0.22%) SNMP
12 1 (0.22%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.45%) Power BI
2 1 (0.22%) DB2
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.22%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (1.35%) Git
1 6 (1.35%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.22%) JIRA
General
1 144 (32.29%) Social Skills
2 133 (29.82%) Finance
3 82 (18.39%) Banking
4 71 (15.92%) Organisational Skills
5 45 (10.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (7.62%) Games
7 32 (7.17%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (7.17%) Law
8 30 (6.73%) Financial Institution
9 28 (6.28%) Public Sector
10 26 (5.83%) Legal
11 24 (5.38%) Retail
12 15 (3.36%) Manufacturing
13 14 (3.14%) Telecoms
14 13 (2.91%) Electronics
14 13 (2.91%) Marketing
15 8 (1.79%) Aviation
16 4 (0.90%) Back Office
16 4 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
17 2 (0.45%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 81 (18.16%) Lead
2 58 (13.00%) Senior
3 53 (11.88%) Architect
4 45 (10.09%) Security Manager
5 34 (7.62%) Consultant
6 33 (7.40%) Analyst
7 27 (6.05%) Auditor
8 26 (5.83%) Security Analyst
8 26 (5.83%) Security Consultant
9 25 (5.61%) Security Auditor
10 24 (5.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 24 (5.38%) Internal Auditor
11 23 (5.16%) Solutions Architect
12 22 (4.93%) Security Architect
13 21 (4.71%) Developer
13 21 (4.71%) IAM Developer
14 18 (4.04%) Information Manager
14 18 (4.04%) Security Specialist
15 17 (3.81%) Information Security Manager
16 16 (3.59%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (13.68%) OAuth
1 61 (13.68%) OpenID
1 61 (13.68%) SAML
2 59 (13.23%) REST
2 59 (13.23%) SOAP
3 58 (13.00%) GraphQL
4 56 (12.56%) LDAP
5 13 (2.91%) SAP CAF
6 5 (1.12%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.45%) JSON
7 2 (0.45%) React
7 2 (0.45%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.45%) YAML
8 1 (0.22%) CSS
8 1 (0.22%) HTML
8 1 (0.22%) JSP
8 1 (0.22%) LangChain
8 1 (0.22%) Middleware
8 1 (0.22%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 135 (30.27%) Cyber Threat
2 84 (18.83%) Cyberattack
3 76 (17.04%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 74 (16.59%) Operational Technology
5 71 (15.92%) Security Operations Centre
6 53 (11.88%) Management Information System
6 53 (11.88%) Security Posture
7 30 (6.73%) Cloud Native
8 22 (4.93%) Hybrid Cloud
9 13 (2.91%) Blockchain
9 13 (2.91%) Cyber Defence
10 12 (2.69%) Blog
10 12 (2.69%) PKI
11 9 (2.02%) Cyber Security Posture
12 7 (1.57%) Cloud Security Posture
12 7 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
13 6 (1.35%) Onboarding
14 5 (1.12%) Data Centre
14 5 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
15 4 (0.90%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.69%) Windows
2 11 (2.47%) Linux
3 6 (1.35%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.22%) AIX
4 1 (0.22%) CentOS
4 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (51.79%) Cybersecurity
2 227 (50.90%) Risk Management
3 197 (44.17%) Roadmaps
4 156 (34.98%) Information Security
4 156 (34.98%) Vulnerability Management
5 143 (32.06%) Mentoring
6 122 (27.35%) Stakeholder Management
7 99 (22.20%) ITIL
8 97 (21.75%) Security Operations
9 89 (19.96%) Coaching
10 88 (19.73%) Threat Intelligence
11 85 (19.06%) Incident Response
11 85 (19.06%) Risk Assessment
12 81 (18.16%) Business Strategy
13 80 (17.94%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 78 (17.49%) SABSA
15 77 (17.26%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
16 70 (15.70%) Identity Access Management
16 70 (15.70%) Technology Roadmap
17 68 (15.25%) Cyber Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 99 (22.20%) PowerShell
2 61 (13.68%) Bash
3 56 (12.56%) T-SQL
4 28 (6.28%) Python
5 27 (6.05%) SQL
6 8 (1.79%) Bicep
7 3 (0.67%) Java
8 1 (0.22%) C
8 1 (0.22%) C++
Qualifications
1 184 (41.26%) CISSP
2 119 (26.68%) CISM
3 91 (20.40%) CISA
4 64 (14.35%) CRISC
5 62 (13.90%) Security Cleared
6 55 (12.33%) Degree
7 50 (11.21%) SC Cleared
8 41 (9.19%) SANS
9 27 (6.05%) CGEIT
10 26 (5.83%) FFIEC
11 23 (5.16%) CEH
12 21 (4.71%) Cisco Certification
13 19 (4.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 18 (4.04%) Computer Science Degree
15 16 (3.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 16 (3.59%) DV Cleared
16 13 (2.91%) Azure Certification
16 13 (2.91%) CompTIA Security+
16 13 (2.91%) ISACA
17 10 (2.24%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 290 (65.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 89 (19.96%) GDPR
3 88 (19.73%) PCI DSS
4 84 (18.83%) NCSC
5 69 (15.47%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 46 (10.31%) Cyber Essentials
7 45 (10.09%) GRC
8 31 (6.95%) COBIT
9 21 (4.71%) SOC 2
10 14 (3.14%) ISO 22301
11 13 (2.91%) JSP 440
11 13 (2.91%) NIST 800
12 11 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 10 (2.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 7 (1.57%) Government Security Classifications
14 7 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 7 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 5 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.90%) QA
16 4 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 71 (15.92%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.91%) Docker
3 4 (0.90%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (4.04%) Kubernetes
2 17 (3.81%) Terraform
3 9 (2.02%) Ansible
4 8 (1.79%) RSA Archer
5 7 (1.57%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 5 (1.12%) SCCM
7 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.45%) WSUS
8 1 (0.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.22%) Nessus
8 1 (0.22%) OpenView
8 1 (0.22%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 49 (10.99%) Microsoft
2 24 (5.38%) VMware
3 19 (4.26%) Commvault
4 17 (3.81%) Google
5 15 (3.36%) SAP
6 5 (1.12%) ForgeRock
6 5 (1.12%) Okta
7 4 (0.90%) Salesforce
7 4 (0.90%) Sophos
8 3 (0.67%) Cisco
8 3 (0.67%) CyberArk
8 3 (0.67%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.67%) Oracle
8 3 (0.67%) Palo Alto
8 3 (0.67%) Splunk
9 2 (0.45%) Citrix
9 2 (0.45%) Sage
9 2 (0.45%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.45%) Tenable
9 2 (0.45%) Xero