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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 239 259
Rank change year-on-year +140 +20 +35
Permanent jobs citing NIST 428 206 311
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.64% 1.31% 1.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.08% 7.50% 8.03%
Number of salaries quoted 191 136 273
10th Percentile £48,750 £39,514 £38,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,251 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +2.36% -9.29%
75th Percentile £91,250 £82,200 £83,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £93,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £71,000 £72,500 £69,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% +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 2,838 2,745 3,872
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.52% 17.48% 13.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,656 1,522 3,031
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £43,165
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.94% -0.74%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,125 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £59,055 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.57% +9.09% -4.35%

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 15 February 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 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (1.64%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.23%) GNU Octave
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 159 (37.15%) Azure
2 72 (16.82%) Entra ID
3 58 (13.55%) Google Workspace
4 54 (12.62%) AWS
5 23 (5.37%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (4.67%) SaaS
7 19 (4.44%) GCP
8 16 (3.74%) Nutanix
9 10 (2.34%) Microsoft Purview
9 10 (2.34%) PaaS
10 7 (1.64%) AWS CloudFormation
10 7 (1.64%) IaaS
11 6 (1.40%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (0.93%) Power Platform
13 3 (0.70%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 3 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
15 1 (0.23%) Amazon EKS
15 1 (0.23%) AWS Direct Connect
15 1 (0.23%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 61 (14.25%) Broadband
2 29 (6.78%) Firewall
3 26 (6.07%) Network Security
4 19 (4.44%) CHAP
5 13 (3.04%) VPN
6 8 (1.87%) DNS
7 7 (1.64%) DMZ
8 5 (1.17%) SSL
8 5 (1.17%) Wireshark
9 4 (0.93%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (0.93%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.93%) VoIP
9 4 (0.93%) WAN
10 3 (0.70%) LAN
10 3 (0.70%) SCCP
10 3 (0.70%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.47%) DHCP
12 1 (0.23%) HTTP
12 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.93%) Power BI
2 3 (0.70%) Tableau
3 1 (0.23%) DB2
3 1 (0.23%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (0.70%) Git
1 3 (0.70%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.23%) JIRA
General
1 147 (34.35%) Finance
2 141 (32.94%) Social Skills
3 76 (17.76%) Banking
4 73 (17.06%) Organisational Skills
5 41 (9.58%) Public Sector
6 36 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (8.41%) Games
7 31 (7.24%) Telecoms
8 28 (6.54%) Manufacturing
9 27 (6.31%) Electronics
9 27 (6.31%) Marketing
10 25 (5.84%) Financial Institution
10 25 (5.84%) Law
11 21 (4.91%) Legal
11 21 (4.91%) Retail
12 19 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.40%) Aviation
14 3 (0.70%) Back Office
14 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 83 (19.39%) Lead
2 55 (12.85%) Senior
3 42 (9.81%) Consultant
4 41 (9.58%) Analyst
5 37 (8.64%) Security Consultant
6 30 (7.01%) Security Analyst
7 28 (6.54%) Architect
8 26 (6.07%) Security Manager
9 23 (5.37%) Developer
9 23 (5.37%) IAM Developer
10 20 (4.67%) Auditor
11 19 (4.44%) Security Architect
11 19 (4.44%) Security Auditor
12 18 (4.21%) Internal Auditor
12 18 (4.21%) Security Specialist
13 16 (3.74%) Systems Engineer
14 15 (3.50%) Senior Developer
15 14 (3.27%) Security Engineer
16 13 (3.04%) Information Analyst
16 13 (3.04%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (14.02%) GraphQL
1 60 (14.02%) OAuth
1 60 (14.02%) OpenID
1 60 (14.02%) REST
1 60 (14.02%) SAML
1 60 (14.02%) SOAP
2 58 (13.55%) LDAP
3 26 (6.07%) SAP CAF
4 6 (1.40%) React
4 6 (1.40%) Spring Boot
5 4 (0.93%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.70%) JSON
6 3 (0.70%) YAML
7 2 (0.47%) SLSA
8 1 (0.23%) EDI
8 1 (0.23%) Middleware
8 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.23%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 144 (33.64%) Cyber Threat
2 84 (19.63%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 77 (17.99%) Operational Technology
4 75 (17.52%) Security Operations Centre
5 63 (14.72%) Cyberattack
6 46 (10.75%) Security Posture
7 41 (9.58%) Management Information System
8 24 (5.61%) Cloud Native
9 18 (4.21%) Hybrid Cloud
10 15 (3.50%) PKI
11 13 (3.04%) Cyber Defence
12 11 (2.57%) Blockchain
13 9 (2.10%) Cloud Security Posture
14 8 (1.87%) Blog
14 8 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.87%) Onboarding
14 8 (1.87%) Product Ownership
15 4 (0.93%) Cyber Security Posture
15 4 (0.93%) Data Centre
15 4 (0.93%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.27%) Windows
2 10 (2.34%) Linux
3 4 (0.93%) Unix
3 4 (0.93%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.23%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (54.44%) Cybersecurity
2 232 (54.21%) Risk Management
3 188 (43.93%) Roadmaps
4 152 (35.51%) Mentoring
5 145 (33.88%) Information Security
6 141 (32.94%) Vulnerability Management
7 110 (25.70%) Stakeholder Management
8 102 (23.83%) Security Operations
9 88 (20.56%) Threat Intelligence
10 86 (20.09%) Coaching
11 82 (19.16%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 79 (18.46%) ITIL
12 79 (18.46%) SABSA
13 77 (17.99%) Risk Assessment
14 76 (17.76%) Technology Roadmap
15 74 (17.29%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
16 72 (16.82%) Business Strategy
16 72 (16.82%) Incident Response
17 70 (16.36%) Cyber Intelligence
18 68 (15.89%) Change Advisory Board
Programming Languages
1 98 (22.90%) PowerShell
2 62 (14.49%) Bash
3 58 (13.55%) T-SQL
4 30 (7.01%) SQL
5 23 (5.37%) Python
6 7 (1.64%) Bicep
7 6 (1.40%) Java
8 5 (1.17%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.23%) C
9 1 (0.23%) C++
Qualifications
1 177 (41.36%) CISSP
2 114 (26.64%) CISM
3 85 (19.86%) CISA
4 68 (15.89%) Security Cleared
5 67 (15.65%) CRISC
6 56 (13.08%) SC Cleared
7 48 (11.21%) Degree
8 34 (7.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 32 (7.48%) SANS
10 21 (4.91%) CEH
10 21 (4.91%) CGEIT
11 20 (4.67%) FFIEC
12 19 (4.44%) Cisco Certification
13 18 (4.21%) Azure Certification
14 17 (3.97%) AWS Certification
14 17 (3.97%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (3.74%) DV Cleared
16 15 (3.50%) Computer Science Degree
17 14 (3.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 12 (2.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 279 (65.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 89 (20.79%) NCSC
3 84 (19.63%) PCI DSS
4 74 (17.29%) GDPR
5 69 (16.12%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 65 (15.19%) GRC
7 36 (8.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 28 (6.54%) COBIT
9 20 (4.67%) SOC 2
10 19 (4.44%) NIST 800
11 14 (3.27%) JSP 440
12 12 (2.80%) ISO 22301
13 9 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 8 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 7 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 5 (1.17%) SLA
17 4 (0.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 3 (0.70%) Data Quality
18 3 (0.70%) ITGC
19 2 (0.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 67 (15.65%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.10%) Docker
3 7 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.93%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 21 (4.91%) Terraform
2 12 (2.80%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (2.10%) RSA Archer
4 7 (1.64%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 6 (1.40%) Ansible
6 3 (0.70%) SCCM
7 2 (0.47%) QRadar
7 2 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.47%) WSUS
8 1 (0.23%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.23%) Nessus
8 1 (0.23%) Nmap
8 1 (0.23%) Suricata
Vendors
1 39 (9.11%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.78%) SAP
3 21 (4.91%) VMware
4 16 (3.74%) Commvault
5 7 (1.64%) Google
6 5 (1.17%) Cisco
7 4 (0.93%) Splunk
8 3 (0.70%) CyberArk
8 3 (0.70%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.70%) Tenable
9 2 (0.47%) ForgeRock
9 2 (0.47%) Okta
9 2 (0.47%) Oracle
9 2 (0.47%) Sage
9 2 (0.47%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.47%) Xero
10 1 (0.23%) AlienVault
10 1 (0.23%) Darktrace
10 1 (0.23%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.23%) Palo Alto