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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 216 325
Rank change year-on-year +55 +109 -69
Permanent jobs citing NIST 390 230 206
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.78% 1.40% 0.77%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.63% 7.79% 5.83%
Number of salaries quoted 253 197 166
10th Percentile £49,750 £47,500 £47,750
25th Percentile £56,000 £51,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,706 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.19% -3.57% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £84,919
90th Percentile £104,500 £107,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.38% -2.76% +5.45%

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 3,670 2,951 3,532
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.77% 17.93% 13.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,310 1,677 2,524
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,523
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,465
Median % change year-on-year - +2.63% -2.56%
75th Percentile £78,250 £75,900 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -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 29 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 (1.54%) SAS
2 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 148 (37.95%) Azure
2 116 (29.74%) AWS
3 75 (19.23%) SaaS
4 38 (9.74%) GCP
5 31 (7.95%) Entra ID
5 31 (7.95%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (3.59%) Google Workspace
7 12 (3.08%) Anthropic Claude
7 12 (3.08%) Zapier
8 11 (2.82%) IaaS
8 11 (2.82%) PaaS
9 10 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (2.31%) AWS CloudFormation
11 6 (1.54%) Power Platform
12 5 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (1.28%) Nutanix
13 4 (1.03%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.03%) Mimecast
13 4 (1.03%) Vertex AI
14 3 (0.77%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 63 (16.15%) Network Security
2 51 (13.08%) Firewall
3 26 (6.67%) VPN
4 20 (5.13%) DNS
5 18 (4.62%) Broadband
6 15 (3.85%) WAN
7 14 (3.59%) DHCP
7 14 (3.59%) SSH
7 14 (3.59%) SSL
8 13 (3.33%) SD-WAN
8 13 (3.33%) VLAN
9 11 (2.82%) HTTP
9 11 (2.82%) MPLS
9 11 (2.82%) SNMP
10 10 (2.56%) BGP
10 10 (2.56%) CHAP
10 10 (2.56%) FTP
10 10 (2.56%) ICMP
10 10 (2.56%) IPsec
11 7 (1.79%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.54%) Power BI
2 4 (1.03%) Tableau
3 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.26%) Db2
3 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.26%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 6 (1.54%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.03%) Git
3 3 (0.77%) JIRA
4 2 (0.51%) Yeoman
5 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.26%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.26%) GitLab
5 1 (0.26%) JUnit
5 1 (0.26%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.26%) NUnit
5 1 (0.26%) Postman
5 1 (0.26%) Selenium
5 1 (0.26%) Snyk
5 1 (0.26%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.26%) TeamCity
General
1 128 (32.82%) Social Skills
2 79 (20.26%) Finance
3 64 (16.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 63 (16.15%) Law
5 53 (13.59%) Analytical Skills
6 34 (8.72%) Legal
6 34 (8.72%) Public Sector
7 32 (8.21%) Banking
8 29 (7.44%) Retail
9 25 (6.41%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.36%) Financial Institution
11 11 (2.82%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.05%) Aviation
12 8 (2.05%) French Language
13 7 (1.79%) Back Office
13 7 (1.79%) German Language
14 6 (1.54%) Games
15 3 (0.77%) Military
15 3 (0.77%) Police
16 2 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (20.00%) Architect
2 65 (16.67%) Senior
3 58 (14.87%) Consultant
4 50 (12.82%) IT Manager
5 48 (12.31%) IT Services Manager
5 48 (12.31%) Resilience Manager
5 48 (12.31%) Security Consultant
5 48 (12.31%) Service Manager
6 42 (10.77%) Analyst
7 41 (10.51%) Security Architect
8 39 (10.00%) Security Analyst
9 38 (9.74%) Security Manager
10 26 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 25 (6.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 21 (5.38%) Senior Consultant
12 21 (5.38%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (4.10%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 16 (4.10%) Senior Security Consultant
14 15 (3.85%) Security Engineer
14 15 (3.85%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (12.56%) Middleware
2 26 (6.67%) OAuth
2 26 (6.67%) SAML
3 16 (4.10%) OpenID
4 15 (3.85%) REST
4 15 (3.85%) SOAP
5 14 (3.59%) GraphQL
6 12 (3.08%) LDAP
7 7 (1.79%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Graph
8 5 (1.28%) ModSecurity
8 5 (1.28%) RESTful
9 2 (0.51%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.26%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.26%) AngularJS
10 1 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.26%) Node.js
10 1 (0.26%) pytest
10 1 (0.26%) React
10 1 (0.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 77 (19.74%) Cyber Threat
2 66 (16.92%) Security Posture
3 55 (14.10%) Management Information System
4 41 (10.51%) Cyberattack
5 29 (7.44%) Cloud Native
6 17 (4.36%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 16 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.59%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (3.59%) Onboarding
9 13 (3.33%) PKI
10 11 (2.82%) Cyber Defence
11 10 (2.56%) Blog
11 10 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (2.05%) Operational Technology
13 7 (1.79%) Cloud Security Posture
13 7 (1.79%) Freedom of Information
13 7 (1.79%) Freedom of Information Act
14 6 (1.54%) Cyber Security Posture
15 5 (1.28%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
16 4 (1.03%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.10%) Windows
2 11 (2.82%) 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
1 224 (57.44%) Cybersecurity
2 191 (48.97%) Information Security
3 125 (32.05%) Risk Management
4 116 (29.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 111 (28.46%) Agile
6 97 (24.87%) Incident Response
7 96 (24.62%) Disaster Recovery
8 92 (23.59%) Cloud Security
9 85 (21.79%) Vulnerability Management
10 84 (21.54%) Continuous Improvement
10 84 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
11 80 (20.51%) Business Continuity
11 80 (20.51%) DevOps
12 79 (20.26%) ITIL
13 76 (19.49%) Roadmaps
14 73 (18.72%) Enterprise Architecture
15 65 (16.67%) SIEM
16 60 (15.38%) Test Automation
17 56 (14.36%) Threat Modelling
18 55 (14.10%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.03%) PowerShell
2 22 (5.64%) Python
3 17 (4.36%) Bash
4 12 (3.08%) T-SQL
5 7 (1.79%) Bicep
5 7 (1.79%) SQL
6 5 (1.28%) Java
7 3 (0.77%) Go
8 2 (0.51%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.26%) C#
9 1 (0.26%) Rust
Qualifications
1 187 (47.95%) CISSP
2 166 (42.56%) CISM
3 84 (21.54%) Security Cleared
4 67 (17.18%) Degree
4 67 (17.18%) SC Cleared
5 48 (12.31%) ITIL Certification
6 42 (10.77%) CRISC
7 37 (9.49%) CISA
8 20 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (4.87%) DV Cleared
10 18 (4.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 16 (4.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 15 (3.85%) SANS
13 13 (3.33%) CEH
13 13 (3.33%) FFIEC
14 12 (3.08%) CREST Certified
15 11 (2.82%) Cisco Certification
15 11 (2.82%) CompTIA Security+
15 11 (2.82%) GIAC
15 11 (2.82%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 258 (66.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 99 (25.38%) GDPR
3 66 (16.92%) GRC
4 59 (15.13%) PCI DSS
5 57 (14.62%) ISO 22301
6 55 (14.10%) NCSC
7 43 (11.03%) Cyber Essentials
8 26 (6.67%) SOC 2
9 25 (6.41%) COBIT
10 22 (5.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 18 (4.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 17 (4.36%) NIST 800
13 16 (4.10%) JSP 440
14 9 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 9 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 7 (1.79%) SOC 1
16 6 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 6 (1.54%) Government Security Classifications
17 5 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
18 4 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 30 (7.69%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.08%) Docker
3 2 (0.51%) Firmware
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (4.87%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.33%) CASB
3 11 (2.82%) Terraform
4 10 (2.56%) FortiGate
5 9 (2.31%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (1.03%) Ansible
8 3 (0.77%) SCCM
9 1 (0.26%) Grafana
9 1 (0.26%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.26%) Nessus
9 1 (0.26%) Nmap
9 1 (0.26%) OpenVAS
9 1 (0.26%) OpenView
9 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.26%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 77 (19.74%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.13%) Google
3 19 (4.87%) Cisco
3 19 (4.87%) Palo Alto
4 13 (3.33%) OpenAI
5 10 (2.56%) Splunk
6 8 (2.05%) Qualys
6 8 (2.05%) Tanium
7 7 (1.79%) VMware
8 5 (1.28%) Commvault
8 5 (1.28%) Okta
9 4 (1.03%) ForgeRock
9 4 (1.03%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.03%) Oracle
9 4 (1.03%) Sophos
9 4 (1.03%) Tenable
9 4 (1.03%) Thales
10 3 (0.77%) Forcepoint
10 3 (0.77%) New Relic
10 3 (0.77%) SolarWinds