NIST Jobs in the Thames Valley

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for NIST skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NIST over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 188 171 209
Rank change year-on-year -17 +38 -2
Permanent jobs citing NIST 56 89 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.80% 1.52% 1.09%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.85% 7.16% 6.64%
Number of salaries quoted 29 21 55
10th Percentile £53,750 £50,000 £62,500
25th Percentile £66,250 £66,250 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 - £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,500 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -22.31% -7.14% +20.69%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley

NIST is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 957 1,243 1,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 13.74% 21.20% 16.42%
Number of salaries quoted 541 483 642
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,150 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,815 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,250 £47,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.74% -12.84% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £71,625
90th Percentile £76,250 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% +5.00%

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for NIST in the Thames Valley

NIST
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire -6 42 £69,000 -18.82% 4
Oxfordshire -2 11 £47,500 -32.14%
Buckinghamshire -27 3 £80,000 +6.67% 1
NIST
South East

NIST
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 13 (23.21%) Azure
2 8 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (10.71%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (8.93%) AWS
5 2 (3.57%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (28.57%) Network Security
2 8 (14.29%) Firewall
3 7 (12.50%) Internet
3 7 (12.50%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (10.71%) VPN
5 1 (1.79%) DMZ
5 1 (1.79%) Modbus
5 1 (1.79%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.79%) tcpdump
5 1 (1.79%) VLAN
5 1 (1.79%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) Hadoop
General
1 16 (28.57%) Finance
2 9 (16.07%) Telecoms
3 8 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 6 (10.71%) Legal
5 3 (5.36%) Retail
6 2 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.57%) Law
7 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (28.57%) Architect
2 15 (26.79%) Security Architect
3 11 (19.64%) Consultant
3 11 (19.64%) Security Consultant
4 7 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 7 (12.50%) Information Architect
4 7 (12.50%) Information Security Architect
4 7 (12.50%) Security Manager
5 6 (10.71%) Bid Consultant
5 6 (10.71%) Head of Compliance
5 6 (10.71%) Head of Information
5 6 (10.71%) Head of Information Assurance
5 6 (10.71%) Security Assurance Manager
6 5 (8.93%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 4 (7.14%) Coordinator
7 4 (7.14%) Security Assurance Coordinator
8 3 (5.36%) Analyst
8 3 (5.36%) Lead
8 3 (5.36%) Senior
8 3 (5.36%) Technology Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (10.71%) Web Services
2 1 (1.79%) REST
2 1 (1.79%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (26.79%) Security Posture
2 14 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 10 (17.86%) Data Centre
4 8 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (10.71%) Cyber Defence
5 6 (10.71%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (8.93%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (7.14%) Operational Technology
8 3 (5.36%) IoT
9 2 (3.57%) Cloud Native
9 2 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (1.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (1.79%) Cyberattack
10 1 (1.79%) Product Ownership
10 1 (1.79%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (1.79%) SCADA
10 1 (1.79%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.93%) Kali Linux
2 1 (1.79%) Linux
2 1 (1.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (55.36%) Information Security
3 22 (39.29%) Security Management
4 19 (33.93%) Vulnerability Management
5 18 (32.14%) Incident Response
5 18 (32.14%) Information Assurance
5 18 (32.14%) Risk Management
5 18 (32.14%) Security Operations
6 16 (28.57%) Security Architecture
7 15 (26.79%) Application Security
7 15 (26.79%) OWASP
8 13 (23.21%) Software Engineering
9 12 (21.43%) Computer Science
9 12 (21.43%) Identity Access Management
9 12 (21.43%) Penetration Testing
9 12 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (19.64%) Data Protection
10 11 (19.64%) SIEM
11 10 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (16.07%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.93%) PowerShell
1 5 (8.93%) Python
2 1 (1.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (42.86%) CISSP
2 20 (35.71%) Degree
3 14 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 11 (19.64%) CISM
5 9 (16.07%) CCSK
6 8 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (14.29%) CCSP
6 8 (14.29%) CISA
6 8 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (14.29%) SC Cleared
7 6 (10.71%) GIAC
7 6 (10.71%) GPEN
8 5 (8.93%) AWS Certification
8 5 (8.93%) Azure Certification
9 3 (5.36%) CRISC
10 2 (3.57%) ISACA
11 1 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (69.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (41.07%) GDPR
3 14 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (25.00%) GRC
4 13 (23.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 12 (21.43%) NIST 800
6 10 (17.86%) JSP 440
6 10 (17.86%) PCI DSS
6 10 (17.86%) RMADS
7 8 (14.29%) COBIT
8 6 (10.71%) NCSC
9 3 (5.36%) COSO
9 3 (5.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (5.36%) ITGC
10 2 (3.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (3.57%) SLA
10 2 (3.57%) SOC 2
11 1 (1.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (1.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
Systems Management
1 6 (10.71%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (10.71%) Nessus
2 5 (8.93%) Suricata
Vendors
1 13 (23.21%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.71%) Qualys
2 6 (10.71%) Splunk
3 5 (8.93%) Cisco
3 5 (8.93%) Juniper
3 5 (8.93%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.79%) Oracle