NIST Jobs in the South East

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring NIST skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NIST over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 252 250 344
Rank change year-on-year -2 +94 -52
Permanent jobs citing NIST 154 128 166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.83% 0.96% 0.78%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.13% 5.52% 4.93%
Number of salaries quoted 120 74 116
10th Percentile - £44,200 £46,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,625 £59,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £63,750 £74,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.78% -14.14% +26.93%
75th Percentile £69,063 £79,688 £82,500
90th Percentile £78,569 £92,500 £90,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -3.57% +3.70% +3.85%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,514 2,317 3,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 13.49% 17.46% 15.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,618 1,178 1,922
10th Percentile £24,500 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £41,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

NIST
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for NIST in the South East

NIST
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NIST in the South East.

Salary trend for NIST in the South East

NIST
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing NIST in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for NIST in the South East

NIST
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NIST within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Surrey +44 88 £50,500 -22.31% 1
Thames Valley -2 54 £69,000 -6.44% 4
Berkshire +13 41 £69,000 -18.82% 4
Oxfordshire -9 10 £47,500 -32.14%
Hampshire -44 5 £65,000 +31.31% 6
West Sussex +20 3 - - 1
Buckinghamshire -13 3 £80,000 +6.67%
East Sussex +16 2 £62,500 - 3
Kent -47 2 £52,500 +5.00%
NIST
England

NIST
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 5 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 32 (20.78%) Azure
2 12 (7.79%) AWS
3 9 (5.84%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (3.90%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (1.95%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (1.95%) GCP
5 3 (1.95%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (1.95%) WhatsApp
6 2 (1.30%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.65%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 21 (13.64%) Network Security
2 11 (7.14%) Firewall
3 8 (5.19%) VPN
4 7 (4.55%) Internet
4 7 (4.55%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.95%) DMZ
5 3 (1.95%) Modbus
5 3 (1.95%) VLAN
6 1 (0.65%) SSL
6 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.65%) tcpdump
6 1 (0.65%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.65%) Hadoop
General
1 24 (15.58%) Finance
2 12 (7.79%) Social Skills
3 9 (5.84%) Legal
3 9 (5.84%) Telecoms
4 5 (3.25%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (1.95%) Retail
6 2 (1.30%) Advertising
7 1 (0.65%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.65%) Law
7 1 (0.65%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 69 (44.81%) Security Specialist
2 68 (44.16%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 19 (12.34%) Architect
4 18 (11.69%) Analyst
5 16 (10.39%) Security Architect
6 13 (8.44%) Consultant
6 13 (8.44%) Security Consultant
6 13 (8.44%) Security Manager
7 10 (6.49%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 10 (6.49%) Lead
8 9 (5.84%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 8 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 8 (5.19%) Risk Analyst
9 8 (5.19%) Security Analyst
9 8 (5.19%) Senior
10 6 (3.90%) Head of Information
10 6 (3.90%) Head of Information Assurance
10 6 (3.90%) Information Architect
10 6 (3.90%) Information Security Architect
10 6 (3.90%) Security Assurance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.19%) Web Services
2 3 (1.95%) REST
2 3 (1.95%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 22 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 16 (10.39%) Security Posture
3 10 (6.49%) Data Centre
4 8 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.90%) Cyber Defence
5 6 (3.90%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (3.90%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (3.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (3.25%) Cyber Security Posture
6 5 (3.25%) Cyberattack
6 5 (3.25%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (3.25%) Operational Technology
7 4 (2.60%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.95%) IoT
8 3 (1.95%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.95%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (1.95%) SCADA
9 1 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.65%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.65%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.90%) Windows
2 5 (3.25%) Kali Linux
3 4 (2.60%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.65%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
2 44 (28.57%) Information Security
3 33 (21.43%) Risk Management
4 27 (17.53%) Incident Response
4 27 (17.53%) Security Management
5 25 (16.23%) Vulnerability Management
6 23 (14.94%) Security Architecture
6 23 (14.94%) Security Operations
7 18 (11.69%) Application Security
7 18 (11.69%) SIEM
8 16 (10.39%) Computer Science
9 15 (9.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (9.74%) Identity Access Management
9 15 (9.74%) OWASP
9 15 (9.74%) Stakeholder Management
10 14 (9.09%) Incident Management
10 14 (9.09%) Information Assurance
11 13 (8.44%) Penetration Testing
11 13 (8.44%) Software Engineering
12 12 (7.79%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.55%) PowerShell
2 6 (3.90%) Python
3 3 (1.95%) SQL
4 1 (0.65%) C++
Qualifications
1 42 (27.27%) CISSP
2 29 (18.83%) Degree
3 28 (18.18%) CISM
4 17 (11.04%) Security Cleared
5 13 (8.44%) CISA
6 12 (7.79%) CRISC
7 11 (7.14%) SC Cleared
8 9 (5.84%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (5.19%) CCSK
10 7 (4.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 7 (4.55%) CCSP
10 7 (4.55%) GIAC
11 6 (3.90%) GPEN
12 5 (3.25%) AWS Certification
12 5 (3.25%) Azure Certification
12 5 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (1.95%) CESG Certified Professional
13 3 (1.95%) CGEIT
13 3 (1.95%) PCI QSA
14 2 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (54.55%) GRC
2 68 (44.16%) Def Stans
3 47 (30.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 28 (18.18%) GDPR
5 21 (13.64%) PCI DSS
6 18 (11.69%) NIST 800
7 17 (11.04%) Cyber Essentials
8 12 (7.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 10 (6.49%) NCSC
10 8 (5.19%) COBIT
11 7 (4.55%) JSP 440
11 7 (4.55%) RMADS
12 5 (3.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.95%) COSO
13 3 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (1.95%) ITGC
13 3 (1.95%) SOC 2
14 2 (1.30%) HIPAA
14 2 (1.30%) SLA
15 1 (0.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 4 (2.60%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (3.90%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (3.90%) Nessus
2 5 (3.25%) Suricata
3 1 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (16.23%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.90%) Qualys
2 6 (3.90%) Splunk
3 5 (3.25%) Cisco
3 5 (3.25%) Juniper
3 5 (3.25%) Palo Alto
4 3 (1.95%) Oracle
5 1 (0.65%) Darktrace
5 1 (0.65%) SonicWALL
5 1 (0.65%) Tripwire
5 1 (0.65%) VMware