NIST Jobs in the Thames Valley

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 197 195 214
Rank change year-on-year -2 +19 -4
Permanent jobs citing NIST 54 52 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.73% 0.93% 1.00%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.54% 4.55% 6.09%
Number of salaries quoted 25 20 51
10th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £62,500
25th Percentile £65,230 £65,625 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,000 £73,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.44% -1.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,500 £63,750 £74,250
% change year-on-year -20.78% -14.14% +26.93%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 974 1,143 1,248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 13.15% 20.52% 16.50%
Number of salaries quoted 534 467 647
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,900 £28,800
25th Percentile £34,813 £39,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £49,976 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.96% -7.45% +2.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £70,000
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 12 June 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 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
Berkshire +13 41 £69,000 -18.82% 4
Oxfordshire -9 10 £47,500 -32.14%
Buckinghamshire -13 3 £80,000 +6.67%
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 12 (22.22%) Azure
2 7 (12.96%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (11.11%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (9.26%) AWS
5 3 (5.56%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (29.63%) Network Security
2 8 (14.81%) Firewall
3 7 (12.96%) Internet
3 7 (12.96%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (11.11%) VPN
5 1 (1.85%) DMZ
5 1 (1.85%) Modbus
5 1 (1.85%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.85%) tcpdump
5 1 (1.85%) VLAN
5 1 (1.85%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.85%) Hadoop
General
1 15 (27.78%) Finance
2 9 (16.67%) Telecoms
3 7 (12.96%) Social Skills
4 5 (9.26%) Legal
5 3 (5.56%) Retail
6 2 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Law
7 1 (1.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (27.78%) Architect
2 14 (25.93%) Security Architect
3 10 (18.52%) Consultant
3 10 (18.52%) Security Consultant
4 7 (12.96%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 7 (12.96%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 7 (12.96%) Security Manager
5 6 (11.11%) Head of Compliance
5 6 (11.11%) Head of Information
5 6 (11.11%) Head of Information Assurance
5 6 (11.11%) Information Architect
5 6 (11.11%) Information Security Architect
5 6 (11.11%) Security Assurance Manager
6 4 (7.41%) Coordinator
6 4 (7.41%) Security Assurance Coordinator
7 3 (5.56%) Analyst
7 3 (5.56%) Bid Consultant
7 3 (5.56%) Information Security Officer
7 3 (5.56%) Risk Analyst
7 3 (5.56%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.11%) Web Services
2 1 (1.85%) REST
2 1 (1.85%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (25.93%) Management Information System
1 14 (25.93%) Security Posture
2 10 (18.52%) Data Centre
3 8 (14.81%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (11.11%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (9.26%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (7.41%) Operational Technology
7 3 (5.56%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (5.56%) IoT
7 3 (5.56%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (1.85%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (1.85%) Cyberattack
8 1 (1.85%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (1.85%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.26%) Kali Linux
2 1 (1.85%) Linux
2 1 (1.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (64.81%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (55.56%) Information Security
3 21 (38.89%) Security Management
3 21 (38.89%) Vulnerability Management
4 20 (37.04%) Security Operations
5 19 (35.19%) Incident Response
5 19 (35.19%) Risk Management
6 15 (27.78%) Application Security
6 15 (27.78%) OWASP
6 15 (27.78%) Security Architecture
7 14 (25.93%) Information Assurance
8 13 (24.07%) SIEM
8 13 (24.07%) Software Engineering
8 13 (24.07%) Stakeholder Management
9 12 (22.22%) Computer Science
9 12 (22.22%) Identity Access Management
9 12 (22.22%) Penetration Testing
10 10 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (18.52%) Data Protection
11 9 (16.67%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.26%) PowerShell
1 5 (9.26%) Python
2 1 (1.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (46.30%) CISSP
2 19 (35.19%) Degree
3 13 (24.07%) CISM
4 11 (20.37%) Security Cleared
5 8 (14.81%) CCSK
5 8 (14.81%) CISA
6 7 (12.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (12.96%) CCSP
6 7 (12.96%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (11.11%) GIAC
7 6 (11.11%) GPEN
8 5 (9.26%) AWS Certification
8 5 (9.26%) Azure Certification
8 5 (9.26%) SC Cleared
9 3 (5.56%) CRISC
10 2 (3.70%) ISACA
11 1 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (70.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (42.59%) GDPR
3 15 (27.78%) GRC
4 14 (25.93%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (25.93%) NIST 800
5 13 (24.07%) PCI DSS
6 12 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 8 (14.81%) COBIT
8 7 (12.96%) JSP 440
8 7 (12.96%) RMADS
9 6 (11.11%) NCSC
10 3 (5.56%) COSO
10 3 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (5.56%) ITGC
10 3 (5.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (5.56%) SOC 2
11 2 (3.70%) SLA
12 1 (1.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (1.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
Systems Management
1 6 (11.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (11.11%) Nessus
2 5 (9.26%) Suricata
Vendors
1 12 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 6 (11.11%) Qualys
2 6 (11.11%) Splunk
3 5 (9.26%) Cisco
3 5 (9.26%) Juniper
3 5 (9.26%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.85%) Oracle