The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
England > South West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for JSP 440 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited JSP 440 over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 97 | 119 | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -4 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing JSP 440 | 53 | 49 | 52 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | 1.66% | 1.33% | 1.39% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 9.36% | 11.56% | 11.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 27 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £490 | £520 | £440 |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | £600 | £483 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £625 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.80% | +13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £680 | £746 |
| England median daily rate | £545 | £625 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.80% | +15.74% | -6.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £59.73 | £53.77 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £62.92 | £59.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £73.99 | £69.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.15% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £79.19 | £71.08 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £88.75 | £80.79 |
| England median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | £69.05 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.62% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West
JSP 440 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 566 | 424 | 442 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 17.72% | 11.51% | 11.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 338 | 307 | 299 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £200 | £207 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £386 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £513 | £477 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.41% | +7.44% | -4.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 44 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.40 | £17.65 | £47.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £49.75 | £56.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £64.57 | £69.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.31% | -6.48% | +38.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £79.81 | £71.08 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.44 | £83.40 | £81.23 |
| England median hourly rate | £20.55 | £42.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.64% | +54.55% | +31.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing JSP 440 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JSP 440 in the South West.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JSP 440 in the South West over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JSP 440 in the South West.
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Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JSP 440 within the South West region over the 6 months to 24 April 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire | +15 | 47 | £545 | -12.80% | 3 |
| Dorset | +3 | 3 | £73 | - | 1 |
| Somerset | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Bristol | +12 | 1 | £530 | +29.27% | 5 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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: