UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Barrow-in-Furness requiring Def Stans skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Def Stans over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 31 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Def Stans | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness | - | 0.61% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 2.70% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £62 | - |
| Cumbria median daily rate | - | £62 | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Barrow-in-Furness
Def Stans falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Barrow-in-Furness.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 21 | 37 | 14 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness | 13.91% | 22.42% | 37.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 26 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £487 | £471 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £500 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £582 | £486 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.68% | +19.75% | +6.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £463 | £666 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £670 | - |
| Cumbria median daily rate | £450 | £582 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.68% | +19.75% | +6.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.07 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62.29 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £69.33 | £10.95 | £83.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +533.15% | -86.87% | +61.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.37 | £38.43 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £80.59 | - | - |
| Cumbria median hourly rate | £55.25 | £10.95 | £83.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +404.57% | -86.87% | +43.92% |
Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness
Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.
