UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 55 | 96 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +41 | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing Def Stans | 32 | 19 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol | 5.96% | 1.80% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 27.59% | 12.67% | 3.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | - | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £564 | - | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £538 | £600 | £548 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.29% | +9.59% | -3.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 15 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £61.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £45.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.44% | -30.77% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £67.38 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £45.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.44% | -30.77% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bristol
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 Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 116 | 150 | 147 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 21.60% | 14.19% | 11.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 63 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £312 | £253 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £459 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £550 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +7.84% | +10.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £570 | £608 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £750 | £788 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.94% | +7.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 33 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.38 | £35.00 | £14.52 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £29.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £45.00 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.44% | -33.33% | +58.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £70.00 | £78.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.85 | £74.44 | £83.75 |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £45.00 | £64.57 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.44% | -30.31% | -5.84% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in Bristol.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Def Stans in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in Bristol.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Def Stans in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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: