The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset requiring JSP 440 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited JSP 440 over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | - | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +10 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing JSP 440 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.90% | - | 4.46% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 5.88% | - | 24.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | £763 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | £775 |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | £794 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £798 |
| South West median daily rate | £625 | £625 | £625 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £59.73 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £64.15 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £72.98 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £76.21 |
| South West median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | £68.56 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -16.13% | +6.50% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Dorset
JSP 440 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 Dorset.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 17 | 27 | 50 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 15.32% | 18.24% | 18.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 21 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £165 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £270 | £469 | £473 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £378 | £488 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.56% | -22.00% | +21.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £575 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £560 | £769 | £769 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +5.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | - | £49.58 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | £64.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -6.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | - | £71.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £76.23 |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +3.85% | +20.37% |
JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing JSP 440 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing JSP 440.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing JSP 440.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Dorset
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 Dorset region over the 6 months to 20 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blandford Forum | - | 1 | £475 | - | |
| JSP 440 South West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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: