JSP 440 Contract Job Trends in Luton

The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Luton requiring JSP 440 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 21 33
Rank change year-on-year +3 +12 -11
Contract jobs citing JSP 440 12 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Luton 8.45% 1.18% 1.63%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 30.77% 5.56% 7.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £85 - -
25th Percentile £86 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £294 - -
75th Percentile £500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £294 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 2
10th Percentile £88.50 - £52.75
25th Percentile £90.25 - £53.13
Median hourly rate £91.00 - £55.00
75th Percentile £91.50 - £56.88
90th Percentile - - £57.25
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £91.00 - £55.00
% change year-on-year - - +4.76%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Luton

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 Luton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 39 18 41
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton 27.46% 21.18% 22.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 5 30
10th Percentile £81 £270 -
25th Percentile £204 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +22.22%
75th Percentile £619 £550 £600
90th Percentile £650 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £513 £550
% change year-on-year -2.44% -6.82% +18.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 2
10th Percentile £85.00 £42.60 £52.75
25th Percentile £90.00 £45.38 £53.13
Median hourly rate £91.00 £50.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +82.00% -9.09% +0.46%
75th Percentile £91.50 £58.75 £56.88
90th Percentile £94.30 £64.00 £57.25
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £90.50 £41.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +118.07% -24.55% -3.51%

JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing JSP 440 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.

JSP 440 job vacancy trend in Luton

JSP 440
Daily Rate Trend in Luton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing JSP 440.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing JSP 440

JSP 440
Daily Rate Histogram in Luton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JSP 440 in Luton over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for JSP 440 in Luton

JSP 440
Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing JSP 440.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing JSP 440

JSP 440
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 12 (100.00%) Military
2 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 12 (100.00%) Security Engineer
2 10 (83.33%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) GAP Analysis
1 10 (83.33%) Incident Management
1 10 (83.33%) Information Assurance
1 10 (83.33%) Key Management
1 10 (83.33%) MODAF
1 10 (83.33%) Patch Management
1 10 (83.33%) SABSA
1 10 (83.33%) Security Management
2 5 (41.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (16.67%) Incident Response
3 2 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 12 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (58.33%) Degree
3 4 (33.33%) CISSP
4 2 (16.67%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (100.00%) NCSC
1 12 (100.00%) NIST
1 12 (100.00%) NIST 800
System Software
1 12 (100.00%) Firmware