UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 8 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 136 | 153 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +17 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Def Stans | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands | - | 0.035% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.25% | 0.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £588 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.77% | +12.98% | -9.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £47.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40.75 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £41.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -27.83% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £42.25 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £64.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £45.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.44% | -30.77% | +7.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 366 | 395 | 477 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 17.27% | 13.67% | 14.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 258 | 264 | 299 |
| 10th Percentile | £228 | £240 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £313 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £428 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £611 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £755 | £676 |
| England median daily rate | £504 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 44 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.12 | £11.57 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £13.18 | £18.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.18 | £14.70 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +91.70% | -46.55% | +60.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.88 | £34.20 | £31.32 |
| 90th Percentile | £36.61 | £58.75 | £64.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £34.50 | £23.80 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.96% | -44.00% | +54.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in the Midlands.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in the Midlands.