UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
London > South London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South London 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 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | - | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Def Stans | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South London | 0.56% | - | 0.27% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 4.76% | - | 1.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £500 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | - | - | £56.25 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South London
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 South London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 21 | 12 | 57 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South London | 11.80% | 5.66% | 15.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | - | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £309 | £200 | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £290 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +86.21% | -44.76% | +12.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £586 | £495 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £664 | £536 | £587 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.28 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65.63 | £24.81 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £68.75 | £38.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +77.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £71.88 | £53.81 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £62.03 |
| London median hourly rate | £34.50 | £23.80 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.96% | -8.46% | -32.03% |
Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in South London
Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South London.
Def Stans
Contract Job Locations in South London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Def Stans within the South London region over the 6 months to 4 July 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Upon Thames | - | 1 | £500 | - | 4 |
| Merton | - | 1 | £500 | - | 4 |
| Def Stans London |
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Def Stans
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South London 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:
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