UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Def Stans skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 134 | 103 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Def Stans | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.32% | 0.13% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 1.81% | 0.68% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £770 | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £450 | £513 | £595 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.20% | -13.87% | -0.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £95.20 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £104.50 | £62.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £107.00 | £65.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.62% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £107.40 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £97.00 | £65.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +49.23% | +18.18% | +11.12% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 442 | 294 | 546 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 17.58% | 18.57% | 19.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 315 | 143 | 301 |
| 10th Percentile | £309 | £250 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £397 | £335 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +2.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £606 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £695 | £619 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.83% | +5.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 37 | 15 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.32 | £29.62 | £18.67 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.46 | £46.30 | £24.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £81.00 | £61.50 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.72% | +104.98% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £83.00 | £66.56 | £64.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £107.00 | £67.50 | £73.28 |
| South East median hourly rate | £51.86 | £46.30 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.01% | +42.46% | +20.37% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Def Stans relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Def Stans.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Def Stans.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Def Stans in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 3 March 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 3 March 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | - | 8 | £770 | - | 4 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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: