The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring JSP 440 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 573 | 500 | 559 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | +59 | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing JSP 440 | 71 | 33 | 35 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.080% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.84% | 0.69% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 21 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £513 | £496 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £538 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £645 | £625 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.20% | +14.68% | -14.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £900 | £738 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £625 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +14.68% | -16.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.97 | £80.00 | £56.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £82.69 | £60.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £88.00 | £68.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.50% | +28.00% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £91.50 | £75.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.52 | £92.00 | £78.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £88.00 | £68.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.50% | +28.00% | -8.33% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 8,442 | 4,807 | 5,971 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 16.78% | 16.20% | 13.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,412 | 3,069 | 3,722 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £275 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £508 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.48% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £614 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | - | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 505 | 201 | 433 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £15.12 | £11.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £21.20 | £13.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £31.76 | £23.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.35% | +33.45% | -36.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £67.50 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £85.25 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £32.50 | £19.17 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | +69.54% | -48.88% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing JSP 440 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing JSP 440.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JSP 440 over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing JSP 440.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JSP 440 over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.
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Top 10 Contract Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 17 June 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 |
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| England | -89 | 63 | £650 | +4.00% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 58 | £650 | +4.00% | 17 |
| South West | -20 | 26 | £650 | +4.00% | 10 |
| Work from Home | -32 | 19 | £570 | - | 9 |
| South East | -47 | 16 | £550 | -12.00% | 3 |
| North West | -27 | 12 | £900 | +56.52% | |
| North of England | -56 | 12 | £900 | +56.52% | 1 |
| London | - | 6 | £625 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | -33 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: