UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Def Stans skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Def Stans over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | 149 | 168 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +69 | +19 | -45 |
| Permanent jobs citing Def Stans | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 2.01% | 0.39% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 11.06% | 2.47% | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,750 | £53,750 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £62,188 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £70,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +12.00% | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,125 | £75,000 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £88,500 | £69,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £67,500 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -5.45% | +1.85% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bristol
Def Stans falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Bristol.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 226 | 485 | 476 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 18.17% | 15.60% | 18.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 109 | 343 | 236 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,100 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £46,250 | £44,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,202 | £57,039 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.12% | +5.55% | +7.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £75,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £97,308 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -3.81% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Salary Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in Bristol.
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Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing Def Stans in Bristol over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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: