The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring JSP 440 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 45 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff | 0.43% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 5.56% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,125 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,813 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,250 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,313 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67,375 | - | - |
| South Wales median annual salary | £61,250 | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cardiff
JSP 440 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 Cardiff.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 36 | 30 | 73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 7.74% | 18.52% | 11.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 17 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,430 | £36,802 | £30,172 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £46,250 | £40,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,066 | £71,250 | £62,200 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,487 | £73,750 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £56,750 | £60,000 | £44,034 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.42% | +36.26% | -2.10% |
JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JSP 440 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
JSP 440
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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: