Def Stans Jobs in England

UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 504 726 805
Rank change year-on-year +222 +79 +299
Permanent jobs citing Def Stans 208 100 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.39% 0.12% 0.050%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.49% 0.88% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 20 89 33
10th Percentile £52,500 - £46,250
25th Percentile £53,438 £45,000 £56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £50,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.66% -19.20% +4.17%
75th Percentile £69,375 £53,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £72,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £67,500 £50,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +33.66% -19.20% +4.17%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 8,364 11,357 11,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 15.81% 13.29% 15.85%
Number of salaries quoted 4,533 7,405 7,185
10th Percentile £30,375 £27,020 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,500 £43,162
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,500 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year +10.09% -5.71% +5.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Def Stans in England

Def Stans
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in England.

Salary trend for Def Stans in England

Def Stans
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Def Stans in England over the 6 months to 20 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Def Stans in England

Def Stans
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Def Stans within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +155 81 £67,500 +3.85% 15
North of England +101 70 £55,000 +28.93% 2
North West +68 60 - - 2
South East +23 40 £60,000 +18.81% 15
Midlands - 9 £75,000 -
East of England +14 8 - - 4
Yorkshire - 8 - -
East Midlands - 8 - -
North East - 2 £55,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £75,000 -
Def Stans
UK

Def Stans
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 2 (0.96%) GNU Octave
1 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.92%) Cisco IOS
1 4 (1.92%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (6.25%) MongoDB
2 2 (0.96%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (0.96%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (0.96%) NetBeans
2 1 (0.48%) JIRA
2 1 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.48%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 62 (29.81%) Social Skills
2 15 (7.21%) Aerospace
3 6 (2.88%) Electronics
3 6 (2.88%) Military
3 6 (2.88%) Public Sector
4 2 (0.96%) Marketing
5 1 (0.48%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 114 (54.81%) Principal Engineer
2 63 (30.29%) Senior
3 56 (26.92%) Software Support Engineer
3 56 (26.92%) Support Engineer
4 14 (6.73%) Systems Engineer
5 12 (5.77%) Lead
6 11 (5.29%) Project Leader
7 9 (4.33%) Project Engineer
8 8 (3.85%) Coordinator
8 8 (3.85%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 7 (3.37%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 3 (1.44%) Software Engineer
11 2 (0.96%) Java Engineer
11 2 (0.96%) Java Software Engineer
11 2 (0.96%) Safety Engineer
12 1 (0.48%) Ada Engineer
12 1 (0.48%) Ada Software Engineer
12 1 (0.48%) Lead Project Manager
12 1 (0.48%) Safety Consultant
12 1 (0.48%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.25%) Kafka
2 2 (0.96%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 4 (1.92%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.40%) Linux
2 4 (1.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.48%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (37.50%) Systems Engineering
2 64 (30.77%) FMEA
3 58 (27.88%) Safety Engineering
4 56 (26.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 13 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (5.29%) API Integration
7 10 (4.81%) Roadmaps
8 9 (4.33%) Business Case
9 8 (3.85%) Analytics
9 8 (3.85%) Data Analytics
9 8 (3.85%) Impact Assessments
9 8 (3.85%) Risk Management
10 6 (2.88%) Integration Testing
10 6 (2.88%) Software Testing
11 5 (2.40%) Computer Science
11 5 (2.40%) SABSA
11 5 (2.40%) SFIA
11 5 (2.40%) TOGAF
12 4 (1.92%) Continuous Improvement
12 4 (1.92%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.44%) C
1 3 (1.44%) C++
2 2 (0.96%) Ada
2 2 (0.96%) C#
2 2 (0.96%) Embedded C
2 2 (0.96%) Java
2 2 (0.96%) MATLAB
2 2 (0.96%) Python
3 1 (0.48%) Rust
Qualifications
1 189 (90.87%) Degree
2 174 (83.65%) BPSS Clearance
3 58 (27.88%) Master's Degree
4 56 (26.92%) Chartered Engineer
5 26 (12.50%) Security Cleared
6 24 (11.54%) SC Cleared
7 9 (4.33%) CISSP
8 5 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (2.40%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (1.92%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (1.92%) CISM
10 2 (0.96%) HNC
10 2 (0.96%) HND
10 2 (0.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (86.06%) IEC 61508
2 8 (3.85%) NIST
2 8 (3.85%) RMADS
3 4 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.96%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.48%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.48%) MISRA
System Software
1 2 (0.96%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.96%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (6.25%) VMware
2 4 (1.92%) Cisco
3 2 (0.96%) EMC