UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Def Stans skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 103 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing Def Stans | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire | - | - | 0.10% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | - | 0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £29,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £31,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.70% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £83,750 | - | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +74.42% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 67 | 52 | 140 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 10.31% | 8.18% | 14.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 26 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,536 | £31,375 | £31,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £40,000 | £31,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,000 | £41,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +46.34% | +2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,000 | £61,123 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,000 | £73,750 | £77,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Def Stans relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Def Stans
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Def Stans.
