UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Def Stans skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +38 |
| Permanent jobs citing Def Stans | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire | - | - | 0.092% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | - | 0.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £65,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | - | - | £65,000 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Hertfordshire
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 Hertfordshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 140 | 189 | 136 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 7.91% | 16.42% | 12.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 102 | 60 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £26,000 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £32,500 | £40,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.65% | -3.70% | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,250 | £63,750 | £66,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,225 | £75,125 | £75,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Def Stans relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
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Salary Trend in Hertfordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Def Stans.
