JSP 440 Job Trends in the North of England

The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring JSP 440 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.007% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.082% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
England median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £69,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +8.70% -1.43%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,221 1,218 2,099
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 8.24% 18.28% 13.87%
Number of salaries quoted 715 627 1,522
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £49,908
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% +0.18% -0.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £82,548
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - +10.09% -5.22%

JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JSP 440 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

JSP 440 job vacancy trend in the North of England

JSP 440
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing JSP 440.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing JSP 440

JSP 440
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JSP 440 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 22 March 2026. 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
Yorkshire - 1 £65,000 - 1
JSP 440
England

JSP 440
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Head of Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Head of Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Head of Service Delivery
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared