UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Def Stans skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 115 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Def Stans | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland | 0.072% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.33% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £67,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +18.42% | -15.56% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 299 | 48 | 87 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 21.51% | 15.38% | 16.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 16 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36,250 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £60,375 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £78,901 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.97% | +16.89% | +35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £103,438 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,250 | £132,500 | £84,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £57,500 | £55,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.60% | -7.50% |
Def Stans
Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Def Stans within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 10 September 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 |
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| County Antrim | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Def Stans
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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: