UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
South East > Oxfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Def Stans skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Def Stans | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire | 0.19% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.02% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £46,250 | £43,000 | £47,625 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.56% | -9.71% | -20.63% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 99 | 67 | 178 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire | 9.40% | 10.97% | 11.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73 | 60 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,789 | £31,250 | £23,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £50,938 | £34,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,136 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.64% | +26.97% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £72,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £87,500 | £65,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £46,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.57% | -8.00% |
Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Def Stans relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Def Stans
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Def Stans.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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: