Def Stans Job Trends in Portsmouth

UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring Def Stans skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Def Stans 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.43% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.41% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £45,000 £67,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -33.33% +42.11% -20.83%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 83 26 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 17.74% 14.05% 10.56%
Number of salaries quoted 66 21 45
10th Percentile £41,063 £26,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £49,063 £37,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £49,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.45% +1.03% +1.57%
75th Percentile £72,500 £64,100 £58,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,000 £74,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -5.00%

Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Def Stans relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Def Stans job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Def Stans
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Def Stans.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Def Stans

Def Stans
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 2 (100.00%) Safety Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Safety Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) FMEA
1 2 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) HAZOP
1 2 (100.00%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Safety