Def Stans Job Trends in Reading

UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Def Stans skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 65 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Permanent jobs citing Def Stans 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.27% 0.39% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.09% 2.06% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £46,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £42,500 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 97 97 221
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 8.65% 18.87% 14.63%
Number of salaries quoted 41 55 123
10th Percentile £38,750 £31,250 £29,175
25th Percentile £39,000 £46,000 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £65,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.08% +36.84% +4.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £83,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £84,500 £76,250
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £72,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -24.14% +38.10% +15.13%

Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Def Stans job vacancy trend in Reading

Def Stans
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Def Stans.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Def Stans

Def Stans
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Administrator
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001