Def Stans Job Trends in Somerset

UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Def Stans skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 46
Rank change year-on-year - - +24
Permanent jobs citing Def Stans 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset - - 0.54%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - - 3.85%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary £83,750 - £71,250
% change year-on-year - - +65.70%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 84 29 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 15.25% 6.46% 14.05%
Number of salaries quoted 11 18 39
10th Percentile - £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,760 £31,625 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -30.77% +30.00%
75th Percentile £80,800 £59,688 £70,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £74,125 -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%

Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Def Stans job vacancy trend in Somerset

Def Stans
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Def Stans.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Def Stans