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
Salary Trend in Somerset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Def Stans.
