UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Def Stans skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Def Stans over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 182 | 328 | 406 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +146 | +78 | +73 |
| Permanent jobs citing Def Stans | 107 | 69 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 1.26% | 0.41% | 0.067% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 6.27% | 2.84% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 69 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £45,000 | £56,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.91% | -15.83% | +3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £53,250 | £60,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £63,100 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.91% | -19.20% | -7.41% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East
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 the South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 1,706 | 2,432 | 2,783 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 20.16% | 14.57% | 18.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 968 | 1,616 | 1,333 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,525 | £24,500 | £29,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,000 | £31,250 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,000 | £46,000 | £50,669 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.78% | -9.21% | -3.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,600 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,650 | £76,250 | £81,850 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Salary Trend in the South East
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in the South East.
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Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Def Stans in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Def Stans within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire | +117 | 50 | £67,500 | +42.11% | 3 |
| Isle of Wight | - | 35 | - | - | 1 |
| Kent | - | 18 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Surrey | +3 | 3 | £36,000 | -28.71% | 1 |
| Thames Valley | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Berkshire | - | 2 | - | - | |
| West Sussex | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: