Def Stans Jobs in the UK excluding London

UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 660 725
Rank change year-on-year +405 +65 +38
Permanent jobs citing Def Stans 451 111 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.15% 0.15% 0.052%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.91% 1.14% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 21 103 28
10th Percentile £52,000 - £48,300
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +28.71% -23.77% -1.85%
75th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £50,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +28.71% -22.31% -3.70%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,527 9,734 11,623
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.57% 13.05% 20.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,072 6,357 4,480
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,169 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,625 £32,500 £38,129
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +4.90%
75th Percentile £70,600 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £79,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Def Stans in the UK excluding London

Def Stans
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Def Stans in the UK excluding London

Def Stans
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Def Stans in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Def Stans in the UK excluding London

Def Stans
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Def Stans within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 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
North of England +192 155 £53,500 +13.83% 23
North West +119 128 £52,000 +10.64% 13
South West +182 106 £67,500 +3.85% 50
South East +98 80 £60,000 +18.81% 25
Scotland - 50 - - 3
Midlands +98 25 - - 15
Yorkshire - 25 - - 8
East Midlands - 25 - - 6
East of England +66 24 - - 16
Wales - 11 - - 10
North East - 2 £55,000 - 2
Def Stans
UK

Def Stans
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 2 (0.44%) GNU Octave
1 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.89%) Cisco IOS
1 4 (0.89%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.88%) MongoDB
2 2 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (0.44%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (0.67%) NetBeans
2 1 (0.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 120 (26.61%) Social Skills
2 15 (3.33%) Aerospace
3 6 (1.33%) Electronics
3 6 (1.33%) Military
3 6 (1.33%) Public Sector
4 2 (0.44%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (0.44%) Marketing
5 1 (0.22%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 248 (54.99%) Senior
2 169 (37.47%) Principal Engineer
3 114 (25.28%) Software Support Engineer
3 114 (25.28%) Support Engineer
4 14 (3.10%) Systems Engineer
5 12 (2.66%) Lead
6 11 (2.44%) Project Leader
7 9 (2.00%) Project Engineer
8 8 (1.77%) Coordinator
8 8 (1.77%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 7 (1.55%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 4 (0.89%) Software Engineer
11 3 (0.67%) Java Engineer
11 3 (0.67%) Java Software Engineer
12 2 (0.44%) Cybersecurity Specialist
12 2 (0.44%) Security Operations Specialist
12 2 (0.44%) Security Specialist
13 1 (0.22%) Ada Software Engineer
13 1 (0.22%) Lead Project Manager
13 1 (0.22%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.88%) Kafka
2 3 (0.67%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 4 (0.89%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (0.22%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.11%) Linux
2 4 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (58.31%) Systems Engineering
2 249 (55.21%) FMEA
3 114 (25.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 55 (12.20%) Safety Engineering
5 15 (3.33%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (2.44%) API Integration
7 10 (2.22%) Roadmaps
8 9 (2.00%) Business Case
9 8 (1.77%) Analytics
9 8 (1.77%) Data Analytics
9 8 (1.77%) Impact Assessments
9 8 (1.77%) Risk Management
10 6 (1.33%) Integration Testing
10 6 (1.33%) Software Testing
11 5 (1.11%) Computer Science
11 5 (1.11%) SABSA
11 5 (1.11%) SFIA
11 5 (1.11%) TOGAF
12 4 (0.89%) Customer Requirements
12 4 (0.89%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.67%) C
1 3 (0.67%) C++
1 3 (0.67%) Java
2 2 (0.44%) Ada
2 2 (0.44%) C#
2 2 (0.44%) Embedded C
2 2 (0.44%) MATLAB
2 2 (0.44%) Python
3 1 (0.22%) Rust
Qualifications
1 429 (95.12%) Degree
2 416 (92.24%) BPSS Clearance
3 55 (12.20%) Chartered Engineer
3 55 (12.20%) Master's Degree
4 24 (5.32%) Security Cleared
5 22 (4.88%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.00%) CISSP
7 6 (1.33%) CISM
8 5 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (0.89%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (0.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 420 (93.13%) IEC 61508
2 10 (2.22%) NIST
3 8 (1.77%) RMADS
4 6 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.22%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.22%) MISRA
Vendors
1 13 (2.88%) VMware
2 4 (0.89%) Cisco
3 2 (0.44%) EMC