Def Stans Jobs in the UK excluding London

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Def Stans skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Def Stans over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 638 727 766
Rank change year-on-year +89 +39 -160
Permanent jobs citing Def Stans 111 44 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.16% 0.071% 0.12%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.16% 0.34% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 103 25 42
10th Percentile - £46,800 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £58,750 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £62,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.20% -7.41% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £74,000 -
UK median annual salary £50,500 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -19.20% -7.41% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

Def Stans is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 9,537 13,088 11,968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.64% 21.03% 16.95%
Number of salaries quoted 6,357 4,776 6,934
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,804 £26,642
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £35,382
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

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 24 April 2024.

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 24 April 2024. 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
South East +76 69 £50,500 -15.83% 13
South West -16 21 £65,000 -3.70% 17
West Midlands - 13 £55,000 - 2
Midlands - 13 £55,000 - 3
East of England +30 5 £65,000 +4.00% 5
North of England +54 3 £47,000 - 10
North West - 3 £47,000 - 10
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 9 (8.11%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.80%) Azure
1 2 (1.80%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (1.80%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.70%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 6 (5.41%) LabVIEW
1 6 (5.41%) Rational DOORS
1 6 (5.41%) Rational Rhapsody
2 3 (2.70%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.70%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 14 (12.61%) Social Skills
2 3 (2.70%) Electronics
2 3 (2.70%) Military
3 2 (1.80%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (0.90%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 68 (61.26%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 68 (61.26%) Security Specialist
2 12 (10.81%) Software Engineer
3 11 (9.91%) Lead
4 6 (5.41%) Control Systems Engineer
4 6 (5.41%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (3.60%) Lead Software Engineer
6 3 (2.70%) Ada Engineer
6 3 (2.70%) Ada Software Engineer
6 3 (2.70%) Project Leader
6 3 (2.70%) Software Project Leader
6 3 (2.70%) Software Test Engineer
6 3 (2.70%) Test Engineer
7 2 (1.80%) Consultant
7 2 (1.80%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
7 2 (1.80%) Principal Engineer
7 2 (1.80%) Principal Software Engineer
7 2 (1.80%) Senior
7 2 (1.80%) Senior Software Engineer
7 2 (1.80%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.70%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.71%) Management Information System
2 6 (5.41%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (5.41%) Robotics
3 4 (3.60%) PMI
3 4 (3.60%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.70%) PCIe
5 2 (1.80%) Acoustics
6 1 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.41%) Linux
2 3 (2.70%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (2.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (75.68%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (18.02%) Software Engineering
3 17 (15.32%) UML
4 14 (12.61%) Information Assurance
4 14 (12.61%) Systems Engineering
5 13 (11.71%) Ergonomics
5 13 (11.71%) Human Factors
5 13 (11.71%) Validation
5 13 (11.71%) Verification and Validation
6 8 (7.21%) Technical Leadership
7 7 (6.31%) Project Management
7 7 (6.31%) SysML
8 6 (5.41%) Artificial Intelligence
8 6 (5.41%) Machine Learning
9 5 (4.50%) Configuration Management
9 5 (4.50%) Problem-Solving
10 4 (3.60%) Code Quality
10 4 (3.60%) Collaborative Culture
10 4 (3.60%) Project Delivery
11 3 (2.70%) Cost Control
Programming Languages
1 15 (13.51%) C
2 9 (8.11%) MATLAB
3 6 (5.41%) Ada
4 4 (3.60%) C++
5 3 (2.70%) Rust
6 2 (1.80%) Java
Qualifications
1 38 (34.23%) Security Cleared
2 23 (20.72%) SC Cleared
3 13 (11.71%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (9.01%) Degree
5 4 (3.60%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.70%) CISM
7 1 (0.90%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (0.90%) CISA
7 1 (0.90%) CISSP
7 1 (0.90%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (63.06%) NIST
2 67 (60.36%) GRC
3 14 (12.61%) IEC 61508
4 10 (9.01%) MISRA
5 4 (3.60%) MISRA C
6 3 (2.70%) DO-178B
6 3 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.80%) DO-254
7 2 (1.80%) QA
8 1 (0.90%) NIST 800
System Software
1 3 (2.70%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.80%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.90%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 3 (2.70%) IBM
2 2 (1.80%) Microsoft