Def Stans Jobs

UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 15 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 387 809 897
Rank change year-on-year +422 +88 +267
Permanent jobs citing Def Stans 373 120 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 0.11% 0.041%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.06% 0.85% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 21 108 32
10th Percentile £52,000 - £46,575
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +28.71% -20.78% -5.56%
75th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £76,250
UK excluding London 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

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 9,180 14,040 16,505
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.38% 12.71% 17.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,677 9,336 8,289
10th Percentile £30,580 £26,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £44,000 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £91,991 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +4.17%

Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Def Stans in the UK

Def Stans
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Def Stans.

Salary trend for Def Stans in the UK

Def Stans
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Def Stans over the 6 months to 15 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Def Stans in the UK

Def Stans
Top 14 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 15 June 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
UK excluding London +379 363 £65,000 +28.71% 53
England +357 317 £65,000 +28.71% 53
North of England +183 119 £53,500 +15.05% 12
North West +110 98 £52,000 +11.83% 10
South West +181 96 £67,500 +3.85% 31
South East +88 65 £60,000 +18.81% 7
Scotland - 38 - -
Midlands +87 19 - -
Yorkshire - 19 - - 1
East Midlands - 19 - -
East of England +55 18 - - 2
Work from Home +139 9 £67,500 -3.57% 28
Wales - 8 - - 2
North East - 2 £55,000 - 1

Def Stans
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (0.54%) GNU Octave
1 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.07%) Cisco IOS
1 4 (1.07%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.49%) MongoDB
2 2 (0.54%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (0.54%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (0.54%) NetBeans
2 1 (0.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.27%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 93 (24.93%) Social Skills
2 15 (4.02%) Aerospace
3 6 (1.61%) Electronics
3 6 (1.61%) Military
3 6 (1.61%) Public Sector
4 2 (0.54%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (0.54%) Marketing
5 1 (0.27%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 198 (53.08%) Senior
2 142 (38.07%) Principal Engineer
3 87 (23.32%) Software Support Engineer
3 87 (23.32%) Support Engineer
4 14 (3.75%) Systems Engineer
5 12 (3.22%) Lead
6 11 (2.95%) Project Leader
7 9 (2.41%) Project Engineer
8 8 (2.14%) Coordinator
8 8 (2.14%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 7 (1.88%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 3 (0.80%) Software Engineer
11 2 (0.54%) Cybersecurity Specialist
11 2 (0.54%) Java Engineer
11 2 (0.54%) Java Software Engineer
11 2 (0.54%) Security Operations Specialist
11 2 (0.54%) Security Specialist
12 1 (0.27%) Ada Software Engineer
12 1 (0.27%) Engineering Manager
12 1 (0.27%) Lead Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.49%) Kafka
2 2 (0.54%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 4 (1.07%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (0.27%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.34%) Linux
2 4 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.27%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (57.10%) Systems Engineering
2 199 (53.35%) FMEA
3 87 (23.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 55 (14.75%) Safety Engineering
5 15 (4.02%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (2.95%) API Integration
7 10 (2.68%) Roadmaps
8 9 (2.41%) Business Case
9 8 (2.14%) Analytics
9 8 (2.14%) Data Analytics
9 8 (2.14%) Impact Assessments
9 8 (2.14%) Risk Management
10 6 (1.61%) Integration Testing
10 6 (1.61%) Software Testing
11 5 (1.34%) Computer Science
11 5 (1.34%) SABSA
11 5 (1.34%) SFIA
11 5 (1.34%) TOGAF
12 4 (1.07%) Customer Requirements
12 4 (1.07%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.80%) C
1 3 (0.80%) C++
2 2 (0.54%) Ada
2 2 (0.54%) C#
2 2 (0.54%) Embedded C
2 2 (0.54%) Java
2 2 (0.54%) MATLAB
2 2 (0.54%) Python
3 1 (0.27%) Rust
Qualifications
1 352 (94.37%) Degree
2 341 (91.42%) BPSS Clearance
3 55 (14.75%) Chartered Engineer
3 55 (14.75%) Master's Degree
4 24 (6.43%) Security Cleared
5 22 (5.90%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.41%) CISSP
7 6 (1.61%) CISM
8 5 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.34%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (1.07%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (0.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 342 (91.69%) IEC 61508
2 10 (2.68%) NIST
3 8 (2.14%) RMADS
4 6 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.27%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.27%) MISRA
Vendors
1 13 (3.49%) VMware
2 4 (1.07%) Cisco
3 2 (0.54%) EMC