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 10 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 364 799 908
Rank change year-on-year +435 +109 +269
Permanent jobs citing Def Stans 410 122 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.73% 0.11% 0.041%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.41% 0.88% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 21 110 31
10th Percentile £52,000 - £46,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £57,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.71% -22.31% -3.70%
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 £66,250
% change year-on-year +28.71% -23.77% -1.85%

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 9,307 13,925 16,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.55% 12.84% 18.10%
Number of salaries quoted 4,683 9,248 8,352
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £93,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,521 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.89% -5.00% +3.09%

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 10 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 10 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 +401 399 £65,000 +28.71% 62
England +352 348 £65,000 +28.71% 59
North of England +190 138 £53,500 +13.83% 10
North West +109 115 £52,000 +10.64% 8
South West +178 99 £67,500 +3.85% 41
South East +88 70 £60,000 +18.81% 7
Scotland - 42 - -
Midlands +86 21 - -
Yorkshire - 21 - - 1
East Midlands - 21 - -
East of England +55 20 - - 2
Work from Home +115 9 £67,500 -3.57% 30
Wales - 9 - - 3
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 (0.49%) GNU Octave
1 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.98%) Cisco IOS
1 4 (0.98%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.17%) MongoDB
2 2 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
2 2 (0.49%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (0.49%) NetBeans
2 1 (0.24%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 109 (26.59%) Social Skills
2 15 (3.66%) Aerospace
3 6 (1.46%) Electronics
3 6 (1.46%) Military
3 6 (1.46%) Public Sector
4 2 (0.49%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (0.49%) Marketing
5 1 (0.24%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 219 (53.41%) Senior
2 158 (38.54%) Principal Engineer
3 103 (25.12%) Software Support Engineer
3 103 (25.12%) Support Engineer
4 14 (3.41%) Systems Engineer
5 12 (2.93%) Lead
6 11 (2.68%) Project Leader
7 9 (2.20%) Project Engineer
8 8 (1.95%) Coordinator
8 8 (1.95%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 7 (1.71%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 3 (0.73%) Software Engineer
11 2 (0.49%) Cybersecurity Specialist
11 2 (0.49%) Java Engineer
11 2 (0.49%) Java Software Engineer
11 2 (0.49%) Security Operations Specialist
11 2 (0.49%) Security Specialist
12 1 (0.24%) Ada Software Engineer
12 1 (0.24%) Engineering Manager
12 1 (0.24%) Lead Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.17%) Kafka
2 2 (0.49%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 4 (0.98%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (0.24%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.22%) Linux
2 4 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (57.07%) Systems Engineering
2 220 (53.66%) FMEA
3 103 (25.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 55 (13.41%) Safety Engineering
5 15 (3.66%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (2.68%) API Integration
7 10 (2.44%) Roadmaps
8 9 (2.20%) Business Case
9 8 (1.95%) Analytics
9 8 (1.95%) Data Analytics
9 8 (1.95%) Impact Assessments
9 8 (1.95%) Risk Management
10 6 (1.46%) Integration Testing
10 6 (1.46%) Software Testing
11 5 (1.22%) Computer Science
11 5 (1.22%) SABSA
11 5 (1.22%) SFIA
11 5 (1.22%) TOGAF
12 4 (0.98%) Customer Requirements
12 4 (0.98%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.73%) C
1 3 (0.73%) C++
2 2 (0.49%) Ada
2 2 (0.49%) C#
2 2 (0.49%) Embedded C
2 2 (0.49%) Java
2 2 (0.49%) MATLAB
2 2 (0.49%) Python
3 1 (0.24%) Rust
Qualifications
1 389 (94.88%) Degree
2 378 (92.20%) BPSS Clearance
3 55 (13.41%) Chartered Engineer
3 55 (13.41%) Master's Degree
4 24 (5.85%) Security Cleared
5 22 (5.37%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.20%) CISSP
7 6 (1.46%) CISM
8 5 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (0.98%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (0.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 379 (92.44%) IEC 61508
2 10 (2.44%) NIST
3 8 (1.95%) RMADS
4 6 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.24%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.24%) MISRA
Vendors
1 13 (3.17%) VMware
2 4 (0.98%) Cisco
3 2 (0.49%) EMC