The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring JSP 440 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 0.37% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 3.85% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,813 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £70,000 | £68,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +2.56% | +5.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Wales
JSP 440 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 Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 156 | 83 | 244 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 9.67% | 15.26% | 13.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 78 | 51 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,525 | £36,250 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £40,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +37.50% | -9.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,425 | £53,534 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,800 | £72,500 | £62,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +9.52% | -8.70% |
JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JSP 440 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing JSP 440.
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Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JSP 440 within the Wales region over the 6 months to 24 April 2026. 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 Wales | - | 6 | £67,500 | - | 1 |
| JSP 440 UK |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: