UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 244 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Def Stans | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.18% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 1.12% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £55,000 | - |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.91% | -19.20% | -7.41% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West Midlands
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 West Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 817 | 1,158 | 1,831 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 18.60% | 15.70% | 28.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 390 | 880 | 699 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £27,500 | £30,925 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,451 | £35,000 | £37,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £53,500 | £51,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | +3.88% | +8.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £81,250 |
| England 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 West Midlands
Job postings citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Def Stans
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Def Stans in the West Midlands.