Hybrid/Remote JSP 440 Job Trends

The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring JSP 440 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 397 475 496
Rank change year-on-year +78 +21 +328
Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 24 20 26
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.15% 0.085% 0.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.80% 0.63% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 19 6 23
10th Percentile - £53,221 £52,900
25th Percentile £63,750 £56,250 £57,650
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £58,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.89% -16.07% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £80,000 - £86,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £61,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.76% -5.38% -10.34%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,013 3,189 3,508
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.49% 13.61% 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,670 1,922 2,879
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% -5.00% +9.09%

JSP 440
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing JSP 440 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

JSP 440 trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

JSP 440
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing JSP 440.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing JSP 440

JSP 440
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing JSP 440 over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

JSP 440 salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

JSP 440
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (66.67%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) SaaS
2 1 (4.17%) AWS
2 1 (4.17%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.17%) DMZ
1 1 (4.17%) Firewall
1 1 (4.17%) Network Security
General
1 5 (20.83%) Public Sector
2 1 (4.17%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (95.83%) Consultant
2 22 (91.67%) Security Consultant
3 18 (75.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 16 (66.67%) Senior
4 16 (66.67%) Senior Consultant
4 16 (66.67%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 16 (66.67%) Senior Security Consultant
5 1 (4.17%) Coordinator
5 1 (4.17%) Risk Consultant
5 1 (4.17%) Security Assurance Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 17 (70.83%) Management Information System
2 16 (66.67%) CESG
3 1 (4.17%) Cloud Native
3 1 (4.17%) Cloud Security Posture
3 1 (4.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (4.17%) PKI
3 1 (4.17%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (95.83%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (91.67%) Risk Management
3 21 (87.50%) Information Assurance
3 21 (87.50%) ISMS
4 20 (83.33%) Information Security
4 20 (83.33%) Security Management
5 16 (66.67%) Active Listening
5 16 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
5 16 (66.67%) Information Security Management
5 16 (66.67%) Innovative Thinking
5 16 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
6 5 (20.83%) Risk Assessment
7 4 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
7 4 (16.67%) Presales
8 1 (4.17%) Agile
8 1 (4.17%) SDLC
8 1 (4.17%) Security Architecture
8 1 (4.17%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 20 (83.33%) CISM
1 20 (83.33%) CISMP
1 20 (83.33%) CISSP
2 16 (66.67%) CESG Certified Professional
2 16 (66.67%) IISP
3 8 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 7 (29.17%) SC Cleared
5 4 (16.67%) CRISC
5 4 (16.67%) DV Cleared
5 4 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 4 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (91.67%) NIST
2 20 (83.33%) NIST 800
3 17 (70.83%) NCSC
3 17 (70.83%) RMADS
4 16 (66.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 5 (20.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (16.67%) GRC
7 1 (4.17%) GDPR
7 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (4.17%) PCI DSS