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 permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 381 463 478
Rank change year-on-year +82 +15 +321
Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 26 6 22
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.030% 0.097%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.96% 0.20% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 19 6 18
10th Percentile - £53,221 £51,750
25th Percentile £63,750 £56,250 £59,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £58,750 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.89% -18.97% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £84,375
90th Percentile £80,000 £61,875 £85,375
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% -3.85% -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 2,718 3,037 3,377
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.86% 15.14% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,621 1,643 2,701
10th Percentile £33,125 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £46,588
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £104,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +5.26%

JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JSP 440 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

JSP 440 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

JSP 440
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

JSP 440
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing JSP 440 over the 6 months to 26 October 2025.

JSP 440 salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

JSP 440
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (61.54%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 4 (15.38%) SaaS
2 3 (11.54%) AWS
2 3 (11.54%) Azure
3 1 (3.85%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.69%) DMZ
1 2 (7.69%) Firewall
1 2 (7.69%) Network Security
General
1 7 (26.92%) Public Sector
2 1 (3.85%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (92.31%) Consultant
2 23 (88.46%) Security Consultant
3 19 (73.08%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 16 (61.54%) Senior
4 16 (61.54%) Senior Consultant
4 16 (61.54%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 16 (61.54%) Senior Security Consultant
5 1 (3.85%) Architect
5 1 (3.85%) Coordinator
5 1 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 1 (3.85%) Risk Consultant
5 1 (3.85%) Security Architect
5 1 (3.85%) Security Assurance Coordinator
5 1 (3.85%) Security Technical Architect
5 1 (3.85%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 17 (65.38%) Management Information System
2 16 (61.54%) CESG
3 3 (11.54%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 2 (7.69%) Cloud Native
4 2 (7.69%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (7.69%) PKI
4 2 (7.69%) Security Posture
5 1 (3.85%) Blog
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (96.15%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (92.31%) Risk Management
3 22 (84.62%) ISMS
4 21 (80.77%) Information Assurance
5 20 (76.92%) Information Security
5 20 (76.92%) Security Management
6 16 (61.54%) Active Listening
6 16 (61.54%) Creative Thinking
6 16 (61.54%) Information Security Management
6 16 (61.54%) Innovative Thinking
6 16 (61.54%) Matrix Organization
7 5 (19.23%) Risk Assessment
8 4 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (15.38%) GAP Analysis
8 4 (15.38%) Presales
9 3 (11.54%) Cloud Security
9 3 (11.54%) Containerisation
9 3 (11.54%) Security Architecture
9 3 (11.54%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 21 (80.77%) CISM
1 21 (80.77%) CISSP
2 20 (76.92%) CISMP
3 16 (61.54%) CESG Certified Professional
3 16 (61.54%) IISP
4 10 (38.46%) Security Cleared
5 8 (30.77%) SC Cleared
6 6 (23.08%) DV Cleared
7 4 (15.38%) CRISC
7 4 (15.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 4 (15.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (3.85%) AWS Certification
8 1 (3.85%) Azure Certification
8 1 (3.85%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (92.31%) NIST
2 20 (76.92%) NIST 800
3 19 (73.08%) NCSC
4 17 (65.38%) RMADS
5 16 (61.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 7 (26.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (19.23%) GRC
8 3 (11.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 2 (7.69%) GDPR
9 2 (7.69%) PCI DSS
10 1 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27005