JSP 440 Contracts in the South West

The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440)
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for JSP 440 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited JSP 440 over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 97 113 128
Rank change year-on-year +16 +15 -12
Contract jobs citing JSP 440 53 46 45
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.67% 1.33% 1.22%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.40% 11.83% 10.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 23 27
10th Percentile £490 £540 £498
25th Percentile £531 £613 £518
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £625 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.80% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £675 £685 £788
England median daily rate £545 £638 £575
% change year-on-year -14.51% +10.87% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 10 14
10th Percentile - £59.73 £52.36
25th Percentile £53.75 £62.92 £56.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £73.99 £69.05
Median % change year-on-year -22.29% +7.15% -
75th Percentile £61.25 £79.19 £70.77
90th Percentile - £88.75 £80.57
England median hourly rate £68.75 £75.00 £69.05
% change year-on-year -8.33% +8.62% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West

JSP 440 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 564 389 429
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 17.82% 11.21% 11.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 331 273 300
10th Percentile £263 £253 £190
25th Percentile £410 £413 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +6.95%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £588
90th Percentile £700 £734 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 43 22
10th Percentile £12.43 £18.09 £49.26
25th Percentile £35.00 £51.37 £52.30
Median hourly rate £45.00 £65.00 £61.97
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +4.90% +23.93%
75th Percentile £70.00 £79.88 £69.64
90th Percentile £71.25 £83.40 £78.24
England median hourly rate £22.42 £37.50 £28.50
% change year-on-year -40.21% +31.58% +35.71%

JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing JSP 440 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for JSP 440 in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JSP 440 in the South West.

Daily rate trend for JSP 440 in the South West

JSP 440
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JSP 440 in the South West over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for JSP 440 in the South West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JSP 440 in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for JSP 440 in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JSP 440 within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wiltshire +22 46 £545 -12.80%
Dorset +5 3 £73 - 1
Somerset - 3 - -
Bristol +8 1 £530 +29.27% 2
JSP 440
England

JSP 440
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.89%) Ethernet
1 1 (1.89%) Internet
1 1 (1.89%) WAN
General
1 14 (26.42%) Public Sector
2 6 (11.32%) Finance
3 5 (9.43%) Electronics
3 5 (9.43%) Manufacturing
3 5 (9.43%) Marketing
3 5 (9.43%) Military
3 5 (9.43%) Telecoms
4 4 (7.55%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 26 (49.06%) Architect
2 25 (47.17%) Lead
2 25 (47.17%) Lead Architect
3 5 (9.43%) Consultant
3 5 (9.43%) Information Assurance Consultant
3 5 (9.43%) Information Security Consultant
3 5 (9.43%) Security Consultant
4 3 (5.66%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (3.77%) Product Engineer
5 2 (3.77%) Security Engineer
6 1 (1.89%) Coordinator
6 1 (1.89%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 1 (1.89%) Developer
6 1 (1.89%) Product Consultant
6 1 (1.89%) Project Manager
6 1 (1.89%) Security Architect
6 1 (1.89%) Security Assurance Coordinator
6 1 (1.89%) Security Specialist
6 1 (1.89%) Technical Manager
6 1 (1.89%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.89%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 14 (26.42%) PKI
2 1 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (1.89%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (47.17%) Digital Identity
1 25 (47.17%) Identity Access Management
1 25 (47.17%) Project Management
1 25 (47.17%) Stakeholder Management
2 24 (45.28%) Strategic Thinking
3 14 (26.42%) Change Control
4 12 (22.64%) Service Management
5 6 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (9.43%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (9.43%) Digital Marketing
6 5 (9.43%) Information Assurance
6 5 (9.43%) Programme Management
7 3 (5.66%) Data Security
7 3 (5.66%) Risk Assessment
8 2 (3.77%) Cyber Resilience
8 2 (3.77%) Risk Management
9 1 (1.89%) Decision-Making
9 1 (1.89%) Interaction Design
9 1 (1.89%) Resource Levelling
9 1 (1.89%) Service Design
Qualifications
1 44 (83.02%) Security Cleared
2 29 (54.72%) SC Cleared
3 14 (26.42%) Microsoft Certification
4 13 (24.53%) DV Cleared
5 10 (18.87%) CISSP
6 8 (15.09%) CESG Certified Professional
7 6 (11.32%) CLAS
8 4 (7.55%) CISM
9 3 (5.66%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (18.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (16.98%) NIST
3 8 (15.09%) RMADS
4 2 (3.77%) NCSC
5 1 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 1 (1.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (26.42%) OPNET
Vendors
1 14 (26.42%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.43%) SAP