JSP 440 Job Trends in Bristol

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring JSP 440 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 - 110
Rank change year-on-year - - +23
Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 4 0 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.14% - 1.01%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.78% - 6.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 6
10th Percentile - - £54,356
25th Percentile £72,500 - £58,520
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £60,202
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.00%
75th Percentile £80,625 - £61,885
90th Percentile £82,500 - £62,067
South West median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £60,202
% change year-on-year +11.11% +12.12% -7.38%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 225 214 392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 7.99% 19.51% 15.25%
Number of salaries quoted 149 165 228
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £36,950
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £48,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,851
Median % change year-on-year - -9.62% +1.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £91,500 £86,625
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -

JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JSP 440 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

JSP 440 job vacancy trend in Bristol

JSP 440
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing JSP 440.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing JSP 440

JSP 440
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Consultant
1 2 (50.00%) Principal Consultant
1 2 (50.00%) Principal Security Consultant
1 2 (50.00%) Security Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Security Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Information Assurance
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) CISM
2 2 (50.00%) CISSP
2 2 (50.00%) CRISC
2 2 (50.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (75.00%) NIST
2 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (50.00%) QA
3 1 (25.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework