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 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 91 | 126 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +35 | +33 |
| Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol | - | 0.19% | 1.01% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.91% | 6.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £62,500 | £53,150 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £64,375 | £54,942 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £70,000 | £60,202 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +16.28% | +72.01% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £76,875 | £70,375 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £79,500 | £72,625 |
| South West median annual salary | £80,000 | £65,000 | £61,351 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | +5.95% | -12.36% |
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 | 183 | 219 | 447 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 7.10% | 21.08% | 16.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 114 | 102 | 346 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,500 | £39,775 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,563 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £59,556 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.75% | +13.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £96,539 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £52,396 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.97% | +4.79% |
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
Salary Trend in Bristol
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing JSP 440.
