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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 84 129
Rank change year-on-year -27 +45 +5
Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 2 1 30
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.074% 0.093% 0.94%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.07% 0.50% 6.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 10
10th Percentile - - £53,150
25th Percentile £81,250 £73,750 £54,942
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £77,500 £60,202
Median % change year-on-year +6.45% +28.73% -14.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £81,250 £66,375
90th Percentile - - £71,250
South West median annual salary £75,000 £71,250 £60,202
% change year-on-year +5.26% +18.35% -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 187 199 468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 6.94% 18.44% 14.67%
Number of salaries quoted 126 143 324
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,438 £47,500 £48,031
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,400 £60,202
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.33% +0.34%
75th Percentile £81,250 £81,875 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £97,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,396
% change year-on-year - +0.20% -4.74%

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 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Security Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 1 (50.00%) NIST