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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | 113 | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +7 | +77 |
| Permanent jobs citing JSP 440 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 0.089% | 0.65% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.49% | 4.26% | 3.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51,248 | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52,832 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £57,648 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.49% | +81.02% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £61,037 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £61,765 | £87,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £67,500 | £57,648 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.09% | -11.31% | +62.29% |
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 | 204 | 376 | 265 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 18.23% | 15.38% | 15.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 149 | 201 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,750 | £48,500 | £45,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £59,500 | £60,249 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.97% | -1.24% | +9.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,250 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,500 | £83,750 | £86,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing JSP 440 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
JSP 440
Salary Trend in Bristol
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing JSP 440.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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: