JSP 440 Contracts in England

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 493 573 734
Rank change year-on-year +80 +161 -146
Contract jobs citing JSP 440 49 66 60
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.13% 0.14% 0.085%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.96% 1.02% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 30 43
10th Percentile £535 £524 £475
25th Percentile - £613 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £650 £551
Median % change year-on-year -16.15% +18.07% -4.26%
75th Percentile £638 £684 £613
90th Percentile £675 £741 £762
UK median daily rate £545 £650 £575
% change year-on-year -16.15% +13.04% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 13 9
10th Percentile £56.38 £59.73 £52.00
25th Percentile £60.31 £72.50 £55.00
Median hourly rate £68.75 £75.00 £68.58
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.36% -
75th Percentile £75.31 £83.40 £79.04
90th Percentile £78.13 £92.50 £81.85
UK median hourly rate £68.75 £75.00 £65.79
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.00% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,087 6,452 9,246
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.78% 13.51% 13.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,234 4,361 6,380
10th Percentile £300 £300 £294
25th Percentile £406 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £633
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -2.86% +0.96% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 368 223 268
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.04 £12.31
25th Percentile £13.18 £20.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.65 £42.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.35% +54.55% +30.95%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.38 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £79.95 £69.07
UK median hourly rate £22.34 £37.50 £27.73
% change year-on-year -40.43% +35.23% +32.05%

JSP 440
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing JSP 440 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for JSP 440 in England

JSP 440
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JSP 440 in England.

Daily rate trend for JSP 440 in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JSP 440 in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for JSP 440 in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JSP 440 in England.

Hourly rate trend for JSP 440 in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JSP 440 in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for JSP 440 in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
South West +11 46 £545 -16.15% 2
South East +6 2 - - 2
East of England +5 1 - -
JSP 440
UK

JSP 440
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (2.04%) Internet
1 1 (2.04%) WAN
General
1 14 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 6 (12.24%) Finance
3 5 (10.20%) Electronics
3 5 (10.20%) Manufacturing
3 5 (10.20%) Marketing
3 5 (10.20%) Military
3 5 (10.20%) Telecoms
4 4 (8.16%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.04%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (53.06%) Architect
2 25 (51.02%) Lead
2 25 (51.02%) Lead Architect
3 6 (12.24%) Consultant
3 6 (12.24%) Security Consultant
4 5 (10.20%) Information Assurance Consultant
4 5 (10.20%) Information Security Consultant
5 3 (6.12%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (4.08%) Security Engineer
7 1 (2.04%) Coordinator
7 1 (2.04%) Product Consultant
7 1 (2.04%) Product Engineer
7 1 (2.04%) Project Manager
7 1 (2.04%) Security Architect
7 1 (2.04%) Security Assurance Coordinator
7 1 (2.04%) Technical Manager
7 1 (2.04%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.04%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 9 (18.37%) PKI
2 1 (2.04%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (51.02%) Digital Identity
1 25 (51.02%) Identity Access Management
1 25 (51.02%) Project Management
1 25 (51.02%) Stakeholder Management
2 24 (48.98%) Strategic Thinking
3 9 (18.37%) Change Control
3 9 (18.37%) Service Management
4 7 (14.29%) Information Assurance
5 5 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (10.20%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (10.20%) Digital Marketing
5 5 (10.20%) Programme Management
6 3 (6.12%) Data Security
6 3 (6.12%) Risk Management
7 2 (4.08%) Cyber Resilience
7 2 (4.08%) Risk Assessment
8 1 (2.04%) Interaction Design
8 1 (2.04%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 1 (2.04%) Resource Levelling
8 1 (2.04%) Service Design
Qualifications
1 40 (81.63%) Security Cleared
2 30 (61.22%) SC Cleared
3 9 (18.37%) CISSP
3 9 (18.37%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (16.33%) DV Cleared
5 7 (14.29%) CESG Certified Professional
6 6 (12.24%) CLAS
7 3 (6.12%) CISM
7 3 (6.12%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (18.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (18.37%) NIST
1 9 (18.37%) RMADS
2 3 (6.12%) NCSC
3 1 (2.04%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (2.04%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (2.04%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (18.37%) OPNET
Vendors
1 9 (18.37%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.20%) SAP