IEC 61508 Contracts in the North West

IEC 61508
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for IEC 61508 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IEC 61508 over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 - 175
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing IEC 61508 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.037% - 0.100%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.22% - 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £62 - -
75th Percentile £67 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £550 £488 -
% change year-on-year +12.82% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £49.63
25th Percentile - - £50.21
Median hourly rate - - £51.79
75th Percentile - - £52.75
90th Percentile - - £52.95
England median hourly rate £75.00 £65.00 £51.79
% change year-on-year +15.38% +25.51% -20.32%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West

IEC 61508 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 the North West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 462 455 556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 17.25% 14.63% 13.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 292 398
10th Percentile £325 £300 £213
25th Percentile £425 £392 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £473
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +0.53% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £594
90th Percentile £694 £650 £673
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 32 45
10th Percentile - £28.76 £11.36
25th Percentile £10.95 £30.54 £11.75
Median hourly rate £12.84 £41.05 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -68.72% +49.27% +83.33%
75th Percentile £26.66 £48.38 £65.00
90th Percentile £43.75 £78.70 £77.50
England median hourly rate £22.50 £37.50 £28.50
% change year-on-year -40.00% +31.58% +35.71%

IEC 61508
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing IEC 61508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for IEC 61508 in the North West

IEC 61508
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IEC 61508 in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for IEC 61508 in the North West

IEC 61508
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IEC 61508 within the North West region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Cumbria - 1 £62 - 4
IEC 61508
England

IEC 61508
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Design Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans