RTCA DO-254/EUROCAE ED-80
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for DO-254 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited DO-254 over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 663 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing DO-254 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.042% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.31% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £488 | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
DO-254 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 with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 6,035 | 7,620 | 11,627 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 14.17% | 13.38% | 13.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,836 | 5,206 | 7,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £413 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +1.94% | +8.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £743 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £480 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.73% | +6.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 381 | 239 | 306 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.29 | £12.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.18 | £18.73 | £16.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £35.00 | £31.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +12.90% | +47.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £61.00 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £77.50 | £69.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.27 | £31.27 | £22.29 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.57% | +40.29% | +6.14% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing DO-254 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DO-254.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DO-254.