The first table below looks at the demand for IEC 61508 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IEC 61508 over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the Cheshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IEC 61508
Rank - 123 -
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 0 11 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire - 0.549% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 5.189% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-11.11% +12.50%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
160 212 155
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 8.969% 10.59% 9.248%
Number of salaries quoted 120 174 145
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £27,650 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.43%
IEC 61508
North West

IEC 61508
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing IEC 61508 across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Cheshire IEC 61508 Jobs Demand Trend