The first table below looks at the demand for IEC 61508 skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IEC 61508 over the 3 months to 18 June 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IEC 61508
Rank 824 856 841
Rank change year-on-year
+32 -15
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 27 27 38
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.026% 0.024% 0.031%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.263% 0.258% 0.383%
Number of salaries quoted 20 13 34
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +9.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £39,000 £34,400
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £52,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £45,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
-11.11% +9.75%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
10281 10447 9921
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 9.968% 9.247% 8.148%
Number of salaries quoted 8418 8652 8250
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £28,000 £28,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,500
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +1.23%
IEC 61508
UK

IEC 61508
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England IEC 61508 Jobs Demand Trend

IEC 61508
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing IEC 61508 across the England region.

England IEC 61508 Salary Trend

IEC 61508
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IEC 61508 across the England region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

England IEC 61508 Salary Histogram

IEC 61508
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IEC 61508 within the England region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
South East -3 12 £40,000 -23.80%
South West -6 10 £41,250 -11.29%
East of England +5 4 £50,000 +22.69% 1
West Midlands -18 1 £35,000 -22.22%
IEC 61508
UK

IEC 61508
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing IEC 61508 also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited IEC 61508.

1 24 (61.54%) Degree
2 23 (58.97%) DO-178B
2 23 (58.97%) C
3 21 (53.85%) Windows
3 21 (53.85%) Linux
4 17 (43.59%) C++
5 16 (41.03%) TickIT
5 16 (41.03%) Electronics
5 16 (41.03%) Computer Science
6 15 (38.46%) C#
7 14 (35.90%) Software Engineering
7 14 (35.90%) Embedded Systems
8 13 (33.33%) Security Cleared
8 13 (33.33%) UML
9 12 (30.77%) Embedded C
10 11 (28.21%) XML
10 11 (28.21%) Ethernet
10 11 (28.21%) Requirements Engineering
10 11 (28.21%) SC Cleared
11 10 (25.64%) .NET
11 10 (25.64%) FMECA
11 10 (25.64%) Aerospace
11 10 (25.64%) VxWorks
12 9 (23.08%) Risk Assessment
12 9 (23.08%) Military
12 9 (23.08%) SysML
12 9 (23.08%) Embedded Linux
12 9 (23.08%) Marketing
12 9 (23.08%) Windows 7
12 9 (23.08%) Rational Rhapsody

IEC 61508
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing IEC 61508 also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited IEC 61508. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (28.21%) XML
2 10 (25.64%) .NET
3 6 (15.38%) CGI
4 2 (5.128%) ActiveX
Applications
1 4 (10.26%) Simulink
2 2 (5.128%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 11 (28.21%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.564%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 9 (23.08%) Rational Rhapsody
2 7 (17.95%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (15.38%) Visual Studio
3 6 (15.38%) PVCS
4 3 (7.692%) Hudson
4 3 (7.692%) Subversion
5 1 (2.564%) RequisitePro
General
1 16 (41.03%) Electronics
2 10 (25.64%) Aerospace
3 9 (23.08%) Military
3 9 (23.08%) Marketing
4 6 (15.38%) Legal
5 3 (7.692%) Automotive
6 1 (2.564%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.564%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 17 (43.59%) Software Engineer
2 6 (15.38%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) Design Engineer
4 3 (7.692%) Real Time Embedded Software Engineer
4 3 (7.692%) Senior Software Engineer
4 3 (7.692%) Real Time Software Engineer
4 3 (7.692%) Real Time Embedded Engineer
4 3 (7.692%) Real Time Engineer
5 2 (5.128%) Process Engineer
5 2 (5.128%) Embedded C Engineer
5 2 (5.128%) Development Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) C Software Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) Systems Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) Requirements Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) Embedded C++ Engineer
6 1 (2.564%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (41.03%) Computer Science
2 14 (35.90%) Embedded Systems
3 8 (20.51%) CAN bus
4 5 (12.82%) PMI
5 3 (7.692%) VHDL
5 3 (7.692%) Open Source
5 3 (7.692%) Physics
6 2 (5.128%) Device Driver
7 1 (2.564%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 1 (2.564%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 21 (53.85%) Windows
1 21 (53.85%) Linux
2 10 (25.64%) VxWorks
3 9 (23.08%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (23.08%) Windows 7
4 1 (2.564%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (35.90%) Software Engineering
2 13 (33.33%) UML
3 11 (28.21%) Requirements Engineering
4 10 (25.64%) FMECA
5 9 (23.08%) Risk Assessment
5 9 (23.08%) SysML
6 8 (20.51%) TDD
7 6 (15.38%) CMMI
8 3 (7.692%) Validation
9 2 (5.128%) Project Management
10 1 (2.564%) Six Sigma
10 1 (2.564%) Requirements Management
10 1 (2.564%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 23 (58.97%) C
2 17 (43.59%) C++
3 15 (38.46%) C#
4 12 (30.77%) Embedded C
5 5 (12.82%) Assembly Language
6 4 (10.26%) MATLAB
7 2 (5.128%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 24 (61.54%) Degree
2 13 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 11 (28.21%) SC Cleared
4 5 (12.82%) PMI Certification
5 3 (7.692%) DV Cleared
6 2 (5.128%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (58.97%) DO-178B
2 16 (41.03%) TickIT
3 6 (15.38%) ISO 9000
4 4 (10.26%) 21 CFR Part 11
Vendors
1 4 (10.26%) Borland
2 3 (7.692%) Intel
3 2 (5.128%) MathWorks
4 1 (2.564%) Freescale
4 1 (2.564%) Embarcadero
4 1 (2.564%) Microsoft
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key requirements: - A 1st or a 2.1 degree in electronics or software engineering... - Proficiency in C/C++, assembler, C#, Altium Designer. - Experience with the full development lifecycle...
Trent Pearce
Posted: 11 June 2013
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