The first table below looks at the demand for IEC 61508 skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IEC 61508 over the 3 months to 21 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IEC 61508
Rank 423 419 414
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -5
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 18 19 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.081% 0.080% 0.022%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.810% 0.794% 0.283%
Number of salaries quoted 15 6 5
Average salary £40,000 £44,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.11% +30.88%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-11.11% +20.00%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
2221 2393 1769
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 10.01% 10.08% 7.858%
Number of salaries quoted 1807 2049 1506
Average salary £42,500 £43,500 £43,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.29% -0.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £30,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.43%
IEC 61508
England

IEC 61508
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East IEC 61508 Salary Trend

IEC 61508
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IEC 61508 across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 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
Surrey +7 13 £40,000 -10.11%
West Sussex - 5 £40,000 -
Berkshire - 1 £45,000 -
IEC 61508
England

IEC 61508
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 12 (54.55%) Degree
2 11 (50.00%) Windows
2 11 (50.00%) Linux
3 10 (45.45%) FMECA
3 10 (45.45%) SC Cleared
3 10 (45.45%) Security Cleared
3 10 (45.45%) DO-178B
4 9 (40.91%) Embedded Linux
4 9 (40.91%) Windows 7
4 9 (40.91%) Risk Assessment
5 6 (27.27%) Computer Science
5 6 (27.27%) Legal
5 6 (27.27%) C
5 6 (27.27%) CGI
6 5 (22.73%) PMI
6 5 (22.73%) PMI Certification
6 5 (22.73%) ISO 9000
6 5 (22.73%) TickIT
6 5 (22.73%) CMMI
7 4 (18.18%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 4 (18.18%) VxWorks
8 3 (13.64%) MATLAB
8 3 (13.64%) Simulink
8 3 (13.64%) Automotive
8 3 (13.64%) DV Cleared
9 2 (9.091%) Electronics
9 2 (9.091%) VHDL
9 2 (9.091%) Device Driver
9 2 (9.091%) Stateflow
9 2 (9.091%) MathWorks

IEC 61508
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 6 (27.27%) CGI
2 2 (9.091%) ActiveX
2 2 (9.091%) XML
Applications
1 3 (13.64%) Simulink
2 2 (9.091%) Stateflow
Development Applications
1 2 (9.091%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (27.27%) Legal
2 3 (13.64%) Automotive
3 2 (9.091%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 4 (18.18%) Design Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Software Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Real Time Software Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Real Time Embedded Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Real Time Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Real Time Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (9.091%) Development Engineer
3 2 (9.091%) Process Engineer
4 1 (4.545%) Embedded C Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Computer Science
2 5 (22.73%) PMI
3 2 (9.091%) VHDL
3 2 (9.091%) Device Driver
4 1 (4.545%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 11 (50.00%) Windows
1 11 (50.00%) Linux
2 9 (40.91%) Embedded Linux
2 9 (40.91%) Windows 7
3 4 (18.18%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) FMECA
2 9 (40.91%) Risk Assessment
3 5 (22.73%) CMMI
Programming Languages
1 6 (27.27%) C
2 3 (13.64%) MATLAB
3 2 (9.091%) C#
3 2 (9.091%) C++
4 1 (4.545%) Assembly Language
4 1 (4.545%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 12 (54.55%) Degree
2 10 (45.45%) SC Cleared
2 10 (45.45%) Security Cleared
3 5 (22.73%) PMI Certification
4 3 (13.64%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (45.45%) DO-178B
2 5 (22.73%) ISO 9000
2 5 (22.73%) TickIT
3 4 (18.18%) 21 CFR Part 11
Vendors
1 2 (9.091%) MathWorks
2 1 (4.545%) Freescale