IEC 62304
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for IEC 62304 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IEC 62304 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 863 952 1148
Rank change year-on-year +89 +196 -258
Permanent jobs citing IEC 62304 33 18 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.034% 0.017% 0.054%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.24% 0.089% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 19 17 9
10th Percentile £36,625 - £44,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £70,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.14% +33.33% +5.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £67,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -28.89% +28.57% +13.51%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

IEC 62304 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,490 20,156 25,732
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.76% 19.26% 16.69%
Number of salaries quoted 9,233 9,268 13,209
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

IEC 62304
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IEC 62304 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IEC 62304 in the UK

IEC 62304
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IEC 62304.

Salary trend for IEC 62304 in the UK

IEC 62304
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IEC 62304 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IEC 62304 in the UK

IEC 62304
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IEC 62304 within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +127 32 £47,500 -32.14% 17
UK excluding London +30 31 £48,000 -28.89% 15
East of England - 12 £70,000 - 2
South East +39 11 £47,500 -9.52% 4
North of England +54 6 - - 4
North West +15 6 - - 4
London +131 2 £38,750 -46.55% 2
Work from Home +84 1 - - 13
South West -7 1 - - 4
Scotland - 1 £48,000 - 1

IEC 62304
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (9.09%) Confluence
1 3 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 8 (24.24%) Bluetooth
1 8 (24.24%) Wi-Fi
1 8 (24.24%) Wireless
2 1 (3.03%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 9 (27.27%) JIRA
General
1 11 (33.33%) Electronics
2 7 (21.21%) Social Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (6.06%) Health Technology
4 2 (6.06%) Wearables
5 1 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Games
5 1 (3.03%) Legal
5 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 12 (36.36%) Software Engineer
2 10 (30.30%) Embedded Engineer
2 10 (30.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 6 (18.18%) Quality Manager
3 6 (18.18%) Systems Manager
4 4 (12.12%) Delivery Project Manager
4 4 (12.12%) Head of Compliance
4 4 (12.12%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Principal Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Principal Software Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Project Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Developer/Software Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Full Stack Developer
5 2 (6.06%) Full Stack Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Full Stack Software Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Senior
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Full Stack Developer
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Full Stack Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.06%) .NET
1 2 (6.06%) React
1 2 (6.06%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 10 (30.30%) IoT
2 8 (24.24%) Embedded Systems
2 8 (24.24%) Renewable Energy
3 6 (18.18%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.03%) Analogue Electronics
Operating Systems
1 8 (24.24%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (36.36%) QMS
1 12 (36.36%) Quality Management
1 12 (36.36%) Software Engineering
2 10 (30.30%) Prototyping
3 8 (24.24%) Internal Audit
3 8 (24.24%) SDLC
4 7 (21.21%) Computer Science
4 7 (21.21%) Regulatory Compliance
5 6 (18.18%) Acceptance Criteria
5 6 (18.18%) CAPA
5 6 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (18.18%) Issue Tracking
5 6 (18.18%) Root Cause Analysis
5 6 (18.18%) Validation
5 6 (18.18%) Verification and Validation
6 4 (12.12%) Budgeting
6 4 (12.12%) Business Development
6 4 (12.12%) Ergonomics
6 4 (12.12%) Market Surveillance
6 4 (12.12%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 11 (33.33%) Python
2 10 (30.30%) C
3 9 (27.27%) Embedded C
4 3 (9.09%) C#
5 2 (6.06%) C++
5 2 (6.06%) Java
5 2 (6.06%) JavaScript
5 2 (6.06%) SQL
6 1 (3.03%) Assembly Language
6 1 (3.03%) R
Qualifications
1 23 (69.70%) Degree
2 2 (6.06%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (75.76%) ISO 13485
2 10 (30.30%) ISO 9001
3 4 (12.12%) COSHH
4 3 (9.09%) GDPR
5 2 (6.06%) HIPAA
6 1 (3.03%) QA
System Software
1 3 (9.09%) Firmware
2 2 (6.06%) Embedded Firmware