IEC 61508 Contract Job Trends in Bath

IEC 61508
Somerset > Bath

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bath requiring IEC 61508 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing IEC 61508 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bath 3.53% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Somerset median daily rate £550 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bath

IEC 61508 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Bath.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 27 12 17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bath 31.76% 17.91% 27.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 12 14
10th Percentile £443 - £396
25th Percentile £501 £225 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £438 £500
Median % change year-on-year +25.71% -12.50% +81.82%
75th Percentile £603 £625 £588
90th Percentile £676 £760 £670
Somerset median daily rate £525 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% +3.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 2
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £12.00
Somerset median hourly rate £14.00 £62.50 £12.24
% change year-on-year -77.60% +410.62% -75.52%

IEC 61508
Job Vacancy Trend in Bath

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IEC 61508 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bath.

IEC 61508 job vacancy trend in Bath

IEC 61508
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 3 (100.00%) Automotive
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Safety Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Safety Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) V-Model
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Ada
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Functional Safety