RTCA DO-178B/EUROCAE ED-12B
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring DO-178B skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 22 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing DO-178B | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | - | 1.96% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 13.33% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Dorset
DO-178B 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 Dorset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 23 | 15 | 22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 25.56% | 14.71% | 9.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £165 | - | £106 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £469 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £270 | £488 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.62% | +21.88% | -22.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £520 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £563 | £758 |
| South West median daily rate | £524 | £501 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -8.87% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.47 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £17.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.81 | - | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -76.02% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £47.93 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £66.19 |
| South West median hourly rate | £38.94 | £65.00 | £73.31 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.09% | -11.34% | +89.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DO-178B relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing DO-178B.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing DO-178B.
