IEC 61508 Contract Job Trends in Hatfield

IEC 61508
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hatfield requiring IEC 61508 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing IEC 61508 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield 0.78% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.47% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate - - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Hatfield

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 Hatfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 68 10 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 52.71% 50.00% 3.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 4 2
10th Percentile £341 - £235
25th Percentile £520 £475 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.60% +25.00% -33.33%
75th Percentile £553 £574 £538
90th Percentile £650 £662 £605
Hertfordshire median daily rate £519 £425 £475
% change year-on-year +22.00% -10.53% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 5 0
10th Percentile £16.25 £12.62 -
25th Percentile £17.21 £13.00 -
Median hourly rate £18.50 £15.34 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.60% - -
75th Percentile £19.91 £16.26 -
90th Percentile £20.34 £16.52 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £18.50 £15.73 £44.50
% change year-on-year +17.61% -64.65% +187.10%

IEC 61508
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) PLC Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) PLC Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Safety Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens