IEC 61508
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for IEC 61508 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IEC 61508 over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 174 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing IEC 61508 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | - | - | 0.100% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | - | 0.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £563 | £488 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £49.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £50.21 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £51.79 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £52.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52.95 |
| England median hourly rate | £75.00 | £57.50 | £51.79 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.43% | +11.03% | -20.32% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West
IEC 61508 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 476 | 470 | 531 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 17.10% | 14.59% | 13.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 265 | 294 | 387 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £288 | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £393 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.42% | +2.70% | +2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £588 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £650 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 34 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £19.33 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £29.30 | £11.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £12.42 | £37.50 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -66.88% | +102.70% | +21.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.66 | £47.75 | £43.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.75 | £64.15 | £59.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £20.55 | £42.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.64% | +54.55% | +31.26% |
IEC 61508
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing IEC 61508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
IEC 61508
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IEC 61508 in the North West.