IEC 61508
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring IEC 61508 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IEC 61508 over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 115 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing IEC 61508 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.062% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.35% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £461 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £472 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £483 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £274 | £550 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.27% | +12.82% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 284 | 417 | 568 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 17.48% | 18.81% | 19.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 186 | 259 | 479 |
| 10th Percentile | £192 | £191 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £326 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £605 | £610 | £639 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | -2.86% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.53 | £15.32 | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.90 | £16.18 | £34.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.35 | £18.27 | £47.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.70% | -61.72% | +44.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.19 | £51.28 | £50.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.28 | £60.75 | £52.55 |
| UK median hourly rate | £34.50 | £20.80 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.85% | -44.53% | +33.93% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing IEC 61508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IEC 61508 in Scotland.
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Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IEC 61508 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fife | - | 1 | £472 | - | |
| IEC 61508 UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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