IEC 61508 Contract Job Trends in Somerset

IEC 61508
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset 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 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing IEC 61508 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.85% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.36% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £550 - £550

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 56 35 41
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 15.86% 21.74% 18.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 21 25
10th Percentile £372 £160 £236
25th Percentile £431 £225 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% +3.90%
75th Percentile £603 £625 £600
90th Percentile £688 £675 £625
South West median daily rate £506 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -2.79% -0.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 13
10th Percentile - £57.75 £11.73
25th Percentile - £58.13 £12.00
Median hourly rate £14.00 £62.50 £12.24
Median % change year-on-year -77.60% +410.62% -75.52%
75th Percentile - £69.38 £12.81
90th Percentile £57.27 £71.25 £12.82
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +44.44% -30.77%

IEC 61508
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

IEC 61508 job vacancy trend in Somerset

IEC 61508
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 4 June 2026. 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
Bath - 3 £550 -
IEC 61508
South West

IEC 61508
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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