RTCA DO-254/EUROCAE ED-80
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for DO-254 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited DO-254 over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 694 | 853 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +159 | -172 |
| Contract jobs citing DO-254 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.037% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.28% | 0.017% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £488 | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45.63 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £47.19 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £53.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £60.87 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +16.67% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
DO-254 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 with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 6,208 | 7,984 | 11,775 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 14.33% | 13.37% | 13.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,920 | 5,483 | 8,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £275 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £409 | £404 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +2.44% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.63% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 381 | 225 | 301 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.21 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.18 | £18.70 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.61 | £37.50 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.05% | +31.58% | +35.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £62.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.38 | £77.50 | £67.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £36.25 | £21.05 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.34% | +72.21% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing DO-254 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DO-254.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DO-254.