IEC 62304
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for IEC 62304 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IEC 62304 over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 694 | 836 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +142 | -133 |
| Contract jobs citing IEC 62304 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.009% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.065% | 0.069% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £281 | £468 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £293 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £325 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -35.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £400 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £445 | £533 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £500 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £52.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £52.50 | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
IEC 62304 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 | 6,144 | 7,733 | 11,572 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 14.29% | 13.38% | 13.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,904 | 5,308 | 7,915 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | +2.44% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £741 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £484 | £480 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.83% | +6.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 382 | 235 | 309 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.29 | £12.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.18 | £18.38 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.06 | £35.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.84% | +16.67% | +42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £61.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £77.50 | £68.81 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.19 | £32.94 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.78% | +46.41% | +6.89% |
IEC 62304
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing IEC 62304 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IEC 62304
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IEC 62304.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IEC 62304.