The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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.
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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
1,488
2,240
3,140
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
15.02%
14.60%
12.14%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,005
1,532
2,292
10th Percentile
£281
£313
£325
25th Percentile
£400
£420
£415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£510
£515
Median % change year-on-year
-1.96%
-0.97%
+3.00%
75th Percentile
£603
£623
£625
90th Percentile
£713
£750
£725
UK median daily rate
£500
£510
£525
% change year-on-year
-1.96%
-2.86%
+2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted
47
79
63
10th Percentile
£17.98
£12.75
£18.54
25th Percentile
£23.13
£14.00
£25.50
Median hourly rate
£39.00
£22.87
£43.00
Median % change year-on-year
+70.53%
-46.81%
-2.16%
75th Percentile
£67.50
£44.38
£61.88
90th Percentile
£87.15
£65.00
£72.35
UK median hourly rate
£34.50
£20.80
£37.50
% change year-on-year
+65.85%
-44.53%
+33.93%
IEC 61508 Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing IEC 61508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IEC 61508 Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing IEC 61508.
IEC 61508 Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing IEC 61508 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for IEC 61508.
IEC 61508 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
