DO-178B Job Trends in Bristol

RTCA DO-178B/EUROCAE ED-12B
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring DO-178B skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 129
Rank change year-on-year - - +21
Permanent jobs citing DO-178B 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol - - 0.056%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - - 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.96%
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary - £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -23.08% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bristol

DO-178B falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 215 275 314
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 10.53% 19.80% 17.51%
Number of salaries quoted 141 102 249
10th Percentile £36,750 £37,250 £36,135
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,500 £55,148
Median % change year-on-year -8.26% -1.17% +5.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,875 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

DO-178B
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DO-178B relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

DO-178B job vacancy trend in Bristol

DO-178B
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing DO-178B.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing DO-178B