IEC 61508
North West > Cumbria
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cumbria requiring IEC 61508 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 35 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria | 2.08% | 2.26% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 15.38% | 18.33% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | - | - | £75,000 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cumbria
IEC 61508 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 Cumbria.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 52 | 60 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria | 13.54% | 12.32% | 14.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 24 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £30,575 | £31,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,526 | £38,301 | £31,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,854 | £40,000 | £33,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.37% | +19.40% | -25.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,753 | £55,700 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £52,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | - | -5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IEC 61508 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.
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Salary Trend in Cumbria
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing IEC 61508.
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Job Locations in Cumbria
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IEC 61508 within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 3 January 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow-in-Furness | +13 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dalton-in-Furness | -4 | 1 | - | - | |
| Grange-over-Sands | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Kirkby-in-Furness | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Broughton-in-Furness | - | 1 | - | - | |
| IEC 61508 North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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: