IEC 61508 Job Trends in Dorset

IEC 61508
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring IEC 61508 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 34 43
Rank change year-on-year -11 +9 +45
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 2 15 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.42% 3.74% 1.55%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.56% 22.73% 11.36%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £61,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.82% -
South West median annual salary - £61,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -12.14% +7.69%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 36 66 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 7.53% 16.46% 13.66%
Number of salaries quoted 27 32 33
10th Percentile £27,000 £35,225 £36,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £39,938 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.00% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £43,125 £52,813 £62,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £61,227 £77,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%

IEC 61508
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IEC 61508 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

IEC 61508 job vacancy trend in Dorset

IEC 61508
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing IEC 61508.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing IEC 61508

IEC 61508
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IEC 61508 within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 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
Bridport +1 1 - -
Poole - 1 - -
IEC 61508
South West

IEC 61508
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Principal Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Def Stans