DO-254 Job Trends in East Sussex

RTCA DO-254/EUROCAE ED-80
South East > East Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in East Sussex requiring DO-254 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing DO-254 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 0.17% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.01% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - -
75th Percentile £81,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 -
% change year-on-year +14.29% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
East Sussex

DO-254 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 East Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 99 40 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 16.89% 9.64% 9.58%
Number of salaries quoted 79 37 30
10th Percentile - £27,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £30,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,993
Median % change year-on-year - -3.83% +6.11%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £65,188
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,000 £90,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -4.76%

DO-254
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DO-254 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.

DO-254 job vacancy trend in East Sussex

DO-254
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing DO-254.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing DO-254

DO-254
Job Locations in East Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DO-254 within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 23 September 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
Hastings - 1 £77,500 -
DO-254
South East

DO-254
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
1 1 (100.00%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Video Processing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsemi
1 1 (100.00%) Xilinx