COSHH Job Trends in England

COSHH
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring COSHH skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 402 664 665
Rank change year-on-year +262 +1 +316
Permanent jobs citing COSHH 217 11 2
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 0.022% 0.004%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.15% 0.14% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 16 0 1
10th Percentile £39,875 - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £47,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +168.57%
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £42,500 - £47,000
% change year-on-year - - +168.57%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

COSHH 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,896 8,105 6,908
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.23% 16.34% 15.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4,046 3,674 5,200
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,125
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +4.35%

COSHH
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing COSHH relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

COSHH job vacancy trend in England

COSHH
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing COSHH.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing COSHH

COSHH
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing COSHH in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for COSHH in England

COSHH
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COSHH within the England region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
Midlands - 201 £42,500 - 3
West Midlands - 201 £42,500 - 2
North of England +27 7 - - 2
Yorkshire - 7 - - 2
East of England - 5 - -
South East +27 2 £42,000 - 1
COSHH
UK

COSHH
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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
1 197 (90.78%) Finance
1 197 (90.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 18 (8.29%) Back Office
2 18 (8.29%) Law
2 18 (8.29%) Local Government
2 18 (8.29%) Military
Job Titles
1 197 (90.78%) Facilities Engineer
1 197 (90.78%) Systems Engineer
2 18 (8.29%) Project Manager
3 16 (7.37%) Traffic Manager
4 1 (0.46%) Administrator
4 1 (0.46%) Mechanical Engineer
4 1 (0.46%) Support Engineer
4 1 (0.46%) Technical Engineer
4 1 (0.46%) Technical Support
4 1 (0.46%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (0.46%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (90.78%) Inventory Management
1 197 (90.78%) Mentoring
1 197 (90.78%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (0.46%) Asset Management
2 1 (0.46%) Coaching
2 1 (0.46%) Customer Service
2 1 (0.46%) Proactive Maintenance
2 1 (0.46%) Statistical Analysis
Qualifications
1 198 (91.24%) NVQ Level 3
2 197 (90.78%) City & Guilds
2 197 (90.78%) Postgraduate
3 1 (0.46%) Security Cleared