IEC 61508 Job Trends in Gwent

IEC 61508
South Wales > Gwent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gwent requiring IEC 61508 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Gwent 3.85% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median annual salary £57,500 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gwent

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 Gwent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 9 11 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gwent 34.62% 18.03% 56.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 2 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 £41,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £43,000 £28,290
Median % change year-on-year +30.23% +52.00% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £44,500 £31,020
90th Percentile - - £34,350
South Wales median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +10.00% -

IEC 61508
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gwent 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Control Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Allen-Bradley
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens