DO-254 Job Trends in Kent

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring DO-254 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 61 -
Rank change year-on-year -26 - -
Permanent jobs citing DO-254 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.14% 0.15% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.74% 1.52% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
South East median annual salary £75,000 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 115 66 266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 7.98% 10.08% 15.80%
Number of salaries quoted 51 35 185
10th Percentile £26,250 - £23,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -11.76% -15.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £55,375 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,250 £70,569 £77,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +22.22% -10.45%

DO-254
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

DO-254 job vacancy trend in Kent

DO-254
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing DO-254.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing DO-254

DO-254
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DO-254 within the Kent region over the 6 months to 19 June 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
Maidstone - 2 £60,000 -
DO-254
South East

DO-254
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Hardware Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Principal Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Principal Hardware Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Mentor Graphics