The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Newport requiring IEC 61508 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
30 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Newport |
1.70% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category |
6.25% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£51,250 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
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 Newport.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills |
48 |
14 |
9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport |
27.27% |
24.56% |
11.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
18 |
12 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,100 |
£36,250 |
£30,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,055 |
£40,188 |
£31,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£56,750 |
£44,000 |
£39,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.98% |
+12.82% |
-25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£64,150 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£76,116 |
£88,060 |
£75,052 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£52,835 |
£51,250 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.09% |
+2.50% |
- |
IEC 61508
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IEC 61508 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newport.
IEC 61508
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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:
