IEC 61131 Job Trends in Northamptonshire

IEC 61131
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring IEC 61131 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61131 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 0.76% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northamptonshire

IEC 61131 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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 58 47 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 14.65% 7.24% 12.12%
Number of salaries quoted 35 12 30
10th Percentile - £29,850 £42,450
25th Percentile £31,250 £39,375 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.18% -3.33% +9.95%
75th Percentile £59,375 £57,938 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £67,125 £68,500
East Midlands median annual salary £35,750 £44,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -19.21% -15.71% +5.00%

IEC 61131
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IEC 61131 within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 4 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
Northampton - 1 £45,000 - 1
IEC 61131
East Midlands

IEC 61131
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 2 (66.67%) AutoCAD
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (66.67%) MS Visio
1 2 (66.67%) SOLIDWORKS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Profibus
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Automation Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Instrumentation Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Preventative Maintenance
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Six Sigma
1 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 1 (33.33%) Control Theory
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) EMC