DO-160 Job Trends in Scotland

RTCA DO-160/EUROCAE ED-14
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring DO-160 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing DO-160 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.028% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.31% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £95,000 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland

DO-160 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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 320 386 505
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 9.04% 15.34% 9.80%
Number of salaries quoted 157 80 217
10th Percentile £24,479 £37,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £51,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,197 £62,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -37.29% +31.58% -9.95%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,630 £59,750
90th Percentile £89,000 £95,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -7.56%

DO-160
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DO-160 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

DO-160 job vacancy trend in Scotland

DO-160
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DO-160 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 August 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
Edinburgh - 1 - -
DO-160
UK

DO-160
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) EMC Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) EMC Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC