DO-254 Jobs in the South East

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring DO-254 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited DO-254 over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 289 - 328
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing DO-254 36 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.33% - 0.029%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.40% - 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £60,000
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £47,683 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -36.42% +25.00% -14.29%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 the South East.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,575 1,798 1,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 23.62% 12.45% 13.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,348 1,078 885
10th Percentile £34,250 £24,675 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £36,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £48,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +35.42% -6.80% -1.90%
75th Percentile £75,900 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £62,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.73% -8.33% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing DO-254 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for DO-254 in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DO-254.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DO-254

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DO-254 within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hampshire - 14 - - 1
Isle of Wight - 14 - -
Kent - 7 - -
Thames Valley - 1 £52,500 - 1
Buckinghamshire - 1 £52,500 -
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (2.78%) Advertising
1 1 (2.78%) Aerospace
1 1 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
2 35 (97.22%) Senior
2 35 (97.22%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 1 (2.78%) RAMS Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (97.22%) Coaching
1 35 (97.22%) Mathematics
1 35 (97.22%) Physics
1 35 (97.22%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (2.78%) FMECA
2 1 (2.78%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (2.78%) Safety Engineering
Qualifications
1 36 (100.00%) Degree
2 35 (97.22%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.78%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (100.00%) ARP4754
2 35 (97.22%) IEC 61508
3 1 (2.78%) ARP4761
3 1 (2.78%) DO-178B