ARP4761 Job Trends in the South West

SAE ARP4761
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring ARP4761 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 164 -
Rank change year-on-year -75 - -
Permanent jobs citing ARP4761 4 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.038% 0.14% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.40% 1.05% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £80,000 £52,500 -
% change year-on-year +52.38% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West

ARP4761 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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 991 475 781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.42% 13.28% 11.47%
Number of salaries quoted 587 325 384
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £30,279
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,495 £85,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% -4.27% -2.50%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ARP4761 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

ARP4761 job vacancy trend in the South West

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Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing ARP4761.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing ARP4761

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Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ARP4761 within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Bristol -42 4 £80,000 -
ARP4761
England

ARP4761
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 4 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
1 4 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) Safety Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) FMEA
1 4 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) CITP
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 4 (100.00%) DO-254
1 4 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 4 (100.00%) ISO 26262