DO-254 Job Trends in the South West

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring DO-254 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 213
Rank change year-on-year - - +65
Permanent jobs citing DO-254 0 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West - - 0.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - - 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £43,080
England median annual salary £51,250 - £43,080

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 608 607 669
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 12.13% 14.00% 15.32%
Number of salaries quoted 353 280 520
10th Percentile £30,100 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £78,875
England median annual salary £57,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.75% - +4.35%

DO-254
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DO-254 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

DO-254 job vacancy trend in the South West

DO-254
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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