IEC 61131 Job Trends in the South West

IEC 61131
England > South West

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 199 222
Rank change year-on-year +21 +23 -
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61131 1 16 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.025% 0.26% 0.022%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.19% 2.31% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1 16 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% - -
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 518 692 717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 13.17% 11.37% 15.81%
Number of salaries quoted 334 343 596
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £32,250
25th Percentile £36,650 £37,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £58,875
Median % change year-on-year - -15.07% +17.75%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

IEC 61131
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IEC 61131 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

IEC 61131 job vacancy trend in the South West

IEC 61131
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing IEC 61131.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing IEC 61131

IEC 61131
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 IEC 61131 within the South West region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
Dorset -5 1 £45,000 -7.22% 2
IEC 61131
England

IEC 61131
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Instrumentation Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Control Theory
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC