IEC 61508 Jobs in the South West

IEC 61508
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring IEC 61508 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited IEC 61508 over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 269 257
Rank change year-on-year +208 -12 +32
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 145 23 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 4.04% 0.25% 0.15%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 25.09% 1.84% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 16 12 9
10th Percentile - - £53,250
25th Percentile - £46,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% +20.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile - £90,000 £71,250
90th Percentile - £112,500 £86,000
England median annual salary £61,500 £75,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -18.00% +20.00% +4.17%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West

IEC 61508 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 578 1,252 1,211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 16.12% 13.53% 18.07%
Number of salaries quoted 267 827 620
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,938 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.81% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £68,750 £65,688
90th Percentile £84,243 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%

IEC 61508
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing IEC 61508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for IEC 61508 in the South West

IEC 61508
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IEC 61508 in the South West.

Salary trend for IEC 61508 in the South West

IEC 61508
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 61508 within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 +90 98 £61,500 - 2
Bristol +64 23 - - 19
Somerset - 23 - - 2
Wiltshire - 1 £65,000 -
IEC 61508
England

IEC 61508
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Development Applications
1 15 (10.34%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (2.07%) NetBeans
General
1 1 (0.69%) Aerospace
1 1 (0.69%) Aviation
1 1 (0.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 72 (49.66%) Senior
2 70 (48.28%) Principal Engineer
3 21 (14.48%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 21 (14.48%) Systems Engineer
4 15 (10.34%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 3 (2.07%) Java Engineer
5 3 (2.07%) Java Software Engineer
5 3 (2.07%) Software Engineer
6 1 (0.69%) Consultant
6 1 (0.69%) Safety Consultant
6 1 (0.69%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.07%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 1 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (59.31%) Systems Engineering
2 55 (37.93%) Safety Engineering
3 50 (34.48%) FMEA
4 22 (15.17%) Mathematics
5 21 (14.48%) Coaching
5 21 (14.48%) Physics
6 15 (10.34%) Requirements Management
6 15 (10.34%) Situational Awareness
6 15 (10.34%) Supplier Management
7 3 (2.07%) Architectural Design
7 3 (2.07%) Design Patterns
7 3 (2.07%) Domain Models
7 3 (2.07%) OO
7 3 (2.07%) OOA/OOD
7 3 (2.07%) OOD
7 3 (2.07%) Sequence Diagram
7 3 (2.07%) Software Engineering
7 3 (2.07%) UML
7 3 (2.07%) Use Case
8 1 (0.69%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.07%) Java
2 1 (0.69%) Ada
2 1 (0.69%) C
Qualifications
1 142 (97.93%) Degree
2 141 (97.24%) BPSS Clearance
3 55 (37.93%) Chartered Engineer
3 55 (37.93%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (75.17%) Def Stans
2 21 (14.48%) ARP4754
2 21 (14.48%) DO-254
3 1 (0.69%) DO-178B
Systems Management
1 15 (10.34%) Functional Safety