JTAG Job Trends in the South West

Joint Test Action Group (JTAG)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring JTAG skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 166 272
Rank change year-on-year -64 +106 -26
Permanent jobs citing JTAG 1 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.012% 0.032% 0.070%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.13% 0.23% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,825 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,150 - -
75th Percentile £74,475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £70,150 £130,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -46.04% +147.62% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West

JTAG 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 750 442 1,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.22% 14.00% 12.34%
Number of salaries quoted 482 291 805
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,987 £35,802 £34,905
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,396
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.97% -4.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,834 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,625 £85,000 £83,433
England median annual salary £58,589 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +1.89% +7.48% -6.96%

JTAG
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

JTAG job vacancy trend in the South West

JTAG
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing JTAG

JTAG
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 JTAG within the South West region over the 6 months to 5 July 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 - 1 £70,150 - 2
JTAG
England

JTAG
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Bluetooth
1 1 (100.00%) UWB
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Software Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) ARM Cortex
1 1 (100.00%) Device Driver
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Yahoo!