Rational DOORS Job Trends in the South West

IBM Rational DOORS
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Rational DOORS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 155 204
Rank change year-on-year -12 +49 -14
Permanent jobs citing Rational DOORS 10 34 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.20% 0.82% 0.29%
As % of the Development Applications category 3.80% 6.95% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 3 12 3
10th Percentile £70,180 £45,260 £48,000
25th Percentile £72,325 £57,838 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 £62,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.42% +24.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £76,075 £65,625 £68,750
90th Percentile £76,180 £71,250 £78,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -

All Development Application Skills
South West

Rational DOORS falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 263 489 695
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.18% 11.79% 14.64%
Number of salaries quoted 176 289 580
10th Percentile £28,250 £38,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +1.77% +4.63%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,625 £83,750 £90,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -

Rational DOORS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Rational DOORS job vacancy trend in the South West

Rational DOORS
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Rational DOORS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Rational DOORS

Rational DOORS
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 Rational DOORS within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 January 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 +7 6 £74,200 +18.72% 26
Dorset -12 2 - - 3
Somerset - 2 £75,900 - 4
Rational DOORS
England

Rational DOORS
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 2 (20.00%) SNA
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Electronics
3 3 (30.00%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 8 (80.00%) Systems Engineer
2 6 (60.00%) Principal Engineer
2 6 (60.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Requirements Management
1 6 (60.00%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (40.00%) Signal Processing
2 4 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
2 4 (40.00%) Test Planning
2 4 (40.00%) Validation
2 4 (40.00%) Verification and Validation
3 3 (30.00%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (30.00%) Customer-Centricity
3 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (30.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 3 (30.00%) Matrix Organization
3 3 (30.00%) Risk Analysis
4 2 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 2 (20.00%) Network Architecture
5 1 (10.00%) Agile
5 1 (10.00%) ArchiMate
5 1 (10.00%) Requirements Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (10.00%) UML
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (30.00%) Degree
3 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 6 (60.00%) IBM