DO-160 Job Trends in the UK excluding London

RTCA DO-160/EUROCAE ED-14
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring DO-160 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 645 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing DO-160 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.009% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.091% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

DO-160 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,683 4,903 7,325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.56% 14.05% 12.60%
Number of salaries quoted 4,922 2,611 3,979
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £48,793
Median % change year-on-year - +2.47% -5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -8.33%

DO-160
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DO-160 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

DO-160 job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

DO-160
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing DO-160.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing DO-160

DO-160
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DO-160 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 August 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
South West - 6 £55,000 - 3
Scotland - 1 - - 1
DO-160
UK

DO-160
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) SOLIDWORKS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) RS-422
General
1 7 (100.00%) Aerospace
2 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (57.14%) Aviation
3 4 (57.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
4 3 (42.86%) Automotive
4 3 (42.86%) Digital Health
4 3 (42.86%) Electronics
4 3 (42.86%) Law
4 3 (42.86%) Legal
5 2 (28.57%) Avionics
6 1 (14.29%) Aeronautics
6 1 (14.29%) Finance
6 1 (14.29%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) EMC Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior
2 2 (28.57%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Certification Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Physics
2 4 (57.14%) Validation
2 4 (57.14%) Verification and Validation
3 2 (28.57%) PLM
3 2 (28.57%) Requirements Management
3 2 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
4 1 (14.29%) Ergonomics
4 1 (14.29%) Human Factors
4 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
4 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
4 1 (14.29%) Software Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Test Automation
4 1 (14.29%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Degree
2 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Master's Degree
4 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) EMC Certification
4 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) Def Stans
2 3 (42.86%) ARP4761
3 2 (28.57%) ARP4754
4 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
4 1 (14.29%) DO-254
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) EMC