IEC 61508 Jobs in the UK excluding London

IEC 61508
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 739 702
Rank change year-on-year +560 -37 +75
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 671 24 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.72% 0.034% 0.090%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 10.14% 0.25% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 17 12 24
10th Percentile - - £55,750
25th Percentile - £46,250 £58,750
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 £76,563
90th Percentile - £112,500 £81,250
UK 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
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,620 9,641 12,327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.98% 13.61% 20.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,159 6,347 4,623
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +4.28%
75th Percentile £68,750 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,250
UK 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 UK excluding London

Job postings citing IEC 61508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for IEC 61508 in the UK excluding London

IEC 61508
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IEC 61508 in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for IEC 61508 in the UK excluding London

IEC 61508
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IEC 61508 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IEC 61508 in the UK excluding London

IEC 61508
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 IEC 61508 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
North of England - 204 £45,000 - 29
North West - 156 - - 14
South West +205 141 £61,500 -18.00% 33
South East - 117 - - 25
Scotland +196 94 - - 4
Yorkshire - 48 £45,000 - 11
East Midlands - 47 - - 8
Midlands - 47 - - 19
East of England - 46 - - 14
Wales - 22 - - 3
IEC 61508
UK

IEC 61508
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (2.24%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (0.45%) NetBeans
General
1 114 (16.99%) Social Skills
2 3 (0.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (0.45%) Legal
2 3 (0.45%) Public Sector
3 1 (0.15%) Aerospace
3 1 (0.15%) Aviation
3 1 (0.15%) Manufacturing
3 1 (0.15%) Military
Job Titles
1 484 (72.13%) Senior
2 180 (26.83%) Principal Engineer
3 140 (20.86%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 140 (20.86%) Systems Engineer
4 114 (16.99%) Software Support Engineer
4 114 (16.99%) Support Engineer
5 16 (2.38%) Instrumentation Engineer
5 16 (2.38%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 15 (2.24%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 4 (0.60%) Software Engineer
8 3 (0.45%) Java Engineer
8 3 (0.45%) Java Software Engineer
9 1 (0.15%) Consultant
9 1 (0.15%) Embedded Engineer
9 1 (0.15%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 1 (0.15%) Safety Consultant
9 1 (0.15%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.45%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 3 (0.45%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (0.15%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (0.15%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 498 (74.22%) Systems Engineering
2 327 (48.73%) FMEA
3 157 (23.40%) Mathematics
4 156 (23.25%) Coaching
4 156 (23.25%) Physics
5 114 (16.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 51 (7.60%) Safety Engineering
7 16 (2.38%) Validation
7 16 (2.38%) Verification and Validation
8 15 (2.24%) Requirements Management
8 15 (2.24%) Situational Awareness
8 15 (2.24%) Supplier Management
9 4 (0.60%) Software Engineering
10 3 (0.45%) OO
10 3 (0.45%) OOA/OOD
10 3 (0.45%) OOD
10 3 (0.45%) Project Delivery
10 3 (0.45%) Project Management
10 3 (0.45%) UML
10 3 (0.45%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.45%) Java
2 2 (0.30%) C
3 1 (0.15%) Ada
3 1 (0.15%) C++
Qualifications
1 667 (99.40%) Degree
2 661 (98.51%) BPSS Clearance
3 67 (9.99%) Chartered Engineer
4 51 (7.60%) Master's Degree
5 4 (0.60%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.15%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 496 (73.92%) Def Stans
2 156 (23.25%) ARP4754
2 156 (23.25%) DO-254
3 1 (0.15%) DO-178B
Systems Management
1 18 (2.68%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (0.15%) Allen-Bradley