ARP4761 Job Trends

SAE ARP4761
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring ARP4761 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 668 - 764
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing ARP4761 5 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.010% - 0.016%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.065% - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 8
10th Percentile - - £61,750
25th Percentile £51,250 - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £67,500
75th Percentile £53,750 - £75,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 - £67,500

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

ARP4761 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,686 10,431 8,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.60% 13.41% 14.35%
Number of salaries quoted 4,219 5,354 6,745
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,136 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,549 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% -5.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,250 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +4.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ARP4761 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ARP4761 in the UK

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Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ARP4761.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ARP4761

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Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ARP4761 within the UK over the 6 months to 16 September 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
England - 5 £52,500 - 1
UK excluding London - 5 £52,500 - 1
Work from Home - 4 - -
South West - 4 - - 1
South East - 1 £52,500 -

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Advertising
2 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) Junior
2 4 (80.00%) Junior Systems Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) Reliability Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) Safety Engineer
2 4 (80.00%) Systems Safety Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) RAMS Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (80.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 4 (80.00%) Matrix Organization
1 4 (80.00%) Requirements Management
1 4 (80.00%) Risk Analysis
1 4 (80.00%) Validation
1 4 (80.00%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (20.00%) FMECA
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Safety Engineering
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) ARP4754
1 1 (20.00%) DO-178B
1 1 (20.00%) DO-254