RTCA DO-178B/EUROCAE ED-12B
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for DO-178B skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited DO-178B over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 729 | 991 | 1082 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +262 | +91 | -331 |
| Permanent jobs citing DO-178B | 12 | 85 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.023% | 0.069% | 0.012% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.15% | 0.39% | 0.080% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,050 | £53,750 | £40,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,500 | £58,125 | £41,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,500 | £62,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +38.89% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,750 | £69,375 | £53,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,400 | £73,750 | £58,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,500 | £62,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +38.89% | -5.26% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
DO-178B is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 7,856 | 22,053 | 20,013 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.76% | 17.79% | 15.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,764 | 11,814 | 12,559 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,968 | £42,500 | £40,317 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | +2.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +5.26% | -3.06% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing DO-178B as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DO-178B.
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Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DO-178B within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 | +261 | 12 | £61,500 | -1.60% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +178 | 12 | £61,500 | -1.60% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +176 | 9 | £61,500 | +2.50% | 2 |
| Midlands | +120 | 8 | £61,500 | - | |
| East Midlands | +36 | 5 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +135 | 3 | £61,500 | - | |
| North of England | +151 | 2 | £57,500 | - | |
| South West | +43 | 2 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 7 |
| North West | +104 | 1 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £57,500 | - |
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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: