RTCA DO-254/EUROCAE ED-80
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for DO-254 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited DO-254 over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 885 964 1213
Rank change year-on-year +79 +249 -314
Permanent jobs citing DO-254 9 17 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.017% 0.006%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.066% 0.089% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 2
10th Percentile £50,464 - £36,738
25th Percentile £61,540 £60,000 £41,865
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £65,000 £52,640
Median % change year-on-year +30.77% +23.48% -8.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 - £63,685
90th Percentile - £76,400 £68,974
UK excluding London median annual salary £85,000 £60,000 £52,640
% change year-on-year +41.67% +13.98% -8.45%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

DO-254 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 13,622 19,042 26,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.73% 18.87% 16.96%
Number of salaries quoted 9,261 8,843 13,170
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,665
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.90% +0.35%

DO-254
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing DO-254 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for DO-254 in the UK

DO-254
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DO-254.

Salary trend for DO-254 in the UK

DO-254
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing DO-254 over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for DO-254 in the UK

DO-254
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DO-254 within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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 +72 9 £85,000 +36.00% 14
UK excluding London -3 9 £85,000 +41.67% 14
South West -21 9 £85,000 - 4
Work from Home +79 7 £43,080 - 4

DO-254
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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (77.78%) Network Security
General
1 7 (77.78%) Aerospace
1 7 (77.78%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (77.78%) Aviation
1 7 (77.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 7 (77.78%) Influencing Skills
1 7 (77.78%) Military
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Computer Science
1 7 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (77.78%) Decision-Making
1 7 (77.78%) Digital Engineering
1 7 (77.78%) Line Management
1 7 (77.78%) Penetration Testing
1 7 (77.78%) Server Management
1 7 (77.78%) Software Testing
1 7 (77.78%) Technical Analysis
1 7 (77.78%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
2 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
2 2 (22.22%) Technical Leadership
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) Def Stans
1 2 (22.22%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) Functional Safety