Functional Safety
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Functional Safety skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Functional Safety over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 818 701 1085
Rank change year-on-year -117 +384 -195
Permanent jobs citing Functional Safety 78 275 147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.080% 0.26% 0.095%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.78% 1.78% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 49 14 44
10th Percentile £47,100 £47,500 £35,125
25th Percentile £56,250 £49,375 £36,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.67% +33.33% -61.70%
75th Percentile £76,500 £62,971 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £63,750 £60,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% +33.33% -

All Systems Management Skills
UK

Functional Safety is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 9,961 15,465 27,696
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.16% 14.78% 17.97%
Number of salaries quoted 7,202 9,470 14,208
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,091 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +12.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,675 £105,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +9.09%

Functional Safety
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Functional Safety in the UK

Functional Safety
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Functional Safety.

Salary trend for Functional Safety in the UK

Functional Safety
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Safety over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Functional Safety in the UK

Functional Safety
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Safety within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 -50 78 £73,000 +21.67% 90
UK excluding London -181 59 £63,750 +6.25% 88
South East -27 22 £57,500 -5.80% 11
Midlands -103 21 £67,500 +12.50% 30
West Midlands -77 20 £70,000 +16.67% 28
London +143 19 £73,000 - 6
East of England +18 7 £36,750 - 17
South West -1 5 £73,750 - 10
North of England +51 4 £50,000 - 14
Yorkshire +94 3 £50,000 - 3
Work from Home +70 3 £62,500 +4.17% 25
North West +11 1 £57,500 - 10
East Midlands -20 1 £65,000 - 2

Functional Safety
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.56%) WinCC
Applications
1 24 (30.77%) Simulink
2 17 (21.79%) Stateflow
3 9 (11.54%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (2.56%) TargetLink
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.97%) J1939
2 4 (5.13%) Ethernet
3 2 (2.56%) Bluetooth
3 2 (2.56%) Modbus
3 2 (2.56%) MQTT
3 2 (2.56%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 8 (10.26%) JIRA
2 3 (3.85%) Git
3 2 (2.56%) CANoe
3 2 (2.56%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.28%) ClearCase
General
1 40 (51.28%) Automotive
2 35 (44.87%) Social Skills
3 19 (24.36%) Influencing Skills
4 17 (21.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (19.23%) Legal
6 13 (16.67%) Electronics
7 7 (8.97%) Manufacturing
8 6 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (3.85%) Aerospace
10 3 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (3.85%) Retail
11 2 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
11 2 (2.56%) Finance
11 2 (2.56%) Military
Job Titles
1 30 (38.46%) Lead
2 29 (37.18%) Systems Engineer
3 18 (23.08%) Senior
4 12 (15.38%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 8 (10.26%) Software Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Architect
6 3 (3.85%) Author
6 3 (3.85%) Control Software Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Senior Software Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Technical Author
6 3 (3.85%) Technical Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Test and Validation Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Test Engineer
6 3 (3.85%) Validation Engineer
7 2 (2.56%) Control Systems Engineer
7 2 (2.56%) Hardware Engineer
7 2 (2.56%) Project Leader
7 2 (2.56%) SCADA Engineer
7 2 (2.56%) SCADA Software Engineer
7 2 (2.56%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.56%) Qt
1 2 (2.56%) wxWidgets
2 1 (1.28%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 16 (20.51%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (19.23%) Algorithms
3 9 (11.54%) SCADA
4 3 (3.85%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.56%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (2.56%) Data Centre
5 2 (2.56%) Industry 4.0
5 2 (2.56%) Infotainment
5 2 (2.56%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.56%) RISC-V
6 1 (1.28%) IoT
6 1 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.28%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.13%) Linux
2 3 (3.85%) Android
3 2 (2.56%) Windows
4 1 (1.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (43.59%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (42.31%) Continuous Improvement
3 30 (38.46%) Validation
4 27 (34.62%) Project Delivery
5 25 (32.05%) Mentoring
6 19 (24.36%) Time Management
7 18 (23.08%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
8 17 (21.79%) Coaching
8 17 (21.79%) SFIA
8 17 (21.79%) Systems Engineering
8 17 (21.79%) Thought Leadership
9 16 (20.51%) Software Engineering
10 14 (17.95%) Customer Requirements
11 9 (11.54%) Cybersecurity
11 9 (11.54%) FMEA
12 7 (8.97%) SysML
13 6 (7.69%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
13 6 (7.69%) Roadmaps
13 6 (7.69%) Verification and Validation
14 5 (6.41%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 24 (30.77%) MATLAB
2 15 (19.23%) C
3 4 (5.13%) C#
4 3 (3.85%) Python
5 2 (2.56%) C++
5 2 (2.56%) SQL
5 2 (2.56%) VB
6 1 (1.28%) R
Qualifications
1 30 (38.46%) Degree
2 8 (10.26%) HNC
3 4 (5.13%) CESG Certified Professional
3 4 (5.13%) Master's Degree
4 3 (3.85%) HND
5 2 (2.56%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.28%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (28.21%) ISO 26262
2 13 (16.67%) Automotive SPICE
3 4 (5.13%) AUTOSAR
4 3 (3.85%) QA
5 2 (2.56%) Def Stans
5 2 (2.56%) DO-254
5 2 (2.56%) IEC 61508
5 2 (2.56%) ISO 9001
6 1 (1.28%) ISO 14001
6 1 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (1.28%) TickIT
System Software
1 7 (8.97%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.56%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 8 (10.26%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.13%) AVEVA
2 4 (5.13%) Rockwell
2 4 (5.13%) Siemens
3 3 (3.85%) Facebook
3 3 (3.85%) Instagram
3 3 (3.85%) MathWorks
3 3 (3.85%) QNX
4 2 (2.56%) EMC
4 2 (2.56%) Oracle
4 2 (2.56%) Wonderware
5 1 (1.28%) Allen-Bradley
5 1 (1.28%) Red Hat