ISO/IEC 12207
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring ISO/IEC 12207 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 689 642 866
Rank change year-on-year -47 +224 +102
Permanent jobs citing ISO/IEC 12207 38 12 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.042% 0.028% 0.011%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.41% 0.17% 0.083%
Number of salaries quoted 16 11 6
10th Percentile £57,000 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £60,000 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.50% +14.29% -
75th Percentile - £70,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £80,800 £73,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,900 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +26.50% +14.29% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

ISO/IEC 12207 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 9,293 7,190 13,258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.25% 16.52% 13.75%
Number of salaries quoted 5,589 3,967 9,192
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £43,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.94% +11.58% -5.00%

ISO/IEC 12207
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISO/IEC 12207 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

ISO/IEC 12207 job vacancy trend in the UK

ISO/IEC 12207
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 12207.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISO/IEC 12207

ISO/IEC 12207
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO/IEC 12207 over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for ISO/IEC 12207 in the UK

ISO/IEC 12207
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 12207 within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2026. 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
UK excluding London -32 38 £75,900 +26.50% 4
England -4 35 £75,900 +26.50% 4
South East +2 30 £71,100 +18.50% 4
East of England - 3 £75,900 -
Scotland - 2 £80,800 -
Wales -32 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
South West - 1 £85,700 -
North of England - 1 - -

ISO/IEC 12207
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 13 (34.21%) CATIA
Development Applications
1 19 (50.00%) JIRA
1 19 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (13.16%) Apache Continuum
General
1 7 (18.42%) Aerospace
1 7 (18.42%) Finance
Job Titles
1 16 (42.11%) Systems Engineer
2 13 (34.21%) Principal Engineer
3 12 (31.58%) Senior
4 9 (23.68%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 7 (18.42%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 6 (15.79%) Architect
6 6 (15.79%) Principal Software Engineer
6 6 (15.79%) Requirements Manager
6 6 (15.79%) Software Architect
6 6 (15.79%) Software Engineer
6 6 (15.79%) Systems Manager
7 3 (7.89%) Senior Software Test Engineer
7 3 (7.89%) Senior Test Engineer
7 3 (7.89%) Software Test Engineer
7 3 (7.89%) Test Engineer
8 2 (5.26%) Integration Engineer
8 2 (5.26%) Senior Integration Engineer
8 2 (5.26%) Senior Performance Engineer
8 2 (5.26%) Systems Integration Engineer
9 1 (2.63%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (15.79%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.79%) Acoustics
1 6 (15.79%) Augmented Reality
2 5 (13.16%) Management Information System
3 4 (10.53%) Algorithms
3 4 (10.53%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (89.47%) Agile
1 34 (89.47%) Waterfall
2 23 (60.53%) Software Engineering
2 23 (60.53%) Systems Engineering
3 19 (50.00%) Requirements Management
4 15 (39.47%) Computer Science
4 15 (39.47%) Configuration Management
4 15 (39.47%) Systems Thinking
5 13 (34.21%) Technical Leadership
6 12 (31.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (31.58%) UML
7 9 (23.68%) Validation
8 7 (18.42%) Network Design
9 6 (15.79%) Design Patterns
9 6 (15.79%) DevOps
9 6 (15.79%) Mentoring
9 6 (15.79%) Open Source
9 6 (15.79%) SDLC
10 5 (13.16%) Cybersecurity
10 5 (13.16%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (15.79%) Ada
1 6 (15.79%) Ada 95
2 3 (7.89%) MATLAB
2 3 (7.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 36 (94.74%) BPSS Clearance
2 21 (55.26%) Degree
3 15 (39.47%) Chartered Engineer
4 6 (15.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.63%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (60.53%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 19 (50.00%) IBM