Hybrid/Remote IEC 61131 Job Trends

IEC 61131
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring IEC 61131 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 405 475 515
Rank change year-on-year +70 +40 -
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61131 5 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.031% 0.025% 0.004%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.17% 0.16% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £45,000 -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

IEC 61131 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,919 3,051 3,398
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.86% 15.12% 14.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,636 1,646 2,711
10th Percentile £33,438 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,475 £46,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - +3.74% +4.78%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £103,125 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £59,822 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.88% -0.30% +5.26%

IEC 61131
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IEC 61131 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IEC 61131 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

IEC 61131
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IEC 61131.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IEC 61131

IEC 61131
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) WinCC
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (20.00%) EPLAN
General
1 3 (60.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Electronics
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Instrumentation Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Technical Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Control Systems Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Operational Technology
1 4 (80.00%) SCADA
2 3 (60.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (20.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (60.00%) Data Acquisition
1 3 (60.00%) Ergonomics
1 3 (60.00%) Human Factors
1 3 (60.00%) Performance Measurement
1 3 (60.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) HAZOP
2 1 (20.00%) IEC 61508
2 1 (20.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Rockwell
2 1 (20.00%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (20.00%) Siemens