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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 414 492 521
Rank change year-on-year +78 +29 -
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61131 7 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.043% 0.013% 0.004%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.23% 0.094% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £45,000 -
UK median annual salary - £46,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -12.38% -

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 3,013 3,189 3,508
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.49% 13.61% 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,670 1,922 2,879
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% -5.00% +9.09%

IEC 61131
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing IEC 61131 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

IEC 61131 trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

IEC 61131
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

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

IEC 61131
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (14.29%) WinCC
Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) Ethernet
1 2 (28.57%) Modbus
1 2 (28.57%) Profibus
General
1 3 (42.86%) Legal
2 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Instrumentation Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Technical Engineer
3 2 (28.57%) Control Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) SCADA
2 3 (42.86%) Driving Licence
2 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
2 3 (42.86%) Operational Technology
3 1 (14.29%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (42.86%) Asset Management
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (42.86%) Data Acquisition
2 3 (42.86%) Ergonomics
2 3 (42.86%) Human Factors
2 3 (42.86%) Performance Measurement
2 3 (42.86%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (28.57%) OO
3 2 (28.57%) OOP
3 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) Supply Chain Planning
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) MATLAB
2 1 (14.29%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Chartered Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) HAZOP
2 1 (14.29%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Rockwell
1 2 (28.57%) Siemens