IEC 61508 Jobs in England

IEC 61508
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for IEC 61508 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IEC 61508 over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 838 849 1118
Rank change year-on-year +11 +269 -245
Permanent jobs citing IEC 61508 27 52 71
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.030% 0.062% 0.050%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.22% 0.33% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 14 25 37
10th Percentile £46,250 £56,500 £35,125
25th Percentile £52,500 £58,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +4.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £88,438 £81,250 -
90th Percentile £107,500 £86,500 £61,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% +4.17% +20.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

IEC 61508 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 advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 12,084 15,787 23,805
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.28% 18.76% 16.86%
Number of salaries quoted 8,321 7,618 11,992
10th Percentile £26,500 £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% -
75th Percentile £70,250 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

IEC 61508
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing IEC 61508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IEC 61508 in England

IEC 61508
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IEC 61508 in England.

Salary trend for IEC 61508 in England

IEC 61508
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IEC 61508 in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IEC 61508 in England

IEC 61508
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IEC 61508 within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
South West -11 25 £75,000 +20.00% 7
London +114 1 £82,500 - 1
East of England -4 1 £72,500 +16.00% 6
IEC 61508
UK

IEC 61508
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (22.22%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.41%) Azure
1 2 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 9 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (25.93%) LabVIEW
3 2 (7.41%) JIRA
3 2 (7.41%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (3.70%) CppUnit
4 1 (3.70%) JUnit
4 1 (3.70%) NetBeans
4 1 (3.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 15 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 7 (25.93%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (11.11%) Military
4 1 (3.70%) Legal
4 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 11 (40.74%) Systems Engineer
2 7 (25.93%) Software Engineer
3 6 (22.22%) Control Systems Engineer
3 6 (22.22%) Lead
4 5 (18.52%) Senior
5 4 (14.81%) Lead Software Engineer
6 2 (7.41%) Architect
6 2 (7.41%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (7.41%) Principal Software Engineer
6 2 (7.41%) Senior Software Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Consultant
7 1 (3.70%) Java Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Java Software Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Safety Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Security Consultant
7 1 (3.70%) Software Safety Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) .NET
2 1 (3.70%) HTML
2 1 (3.70%) JavaFX
Miscellaneous
1 6 (22.22%) Embedded Systems
1 6 (22.22%) Robotics
2 5 (18.52%) Algorithms
3 4 (14.81%) PMI
3 4 (14.81%) Product Ownership
4 3 (11.11%) Acoustics
5 2 (7.41%) RISC-V
6 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
6 1 (3.70%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.41%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 11 (40.74%) UML
3 10 (37.04%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (29.63%) Agile
5 7 (25.93%) Artificial Intelligence
5 7 (25.93%) Computer Science
5 7 (25.93%) Machine Learning
5 7 (25.93%) Software Testing
5 7 (25.93%) SysML
5 7 (25.93%) Technical Leadership
6 5 (18.52%) System Integration Testing
6 5 (18.52%) Systems Engineering
6 5 (18.52%) Validation
7 4 (14.81%) Code Quality
7 4 (14.81%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (14.81%) Line Management
7 4 (14.81%) Project Delivery
7 4 (14.81%) Project Management
8 3 (11.11%) DevOps
8 3 (11.11%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 8 (29.63%) C
2 7 (25.93%) MATLAB
3 6 (22.22%) C++
4 3 (11.11%) Java
4 3 (11.11%) Python
5 2 (7.41%) C#
6 1 (3.70%) Fortran
6 1 (3.70%) JavaScript
6 1 (3.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (62.96%) Security Cleared
2 16 (59.26%) Degree
3 13 (48.15%) SC Cleared
4 5 (18.52%) Chartered Engineer
5 4 (14.81%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (14.81%) PMI Certification
6 2 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (7.41%) Master's Degree
7 1 (3.70%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (62.96%) Def Stans
2 7 (25.93%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 5 (18.52%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 4 (14.81%) MISRA
4 4 (14.81%) MISRA C
5 3 (11.11%) DO-254
6 2 (7.41%) QA
7 1 (3.70%) HAZOP
7 1 (3.70%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (14.81%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (11.11%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) IBM
2 1 (3.70%) Atlassian
2 1 (3.70%) Fortinet