RTCA DO-254/EUROCAE ED-80
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for DO-254 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited DO-254 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 900 930 1256
Rank change year-on-year +30 +326 -323
Permanent jobs citing DO-254 7 17 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.018% 0.003%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.051% 0.098% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 1
10th Percentile £50,464 - -
25th Percentile £61,540 £60,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.77% -7.14% +14.29%
75th Percentile £90,000 - £72,500
90th Percentile - £76,400 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £85,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +41.67% -14.29% +14.29%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

DO-254 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 with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,735 17,400 29,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.09% 18.38% 17.23%
Number of salaries quoted 9,212 8,417 13,445
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% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,900 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.17% +1.05%

DO-254
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing DO-254 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for DO-254 in the UK

DO-254
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DO-254.

Salary trend for DO-254 in the UK

DO-254
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing DO-254 over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for DO-254 in the UK

DO-254
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DO-254 within the UK 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
England +27 7 £85,000 +36.00% 17
South West -20 7 £85,000 - 5
UK excluding London -40 7 £85,000 +41.67% 15
Work from Home +39 4 £43,080 - 3

DO-254
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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) Network Security
General
1 4 (57.14%) Aerospace
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Aviation
1 4 (57.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (57.14%) Influencing Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Military
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Lead
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Computer Science
1 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (57.14%) Decision-Making
1 4 (57.14%) Digital Engineering
1 4 (57.14%) Line Management
1 4 (57.14%) Penetration Testing
1 4 (57.14%) Server Management
1 4 (57.14%) Software Testing
1 4 (57.14%) Technical Analysis
1 4 (57.14%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
2 3 (42.86%) Software Engineering
2 3 (42.86%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (14.29%) Business Development
3 1 (14.29%) Programme Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Def Stans
1 3 (42.86%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) Functional Safety