Functional Safety
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Functional Safety skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Functional Safety over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 809 731 1087
Rank change year-on-year -78 +356 -185
Permanent jobs citing Functional Safety 81 249 157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.081% 0.25% 0.098%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.82% 1.71% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 51 11 47
10th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £35,125
25th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £62,086 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.58% +37.97% -61.70%
75th Percentile £76,500 £63,985 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,250 £62,086 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.35% +37.97% -

All Systems Management Skills
UK

Functional Safety is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 9,851 14,586 29,467
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.86% 14.71% 18.33%
Number of salaries quoted 7,078 9,021 14,016
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,091 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.37% -3.57% +12.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,250 £59,526
% change year-on-year -7.17% -0.46% +8.23%

Functional Safety
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Functional Safety as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Functional Safety in the UK

Functional Safety
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Functional Safety.

Salary trend for Functional Safety in the UK

Functional Safety
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Safety over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Functional Safety in the UK

Functional Safety
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Safety within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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 -44 81 £73,000 +17.58% 92
UK excluding London -195 62 £61,250 -1.35% 84
Midlands -96 24 £65,000 +8.33% 33
South East -52 22 £57,500 -7.39% 10
West Midlands -76 20 £70,000 +16.67% 25
London +121 19 £73,000 - 8
East of England +9 7 £36,750 - 12
South West -26 5 £73,750 - 11
North of England +52 4 £50,000 - 14
East Midlands -8 4 £50,000 - 8
Yorkshire +84 3 £50,000 - 4
Work from Home +55 2 £62,500 +4.17% 30
North West +4 1 £57,500 - 8

Functional Safety
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.47%) WinCC
Applications
1 23 (28.40%) Simulink
2 17 (20.99%) Stateflow
3 9 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (2.47%) TargetLink
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.64%) J1939
2 4 (4.94%) Ethernet
3 2 (2.47%) Bluetooth
3 2 (2.47%) Modbus
3 2 (2.47%) MQTT
3 2 (2.47%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 8 (9.88%) JIRA
2 3 (3.70%) Git
3 2 (2.47%) CANoe
3 2 (2.47%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.23%) ClearCase
General
1 40 (49.38%) Automotive
2 35 (43.21%) Social Skills
3 19 (23.46%) Influencing Skills
4 18 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (18.52%) Legal
6 12 (14.81%) Electronics
7 7 (8.64%) Manufacturing
8 6 (7.41%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (3.70%) Aerospace
10 3 (3.70%) Aviation
10 3 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (3.70%) Retail
11 2 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
11 2 (2.47%) Finance
11 2 (2.47%) Military
12 1 (1.23%) German Language
Job Titles
1 30 (37.04%) Lead
2 29 (35.80%) Systems Engineer
3 17 (20.99%) Senior
4 12 (14.81%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 8 (9.88%) Software Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) Architect
6 3 (3.70%) Author
6 3 (3.70%) Control Software Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) Safety Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) Senior Software Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) Systems Safety Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) Technical Author
6 3 (3.70%) Technical Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) Test and Validation Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) Test Engineer
6 3 (3.70%) Validation Engineer
7 2 (2.47%) Control Systems Engineer
7 2 (2.47%) SCADA Engineer
7 2 (2.47%) SCADA Software Engineer
7 2 (2.47%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.47%) Qt
1 2 (2.47%) wxWidgets
2 1 (1.23%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 17 (20.99%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (18.52%) Algorithms
3 9 (11.11%) SCADA
4 3 (3.70%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.47%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (2.47%) Data Centre
5 2 (2.47%) Industry 4.0
5 2 (2.47%) Infotainment
5 2 (2.47%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.47%) RISC-V
6 1 (1.23%) IoT
6 1 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.23%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.94%) Linux
2 3 (3.70%) Android
3 2 (2.47%) Windows
4 1 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (41.98%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (40.74%) Continuous Improvement
3 30 (37.04%) Validation
4 27 (33.33%) Project Delivery
5 25 (30.86%) Mentoring
6 20 (24.69%) Systems Engineering
7 19 (23.46%) Time Management
8 18 (22.22%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
9 17 (20.99%) Coaching
9 17 (20.99%) SFIA
9 17 (20.99%) Thought Leadership
10 16 (19.75%) Software Engineering
11 14 (17.28%) Customer Requirements
12 10 (12.35%) Cybersecurity
13 9 (11.11%) FMEA
14 7 (8.64%) SysML
15 6 (7.41%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
15 6 (7.41%) Roadmaps
15 6 (7.41%) Verification and Validation
16 5 (6.17%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 23 (28.40%) MATLAB
2 14 (17.28%) C
3 4 (4.94%) C#
4 3 (3.70%) Python
5 2 (2.47%) C++
5 2 (2.47%) SQL
5 2 (2.47%) VB
Qualifications
1 31 (38.27%) Degree
2 8 (9.88%) HNC
3 5 (6.17%) Master's Degree
4 4 (4.94%) CESG Certified Professional
5 3 (3.70%) HND
6 2 (2.47%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.23%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (27.16%) ISO 26262
2 12 (14.81%) Automotive SPICE
3 3 (3.70%) AUTOSAR
3 3 (3.70%) QA
4 2 (2.47%) Def Stans
4 2 (2.47%) DO-254
4 2 (2.47%) IEC 61508
4 2 (2.47%) ISO 9001
5 1 (1.23%) ISO 14001
5 1 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.23%) TickIT
System Software
1 7 (8.64%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.47%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 8 (9.88%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.94%) AVEVA
2 4 (4.94%) Rockwell
2 4 (4.94%) Siemens
3 3 (3.70%) Facebook
3 3 (3.70%) Instagram
3 3 (3.70%) MathWorks
3 3 (3.70%) QNX
4 2 (2.47%) EMC
4 2 (2.47%) Oracle
4 2 (2.47%) Wonderware
5 1 (1.23%) Allen-Bradley
5 1 (1.23%) Red Hat