The first table below looks at the demand for Finite Element Analysis skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finite Element Analysis over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Rank 208 210 189
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -21
Permanent jobs citing Finite Element Analysis 2 1 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.038% 0.018% 0.423%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.050% 0.024% 0.619%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 25
Average salary £36,625 £37,000 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.01% -11.90%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £45,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year
-22.22% +7.14%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3985 4249 4042
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 75.42% 75.36% 68.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3491 3617 3415
Average salary £37,500 £38,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.59% +2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Finite Element Analysis
England

Finite Element Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Finite Element Analysis across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West Finite Element Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Finite Element Analysis
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Finite Element Analysis across the South West region.

South West Finite Element Analysis Salary Trend

Finite Element Analysis
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finite Element Analysis within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Devon - 1 £43,250 -
Avon - 1 £30,000 -
Finite Element Analysis
England

Finite Element Analysis
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Finite Element Analysis also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Finite Element Analysis.

1 2 (66.67%) C++
1 2 (66.67%) Image Processing
1 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 1 (33.33%) VTK
2 1 (33.33%) Stress Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) OO
2 1 (33.33%) VC++
2 1 (33.33%) OpenGL
2 1 (33.33%) DirectX
2 1 (33.33%) CAD
2 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 1 (33.33%) Physics
2 1 (33.33%) Multithreading
2 1 (33.33%) wxWidgets

Finite Element Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Finite Element Analysis also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Finite Element Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (33.33%) VTK
1 1 (33.33%) OpenGL
1 1 (33.33%) DirectX
1 1 (33.33%) wxWidgets
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Stress Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Software Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Developer
1 1 (33.33%) C++ Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 1 (33.33%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Image Processing
2 1 (33.33%) Stress Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) OO
2 1 (33.33%) CAD
2 1 (33.33%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C++
2 1 (33.33%) VC++
Gloucester, South West
Mechanical development engineer required in Gloucester!!!Globally recognised client in Gloucester urgently require a Mechanical development engineer, somebody that can not only do the design but see the...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Exeter, South West
Position: C++ Software Engineer(Image Processing, 3D Visualisation and Simulation) Location: Exeter, South WestSalary: Competitive - DOEThe Company:Our client is a fast-growing international software company- The company...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: Competitive - DOE
Posted: 22 May 2013
Wiltshire, South West
Catia V5 mechanical design engineer urgently required for a client in the Swindon area...The ideal candidate will have skills and experience in the relevant areas- Catia V5-...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset, South West
Are you an Engineer looking for a new challenge? Do you have previous engineering background working within the remit of stress and finite element analysis? Do you want...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Dorset, South West
They have an imperative need to bring on board and FEA Engineer to develop Finite Element Analysis of pressure vessels, considering stress analysis of systems and structures Ensure...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013