Synthetic Environment
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Synthetic Environment skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Synthetic Environment over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 863 965 1038
Rank change year-on-year +102 +73 -167
Permanent jobs citing Synthetic Environment 33 5 194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.034% 0.005% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.039% 0.005% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23 5 18
10th Percentile £21,194 £58,250 -
25th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +31.58% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £52,500
90th Percentile - £72,000 £53,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +31.58% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Synthetic Environment is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Synthetic Environment
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Synthetic Environment as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Synthetic Environment in the UK

Synthetic Environment
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Synthetic Environment.

Salary trend for Synthetic Environment in the UK

Synthetic Environment
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Synthetic Environment over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Synthetic Environment in the UK

Synthetic Environment
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Synthetic Environment within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +141 33 £60,000 -4.00% 12
UK excluding London +42 33 £60,000 -4.00% 12
Work from Home +113 26 £55,000 -12.00% 4
East of England - 21 £55,000 - 4
South East +33 6 £60,000 -4.00% 1
South West - 6 £55,000 - 8

Synthetic Environment
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 1 (3.03%) CMS
Development Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Eclipse
1 3 (9.09%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (9.09%) Rational Rhapsody
1 3 (9.09%) Visual Studio
General
1 11 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 9 (27.27%) Military
3 4 (12.12%) Games
Job Titles
1 11 (33.33%) Lead
2 7 (21.21%) Project Leader
3 6 (18.18%) Principal Engineer
3 6 (18.18%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Developer
4 4 (12.12%) Lead Developer
4 4 (12.12%) Lead Software Developer
4 4 (12.12%) Software Developer
5 3 (9.09%) C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Electronics Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Electronics Test Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Principal Test Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Product Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Software Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Test Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Integration Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Project Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Research Manager
7 1 (3.03%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.18%) Augmented Reality
1 6 (18.18%) Virtual Reality
2 3 (9.09%) Algorithms
3 1 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (66.67%) Agile
2 21 (63.64%) Validation
3 20 (60.61%) Systems Engineering
4 18 (54.55%) Verification and Validation
4 18 (54.55%) Visualisation
5 16 (48.48%) Software Engineering
6 9 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (21.21%) Scrum
8 6 (18.18%) Business Development
8 6 (18.18%) Project Management
8 6 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
9 5 (15.15%) Mathematics
9 5 (15.15%) Waterfall
10 3 (9.09%) Continuous Delivery
10 3 (9.09%) Ergonomics
10 3 (9.09%) Human Factors
10 3 (9.09%) Machine Learning
10 3 (9.09%) Performance Analysis
10 3 (9.09%) Physics
10 3 (9.09%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 21 (63.64%) C#
2 7 (21.21%) C
3 5 (15.15%) C++
4 3 (9.09%) Java
5 2 (6.06%) MATLAB
6 1 (3.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 25 (75.76%) Security Cleared
2 22 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (15.15%) Degree
4 2 (6.06%) DV Cleared
4 2 (6.06%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.03%) MCTS
5 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft