Finite Element Analysis Contract Job Trends in England

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Finite Element Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 531 503 560
Rank change year-on-year -28 +57 +188
Contract jobs citing Finite Element Analysis 2 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.006% 0.003% 0.008%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.007% 0.004% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £323
25th Percentile - - £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £53 - £375
Median % change year-on-year - - -46.43%
75th Percentile - - £413
90th Percentile - - £428
UK median daily rate £53 - £375
% change year-on-year - - -46.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £30.00 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -53.85% - -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -53.85% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Finite Element Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,932 25,643 33,123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.81% 88.51% 88.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,758 15,859 22,544
10th Percentile £300 £310 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £544
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.49% -1.09%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,818 849 1,407
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £14.68
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.75 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.70%
75th Percentile £54.56 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.90 £74.89 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

Finite Element Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finite Element Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Finite Element Analysis job vacancy trend in England

Finite Element Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Finite Element Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Finite Element Analysis

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Finite Element Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Finite Element Analysis

Finite Element Analysis
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finite Element Analysis within the England region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West -7 1 - -
East of England - 1 £53 -
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Finite Element Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) NASTRAN
1 1 (50.00%) PTC Creo
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens NX
1 1 (50.00%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Teamcenter
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Mechanical Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Mechanical Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Mechanical Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Stress Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) PLM
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Stress Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Tcl
1 1 (50.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) ANSYS
1 1 (50.00%) EMC
1 1 (50.00%) PTC
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens