FMEA Contracts in England

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring FMEA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited FMEA over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 503 527 626
Rank change year-on-year +24 +99 +116
Contract jobs citing FMEA 4 14 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.015% 0.038% 0.019%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.016% 0.045% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £325 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £350 £438
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -20.00% -12.50%
75th Percentile - £375 £478
90th Percentile - - £488
UK median daily rate £450 £350 £438
% change year-on-year +28.57% -20.00% -12.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 9 3
10th Percentile - £34.17 £47.00
25th Percentile £37.50 £35.52 £48.13
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £42.50 £43.75 £54.38
90th Percentile - £51.08 £57.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% -15.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

FMEA 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 24,651 31,309 42,892
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.65% 85.64% 89.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,798 20,359 30,046
10th Percentile £300 £308 £325
25th Percentile £406 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £645 £669
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,312 2,212 1,521
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.87 £16.25 £18.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.02% -8.14% +59.62%
75th Percentile £54.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £73.70 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £40.00
% change year-on-year -34.02% -4.70% +50.94%

FMEA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing FMEA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for FMEA in England

FMEA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing FMEA in England.

Daily rate trend for FMEA in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing FMEA in England.

Hourly rate trend for FMEA in England

FMEA
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 FMEA within the England region over the 6 months to 16 July 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 East +38 1 - - 6
East of England +11 1 - - 4
Midlands +3 1 £425 - 14
West Midlands +2 1 £425 - 8
London - 1 - - 4
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FMEA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) CANalyzer
1 1 (25.00%) Simulink
1 1 (25.00%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) SAP QM
1 1 (25.00%) SAP SRM
1 1 (25.00%) Teamcenter
1 1 (25.00%) TrackWise
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) CANoe
1 1 (25.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Automotive
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Compliance Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Compliance Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Control Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Network Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Project Quality Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Test Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Validation Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (25.00%) IoT
1 1 (25.00%) LIMS
1 1 (25.00%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 2 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) CAPA
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Security
3 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (25.00%) ERP
3 1 (25.00%) FMECA
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Testing
3 1 (25.00%) PLM
3 1 (25.00%) Predictive Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) QMS
3 1 (25.00%) Security Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 13485
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 26262
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) BT
1 1 (25.00%) SAP
1 1 (25.00%) Siemens