Human Factors Contracts in England

Human Factors
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Human Factors skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Human Factors over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 465 525 630
Rank change year-on-year +60 +105 +118
Contract jobs citing Human Factors 15 13 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.063% 0.036% 0.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.069% 0.041% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 8 6
10th Percentile £407 - £384
25th Percentile £447 £325 £545
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £350 £567
Median % change year-on-year +38.86% -38.22% +4.91%
75th Percentile £499 £375 £597
90th Percentile £507 £390 £750
UK median daily rate £486 £350 £501
% change year-on-year +38.86% -30.17% -6.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £50.94 - £58.43
25th Percentile £58.09 £52.50 £59.44
Median hourly rate £70.00 £55.00 £72.40
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -24.03% +34.07%
75th Percentile - £57.50 £84.85
90th Percentile - - £84.94
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £55.00 £72.40
% change year-on-year +27.27% -24.03% +34.07%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Human Factors 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 21,762 31,336 43,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.29% 86.24% 90.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,222 20,550 30,257
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £412 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £768
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 920 2,253 1,528
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.88 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.95 £16.13
Median hourly rate £28.08 £36.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% -2.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.05 £37.00
% change year-on-year -23.71% -2.58% +44.08%

Human Factors
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Human Factors in England

Human Factors
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Human Factors in England

Human Factors
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Human Factors in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Human Factors in England

Human Factors
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Human Factors in England

Human Factors
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Human Factors in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Human Factors in England

Human Factors
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 Human Factors within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
London +60 6 £499 +28.77% 2
South West +42 6 £447 - 3
North of England +10 2 £313 -10.57% 6
South East +50 1 - - 11
North West +3 1 £313 -10.57% 5
North East - 1 - -
Human Factors
UK

Human Factors
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (6.67%) InVision
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (6.67%) UserZoom
Development Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Axure RP
1 1 (6.67%) JIRA
1 1 (6.67%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (6.67%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 6 (40.00%) Digital Health
2 1 (6.67%) Aerospace
2 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Finance
2 1 (6.67%) Law
2 1 (6.67%) Legal
2 1 (6.67%) Marketing
2 1 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Senior
2 5 (33.33%) User Experience Researcher
3 4 (26.67%) Senior User Experience Researcher
4 2 (13.33%) Human Factors Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) User Researcher
5 1 (6.67%) Architect
5 1 (6.67%) Integration Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 1 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) CSS
1 1 (6.67%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Life Science
2 2 (13.33%) Product Ownership
3 1 (6.67%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Android
1 1 (6.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Ergonomics
2 7 (46.67%) User Experience
2 7 (46.67%) User Research
2 7 (46.67%) UX Research
3 5 (33.33%) Psychology
4 4 (26.67%) Anthropology
5 1 (6.67%) Agile
5 1 (6.67%) B2B
5 1 (6.67%) Benchmarking
5 1 (6.67%) Data Modelling
5 1 (6.67%) Digital Engineering
5 1 (6.67%) Inclusive Design
5 1 (6.67%) Quality Management
5 1 (6.67%) Rapid Prototyping
5 1 (6.67%) Risk Management
5 1 (6.67%) SysML
5 1 (6.67%) Usability Testing
5 1 (6.67%) Use Case
5 1 (6.67%) UX Design
5 1 (6.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (33.33%) Degree
2 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (26.67%) Master's Degree
3 4 (26.67%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) Def Stans
2 1 (6.67%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) CA Agile Central
1 1 (6.67%) IBM
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft