Finite Element Analysis Contract Job Trends in Essex

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Finite Element Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Finite Element Analysis 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.86% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £53 - -
East of England median daily rate £53 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 100 101 189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 86.21% 78.91% 84.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 47 123
10th Percentile £153 £178 £182
25th Percentile £230 £222 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £318 £500
Median % change year-on-year +41.51% -36.40% +1.01%
75th Percentile £525 £450 £575
90th Percentile £613 £553 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 14 17
10th Percentile £13.25 £17.19 £20.50
25th Percentile - £23.44 £22.09
Median hourly rate £18.87 £29.17 £55.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.31% -47.44% +11.52%
75th Percentile £39.69 £76.44 £76.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £79.70
East of England median hourly rate £21.00 £29.17 £20.00
% change year-on-year -28.01% +45.85% -4.76%

Finite Element Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Finite Element Analysis job vacancy trend in Essex

Finite Element Analysis
Contract Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 15 October 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
Basildon - 1 £53 -
Finite Element Analysis
East of England

Finite Element Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 (100.00%) PTC Creo
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Teamcenter
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Mechanical Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Mechanical Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Mechanical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ANSYS
1 1 (100.00%) EMC
1 1 (100.00%) PTC
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens