FMEA Contract Job Trends in the South East

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring FMEA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 203 155 -
Rank change year-on-year -48 - -
Contract jobs citing FMEA 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.067% 0.034% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.083% 0.037% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
England median daily rate £543 - £350
% change year-on-year - - -22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £80.75 - -
Median hourly rate £81.50 - -
75th Percentile £82.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £81.50 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +103.75% -5.88% -15.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,821 2,668 4,668
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 80.48% 91.34% 83.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,099 1,716 2,714
10th Percentile £280 £250 £255
25th Percentile £410 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -1.96% +1.90%
75th Percentile £607 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £656 £700
England median daily rate £514 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 452 175 446
10th Percentile £15.05 £13.25 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.35 £15.00 £18.23
Median hourly rate £52.50 £27.76 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +89.12% -41.56% -5.00%
75th Percentile £82.25 £62.37 £62.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £76.93
England median hourly rate £47.00 £28.18 £36.84
% change year-on-year +66.78% -23.51% -1.29%

FMEA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing FMEA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

FMEA job vacancy trend in the South East

FMEA
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing FMEA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing FMEA

FMEA
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing FMEA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing FMEA

FMEA
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FMEA within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 May 2026. 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
Berkshire - 3 - -
Thames Valley - 3 - - 1
Hampshire -30 1 £500 - 2
FMEA
England

FMEA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Engineering Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Product Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (25.00%) FMEA Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Product Delivery Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Safety Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Safety Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Change Control
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) DO-254
1 3 (75.00%) IEC 61508
1 3 (75.00%) ISO 26262
2 1 (25.00%) HAZOP