Human Factors Contract Job Trends in the South East

Human Factors
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Human Factors skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 216 164 199
Rank change year-on-year -52 +35 +17
Contract jobs citing Human Factors 4 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.062% 0.030% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.076% 0.033% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £373 - -
25th Percentile £386 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £407 - -
75th Percentile £429 - -
90th Percentile £441 - -
England median daily rate £450 £486 £350
% change year-on-year -7.41% +38.86% -38.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £68.50 - -
25th Percentile £70.00 - £76.25
Median hourly rate £75.00 - £77.50
75th Percentile £80.00 - £78.75
90th Percentile £81.50 - -
England median hourly rate £75.00 £58.09 £77.50
% change year-on-year +29.11% -25.05% +24.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,279 3,032 4,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.50% 90.43% 82.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,332 1,894 2,746
10th Percentile £280 £250 £260
25th Percentile £413 £400 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -0.49%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £634
90th Percentile £700 £675 £700
England median daily rate £525 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 517 253 442
10th Percentile £15.74 £13.30 £13.00
25th Percentile £24.25 £15.12 £18.32
Median hourly rate £55.00 £24.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +129.17% -52.00% -
75th Percentile £82.25 £53.50 £68.56
90th Percentile £88.00 £74.75 £77.45
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.07%

Human Factors
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Human Factors job vacancy trend in the South East

Human Factors
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Human Factors
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Human Factors
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 Human Factors within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 July 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
Hampshire -27 3 £364 - 2
West Sussex - 1 £450 -
Human Factors
England

Human Factors
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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Figma
General
1 2 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Military
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) User Researcher
2 1 (25.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Human Factors Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Ergonomics
2 3 (75.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) Cognitive Psychology
3 2 (50.00%) Design Persona
3 2 (50.00%) Ethnography
3 2 (50.00%) Market Research
3 2 (50.00%) Psychology
3 2 (50.00%) Qualitative Research
3 2 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
3 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (50.00%) Service Design
3 2 (50.00%) Usability Testing
3 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 2 (50.00%) User Research
3 2 (50.00%) UX Design
4 1 (25.00%) Human-Centred Design
4 1 (25.00%) SDLC
4 1 (25.00%) Situational Awareness
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (25.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (25.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe