Ergonomics Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Ergonomics (Human Factors)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Ergonomics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 389 332 371
Rank change year-on-year -57 +39 +99
Contract jobs citing Ergonomics 7 8 17
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.039% 0.058% 0.087%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.046% 0.066% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 13
10th Percentile £323 - -
25th Percentile £364 £525 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £409 £550 £400
Median % change year-on-year -25.64% +37.50% -12.03%
75th Percentile £454 £575 £500
90th Percentile £596 - £588
UK median daily rate £400 £363 £400
% change year-on-year +10.34% -9.38% -29.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 2
10th Percentile - £31.99 £30.00
25th Percentile - £39.22 £33.75
Median hourly rate - £66.25 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year - +55.88% -
75th Percentile - £85.00 £51.25
90th Percentile - £90.00 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £58.74 £66.25 £42.50
% change year-on-year -11.34% +55.88% +6.25%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Ergonomics 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,350 12,206 16,998
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 85.21% 87.88% 87.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,394 7,131 10,850
10th Percentile £221 £240 £250
25th Percentile £375 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £685 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,673 686 1,285
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.50 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.29 £20.00 £17.07
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.41 £43.90
Median % change year-on-year -21.64% -30.74% +59.64%
75th Percentile £55.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.62 £73.75 £76.81
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -19.75% +16.41%

Ergonomics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ergonomics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Ergonomics job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Ergonomics
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Ergonomics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Ergonomics

Ergonomics
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Ergonomics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Ergonomics in the UK excluding London

Ergonomics
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Ergonomics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Ergonomics

Ergonomics
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ergonomics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
South East -4 4 £409 - 11
North East - 4 £409 - 1
North of England - 4 £409 - 5
Wales +1 1 £283 - 2
South West -18 1 £725 +31.82% 3
West Midlands -30 1 - - 1
Midlands -40 1 - - 3
Ergonomics
UK

Ergonomics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 4 (57.14%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Designer
1 3 (42.86%) Service Designer
1 3 (42.86%) User Researcher
2 1 (14.29%) Head of Design
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Agile
1 7 (100.00%) Service Design
1 7 (100.00%) User Research
2 6 (85.71%) Human Factors
2 6 (85.71%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 5 (71.43%) Ethnography
4 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (57.14%) User Experience
4 4 (57.14%) UX Design
5 3 (42.86%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (42.86%) Cognitive Psychology
5 3 (42.86%) Design Persona
5 3 (42.86%) Human-Centred Design
5 3 (42.86%) Market Research
5 3 (42.86%) Psychology
5 3 (42.86%) Usability Testing
5 3 (42.86%) User Stories
5 3 (42.86%) Workshop Facilitation
6 2 (28.57%) Empathy Maps
6 2 (28.57%) User Journey Map
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Accessibility
2 2 (28.57%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (28.57%) WCAG