Human Factors Consultant Contract Job Trends

Human Factors Consultant
UK

As of 9 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Human Factors Consultant daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 656 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Human Factors Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.002% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77.50 - -
Median hourly rate £80.00 - -
75th Percentile £82.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £80.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 48,533 29,683 40,331
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.47% 91.90% 92.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,422 18,950 25,979
10th Percentile £325 £288 £286
25th Percentile £419 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £494
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.85% -1.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,255 1,354 2,780
10th Percentile £15.93 £13.75 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.33 £16.65
Median hourly rate £43.50 £26.39 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +64.87% -29.64% -12.79%
75th Percentile £67.50 £55.87 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.10 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -37.13% +0.50%

Human Factors Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Human Factors Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Human Factors Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Human Factors Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Human Factors Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Human Factors Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Human Factors Consultant
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Human Factors Consultant within the UK 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
South East - 1 - - 1
England - 1 - - 1
Work from Home - 1 - - 1
UK excluding London - 1 - - 1

Human Factors Consultant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 July 2026, Human Factors Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Human Factors Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Error Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Human-Centred Design
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Situational Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Human Factors Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Error Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Human-Centred Design
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Situational Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans