Human Factors Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Human Factors
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Human Factors skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Human Factors over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 297 342 455
Rank change year-on-year +45 +113 +127
Contract jobs citing Human Factors 7 3 22
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.071% 0.020% 0.085%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.078% 0.022% 0.095%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 9
10th Percentile £367 - £368
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £350 £540
Median % change year-on-year +27.71% -35.19% +2.86%
75th Percentile £499 - £558
90th Percentile - - £660
UK median daily rate £486 £400 £501
% change year-on-year +21.50% -20.20% -5.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £72.00 - £58.43
25th Percentile £75.00 - £59.44
Median hourly rate £80.00 - £72.40
75th Percentile £85.00 - £84.85
90th Percentile £88.00 - £84.94
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £55.00 £72.40
% change year-on-year +27.27% -24.03% +34.07%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Human Factors
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Human Factors as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Human Factors trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Human Factors
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Human Factors.

Human Factors daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Human Factors
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Human Factors over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Human Factors daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Human Factors
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Human Factors.

Human Factors hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Human Factors
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Human Factors over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Human Factors hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Human Factors
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) InVision
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (14.29%) UserZoom
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Axure RP
2 1 (14.29%) JIRA
2 1 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (28.57%) Digital Health
2 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Military
2 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) User Experience Researcher
2 2 (28.57%) Human Factors Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior
2 2 (28.57%) Senior User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) CSS
1 1 (14.29%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Life Science
2 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Android
1 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Ergonomics
2 3 (42.86%) Psychology
2 3 (42.86%) User Experience
2 3 (42.86%) User Research
2 3 (42.86%) UX Research
3 2 (28.57%) Anthropology
3 2 (28.57%) Human-Centred Design
3 2 (28.57%) Prototyping
4 1 (14.29%) Co-Creation
4 1 (14.29%) Cognitive Psychology
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
4 1 (14.29%) Guerrilla Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Inclusive Design
4 1 (14.29%) Interaction Design
4 1 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (14.29%) Situational Awareness
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (14.29%) Task Model
4 1 (14.29%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Master's Degree
2 2 (28.57%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Def Stans
2 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) CA Agile Central