Ergonomics Job Trends in England

Ergonomics (Human Factors)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Ergonomics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 588 628 600
Rank change year-on-year +40 -28 +144
Permanent jobs citing Ergonomics 29 51 80
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.055% 0.11% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.068% 0.12% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 10 6 32
10th Percentile £34,725 £50,059 £42,500
25th Percentile £53,625 £55,313 £50,307
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +27.27% -
75th Percentile £83,438 £79,063 £63,748
90th Percentile £84,000 £81,250 £66,350
UK median annual salary £70,000 £61,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +11.36% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Ergonomics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,913 43,729 44,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.21% 90.84% 89.77%
Number of salaries quoted 25,804 21,413 34,236
10th Percentile £28,742 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Ergonomics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ergonomics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Ergonomics job vacancy trend in England

Ergonomics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Ergonomics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Ergonomics

Ergonomics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ergonomics in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Ergonomics in England

Ergonomics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ergonomics within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +29 11 - - 3
North of England +18 11 - - 5
London +23 10 £35,000 -50.00% 3
South East +37 4 £77,500 +47.62% 9
South West +9 1 £50,000 -35.48% 3
Ergonomics
UK

Ergonomics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (13.79%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.45%) Figma
1 1 (3.45%) Mimecast
1 1 (3.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (13.79%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Rational DOORS
General
1 8 (27.59%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.34%) Automotive
2 3 (10.34%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Aerospace
4 1 (3.45%) Finance
4 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.45%) Tech for Good
4 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (51.72%) Senior
2 10 (34.48%) Human Factors Engineer
3 5 (17.24%) User Researcher
4 3 (10.34%) Associate Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) Developer
4 3 (10.34%) Senior Developer
4 3 (10.34%) Senior Software Developer
4 3 (10.34%) Software Developer
4 3 (10.34%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Designer
5 1 (3.45%) Engineering Manager
5 1 (3.45%) IT Manager
5 1 (3.45%) IT Security Manager
5 1 (3.45%) Product Designer
5 1 (3.45%) Security Manager
5 1 (3.45%) Senior Designer
5 1 (3.45%) Senior Manager
5 1 (3.45%) Senior Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.34%) .NET
1 3 (10.34%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Algorithms
1 4 (13.79%) Blockchain
1 4 (13.79%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.45%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (82.76%) Human Factors
2 8 (27.59%) Mentoring
3 6 (20.69%) User Experience
4 5 (17.24%) Actionable Insight
4 5 (17.24%) Agile
4 5 (17.24%) Collaborative Culture
4 5 (17.24%) Collaborative Working
4 5 (17.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (17.24%) Customer Experience
4 5 (17.24%) Decision-Making
4 5 (17.24%) Guerrilla Research
4 5 (17.24%) Prototyping
4 5 (17.24%) Qualitative Research
4 5 (17.24%) Quantitative Research
4 5 (17.24%) Usability Testing
4 5 (17.24%) User Research
4 5 (17.24%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 4 (13.79%) Cryptography
5 4 (13.79%) Edge Computing
5 4 (13.79%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.34%) C#
Qualifications
1 18 (62.07%) Degree
2 16 (55.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 10 (34.48%) Chartered Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) PhD
4 4 (13.79%) Postgraduate
5 3 (10.34%) SC Cleared
5 3 (10.34%) Security Cleared
6 1 (3.45%) CISA
6 1 (3.45%) CISM
6 1 (3.45%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.24%) Accessibility
2 1 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (3.45%) GDPR
2 1 (3.45%) GRC
2 1 (3.45%) NCSC
Vendors
1 4 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.90%) Mercator