Human Factors Job Trends in Manchester

Human Factors
North West > Manchester

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

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 - 191
Rank change year-on-year - - +65
Permanent jobs citing Human Factors 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.052% - 0.051%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.070% - 0.057%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £49,500
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £65,000
75th Percentile - - £77,500
90th Percentile - - £80,500
North West median annual salary £60,000 - £65,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

Human Factors 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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,877 2,237 3,497
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 75.00% 95.72% 88.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,863 1,186 2,879
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,656 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -9.09%

Human Factors
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Human Factors relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Human Factors job vacancy trend in Manchester

Human Factors
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Human Factors.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Human Factors

Human Factors
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Human Factors within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 6 March 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
Bolton - 1 £60,000 -
Human Factors
North West

Human Factors
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Control Systems Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Ergonomics
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Contextual Inquiry
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Twin
2 1 (50.00%) Heuristic Evaluation
2 1 (50.00%) Human-Centred Design
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Qualitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) IEC 61508