Human Factors Job Trends in Merton

Human Factors
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Merton requiring Human Factors skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Human Factors 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 2.88% - 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.66% - 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £61,000
75th Percentile - - £66,500
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £35,000 - £61,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 82 60 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 78.85% 100.00% 91.20%
Number of salaries quoted 37 49 43
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,768 £31,250
25th Percentile - £60,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £80,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +28.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60,000 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £68,050 £111,250 £93,500
South London median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -

Human Factors
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Human Factors job vacancy trend in Merton

Human Factors
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Human Factors within the Merton region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
New Malden - 2 £35,000 - 4
Morden - 1 - -
Human Factors
South London

Human Factors
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Associate Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Ergonomics
2 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Situational Awareness
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft