Human Factors Job Trends in the North of England

Human Factors
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Human Factors skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 291 - 356
Rank change year-on-year - - +74
Permanent jobs citing Human Factors 7 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.046% - 0.096%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.062% - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £43,421
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £49,612
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.80%
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - £76,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,354 6,059 13,153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 74.61% 94.49% 84.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,790 3,678 10,522
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £65,603
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Human Factors
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Human Factors job vacancy trend in the North of England

Human Factors
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Human Factors.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Human Factors

Human Factors
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Human Factors within the North of England region over the 6 months to 29 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
North West - 7 £60,000 -
Human Factors
England

Human Factors
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

General
1 2 (28.57%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Human Factors Engineer
1 4 (57.14%) Senior
2 2 (28.57%) User Researcher
3 1 (14.29%) Control Systems Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Ergonomics
2 2 (28.57%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (28.57%) Contextual Inquiry
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Experience
2 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
2 2 (28.57%) Heuristic Evaluation
2 2 (28.57%) Human-Centred Design
2 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
2 2 (28.57%) Qualitative Research
2 2 (28.57%) Quantitative Research
2 2 (28.57%) Usability Testing
2 2 (28.57%) User Experience
2 2 (28.57%) User Research
3 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) Digital Twin
3 1 (14.29%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Project Management
3 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Validation
3 1 (14.29%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (71.43%) Chartered Engineer
2 4 (57.14%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) IEC 61508