Computational Fluid Dynamics Job Trends in the South East

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Computational Fluid Dynamics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 265 297 286
Rank change year-on-year +32 -11 +114
Permanent jobs citing Computational Fluid Dynamics 2 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.019% 0.011% 0.034%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.024% 0.013% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 £48,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £52,293
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +0.40% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £56,250 £53,647
90th Percentile - - £54,459
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £52,293
% change year-on-year +14.29% +0.40% +17.92%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Computational Fluid Dynamics 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,281 7,962 7,798
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.27% 88.01% 88.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4,926 3,813 5,426
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computational Fluid Dynamics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Computational Fluid Dynamics job vacancy trend in the South East

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Computational Fluid Dynamics

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computational Fluid Dynamics within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 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
Thames Valley +6 2 £60,000 +14.29% 3
Oxfordshire +24 1 - - 2
Berkshire - 1 £60,000 - 1
Computational Fluid Dynamics
England

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Amazon EKS
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Applications Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) AI Agents
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Data Interpretation
1 1 (50.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (50.00%) Finite Element Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Physics
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Product Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (50.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) ANSYS