Human Factors Job Trends in the South East

Human Factors
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Human Factors skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 - 323
Rank change year-on-year - - +75
Permanent jobs citing Human Factors 3 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.027% - 0.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.034% - 0.048%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51,243
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 - £57,495
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.54%
75th Percentile - - £63,748
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £68,500 £50,055 £55,000
% change year-on-year +36.85% -8.99% +20.96%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,700 7,665 10,326
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 79.27% 89.27% 86.23%
Number of salaries quoted 5,305 3,512 7,612
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,835 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.55% +14.52% -8.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £55,440
% change year-on-year -11.29% +11.83% -11.30%

Human Factors
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Human Factors job vacancy trend in the South East

Human Factors
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Human Factors.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Human Factors

Human Factors
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 Human Factors within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 February 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
Hampshire - 1 £67,000 -
Surrey - 1 - -
Sussex - 1 - -
Human Factors
England

Human Factors
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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Cloud Computing
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Principal Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Associate Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) DevSecOps
2 2 (66.67%) Product Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) Product Vision
3 1 (33.33%) Situational Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft