Computational Fluid Dynamics Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Computational Fluid Dynamics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 184 176
Rank change year-on-year +6 -8 +82
Permanent jobs citing Computational Fluid Dynamics 2 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.051% 0.028% 0.064%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.062% 0.031% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
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 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £52,293
% change year-on-year +14.29% +0.40% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,251 3,245 2,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 82.14% 91.10% 92.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,743 1,551 2,117
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £40,320
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,000 £69,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +5.50% -0.91%

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Computational Fluid Dynamics job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Computational Fluid Dynamics

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. 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
Oxfordshire +15 1 - - 1
Berkshire - 1 £60,000 -
Computational Fluid Dynamics
South East

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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