FMECA Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring FMECA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 - 567
Rank change year-on-year - - +188
Permanent jobs citing FMECA 1 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.002% - 0.017%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.003% - 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £48,125
25th Percentile £51,250 - £56,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £62,500
75th Percentile £53,750 - £69,813
90th Percentile - - £80,725
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% +12.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

FMECA 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,283 31,985 30,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.49% 89.04% 88.64%
Number of salaries quoted 19,187 14,363 22,780
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

FMECA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing FMECA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

FMECA job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

FMECA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing FMECA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing FMECA

FMECA
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMECA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
South East - 1 £52,500 -
FMECA
UK

FMECA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) RAMS Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ARP4754
1 1 (100.00%) ARP4761
1 1 (100.00%) DO-178B
1 1 (100.00%) DO-254