Human Factors Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Human Factors Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Human Factors Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £42,215 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Human Factors Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.009% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,215 - -
UK median annual salary £42,215 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 62,862 26,509 72,368
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.40% 89.24% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 42,841 14,243 52,068
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -6.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £76,575
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Human Factors Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Human Factors Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Human Factors Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Human Factors Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Human Factors Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Human Factors Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Human Factors Engineer
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 Human Factors Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 June 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
Midlands - 6 £42,215 -
West Midlands - 4 £42,215 -
East Midlands - 2 £42,215 -
Human Factors Engineer
UK

Human Factors Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, Human Factors Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Human Factors Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) CAD
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 6 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 6 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 6 (100.00%) Situational Awareness

Human Factors Engineer Skill Set
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 6 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) CAD
1 6 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 6 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 6 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 6 (100.00%) Situational Awareness
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) Degree