Finite Element Analysis Job Trends

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Finite Element Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 777 653 759
Rank change year-on-year -124 +106 +5
Permanent jobs citing Finite Element Analysis 28 20 25
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.025% 0.040% 0.032%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.034% 0.045% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 24 9 13
10th Percentile £50,750 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £52,063 - £35,802
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -0.86% +42.59%
75th Percentile £68,750 - £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £63,250 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% -0.86% +42.59%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Finite Element Analysis 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 82,520 44,009 63,385
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.04% 88.59% 80.80%
Number of salaries quoted 57,449 24,888 36,814
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £31,875
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,288 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

Finite Element Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Finite Element Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Finite Element Analysis job vacancy trend in the UK

Finite Element Analysis
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Finite Element Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Finite Element Analysis

Finite Element Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finite Element Analysis over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Finite Element Analysis in the UK

Finite Element Analysis
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finite Element Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 10 September 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
England -114 28 £65,000 +13.04% 21
UK excluding London -105 27 £65,000 +13.04% 12
South East - 19 £65,000 - 4
South West - 4 £100,000 - 3
North West -23 2 £57,500 - 1
North of England -64 2 £57,500 - 2
East Midlands -24 1 £37,500 -54.55% 1
Midlands -46 1 £37,500 -54.55% 3
London -65 1 £65,000 +44.44% 8
Work from Home - 1 £45,000 - 8
East of England - 1 £77,500 - 1

Finite Element Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (7.14%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 18 (64.29%) AWS
2 4 (14.29%) Amazon EKS
2 4 (14.29%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) LTE
1 1 (3.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.86%) PostgreSQL
General
1 7 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 6 (21.43%) Automotive
2 6 (21.43%) Manufacturing
3 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 23 (82.14%) Software Engineer
2 18 (64.29%) C++ Software Engineer
2 18 (64.29%) Python Engineer
2 18 (64.29%) Python Software Engineer
3 14 (50.00%) AWS Engineer
3 14 (50.00%) AWS Software Engineer
3 14 (50.00%) C# Software Engineer
4 4 (14.29%) Cloud Engineer
4 4 (14.29%) Cloud Software Engineer
4 4 (14.29%) Lead
4 4 (14.29%) Lead Software Engineer
5 3 (10.71%) Principal Engineer
6 2 (7.14%) Senior
7 1 (3.57%) Design Engineer
7 1 (3.57%) DSP Engineer
7 1 (3.57%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 1 (3.57%) Electronics Engineer
7 1 (3.57%) Junior
7 1 (3.57%) Junior Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (32.14%) Django
1 9 (32.14%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 14 (50.00%) Distributed Computing
2 4 (14.29%) Public Cloud
3 2 (7.14%) Algorithms
4 1 (3.57%) Acoustics
4 1 (3.57%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (3.57%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (17.86%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (82.14%) Software Engineering
2 18 (64.29%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
3 9 (32.14%) Agile
3 9 (32.14%) Design Patterns
3 9 (32.14%) Machine Learning
4 5 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (14.29%) AI
5 4 (14.29%) Architectural Patterns
5 4 (14.29%) Containerisation
5 4 (14.29%) Full-Stack Development
5 4 (14.29%) OO
5 4 (14.29%) OOP
5 4 (14.29%) Open Source
5 4 (14.29%) Software Architecture
6 2 (7.14%) Data Acquisition
6 2 (7.14%) Validation
7 1 (3.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (3.57%) Critical Thinking
7 1 (3.57%) Data Analysis
7 1 (3.57%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 20 (71.43%) C++
1 20 (71.43%) Python
2 19 (67.86%) C#
3 9 (32.14%) TypeScript
4 5 (17.86%) JavaScript
5 1 (3.57%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 15 (53.57%) Degree
2 14 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (17.86%) Master's Degree
3 5 (17.86%) PhD
4 2 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (7.14%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (14.29%) Docker
2 1 (3.57%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (32.14%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) EMC
1 1 (3.57%) SAP