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 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 615 675 699
Rank change year-on-year +60 +24 +278
Permanent jobs citing Finite Element Analysis 20 34 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.034% 0.062% 0.017%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.041% 0.069% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 13 14 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £46,901 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.60% -9.81% -18.43%
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £46,901 £52,000
% change year-on-year +22.60% -9.81% -18.43%

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 48,456 49,466 47,350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.78% 90.03% 91.48%
Number of salaries quoted 28,392 24,433 36,177
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

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
Top 8 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 2 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
England +45 20 £57,500 +22.60% 4
UK excluding London +34 17 £57,500 +22.60% 5
North West +24 15 £57,500 +60.61% 1
North of England +10 15 £57,500 +60.61% 1
London - 2 £45,000 -
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1
South East - 1 - - 2

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 14 (70.00%) Abaqus
2 3 (15.00%) Windchill
3 2 (10.00%) PTC Creo
4 1 (5.00%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) DELMIA
1 1 (5.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) Amazon EKS
1 1 (5.00%) AWS
General
1 3 (15.00%) Aerospace
1 3 (15.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (10.00%) Automotive
3 1 (5.00%) Aeronautics
3 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (75.00%) Senior
2 12 (60.00%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Design Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Engineering Manager
3 2 (10.00%) Mechanical Design Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Mechanical Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Senior Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Architect
4 1 (5.00%) Lead
4 1 (5.00%) Lead Architect
4 1 (5.00%) Lead Solutions Architect
4 1 (5.00%) Software Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) Django
1 1 (5.00%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.00%) AI Agents
1 1 (5.00%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (5.00%) Industry 4.0
1 1 (5.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (5.00%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (15.00%) CAD
2 2 (10.00%) Business Development
2 2 (10.00%) Ergonomics
2 2 (10.00%) Hazard Analysis
2 2 (10.00%) Human Factors
2 2 (10.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (10.00%) People Management
2 2 (10.00%) Post-Production
2 2 (10.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (10.00%) Prototyping
2 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (5.00%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
3 1 (5.00%) Design Patterns
3 1 (5.00%) Digital Twin
3 1 (5.00%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (5.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (5.00%) Risk Register
3 1 (5.00%) Smart Manufacturing
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.00%) C#
1 1 (5.00%) C++
1 1 (5.00%) Python
1 1 (5.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 12 (60.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 5 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (5.00%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) MOM
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) PTC
2 2 (10.00%) ANSYS
3 1 (5.00%) SAP
3 1 (5.00%) Siemens