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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 655 766 762
Rank change year-on-year +111 -4 +385
Permanent jobs citing Finite Element Analysis 19 25 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.038% 0.032% 0.030%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.043% 0.039% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 10 13 4
10th Percentile £56,250 - £33,054
25th Percentile - £35,802 £35,759
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,000 £40,675
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% +42.59% -11.58%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £46,066
90th Percentile £60,375 - £49,626
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £40,675
% change year-on-year -0.86% +42.59% -11.58%

All Process and 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 43,840 63,484 57,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.70% 81.24% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 24,733 35,914 43,040
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,750 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +2.86%

Finite Element Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Finite Element Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Finite Element Analysis 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 19 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Finite Element Analysis in the UK

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 19 September 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
England +101 19 £57,500 -0.86% 15
UK excluding London +98 15 £57,500 -0.86% 16
North of England +39 13 £57,500 +60.61% 1
North West +16 13 £57,500 +60.61% 1
London +72 4 £45,000 -
Midlands +51 2 £82,500 - 7
West Midlands +45 1 - - 6
East Midlands - 1 £82,500 - 1

Finite Element Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (10.53%) Kinematics
2 1 (5.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (42.11%) Abaqus
2 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (10.53%) PTC Creo
2 2 (10.53%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (10.53%) Windchill
3 1 (5.26%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) IaaS
1 1 (5.26%) PaaS
1 1 (5.26%) SaaS
General
1 5 (26.32%) Aerospace
2 4 (21.05%) Aeronautics
2 4 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (15.79%) Automotive
4 2 (10.53%) Aviation
4 2 (10.53%) French Language
4 2 (10.53%) German Language
4 2 (10.53%) Manufacturing
4 2 (10.53%) Social Skills
5 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (68.42%) Senior
2 8 (42.11%) Principal Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) Engineering Manager
3 3 (15.79%) Senior Manager
4 2 (10.53%) Design Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Mechanical Design Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Mechanical Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Support Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Technical Support
4 2 (10.53%) Technical Support Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Architect
5 1 (5.26%) IT Architect
5 1 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Acoustics
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (21.05%) CAD
2 3 (15.79%) Ergonomics
2 3 (15.79%) Hazard Analysis
2 3 (15.79%) Human Factors
2 3 (15.79%) Mathematics
2 3 (15.79%) People Management
2 3 (15.79%) Programme Management
2 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (10.53%) Bill of Materials
3 2 (10.53%) Business Development
3 2 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (10.53%) ERP
3 2 (10.53%) Lean Manufacturing
3 2 (10.53%) Post-Production
3 2 (10.53%) Project Management
3 2 (10.53%) Prototyping
4 1 (5.26%) ITIL
4 1 (5.26%) Risk Management
4 1 (5.26%) TOGAF
4 1 (5.26%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.53%) VB
2 1 (5.26%) C++
2 1 (5.26%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 12 (63.16%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (42.11%) Chartered Engineer
3 7 (36.84%) Degree
4 1 (5.26%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 2 (10.53%) Microsoft
1 2 (10.53%) PTC
1 2 (10.53%) SAP