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 11 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 637 724 722
Rank change year-on-year +87 -2 +362
Permanent jobs citing Finite Element Analysis 19 22 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.037% 0.033% 0.028%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.042% 0.040% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 12 9 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £35,802 £40,675
Median % change year-on-year +60.61% -11.98% -11.58%
75th Percentile - £58,000 £48,044
90th Percentile - - £50,418
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £35,802 £40,675
% change year-on-year +60.61% -11.98% -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 45,079 55,610 50,082
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.73% 82.82% 93.85%
Number of salaries quoted 26,713 28,851 38,354
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £45,000 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,425
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.96% +2.86% -

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 11 November 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 +61 19 £57,500 +60.61% 9
UK excluding London +72 17 £57,500 +60.61% 9
North of England +31 15 £57,500 +60.61% 1
North West +22 15 £57,500 +60.61% 1
London - 2 £45,000 -
East Midlands - 1 - - 5
Midlands - 1 - - 5
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 12 (63.16%) Abaqus
2 2 (10.53%) PTC Creo
2 2 (10.53%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) Amazon EKS
1 1 (5.26%) AWS
General
1 3 (15.79%) Aerospace
1 3 (15.79%) Automotive
2 2 (10.53%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.26%) Aeronautics
3 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (78.95%) Senior
2 11 (57.89%) 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
5 1 (5.26%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.26%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) AI Agents
1 1 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (15.79%) Ergonomics
1 3 (15.79%) Hazard Analysis
1 3 (15.79%) Human Factors
1 3 (15.79%) People Management
1 3 (15.79%) Programme Management
1 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (10.53%) Business Development
2 2 (10.53%) CAD
2 2 (10.53%) Mathematics
2 2 (10.53%) Post-Production
2 2 (10.53%) Prototyping
3 1 (5.26%) Agile
3 1 (5.26%) AI
3 1 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (5.26%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
3 1 (5.26%) Computer Science
3 1 (5.26%) Design Patterns
3 1 (5.26%) Machine Learning
3 1 (5.26%) Physics
3 1 (5.26%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) C#
1 1 (5.26%) C++
1 1 (5.26%) Python
1 1 (5.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (78.95%) BPSS Clearance
2 11 (57.89%) Chartered Engineer
3 5 (26.32%) Degree
4 1 (5.26%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.26%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (10.53%) PTC
2 1 (5.26%) ANSYS