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 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 766 653 757
Rank change year-on-year -113 +104 -11
Permanent jobs citing Finite Element Analysis 41 17 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.035% 0.035% 0.029%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.048% 0.039% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 31 10 12
10th Percentile £50,750 £56,250 -
25th Percentile £57,500 - £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 £75,000 - £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £60,375 -
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 85,252 43,434 61,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.06% 88.68% 81.27%
Number of salaries quoted 58,899 24,470 34,327
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £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 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £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 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Finite Element Analysis in the UK

Finite Element Analysis
Top 12 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 23 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 -108 36 £65,000 +13.04% 44
UK excluding London -113 35 £65,000 +13.04% 33
South East - 24 £65,000 - 10
South West - 5 £100,000 - 5
North of England -70 3 £57,500 - 3
North West -42 2 £57,500 - 1
Work from Home - 2 £45,000 - 10
East of England - 2 £77,500 - 9
East Midlands -33 1 £37,500 -54.55% 3
Midlands -57 1 £37,500 -54.55% 5
London -68 1 £65,000 +44.44% 9
Yorkshire - 1 - - 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 (4.88%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 23 (56.10%) AWS
2 4 (9.76%) Amazon EKS
2 4 (9.76%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.88%) LTE
1 2 (4.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (12.20%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.44%) Spatial Data
General
1 7 (17.07%) Aerospace
2 6 (14.63%) Automotive
2 6 (14.63%) Manufacturing
3 5 (12.20%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.44%) Electronics
4 1 (2.44%) Legal
4 1 (2.44%) Retail
Job Titles
1 29 (70.73%) Software Engineer
2 23 (56.10%) C++ Software Engineer
2 23 (56.10%) Python Engineer
2 23 (56.10%) Python Software Engineer
3 19 (46.34%) AWS Engineer
3 19 (46.34%) AWS Software Engineer
3 19 (46.34%) C# Software Engineer
4 6 (14.63%) Lead
5 5 (12.20%) Lead Software Engineer
6 4 (9.76%) Cloud Engineer
6 4 (9.76%) Cloud Software Engineer
6 4 (9.76%) Principal Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) DSP Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) Senior
8 1 (2.44%) Design Engineer
8 1 (2.44%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 1 (2.44%) Electronics Engineer
8 1 (2.44%) Engineering Manager
8 1 (2.44%) Junior
8 1 (2.44%) Junior Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (21.95%) Django
1 9 (21.95%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 19 (46.34%) Distributed Computing
2 5 (12.20%) Public Cloud
3 3 (7.32%) Algorithms
4 2 (4.88%) Acoustics
5 1 (2.44%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (2.44%) Lidar
5 1 (2.44%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.20%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (70.73%) Software Engineering
2 28 (68.29%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
3 10 (24.39%) Agile
4 9 (21.95%) Design Patterns
4 9 (21.95%) Machine Learning
5 5 (12.20%) Open Source
5 5 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (9.76%) AI
6 4 (9.76%) Architectural Patterns
6 4 (9.76%) Containerisation
6 4 (9.76%) Full-Stack Development
6 4 (9.76%) OO
6 4 (9.76%) OOP
6 4 (9.76%) Software Architecture
7 3 (7.32%) Validation
8 2 (4.88%) Data Acquisition
8 2 (4.88%) Data Analysis
9 1 (2.44%) CAD
9 1 (2.44%) Collaborative Culture
9 1 (2.44%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 26 (63.41%) Python
2 25 (60.98%) C++
3 24 (58.54%) C#
4 9 (21.95%) TypeScript
5 5 (12.20%) JavaScript
6 2 (4.88%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 20 (48.78%) Degree
2 19 (46.34%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (12.20%) Master's Degree
3 5 (12.20%) PhD
4 3 (7.32%) Chartered Engineer
5 2 (4.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.44%) QA
System Software
1 4 (9.76%) Docker
2 1 (2.44%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (21.95%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (2.44%) EMC
1 1 (2.44%) SAP
1 1 (2.44%) TOWER Software