Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring FMEA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited FMEA over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 798 859
Rank change year-on-year +430 +61 +220
Permanent jobs citing FMEA 391 100 122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.71% 0.10% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 0.12% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 12 48 3
10th Percentile £40,250 - -
25th Percentile £45,313 £38,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £39,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.41% -29.09% +20.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £54,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,675 £55,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,250 £39,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +31.41% -29.09% +20.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

FMEA 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 51,302 84,920 96,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.76% 85.59% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 27,015 59,883 56,845
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,008 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

FMEA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing FMEA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for FMEA in the UK

FMEA
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing FMEA.

Salary trend for FMEA in the UK

FMEA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing FMEA over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for FMEA in the UK

FMEA
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMEA within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 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
UK excluding London +383 364 £51,250 +31.41% 139
England +316 287 £51,250 +31.41% 138
South East +125 96 £55,000 +41.03% 33
Scotland +185 70 - - 7
South West +153 53 - - 23
North of England +113 52 - - 26
Midlands +94 42 £47,500 - 28
East Midlands - 40 £47,500 - 11
Yorkshire +100 35 - - 7
East of England +73 35 - - 21
North West - 17 - - 15
Wales - 16 - - 6
London - 9 - - 16
West Midlands +49 2 - - 15
Work from Home +138 1 - - 94

FMEA
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:

Applications
1 3 (0.77%) Simulink
2 1 (0.26%) GNU Octave
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.02%) AWS
1 4 (1.02%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.02%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.02%) Amazon QuickSight
2 1 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.26%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (0.77%) JIRA
2 2 (0.51%) Visual Studio
General
1 11 (2.81%) Electronics
2 10 (2.56%) Manufacturing
3 8 (2.05%) Automotive
4 7 (1.79%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (1.79%) Social Skills
5 5 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.26%) Aerospace
6 1 (0.26%) Finance
6 1 (0.26%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (0.26%) Legal
6 1 (0.26%) Marketing
6 1 (0.26%) Military
6 1 (0.26%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 370 (94.63%) Senior
2 12 (3.07%) Systems Engineer
3 7 (1.79%) Reliability Engineer
4 4 (1.02%) Automation Engineer
4 4 (1.02%) Process Engineer
4 4 (1.02%) Process Manager
4 4 (1.02%) Project Engineer
4 4 (1.02%) Robotics Engineer
5 3 (0.77%) Control Systems Engineer
5 3 (0.77%) Senior Reliability Engineer
6 2 (0.51%) Lead
6 2 (0.51%) Product Engineer
6 2 (0.51%) Quality Manager
7 1 (0.26%) Development Manager
7 1 (0.26%) Hardware Engineer
7 1 (0.26%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 1 (0.26%) Software Development Manager
7 1 (0.26%) Software Manager
7 1 (0.26%) Software Quality Manager
7 1 (0.26%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.02%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 4 (1.02%) Biopharmaceutical
1 4 (1.02%) Embedded Systems
1 4 (1.02%) Product Ownership
1 4 (1.02%) Robotics
1 4 (1.02%) SCADA
2 1 (0.26%) Algorithms
2 1 (0.26%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (0.26%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (94.63%) Systems Engineering
2 11 (2.81%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (2.81%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (2.05%) Six Sigma
3 8 (2.05%) Validation
4 7 (1.79%) Mathematics
5 6 (1.53%) Process Improvement
6 5 (1.28%) Experimental Design
6 5 (1.28%) Lean Six Sigma
6 5 (1.28%) Project Management
6 5 (1.28%) Root Cause Analysis
6 5 (1.28%) Statistical Analysis
7 4 (1.02%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (1.02%) Computer Science
7 4 (1.02%) Escalation Management
7 4 (1.02%) Kaizen
7 4 (1.02%) Manufacturing Engineering
7 4 (1.02%) Mechatronics
7 4 (1.02%) Preventative Maintenance
7 4 (1.02%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 9 (2.30%) C
2 6 (1.53%) C++
2 6 (1.53%) MATLAB
3 5 (1.28%) Python
4 4 (1.02%) R
4 4 (1.02%) SQL
5 3 (0.77%) C#
6 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 381 (97.44%) Degree
2 365 (93.35%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (1.02%) Numerate Degree
4 3 (0.77%) SC Cleared
4 3 (0.77%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.51%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.26%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (0.26%) NVQ Level 4
6 1 (0.26%) PhD
6 1 (0.26%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 366 (93.61%) Def Stans
2 365 (93.35%) IEC 61508
3 4 (1.02%) GMP
3 4 (1.02%) HAZOP
3 4 (1.02%) ISO 26262
3 4 (1.02%) SLA
4 2 (0.51%) QA
5 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.26%) Automotive SPICE
5 1 (0.26%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.26%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 3 (0.77%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.51%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (1.02%) EMC
2 3 (0.77%) Minitab
3 1 (0.26%) MathWorks