Hybrid/Remote FMECA Job Trends

Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring FMECA skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 424 484 -
Rank change year-on-year +60 - -
Permanent jobs citing FMECA 1 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.006% 0.026% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.007% 0.030% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +45.45% -18.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

FMECA falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,954 20,238 25,017
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 92.96% 87.28% 95.47%
Number of salaries quoted 8,582 13,040 20,388
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,225 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,606 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +2.16%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

FMECA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing FMECA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

FMECA trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

FMECA
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing FMECA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing FMECA

FMECA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Principal Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety