Engineering and Scientific Computing

Selected skill: SCO01.02 · Parent category: Academic and Scientific Research · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts

How common is engineering and scientific computing?

This requirement appears in 0.1% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.

The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.
Share of new adverts0.1%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers

Official detailed requirements in this ONS group

Finite Element Analysis and Simulation Software

Utilize finite element analysis and simulation software to model and optimize engineering designs.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Computer Algebra Systems

Applying CAS tools for symbolic mathematical computations.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Electromagnetic Simulation Software Skills

Ability to use software for simulating electromagnetic fields and systems.

0.0% of UK new adverts

CAE and Simulation Software Skills

Ability to use Computer-Aided Engineering and simulation software for design analysis.

0.0% of UK new adverts

ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO01.02. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.

Occupations where engineering and scientific computing appears most often in UK new adverts

#OccupationShare of occupation advertsView
1Civil engineers

Example titles: Civil engineer · Mud engineer · City surveyor · Works officer

4.9%
2Aerospace engineers

Example titles: Aerospace engineer · Design engineer · Design surveyor · Aircraft designer

2.7%
3CAD, drawing and architectural technicians

Example titles: Cad technician · Map checker · Cad designer · Cad engineer

2.0%
4Mechanical engineers

Example titles: Mechanical engineer · Mill engineer · Naval designer · Chief inspector

1.9%
5Architects

Example titles: Architect · Formwork designer · Project architect · Landscape designer

1.8%
6Engineering professionals n.e.c.

Example titles: Engineering analyst · Head brewer · Gas engineer · R&d engineer

1.0%
7Boat and ship builders and repairers

Example titles: Boat builder and repairer · Boat maker · Mast maker · Deck fitter

1.0%
8TV, video and audio servicers and repairers

Example titles: Repairer · AV engineer · Service man · TV engineer

0.8%
9Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.

Example titles: Sports scientist · Technical officer · Consumer scientist · Research assistant

0.7%
10Construction and building trades n.e.c.

Example titles: Building manager · Rov pilot · Bar bender · Box builder

0.7%

ONS Table 4 · 2025 (partial year). Share is the proportion of new adverts in that occupation that report this skill group. Example titles come from the SOC 2020 coding index. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Skills within Academic and Scientific Research

#SkillShare of advertsChange (pp)View
1Social Sciences

Sociology and Social Science Studies · Geography Knowledge · Justice Studies Knowledge

7.3%-1.4 pp
2Science and Research

Observational Research and Empirical Methods · Understanding Scientific Principles · Biological Science Knowledge

3.0%+0.4 pp
3Humanities and Social Sciences

Cultural Exchange Program Management Skills · Anthropology and Humanities Study Knowledge · Religious Studies and Theology

1.0%+0.2 pp
4Physical Sciences

Physics and Advanced Computational Science · Natural Science Knowledge · Space Sciences

0.9%+0.1 pp
5Academic Research

Note-Taking and Reference Management Tools · Information Access · Document Preparation Systems

0.1%0.0 pp
6Media and Research Methods

Fact-Checking Techniques

0.1%0.0 pp
7Legal and Social Sciences

Criminology and Organized Crime Knowledge

0.1%0.0 pp
8Engineering and Scientific Computing

Selected skill · Finite Element Analysis and Simulation Software · Computer Algebra Systems · Electromagnetic Simulation Software Skills

0.1%0.0 pp
9Mathematics and Applied Domains

Spatial Reasoning Skills · Game Theory Concepts

0.0%0.0 pp
10Physics and Optics

Optical Dispersion Theory · Wave Physics and Optics Knowledge

0.0%0.0 pp
11Natural Sciences

Mineralogy Knowledge · Geology Knowledge · Palaeontology

0.0%0.0 pp
12Physics and Astronomy

Stellar System Concept Knowledge

0.0%0.0 pp

ONS UK new adverts · 2025 (partial year). Change compared with 2024, in percentage points. These skills share a classification group. They are not necessarily requested together. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

About these figures

How to interpret skill demand

Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.

These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.

ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.