Electronics Contracts in England

Electronics
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Electronics over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 153 255 293
Rank change year-on-year +102 +38 -46
Contract jobs citing Electronics 570 552 671
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.54% 1.09% 0.94%
As % of the General category 2.64% 1.84% 1.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 344 525
10th Percentile £205 £205 £365
25th Percentile £363 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £539 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% +2.62% -
75th Percentile £689 £638 £650
90th Percentile £788 £734 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £525
% change year-on-year +2.33% +2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 158 85 43
10th Percentile £41.00 £40.50 £37.50
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.50 £46.25
Median hourly rate £58.50 £57.50 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.74% +7.48% +25.88%
75th Percentile £65.00 £61.25 £57.25
90th Percentile £67.50 £65.35 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £59.50 £57.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year +3.48% +9.52% +21.39%

All General Skills
England

Electronics is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,593 29,947 40,064
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.42% 59.25% 56.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,921 20,994 27,954
10th Percentile £275 £313 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £685 £650
90th Percentile £775 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,773 988 1,324
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.46 £18.44 £14.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
Median % change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%
75th Percentile £51.50 £61.25 £45.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.26 £57.97
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -17.14% +62.79% -4.44%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in England

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics in England.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in England

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in England

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics in England.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in England

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in England

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +49 137 £205 - 399
London +75 133 £613 +11.36% 110
East of England +34 114 £375 -18.92% 259
South West -5 89 £600 - 186
North of England +47 27 £450 -8.21% 146
Midlands +30 26 £240 -60.00% 191
West Midlands +29 14 £240 -61.60% 128
North West +18 14 £700 +39.86% 87
East Midlands +26 12 £355 -27.18% 63
North East - 7 - - 16
Yorkshire +25 6 £450 +160.87% 43
Electronics
UK

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (3.16%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.70%) Confluence
4 2 (0.35%) CMS
4 2 (0.35%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.35%) SAS
5 1 (0.18%) Apache
5 1 (0.18%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.18%) IIS
5 1 (0.18%) MTS
5 1 (0.18%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
Applications
1 14 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.23%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.35%) Simulink
6 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 10 (1.75%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (0.53%) ENOVIA
2 3 (0.53%) SAP PLM
2 3 (0.53%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 53 (9.30%) Azure
2 28 (4.91%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (3.68%) AWS
4 18 (3.16%) PaaS
4 18 (3.16%) Power Platform
5 17 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (2.28%) IaaS
7 10 (1.75%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (1.05%) Amazon EC2
8 6 (1.05%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 5 (0.88%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.70%) GCP
10 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (0.70%) SaaS
11 3 (0.53%) Azure Cognitive Services
11 3 (0.53%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.53%) Azure Event Grid
11 3 (0.53%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.53%) ChatGPT
11 3 (0.53%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 51 (8.95%) Ethernet
2 36 (6.32%) Modbus
2 36 (6.32%) RS-422
2 36 (6.32%) RS-485
3 17 (2.98%) Wireless
4 13 (2.28%) Firewall
4 13 (2.28%) VPN
5 8 (1.40%) FTP
6 7 (1.23%) 3G
6 7 (1.23%) 4G
6 7 (1.23%) LAN
6 7 (1.23%) WAN
7 6 (1.05%) HTTP
7 6 (1.05%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.88%) DNS
8 5 (0.88%) J1939
9 4 (0.70%) Cisco ISE
9 4 (0.70%) Internet
10 3 (0.53%) InfiniBand
10 3 (0.53%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (5.44%) Metadata
2 20 (3.51%) Data Vault
2 20 (3.51%) NoSQL
3 18 (3.16%) SQL Server
4 14 (2.46%) Metadata Repository
5 11 (1.93%) Power BI
6 9 (1.58%) Electronic Patient Records
7 7 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (1.05%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.05%) Ingres
8 6 (1.05%) Pentaho
8 6 (1.05%) Qlik Sense
8 6 (1.05%) QlikView
8 6 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.70%) GIS
9 4 (0.70%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.53%) SAP HANA
10 3 (0.53%) Spatial Data
10 3 (0.53%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 23 (4.04%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (2.28%) Rational Rhapsody
3 11 (1.93%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.75%) ERwin
5 7 (1.23%) Git
5 7 (1.23%) JIRA
6 5 (0.88%) NUnit
7 4 (0.70%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.53%) Postman
8 3 (0.53%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.35%) JUnit
9 2 (0.35%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.18%) GitLab
10 1 (0.18%) GoCD
10 1 (0.18%) MSI
10 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
General
1 352 (61.75%) Manufacturing
2 320 (56.14%) Marketing
3 314 (55.09%) Telecoms
4 313 (54.91%) Public Sector
5 312 (54.74%) Finance
6 140 (24.56%) Social Skills
7 44 (7.72%) Aerospace
8 25 (4.39%) Analytical Skills
8 25 (4.39%) Automotive
9 16 (2.81%) Retail
10 13 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.23%) Publishing
13 6 (1.05%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.88%) German Language
15 4 (0.70%) Fire and Rescue
15 4 (0.70%) Legal
15 4 (0.70%) Military
15 4 (0.70%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 97 (17.02%) Architect
2 71 (12.46%) Software Engineer
3 42 (7.37%) Designer
4 40 (7.02%) Project Manager
5 35 (6.14%) Lead
6 34 (5.96%) Support Engineer
7 33 (5.79%) Digital Designer
7 33 (5.79%) FPGA Designer
7 33 (5.79%) VHDL Designer
8 32 (5.61%) Data Architect
9 31 (5.44%) Consultant
9 31 (5.44%) Test Architect
10 27 (4.74%) C++ Software Engineer
11 25 (4.39%) Embedded Engineer
12 24 (4.21%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 19 (3.33%) Analyst
13 19 (3.33%) Desktop Engineer
13 19 (3.33%) Desktop Support
13 19 (3.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 17 (2.98%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.46%) .NET
2 7 (1.23%) AngularJS
3 6 (1.05%) LDAP
3 6 (1.05%) RESTful
4 5 (0.88%) GraphQL
4 5 (0.88%) PyTorch
5 4 (0.70%) DirectX
5 4 (0.70%) OpenGL
5 4 (0.70%) OpenGL ES
5 4 (0.70%) REST
5 4 (0.70%) TensorFlow
5 4 (0.70%) Vulkan
5 4 (0.70%) Web Services
5 4 (0.70%) YAML
6 3 (0.53%) CSS
6 3 (0.53%) Hugging Face
6 3 (0.53%) LangChain
6 3 (0.53%) Playwright
7 2 (0.35%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.35%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 55 (9.65%) Analogue Electronics
2 48 (8.42%) NHS
3 38 (6.67%) FPGA
4 36 (6.32%) Self-Motivation
5 33 (5.79%) CPLD
5 33 (5.79%) VHDL
6 20 (3.51%) Reference Data
6 20 (3.51%) Robotics
7 16 (2.81%) Management Information System
8 15 (2.63%) Onboarding
9 11 (1.93%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (1.75%) Wiki
11 9 (1.58%) Data Centre
12 8 (1.40%) LIMS
13 6 (1.05%) Replication
14 5 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.88%) CAN bus
14 5 (0.88%) Cloud Native
14 5 (0.88%) Home Automation
14 5 (0.88%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 55 (9.65%) Windows
2 27 (4.74%) Linux
3 23 (4.04%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.23%) Android
5 6 (1.05%) Windows 7
5 6 (1.05%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.88%) Unix
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 311 (54.56%) Programme Management
2 310 (54.39%) Business Intelligence
2 310 (54.39%) Digital Marketing
3 98 (17.19%) Software Engineering
4 84 (14.74%) Agile
5 73 (12.81%) Project Management
6 62 (10.88%) Stakeholder Management
7 55 (9.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 55 (9.65%) DevOps
8 46 (8.07%) Software Testing
9 45 (7.89%) Customer Requirements
10 43 (7.54%) TDD
11 42 (7.37%) Problem-Solving
12 40 (7.02%) Unit Testing
13 37 (6.49%) Schematic Capture
14 36 (6.32%) Continuous Integration
14 36 (6.32%) Pair Programming
15 34 (5.96%) Test Strategy
16 33 (5.79%) Data Modelling
16 33 (5.79%) UML
Programming Languages
1 69 (12.11%) C
2 52 (9.12%) C#
3 49 (8.60%) C++
4 28 (4.91%) SQL
5 25 (4.39%) Python
6 17 (2.98%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.46%) Embedded C
7 14 (2.46%) Java
8 10 (1.75%) Ada
9 9 (1.58%) MATLAB
10 7 (1.23%) JavaScript
10 7 (1.23%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.05%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.88%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.70%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.35%) Bash
14 2 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.35%) GLSL
14 2 (0.35%) HLSL
14 2 (0.35%) Perl
Qualifications
1 170 (29.82%) Security Cleared
2 130 (22.81%) SC Cleared
3 85 (14.91%) Degree
4 45 (7.89%) DV Cleared
5 10 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.23%) AWS Certification
7 5 (0.88%) CESG Certified Professional
7 5 (0.88%) CISSP
7 5 (0.88%) ISTQB
7 5 (0.88%) Master's Degree
7 5 (0.88%) PMP
8 4 (0.70%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (0.70%) CLAS
8 4 (0.70%) PMI Certification
8 4 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 3 (0.53%) APMG
9 3 (0.53%) CCNP
9 3 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.53%) HND
10 2 (0.35%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.46%) GDPR
2 13 (2.28%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.28%) PMO
3 10 (1.75%) QA
4 8 (1.40%) HL7
5 7 (1.23%) Def Stans
5 7 (1.23%) SLA
6 6 (1.05%) NIST
7 5 (0.88%) AUTOSAR
7 5 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.88%) JSP 440
7 5 (0.88%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.88%) RMADS
8 4 (0.70%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.53%) DO-178B
9 3 (0.53%) MISRA
10 2 (0.35%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 20 (3.51%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.40%) NFS
3 7 (1.23%) Firmware
4 5 (0.88%) Docker
5 4 (0.70%) HDFS
5 4 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.53%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.35%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (2.46%) Terraform
2 7 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.88%) Functional Safety
4 4 (0.70%) CA Service Virtualization
4 4 (0.70%) Puppet
5 3 (0.53%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (0.53%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.53%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.35%) Ansible
6 2 (0.35%) Nessus
6 2 (0.35%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.18%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.18%) AppManager
7 1 (0.18%) Grafana
7 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.18%) SCCM
7 1 (0.18%) SCOM
7 1 (0.18%) systemd
Vendors
1 316 (55.44%) SAP
2 67 (11.75%) Microsoft
3 39 (6.84%) EMC
4 20 (3.51%) Sparx
5 13 (2.28%) IBM
6 11 (1.93%) Dell
7 9 (1.58%) Oracle
8 8 (1.40%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.23%) Isilon
9 7 (1.23%) SolarWinds
10 6 (1.05%) Cisco
10 6 (1.05%) Informatica
11 5 (0.88%) Mentor Graphics
11 5 (0.88%) VMware
11 5 (0.88%) Xilinx
12 4 (0.70%) CA
12 4 (0.70%) Computacenter
12 4 (0.70%) ESRI
12 4 (0.70%) Google
12 4 (0.70%) Red Hat