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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 167 252 291
Rank change year-on-year +85 +39 -43
Contract jobs citing Electronics 541 514 647
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.47% 1.05% 0.92%
As % of the General category 2.53% 1.78% 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 325 507
10th Percentile £205 £205 £363
25th Percentile £363 £425 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% +2.38% -
75th Percentile £729 £638 £650
90th Percentile £825 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £563 £536 £525
% change year-on-year +4.90% +2.14% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 75 41
10th Percentile £42.50 £40.50 £42.50
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.50 £46.25
Median hourly rate £59.50 £57.50 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.48% +7.48% +23.70%
75th Percentile £65.00 £61.25 £56.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £65.00 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £57.50 £50.85
% change year-on-year +4.35% +13.08% +15.57%

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 21,399 28,943 39,764
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.20% 59.22% 56.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,790 20,332 27,844
10th Percentile £280 £313 £318
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,786 943 1,296
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.54 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £18.13 £14.75
Median hourly rate £30.75 £32.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +51.16% -4.44%
75th Percentile £52.50 £61.25 £46.67
90th Percentile £65.50 £71.02 £59.50
UK median hourly rate £30.16 £34.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -11.29% +54.55% -2.22%

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 11 May 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 11 May 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 11 May 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 +47 137 £205 - 413
London +79 124 £638 +15.91% 130
East of England +31 116 £375 -18.92% 260
South West -11 80 £625 +4.17% 176
North of England +48 25 £516 +5.30% 156
Midlands +33 24 £240 -60.82% 192
West Midlands +13 13 £240 -61.60% 125
North West +19 12 £713 +42.36% 91
East Midlands +27 11 £575 +17.95% 67
North East - 7 - - 15
Yorkshire +22 6 £450 +160.87% 51
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 17 (3.14%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.37%) CMS
3 2 (0.37%) Confluence
3 2 (0.37%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.18%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.18%) MTS
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Self-Service HR
4 1 (0.18%) SAS
4 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.29%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.37%) Simulink
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 10 (1.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (0.55%) ENOVIA
2 3 (0.55%) SAP PLM
2 3 (0.55%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.18%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 48 (8.87%) Azure
2 25 (4.62%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (3.14%) AWS
3 17 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
3 17 (3.14%) Power Platform
4 15 (2.77%) PaaS
5 11 (2.03%) Cloud Computing
6 10 (1.85%) IaaS
7 6 (1.11%) Entra ID
8 4 (0.74%) Amazon EC2
8 4 (0.74%) GCP
8 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (0.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 3 (0.55%) Azure Cognitive Services
9 3 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (0.55%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (0.55%) ChatGPT
9 3 (0.55%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.55%) SaaS
9 3 (0.55%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 51 (9.43%) Ethernet
2 37 (6.84%) RS-485
3 35 (6.47%) Modbus
3 35 (6.47%) RS-422
4 16 (2.96%) Wireless
5 10 (1.85%) Firewall
5 10 (1.85%) VPN
6 8 (1.48%) FTP
7 7 (1.29%) 3G
7 7 (1.29%) 4G
8 5 (0.92%) Cisco ISE
8 5 (0.92%) HTTP
8 5 (0.92%) J1939
8 5 (0.92%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.74%) LAN
9 4 (0.74%) WAN
10 3 (0.55%) DNS
10 3 (0.55%) Internet
10 3 (0.55%) Network Security
10 3 (0.55%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.10%) Metadata
2 21 (3.88%) Data Vault
2 21 (3.88%) NoSQL
3 18 (3.33%) SQL Server
4 15 (2.77%) Metadata Repository
5 10 (1.85%) Power BI
6 9 (1.66%) Electronic Patient Records
7 7 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.11%) Ingres
8 6 (1.11%) Pentaho
8 6 (1.11%) Qlik Sense
8 6 (1.11%) QlikView
8 6 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.92%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.92%) GIS
10 4 (0.74%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.55%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.55%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.37%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 23 (4.25%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (2.40%) Rational Rhapsody
3 11 (2.03%) ERwin
4 8 (1.48%) Git
4 8 (1.48%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.92%) JIRA
6 4 (0.74%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.55%) NUnit
7 3 (0.55%) Postman
7 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.18%) GitLab
9 1 (0.18%) GoCD
9 1 (0.18%) JUnit
9 1 (0.18%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.18%) MSI
9 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 327 (60.44%) Manufacturing
2 290 (53.60%) Marketing
3 284 (52.50%) Public Sector
3 284 (52.50%) Telecoms
4 283 (52.31%) Finance
5 133 (24.58%) Social Skills
6 45 (8.32%) Aerospace
7 25 (4.62%) Automotive
8 24 (4.44%) Analytical Skills
9 15 (2.77%) Retail
10 13 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.29%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (1.29%) Publishing
13 5 (0.92%) Military
14 4 (0.74%) Fire and Rescue
15 3 (0.55%) German Language
15 3 (0.55%) Mandarin Language
15 3 (0.55%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 97 (17.93%) Architect
2 72 (13.31%) Software Engineer
3 43 (7.95%) Designer
4 41 (7.58%) Project Manager
5 34 (6.28%) Data Architect
6 33 (6.10%) Digital Designer
6 33 (6.10%) FPGA Designer
6 33 (6.10%) Test Architect
6 33 (6.10%) VHDL Designer
7 31 (5.73%) Consultant
7 31 (5.73%) Support Engineer
8 30 (5.55%) Lead
9 26 (4.81%) C++ Software Engineer
10 25 (4.62%) Embedded Engineer
11 24 (4.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 20 (3.70%) Senior
13 17 (3.14%) Desktop Engineer
13 17 (3.14%) Desktop Support
13 17 (3.14%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 16 (2.96%) Chief Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.03%) .NET
2 7 (1.29%) AngularJS
3 6 (1.11%) LDAP
4 5 (0.92%) GraphQL
4 5 (0.92%) PyTorch
5 4 (0.74%) DirectX
5 4 (0.74%) OpenGL
5 4 (0.74%) OpenGL ES
5 4 (0.74%) RESTful
5 4 (0.74%) TensorFlow
5 4 (0.74%) Vulkan
5 4 (0.74%) Web Services
6 3 (0.55%) CSS
6 3 (0.55%) Hugging Face
6 3 (0.55%) LangChain
6 3 (0.55%) Playwright
7 2 (0.37%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.37%) Swagger
7 2 (0.37%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 2 (0.37%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.54%) Analogue Electronics
2 42 (7.76%) NHS
3 40 (7.39%) FPGA
4 37 (6.84%) Self-Motivation
5 33 (6.10%) CPLD
5 33 (6.10%) VHDL
6 21 (3.88%) Reference Data
7 20 (3.70%) Robotics
8 17 (3.14%) Management Information System
9 13 (2.40%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (2.22%) Onboarding
11 11 (2.03%) Wiki
12 8 (1.48%) LIMS
13 6 (1.11%) Data Centre
13 6 (1.11%) Product Ownership
13 6 (1.11%) Replication
14 5 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.92%) CAN bus
14 5 (0.92%) Renewable Energy
15 3 (0.55%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 52 (9.61%) Windows
2 30 (5.55%) Linux
3 20 (3.70%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.29%) Android
5 6 (1.11%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.92%) Unix
6 5 (0.92%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (52.31%) Programme Management
2 282 (52.13%) Business Intelligence
2 282 (52.13%) Digital Marketing
3 95 (17.56%) Software Engineering
4 81 (14.97%) Agile
5 73 (13.49%) Project Management
6 64 (11.83%) Stakeholder Management
7 54 (9.98%) DevOps
8 53 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (8.13%) Customer Requirements
9 44 (8.13%) Software Testing
10 42 (7.76%) TDD
11 39 (7.21%) Problem-Solving
11 39 (7.21%) Unit Testing
12 37 (6.84%) Schematic Capture
13 36 (6.65%) Test Strategy
14 35 (6.47%) Continuous Integration
14 35 (6.47%) Pair Programming
15 34 (6.28%) Data Modelling
15 34 (6.28%) UML
Programming Languages
1 67 (12.38%) C
2 51 (9.43%) C#
3 48 (8.87%) C++
4 27 (4.99%) SQL
5 25 (4.62%) Python
6 17 (3.14%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.59%) Embedded C
8 10 (1.85%) Ada
9 8 (1.48%) Java
10 7 (1.29%) JavaScript
10 7 (1.29%) MATLAB
10 7 (1.29%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.11%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.55%) Bash
12 3 (0.55%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.55%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.37%) GLSL
13 2 (0.37%) HLSL
13 2 (0.37%) Rust
Qualifications
1 163 (30.13%) Security Cleared
2 123 (22.74%) SC Cleared
3 86 (15.90%) Degree
4 45 (8.32%) DV Cleared
5 8 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (1.48%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.11%) AWS Certification
7 5 (0.92%) CESG Certified Professional
7 5 (0.92%) CISSP
7 5 (0.92%) ISTQB
8 4 (0.74%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (0.74%) CLAS
8 4 (0.74%) PMP
8 4 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 3 (0.55%) APMG
9 3 (0.55%) HND
9 3 (0.55%) PhD
9 3 (0.55%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.37%) CCNP
10 2 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.59%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.40%) GDPR
2 13 (2.40%) PMO
3 8 (1.48%) HL7
4 7 (1.29%) Def Stans
4 7 (1.29%) SLA
5 6 (1.11%) NIST
5 6 (1.11%) QA
6 5 (0.92%) AUTOSAR
6 5 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.92%) JSP 440
6 5 (0.92%) RMADS
7 3 (0.55%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.55%) DO-178B
7 3 (0.55%) MISRA
7 3 (0.55%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.18%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 19 (3.51%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.48%) NFS
3 7 (1.29%) Firmware
4 5 (0.92%) Docker
5 4 (0.74%) HDFS
6 3 (0.55%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.37%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.66%) Terraform
2 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.92%) Functional Safety
4 4 (0.74%) Puppet
5 3 (0.55%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.55%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.37%) Ansible
6 2 (0.37%) CA Service Virtualization
6 2 (0.37%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.37%) Nessus
6 2 (0.37%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.18%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.18%) AppManager
7 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
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
7 1 (0.18%) VxRail
Vendors
1 289 (53.42%) SAP
2 60 (11.09%) Microsoft
3 39 (7.21%) EMC
4 21 (3.88%) Sparx
5 13 (2.40%) IBM
6 10 (1.85%) Dell
7 9 (1.66%) Oracle
8 8 (1.48%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.11%) Cisco
9 6 (1.11%) Informatica
9 6 (1.11%) Isilon
9 6 (1.11%) Mentor Graphics
10 5 (0.92%) VMware
10 5 (0.92%) Xilinx
11 4 (0.74%) Computacenter
11 4 (0.74%) ESRI
11 4 (0.74%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.74%) SolarWinds
12 3 (0.55%) BiZZdesign
12 3 (0.55%) Keysight