Electronics Engineer Contracts

Electronic Engineer
UK

The median Electronic Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 582 638 836
Rank change year-on-year +56 +198 -154
Contract jobs requiring an Electronics Engineer 8 65 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.018% 0.11% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.12% 0.028%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 38 14
10th Percentile - £510 -
25th Percentile £525 £525 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £750
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -20.00% +172.73%
75th Percentile £575 £700 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £375 £350
% change year-on-year +46.67% +7.14% +27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 17 7
10th Percentile £35.00 - £38.83
25th Percentile £36.79 £42.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £44.78 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.50% - -
75th Percentile £55.91 £47.50 £48.13
90th Percentile £58.75 - £48.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.78 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -0.50% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 40,241 56,070 84,738
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.64% 95.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,194 39,189 59,507
10th Percentile £277 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,676 1,567 2,091
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.28 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.16 £15.52
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +91.49% +4.44%
75th Percentile £61.26 £65.75 £48.76
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £63.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £39.55 £42.37 £19.52
% change year-on-year -6.64% +117.03% +2.74%

Electronics Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Electronics Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics Engineer in the UK

Electronics Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Electronics Engineer in the UK

Electronics Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Electronics Engineer in the UK

Electronics Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics Engineer in the UK

Electronics Engineer
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
UK excluding London +38 8 £550 +46.67% 297
England +69 6 £550 -8.33% 285
Work from Home +99 2 - - 72
East of England +15 2 - - 65
South East -1 2 £550 +746.15% 106
South West - 2 - - 45
Scotland - 2 - - 19

Electronics Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Electronics Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Electronics Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Electronics
2 2 (25.00%) Yield Management
2 2 (25.00%) LabVIEW
2 2 (25.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) ASIC
3 1 (12.50%) CAD
3 1 (12.50%) MATLAB
3 1 (12.50%) Validation
3 1 (12.50%) C
3 1 (12.50%) C++
3 1 (12.50%) Embedded C
3 1 (12.50%) Embedded C++
3 1 (12.50%) Firmware
3 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
3 1 (12.50%) Physics
3 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) VHDL
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Signal Processing
3 1 (12.50%) Signal Processing
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
3 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 1 (12.50%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (12.50%) Verification and Validation

Electronics Engineer Skill Set
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:

Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 5 (62.50%) Electronics
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) ASIC
2 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
2 1 (12.50%) Analogue Electronics
2 1 (12.50%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (25.00%) Yield Management
2 1 (12.50%) CAD
2 1 (12.50%) Digital Signal Processing
2 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
2 1 (12.50%) Physics
2 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (12.50%) Signal Processing
2 1 (12.50%) Validation
2 1 (12.50%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) C
1 1 (12.50%) C++
1 1 (12.50%) Embedded C
1 1 (12.50%) Embedded C++
1 1 (12.50%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (12.50%) Firmware