Electronics Jobs in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 18 71
Rank change year-on-year -25 +53 -20
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 27 118 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 4.25% 7.65% 2.81%
As % of the General category 7.11% 14.57% 4.37%
Number of salaries quoted 22 94 4
10th Percentile - £44,750 £42,602
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £58,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -22.58% -13.89%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £91,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £77,750 £98,000
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +11.11%

All General Skills
Cambridgeshire

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 380 810 664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 59.84% 52.53% 64.40%
Number of salaries quoted 221 616 282
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +7.37% -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £47,683 £47,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.45% -6.00% -

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Cambridgeshire.

Salary trend for Electronics in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Cambridgeshire

Electronics
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 17 July 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge -12 22 £55,000 -8.33% 60
Peterborough +3 2 - - 5
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 (66.67%) Kinematics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.11%) Wireless
2 2 (7.41%) Bluetooth
2 2 (7.41%) Modbus
2 2 (7.41%) Profibus
2 2 (7.41%) RS-232
2 2 (7.41%) RS-485
2 2 (7.41%) ZigBee
3 1 (3.70%) Internet
3 1 (3.70%) MQTT
3 1 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) GDB
1 1 (3.70%) Git
1 1 (3.70%) GitLab
1 1 (3.70%) Jenkins
General
1 5 (18.52%) Manufacturing
2 4 (14.81%) Finance
3 3 (11.11%) Social Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Marketing
4 2 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
4 2 (7.41%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.70%) Law
Job Titles
1 19 (70.37%) Lead
2 18 (66.67%) Robotics Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) Embedded Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) Senior
4 3 (11.11%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Software Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Firmware Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Head of Project Management
5 2 (7.41%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Senior Software Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Android Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Android Software Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Design Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Electronics Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Machine Learning Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Platform Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (66.67%) Middleware
2 1 (3.70%) OpenEmbedded
2 1 (3.70%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 19 (70.37%) Robotics
2 18 (66.67%) Algorithms
3 2 (7.41%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (3.70%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (3.70%) IoT
4 1 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.41%) Android
1 2 (7.41%) FreeRTOS
1 2 (7.41%) Linux
2 1 (3.70%) Apple iOS
2 1 (3.70%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (3.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (85.19%) Software Engineering
2 20 (74.07%) Project Management
3 18 (66.67%) Control Theory
3 18 (66.67%) OO
4 4 (14.81%) Programme Management
5 2 (7.41%) Agile
5 2 (7.41%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (7.41%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (7.41%) Embedded Software Development
5 2 (7.41%) TDD
5 2 (7.41%) Unit Testing
6 1 (3.70%) Business Transformation
6 1 (3.70%) Data Science
6 1 (3.70%) Decision-Making
6 1 (3.70%) DevOps
6 1 (3.70%) Linux Kernel Development
6 1 (3.70%) Performance Optimisation
6 1 (3.70%) Prototyping
6 1 (3.70%) Schematic Capture
6 1 (3.70%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 23 (85.19%) C
2 22 (81.48%) C++
3 18 (66.67%) C#
4 1 (3.70%) Java
4 1 (3.70%) Python
4 1 (3.70%) Rust
Qualifications
1 4 (14.81%) Degree
2 2 (7.41%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.70%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.41%) PMO
2 1 (3.70%) ISO 13485
2 1 (3.70%) ISO 9001
2 1 (3.70%) JTAG
2 1 (3.70%) QA
System Software
1 5 (18.52%) Firmware
2 3 (11.11%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (7.41%) SAP
2 1 (3.70%) EMC