Acoustics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Acoustics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Acoustics over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 807 899 1150
Rank change year-on-year +92 +251 -323
Permanent jobs citing Acoustics 81 96 85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.082% 0.095% 0.054%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.23% 0.22% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 33 15 33
10th Percentile £33,750 £28,897 £49,834
25th Percentile £35,750 £30,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £43,375 £83,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,850 - £59,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -38.46% +18.18% +4.76%

All Generic Skills
UK

Acoustics is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,055 43,406 74,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.34% 42.74% 47.58%
Number of salaries quoted 23,055 23,484 33,996
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £84,056
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Acoustics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Acoustics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Acoustics in the UK

Acoustics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Acoustics.

Salary trend for Acoustics in the UK

Acoustics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Acoustics over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Acoustics in the UK

Acoustics
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Acoustics within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +64 81 £40,000 -38.46% 67
UK excluding London -25 77 £40,000 -38.46% 60
South East +21 42 £40,000 -42.86% 26
Work from Home +59 16 £50,000 -34.43% 9
North West - 13 £36,500 - 8
North of England - 13 £36,500 - 10
East of England -18 8 £42,250 - 5
South West -18 8 £70,000 +130.03% 8
Midlands -6 6 £37,500 - 4
East Midlands - 5 £37,500 - 2
London - 4 £67,000 - 20
West Midlands -3 1 - - 2

Acoustics
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.23%) CMS
1 1 (1.23%) Confluence
1 1 (1.23%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 3 (3.70%) AutoCAD
1 3 (3.70%) Final Cut Pro
1 3 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (3.70%) Pro Tools
1 3 (3.70%) Revit
2 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.70%) Google Workspace
2 1 (1.23%) Contentful
Communications & Networking
1 25 (30.86%) Wireless
2 22 (27.16%) 5G
2 22 (27.16%) Bluetooth
2 22 (27.16%) GSM
2 22 (27.16%) ISDN
2 22 (27.16%) LTE
2 22 (27.16%) PSTN
2 22 (27.16%) UMTS
2 22 (27.16%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (3.70%) LAN
3 3 (3.70%) Structured Cabling
3 3 (3.70%) WLAN
4 1 (1.23%) Ethernet
4 1 (1.23%) RS-232
4 1 (1.23%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 22 (27.16%) LabVIEW
2 2 (2.47%) JIRA
3 1 (1.23%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.23%) Git
3 1 (1.23%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.23%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (1.23%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (1.23%) Subversion
General
1 29 (35.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 23 (28.40%) Electronics
3 22 (27.16%) Telecoms
4 12 (14.81%) Finance
5 9 (11.11%) Manufacturing
6 8 (9.88%) Local Government
7 7 (8.64%) Aerospace
8 6 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (7.41%) Social Skills
9 5 (6.17%) Retail
10 3 (3.70%) Fire and Rescue
10 3 (3.70%) Legal
10 3 (3.70%) Military
11 2 (2.47%) Automotive
12 1 (1.23%) Aeronautics
12 1 (1.23%) Banking
12 1 (1.23%) Games
12 1 (1.23%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 17 (20.99%) Software Engineer
2 15 (18.52%) Hardware Engineer
3 12 (14.81%) Systems Engineer
4 10 (12.35%) Test Engineer
5 9 (11.11%) Electronics Engineer
6 8 (9.88%) Consultant
6 8 (9.88%) Embedded Engineer
6 8 (9.88%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 8 (9.88%) Hardware Test Engineer
6 8 (9.88%) Senior
7 5 (6.17%) Hardware Technician
7 5 (6.17%) Senior Consultant
8 4 (4.94%) Analyst
8 4 (4.94%) Design Engineer
8 4 (4.94%) Development Analyst
8 4 (4.94%) Development Manager
9 3 (3.70%) Associate Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) IT Support
9 3 (3.70%) Quality Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.23%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (27.16%) Satnav
2 14 (17.28%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (6.17%) Algorithms
3 5 (6.17%) Driving Licence
3 5 (6.17%) Fibre Optics
3 5 (6.17%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (4.94%) Analogue Electronics
5 3 (3.70%) CCTV
5 3 (3.70%) EPoS
5 3 (3.70%) IPTV
5 3 (3.70%) Video\Live Streaming
6 1 (1.23%) FPGA
6 1 (1.23%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.70%) Windows
1 3 (3.70%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.23%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (39.51%) Agile
2 23 (28.40%) Test Automation
3 22 (27.16%) Coaching
3 22 (27.16%) Critical Thinking
3 22 (27.16%) Data Management
3 22 (27.16%) Test Scripting
4 19 (23.46%) Software Engineering
5 10 (12.35%) Signal Processing
6 9 (11.11%) Project Management
7 6 (7.41%) Business Strategy
7 6 (7.41%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (7.41%) Image Processing
7 6 (7.41%) Mentoring
8 5 (6.17%) Business Development
8 5 (6.17%) Change Management
8 5 (6.17%) People Management
8 5 (6.17%) Requirements Analysis
8 5 (6.17%) Systems Engineering
9 4 (4.94%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 28 (34.57%) Python
2 8 (9.88%) MATLAB
3 3 (3.70%) C
3 3 (3.70%) Java
4 1 (1.23%) C++
4 1 (1.23%) VB
Qualifications
1 38 (46.91%) Degree
2 15 (18.52%) Security Cleared
3 10 (12.35%) SC Cleared
4 5 (6.17%) DBS Check
4 5 (6.17%) Master's Degree
5 4 (4.94%) HND
6 3 (3.70%) HNC
7 1 (1.23%) MCAD
7 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.64%) QA
2 2 (2.47%) Def Stans
2 2 (2.47%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 5 (6.17%) Thales
2 4 (4.94%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.70%) Apple
3 3 (3.70%) Google
4 1 (1.23%) Atlassian
4 1 (1.23%) EMC
4 1 (1.23%) QinetiQ