Renewable Energy
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Renewable Energy in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Renewable Energy 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 483 382 609
Rank change year-on-year -101 +227 +4
Permanent jobs citing Renewable Energy 465 891 779
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.47% 0.85% 0.51%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.34% 1.99% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 288 314 179
10th Percentile £31,250 £42,150 £45,000
25th Percentile £39,625 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £68,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -26.55% +10.00% +11.11%

All Generic Skills
UK

Renewable Energy 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 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
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 £83,750
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%

Renewable Energy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Renewable Energy in the UK

Renewable Energy
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Renewable Energy.

Salary trend for Renewable Energy in the UK

Renewable Energy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Renewable Energy over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Renewable Energy in the UK

Renewable Energy
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Renewable Energy within the UK 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London -110 360 £50,500 -26.55% 571
England -108 339 £55,500 -32.52% 621
Work from Home -42 116 £65,000 +8.33% 198
Scotland -98 83 £75,000 +50.00% 82
North of England +53 76 £55,000 - 127
South East -91 72 £40,000 -55.56% 107
London -2 69 £95,000 +5.56% 134
South West -7 55 £50,000 -41.18% 91
Midlands -3 43 £37,500 -42.31% 116
North West -4 33 £60,000 +9.09% 64
Yorkshire +101 32 £43,750 -20.45% 43
East Midlands -26 24 £37,500 -45.45% 37
East of England -32 20 £65,000 +60.49% 45
West Midlands +27 19 £53,750 -4.44% 79
Wales +17 13 - - 17
North East +8 11 £45,000 - 32
Northern Ireland +26 2 - - 6

Renewable Energy
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 10 (2.15%) ArcGIS
2 7 (1.51%) Confluence
2 7 (1.51%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.22%) Apache
3 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.22%) IIS
3 1 (0.22%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 43 (9.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (8.82%) Simulink
3 40 (8.60%) Microsoft Office
4 35 (7.53%) Stateflow
5 20 (4.30%) AutoCAD
6 14 (3.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 11 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.86%) EPLAN
9 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.86%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
1 4 (0.86%) SAP ERP
1 4 (0.86%) SAP HR
1 4 (0.86%) SAP Payroll
2 2 (0.43%) SAP CO
2 2 (0.43%) SAP FI
2 2 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.22%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 36 (7.74%) Azure
2 20 (4.30%) AWS
2 20 (4.30%) GitHub
3 19 (4.09%) Power Platform
4 8 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.29%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 5 (1.08%) PowerApps
8 4 (0.86%) PaaS
8 4 (0.86%) SaaS
9 3 (0.65%) Amazon S3
9 3 (0.65%) WhatsApp
10 2 (0.43%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.43%) GCP
10 2 (0.43%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.43%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.43%) Yammer
11 1 (0.22%) Amazon SQS
11 1 (0.22%) Azure Machine Learning
11 1 (0.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.01%) Firewall
2 9 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (1.94%) Wireless
3 8 (1.72%) Bluetooth
4 7 (1.51%) DNS
4 7 (1.51%) Modbus
5 5 (1.08%) VPN
6 4 (0.86%) SAN
6 4 (0.86%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.86%) VLAN
7 3 (0.65%) DMZ
7 3 (0.65%) Internet
7 3 (0.65%) Intranet
7 3 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (0.65%) NAS
7 3 (0.65%) VoIP
7 3 (0.65%) ZigBee
8 2 (0.43%) LAN
8 2 (0.43%) Network Security
8 2 (0.43%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (7.10%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.66%) Power BI
3 9 (1.94%) GIS
4 8 (1.72%) Crystal Reports
5 6 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.29%) MySQL
6 5 (1.08%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.65%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.43%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.43%) Amazon QuickSight
8 2 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.43%) Big Data
8 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.43%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 11 (2.37%) Git
2 8 (1.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 6 (1.29%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.29%) SpecFlow
4 5 (1.08%) Cucumber
4 5 (1.08%) JIRA
4 5 (1.08%) Postman
5 4 (0.86%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.43%) GitLab
7 1 (0.22%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.22%) Selenium
General
1 95 (20.43%) Social Skills
2 92 (19.78%) Finance
3 38 (8.17%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (7.74%) Manufacturing
5 29 (6.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 29 (6.24%) Legal
6 25 (5.38%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (5.38%) Retail
7 21 (4.52%) Electronics
7 21 (4.52%) Local Government
8 16 (3.44%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.01%) Public Sector
10 13 (2.80%) Aerospace
10 13 (2.80%) Automotive
11 11 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (2.15%) Pharmaceutical
13 8 (1.72%) Law
14 6 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.08%) Agriculture
15 5 (1.08%) Games
Job Titles
1 87 (18.71%) Senior
2 86 (18.49%) Project Manager
3 55 (11.83%) Lead
4 51 (10.97%) Developer
5 43 (9.25%) Systems Engineer
6 36 (7.74%) Analyst
6 36 (7.74%) Software Engineer
7 33 (7.10%) Control Systems Engineer
8 22 (4.73%) C# Developer
8 22 (4.73%) Junior
9 17 (3.66%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 16 (3.44%) IFS Analyst
10 16 (3.44%) Senior Developer
11 15 (3.23%) Embedded Engineer
11 15 (3.23%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 15 (3.23%) Principal Engineer
11 15 (3.23%) Senior Manager
12 14 (3.01%) Architect
13 13 (2.80%) Project Engineer
13 13 (2.80%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (7.10%) .NET
2 10 (2.15%) HTML
3 9 (1.94%) CSS
4 8 (1.72%) React
4 8 (1.72%) REST
5 6 (1.29%) Node.js
6 5 (1.08%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.86%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.86%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.86%) Flask
7 4 (0.86%) Gherkin
7 4 (0.86%) YAML
8 3 (0.65%) .NET Core
8 3 (0.65%) Laravel
8 3 (0.65%) NumPy
8 3 (0.65%) SOAP
8 3 (0.65%) Vue
8 3 (0.65%) Web Services
9 2 (0.43%) Ruby on Rails
9 2 (0.43%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.03%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (8.60%) Algorithms
3 28 (6.02%) Driving Licence
4 23 (4.95%) IoT
5 15 (3.23%) Embedded Systems
6 14 (3.01%) FMCG
7 12 (2.58%) Life Science
8 11 (2.37%) Operational Technology
8 11 (2.37%) Product Ownership
9 10 (2.15%) Management Information System
9 10 (2.15%) PACS
10 9 (1.94%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.51%) NHS
12 6 (1.29%) Solar Energy
13 5 (1.08%) Acoustics
13 5 (1.08%) SCADA
14 4 (0.86%) Onboarding
14 4 (0.86%) Photovoltaics
15 3 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
15 3 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.01%) Windows
2 13 (2.80%) Linux
3 5 (1.08%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.86%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.65%) Android
5 3 (0.65%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.65%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (20.22%) Project Management
2 78 (16.77%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (15.05%) Software Engineering
4 52 (11.18%) Prototyping
5 46 (9.89%) Validation
6 45 (9.68%) Change Management
6 45 (9.68%) Decarbonisation
7 43 (9.25%) Commercialisation
8 41 (8.82%) Verification and Validation
9 35 (7.53%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
9 35 (7.53%) Rapid Prototyping
10 34 (7.31%) Logistics
11 33 (7.10%) Agile
12 32 (6.88%) Mathematics
12 32 (6.88%) Project Delivery
12 32 (6.88%) Stakeholder Management
13 31 (6.67%) ERP
14 29 (6.24%) Mentoring
15 27 (5.81%) Decision-Making
16 25 (5.38%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (8.82%) MATLAB
2 39 (8.39%) Python
2 39 (8.39%) SQL
3 36 (7.74%) C#
4 19 (4.09%) JavaScript
5 17 (3.66%) C
6 15 (3.23%) C++
7 14 (3.01%) TypeScript
8 8 (1.72%) Embedded C
8 8 (1.72%) PL/SQL
9 6 (1.29%) Java
9 6 (1.29%) PHP
10 5 (1.08%) PowerShell
10 5 (1.08%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.86%) Bicep
11 4 (0.86%) Ruby
12 3 (0.65%) Bash
12 3 (0.65%) Scala
13 2 (0.43%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.22%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 109 (23.44%) Degree
2 16 (3.44%) Master's Degree
3 10 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (2.15%) Security Cleared
4 9 (1.94%) DBS Check
5 8 (1.72%) NVQ Level 3
5 8 (1.72%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.29%) HND
7 5 (1.08%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.86%) PMP
9 3 (0.65%) CISA
9 3 (0.65%) CISSP
9 3 (0.65%) HNC
9 3 (0.65%) PhD
10 1 (0.22%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.22%) CCA
10 1 (0.22%) MCSE
10 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.22%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.81%) QA
2 18 (3.87%) NEBOSH
3 8 (1.72%) IEC 62304
3 8 (1.72%) ISO 13485
4 7 (1.51%) GDPR
5 6 (1.29%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.08%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.08%) SLA
7 4 (0.86%) ISO 14001
7 4 (0.86%) NIST
7 4 (0.86%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.65%) HAZOP
8 3 (0.65%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.65%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.43%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.22%) FISMA
10 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.22%) TickIT
System Software
1 10 (2.15%) Docker
2 8 (1.72%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.65%) Firmware
5 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (1.29%) Opsgenie
2 3 (0.65%) Terraform
3 2 (0.43%) Nessus
4 1 (0.22%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.22%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 64 (13.76%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.44%) IFS
3 12 (2.58%) SAP
4 10 (2.15%) Autodesk
4 10 (2.15%) Progress
5 6 (1.29%) VMware
6 5 (1.08%) Workday
7 4 (0.86%) EMC
7 4 (0.86%) Oracle
7 4 (0.86%) SYSPRO
8 3 (0.65%) Twitter
9 2 (0.43%) Databricks
10 1 (0.22%) AVEVA
10 1 (0.22%) Dataiku
10 1 (0.22%) Facebook
10 1 (0.22%) Instagram
10 1 (0.22%) Rockwell
10 1 (0.22%) Samsung
10 1 (0.22%) Verint
10 1 (0.22%) YouTube