Electronics Contract Job Trends in Central London

Electronics
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 132 128
Rank change year-on-year -18 -4 +41
Contract jobs citing Electronics 3 1 8
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.12% 0.049% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.20% 0.066% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £256
25th Percentile £359 £270 £324
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £368 £274 £388
Median % change year-on-year +34.12% -29.29% -
75th Percentile £376 £278 £415
90th Percentile - - £442
London median daily rate £500 £513 £545
% change year-on-year -2.44% -5.96% -9.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £51.98 - -
25th Percentile £52.69 - £146.25
Median hourly rate £55.25 - £147.50
75th Percentile £57.69 - £148.75
90th Percentile £58.33 - -
London median hourly rate £55.25 £82.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -33.03% +50.00% -10.20%

All General Skills
Central London

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,522 1,517 1,550
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 59.18% 73.71% 67.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 968 1,008 1,039
10th Percentile £356 £325 £350
25th Percentile £463 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £700 £675 £688
90th Percentile £800 £775 £800
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 31 15
10th Percentile - £22.00 £14.80
25th Percentile £18.75 £26.00 £22.01
Median hourly rate £26.13 £34.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.15% +25.93% -1.82%
75th Percentile £53.50 £51.46 £52.50
90th Percentile £64.25 £65.57 £87.00
London median hourly rate £28.00 £30.90 £35.50
% change year-on-year -9.39% -12.95% +1.43%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Electronics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Electronics job vacancy trend in Central London

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Electronics

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Central London region over the 6 months to 12 August 2026. 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
West End of London - 2 - - 1
City of Westminster - 2 - - 1
City of London -11 1 £368 +34.12% 8
Electronics
London

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Product Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Product Marketing Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (66.67%) Logistics
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) B2C
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
3 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (33.33%) GTM Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO