Electronics Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Electronics
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 116 130
Rank change year-on-year -7 +14 +53
Contract jobs citing Electronics 2 6 6
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.11% 0.29% 0.24%
As % of the General category 0.16% 0.43% 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £231 -
25th Percentile - £263 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £330 £288
Median % change year-on-year - +14.78% -54.00%
75th Percentile - £403 £366
90th Percentile - £437 £409
Central London median daily rate - £230 £288
% change year-on-year - -20.00% -54.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.79 - -
Median hourly rate £20.19 - -
75th Percentile £20.60 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £20.19 - -

All General Skills
City of 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 common skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,276 1,399 1,619
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 69.65% 67.65% 64.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 881 858 1,160
10th Percentile £338 £350 £350
25th Percentile £420 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% -2.13%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £688
90th Percentile £788 £800 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £575
% change year-on-year -5.98% +1.74% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 8 11
10th Percentile £20.02 £13.18 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.42 £20.00 £19.75
Median hourly rate £28.00 £27.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.75% +9.00% -47.09%
75th Percentile £41.94 £65.63 £42.38
90th Percentile £57.75 £82.88 £73.75
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £26.75
% change year-on-year -25.40% +30.84% -43.39%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in the City of London

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Electronics

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Procurement Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Server Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) Ariba