Electronics Contract Job Trends in Cornwall

Electronics
South West > Cornwall

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Cornwall. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Electronics 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cornwall 17.86% - -
As % of the General category 50.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £154 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £158 - -
75th Percentile £161 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £563 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +2.27% -4.35% +1.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £22.76 - -
25th Percentile £22.78 - -
Median hourly rate £23.70 - -
75th Percentile £24.49 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £62.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -61.60% +56.25% -

All General Skills
Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10 13 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cornwall 35.71% 59.09% 36.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile £156 - £319
25th Percentile £158 £200 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 £338 £395
Median % change year-on-year -51.70% -14.45% -23.02%
75th Percentile £332 £516 £442
90th Percentile £433 £566 £470
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile £18.10 - -
25th Percentile £20.29 - -
Median hourly rate £23.50 - £14.03
75th Percentile £24.43 - -
90th Percentile £24.49 - -
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £64.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -62.50% +16.36% -12.70%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Cornwall

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Cornwall

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Cornwall

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing Electronics

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in Cornwall

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 7 December 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Falmouth - 2 - - 1
Helston - 2 £158 -
Electronics
South West

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall 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 5 (100.00%) Finance
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 5 (100.00%) Marketing
1 5 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 5 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) IT Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Migration Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Migration Technician
1 2 (40.00%) Support Technician
1 2 (40.00%) Windows Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) IT Support
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 5 (100.00%) Migration
1 5 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 5 (100.00%) Workflow
2 3 (60.00%) Workflow Management
3 2 (40.00%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) SAP