Electronics Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Electronics
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - +17
Contract jobs citing Electronics 5 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 0.44% - 0.87%
As % of the General category 0.87% - 1.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £358 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 - -
75th Percentile £373 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £475 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 7
10th Percentile £17.69 - -
25th Percentile £21.21 - £12.75
Median hourly rate £23.83 - £13.50
75th Percentile £24.49 - £35.00
90th Percentile - - £44.50
England median hourly rate £41.25 £58.58 £57.50
% change year-on-year -29.58% +1.88% -

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 574 381 416
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 51.07% 62.36% 51.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 328 255 280
10th Percentile £259 £215 £167
25th Percentile £393 £320 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £413 £400
Median % change year-on-year +15.15% +3.13% -15.79%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £550
90th Percentile £650 £550 £625
England median daily rate £515 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -1.90% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 25 56
10th Percentile £13.46 £15.12 £12.20
25th Percentile £14.65 £16.11 £13.31
Median hourly rate £18.38 £21.39 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.10% +25.82% -24.44%
75th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £30.31
90th Percentile £64.78 £38.18 £51.91
England median hourly rate £31.16 £28.00 £30.50
% change year-on-year +11.27% -8.20% -4.57%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Electronics

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Lincolnshire - 3 - - 3
Northamptonshire - 1 £365 - 3
Nottinghamshire - 1 - - 2
Electronics
England

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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%) Manufacturing
2 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Marketing
2 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
2 4 (80.00%) Telecoms
3 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Migration Technician
1 3 (60.00%) Support Technician
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Digital Marketing
1 4 (80.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (60.00%) Migration
2 3 (60.00%) Workflow
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
3 1 (20.00%) Pattern Recognition
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) Genesys