Electronics Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Electronics
England > East of England

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

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 57 27
Rank change year-on-year +5 -30 +37
Contract jobs citing Electronics 62 21 113
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 3.09% 2.17% 5.93%
As % of the General category 5.75% 3.47% 9.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 7 22
10th Percentile £316 £313 £168
25th Percentile £425 £390 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £375
Median % change year-on-year - +36.67% -16.67%
75th Percentile £606 £553 £469
90th Percentile £625 £590 £532
England median daily rate £475 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -11.63% -2.27% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 12 59
10th Percentile £20.50 £53.25 £60.00
25th Percentile £23.13 £60.00 £61.25
Median hourly rate £70.00 £66.75 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.87% +2.69% +13.04%
75th Percentile £75.94 £77.06 -
90th Percentile £80.00 £87.45 £67.50
England median hourly rate £57.25 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -4.58% - +4.35%

All General Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,078 605 1,174
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 53.71% 62.63% 61.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 467 335 520
10th Percentile £188 £213 £250
25th Percentile £313 £347 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -3.94%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £550
90th Percentile £675 £683 £650
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 348 102 397
10th Percentile £13.33 £15.62 £14.16
25th Percentile £15.87 £18.39 £15.00
Median hourly rate £19.91 £45.59 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.33% +24.90% +73.81%
75th Percentile £51.53 £68.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £77.38 £65.00
England median hourly rate £25.77 £30.00 £26.03
% change year-on-year -14.10% +15.25% -25.63%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in the East of England

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in the East of England

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in the East of England

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 31 March 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
Hertfordshire -4 33 £600 +12.94% 25
Cambridgeshire +6 10 £500 +53.85% 34
Bedfordshire -4 9 £63 - 3
Essex - 5 - - 16
Norfolk - 2 - -
Suffolk - 2 - -
Electronics
England

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 4 (6.45%) Simulink
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.23%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.61%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.61%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.29%) Ethernet
2 3 (4.84%) Modbus
2 3 (4.84%) RS-232
2 3 (4.84%) RS-422
2 3 (4.84%) RS-485
3 2 (3.23%) Bluetooth
3 2 (3.23%) SpaceWire
3 2 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (1.61%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.23%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 16 (25.81%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (16.13%) Git
3 8 (12.90%) JIRA
3 8 (12.90%) PVCS
4 1 (1.61%) LabVIEW
General
1 19 (30.65%) Manufacturing
2 18 (29.03%) Social Skills
3 17 (27.42%) Marketing
4 16 (25.81%) Finance
4 16 (25.81%) Public Sector
4 16 (25.81%) Telecoms
5 8 (12.90%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (11.29%) Aerospace
7 4 (6.45%) Games
7 4 (6.45%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (4.84%) Law
9 2 (3.23%) Avionics
9 2 (3.23%) Digital Health
9 2 (3.23%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 17 (27.42%) Software Engineer
2 15 (24.19%) Embedded Engineer
2 15 (24.19%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) C Software Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) C/C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) Embedded C Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) Embedded C Software Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (11.29%) Hardware Engineer
4 6 (9.68%) Ada Engineer
4 6 (9.68%) Ada Software Engineer
4 6 (9.68%) IT Engineer
4 6 (9.68%) Migration Engineer
4 6 (9.68%) Windows Engineer
5 5 (8.06%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.06%) Flash
2 1 (1.61%) JSON
2 1 (1.61%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (30.65%) FPGA
2 12 (19.35%) VHDL
3 6 (9.68%) Verilog
4 4 (6.45%) Algorithms
4 4 (6.45%) ASIC
4 4 (6.45%) PCIe
5 2 (3.23%) CAN bus
5 2 (3.23%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (1.61%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (1.61%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.68%) Windows 10
2 3 (4.84%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (35.48%) Software Engineering
2 20 (32.26%) Workflow
3 16 (25.81%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (25.81%) Digital Marketing
3 16 (25.81%) Programme Management
4 11 (17.74%) Logistics
4 11 (17.74%) Migration
4 11 (17.74%) Unit Testing
5 10 (16.13%) Validation
6 9 (14.52%) AI
7 8 (12.90%) Code Coverage
7 8 (12.90%) Requirements Analysis
7 8 (12.90%) Systems Engineering
7 8 (12.90%) Workflow Management
8 7 (11.29%) Computer Science
8 7 (11.29%) SysML
8 7 (11.29%) Test Scripting
8 7 (11.29%) UML
9 6 (9.68%) Physics
9 6 (9.68%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 21 (33.87%) C
2 17 (27.42%) C++
3 10 (16.13%) Python
4 7 (11.29%) Ada
4 7 (11.29%) Embedded C
4 7 (11.29%) Embedded C++
5 5 (8.06%) MATLAB
6 4 (6.45%) SystemVerilog
6 4 (6.45%) Tcl
7 3 (4.84%) C#
Qualifications
1 19 (30.65%) SC Cleared
1 19 (30.65%) Security Cleared
2 9 (14.52%) Degree
3 4 (6.45%) HNC
3 4 (6.45%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.45%) DO-254
2 2 (3.23%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 9 (14.52%) Firmware
2 8 (12.90%) Virtual Machines
2 8 (12.90%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 16 (25.81%) SAP
2 9 (14.52%) Xilinx
3 8 (12.90%) ANSYS
3 8 (12.90%) IBM
3 8 (12.90%) VMware
4 4 (6.45%) Actel
4 4 (6.45%) Altera
4 4 (6.45%) Intel
4 4 (6.45%) Microsemi
5 3 (4.84%) Cadence
6 2 (3.23%) EMC
6 2 (3.23%) Microsoft
7 1 (1.61%) ServiceNow