Electronics Contracts in England

Electronics
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Electronics over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 168 251 309
Rank change year-on-year +83 +58 -50
Contract jobs citing Electronics 517 500 624
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.42% 1.03% 0.88%
As % of the General category 2.44% 1.74% 1.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 318 490
10th Percentile £205 £205 £318
25th Percentile £363 £425 £451
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £725 £638 £650
90th Percentile £825 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £525
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 70 42
10th Percentile £42.50 £41.13 £42.50
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.50 £43.44
Median hourly rate £57.50 £57.50 £54.25
Median % change year-on-year - +5.99% +27.65%
75th Percentile £65.00 £61.25 £57.63
90th Percentile £67.50 £65.00 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £59.50 £57.50 £50.85
% change year-on-year +3.48% +13.08% +17.57%

All General Skills
England

Electronics is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,189 28,716 40,111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.21% 59.24% 56.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,655 20,162 28,073
10th Percentile £281 £315 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,778 930 1,299
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.50 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.44 £18.02 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.14 £32.15 £21.82
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +47.38% -0.84%
75th Percentile £51.91 £60.59 £47.50
90th Percentile £66.40 £70.13 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in England

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics in England.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in England

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in England over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in England

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics in England.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in England

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in England over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in England

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. 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
South East +51 134 £205 - 446
East of England +32 116 £375 -18.92% 293
London +73 115 £650 +18.18% 154
South West -12 74 £625 +4.17% 158
Midlands +29 25 £518 -15.51% 204
North of England +39 21 £450 -10.09% 165
West Midlands +24 15 £510 -18.40% 137
East Midlands +24 10 £575 +17.95% 67
North West +12 9 £700 +34.55% 98
Yorkshire +23 6 £450 +160.87% 57
North East - 6 - - 11
Electronics
UK

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.71%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.39%) CMS
3 2 (0.39%) Confluence
3 2 (0.39%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.19%) MTS
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Self-Service HR
4 1 (0.19%) SAS
4 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.35%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.77%) CANalyzer
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.39%) Simulink
5 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 9 (1.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (0.58%) ENOVIA
2 3 (0.58%) SAP PLM
2 3 (0.58%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.19%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 46 (8.90%) Azure
2 22 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (3.29%) Power Platform
4 15 (2.90%) AWS
4 15 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (2.51%) PaaS
6 11 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (1.55%) IaaS
8 6 (1.16%) Entra ID
9 4 (0.77%) GCP
9 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.58%) Azure Cognitive Services
10 3 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (0.58%) ChatGPT
10 3 (0.58%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.58%) SaaS
11 2 (0.39%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.39%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 55 (10.64%) Ethernet
2 37 (7.16%) RS-485
3 35 (6.77%) Modbus
3 35 (6.77%) RS-422
4 15 (2.90%) Wireless
5 9 (1.74%) VPN
6 7 (1.35%) 3G
6 7 (1.35%) 4G
6 7 (1.35%) Firewall
7 6 (1.16%) FTP
8 5 (0.97%) Cisco ISE
8 5 (0.97%) HTTP
8 5 (0.97%) J1939
8 5 (0.97%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.77%) FlexRay
10 3 (0.58%) DNS
10 3 (0.58%) Internet
10 3 (0.58%) LAN
10 3 (0.58%) SSL
10 3 (0.58%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.80%) Metadata
2 21 (4.06%) Data Vault
2 21 (4.06%) NoSQL
3 16 (3.09%) SQL Server
4 15 (2.90%) Metadata Repository
5 10 (1.93%) Power BI
6 9 (1.74%) Electronic Patient Records
7 7 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.16%) Ingres
8 6 (1.16%) Pentaho
8 6 (1.16%) Qlik Sense
8 6 (1.16%) QlikView
8 6 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.97%) GIS
10 4 (0.77%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.58%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (4.26%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (2.51%) Rational Rhapsody
3 9 (1.74%) ERwin
4 6 (1.16%) Git
4 6 (1.16%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.97%) JIRA
6 4 (0.77%) CANoe
6 4 (0.77%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.58%) NUnit
7 3 (0.58%) Postman
7 3 (0.58%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.19%) GitLab
9 1 (0.19%) GoCD
9 1 (0.19%) JUnit
9 1 (0.19%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.19%) MSI
9 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 312 (60.35%) Manufacturing
2 270 (52.22%) Marketing
3 264 (51.06%) Telecoms
4 263 (50.87%) Finance
4 263 (50.87%) Public Sector
5 126 (24.37%) Social Skills
6 46 (8.90%) Aerospace
7 29 (5.61%) Automotive
8 22 (4.26%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (2.51%) Retail
10 12 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (1.35%) Publishing
13 5 (0.97%) Military
14 3 (0.58%) German Language
14 3 (0.58%) Legal
14 3 (0.58%) Mandarin Language
14 3 (0.58%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 93 (17.99%) Architect
2 72 (13.93%) Software Engineer
3 43 (8.32%) Designer
4 40 (7.74%) Project Manager
5 34 (6.58%) Test Architect
6 33 (6.38%) Digital Designer
6 33 (6.38%) FPGA Designer
6 33 (6.38%) VHDL Designer
7 31 (6.00%) Consultant
7 31 (6.00%) Data Architect
8 29 (5.61%) Support Engineer
9 28 (5.42%) Lead
10 26 (5.03%) C++ Software Engineer
11 25 (4.84%) Embedded Engineer
12 24 (4.64%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 19 (3.68%) Senior
14 16 (3.09%) Chief Architect
14 16 (3.09%) Chief Data Architect
15 15 (2.90%) Desktop Engineer
15 15 (2.90%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.74%) .NET
2 6 (1.16%) LDAP
3 5 (0.97%) AngularJS
3 5 (0.97%) PyTorch
4 4 (0.77%) DirectX
4 4 (0.77%) OpenGL
4 4 (0.77%) OpenGL ES
4 4 (0.77%) RESTful
4 4 (0.77%) TensorFlow
4 4 (0.77%) Vulkan
5 3 (0.58%) CSS
5 3 (0.58%) GraphQL
5 3 (0.58%) Hugging Face
5 3 (0.58%) LangChain
5 3 (0.58%) Playwright
6 2 (0.39%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.39%) HTML
6 2 (0.39%) Middleware
6 2 (0.39%) REST
6 2 (0.39%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 58 (11.22%) Analogue Electronics
2 40 (7.74%) FPGA
3 39 (7.54%) NHS
4 36 (6.96%) Self-Motivation
5 33 (6.38%) CPLD
5 33 (6.38%) VHDL
6 21 (4.06%) Reference Data
7 20 (3.87%) Robotics
8 17 (3.29%) Management Information System
9 11 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.74%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.74%) Wiki
11 8 (1.55%) LIMS
12 6 (1.16%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.16%) Replication
13 5 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (0.97%) CAN bus
13 5 (0.97%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.77%) Infotainment
14 4 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 48 (9.28%) Windows
2 30 (5.80%) Linux
3 16 (3.09%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.35%) Android
5 6 (1.16%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.97%) Unix
6 5 (0.97%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (50.87%) Programme Management
2 262 (50.68%) Business Intelligence
2 262 (50.68%) Digital Marketing
3 89 (17.21%) Software Engineering
4 79 (15.28%) Agile
5 74 (14.31%) Project Management
6 65 (12.57%) Stakeholder Management
7 52 (10.06%) DevOps
8 51 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 43 (8.32%) Customer Requirements
10 42 (8.12%) Software Testing
11 40 (7.74%) TDD
12 37 (7.16%) Schematic Capture
12 37 (7.16%) Test Strategy
12 37 (7.16%) Unit Testing
13 35 (6.77%) Continuous Integration
13 35 (6.77%) Pair Programming
13 35 (6.77%) Problem-Solving
14 34 (6.58%) UML
15 31 (6.00%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 67 (12.96%) C
2 49 (9.48%) C#
3 48 (9.28%) C++
4 28 (5.42%) Python
5 26 (5.03%) SQL
6 15 (2.90%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.71%) Embedded C
8 10 (1.93%) Ada
9 8 (1.55%) Java
10 7 (1.35%) JavaScript
10 7 (1.35%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.16%) Kusto Query Language
11 6 (1.16%) MATLAB
12 5 (0.97%) VBA
13 3 (0.58%) Bash
13 3 (0.58%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.58%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.39%) HLSL
14 2 (0.39%) Rust
Qualifications
1 157 (30.37%) Security Cleared
2 118 (22.82%) SC Cleared
3 85 (16.44%) Degree
4 44 (8.51%) DV Cleared
5 8 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (1.55%) Master's Degree
6 5 (0.97%) CESG Certified Professional
6 5 (0.97%) CISSP
6 5 (0.97%) ISTQB
7 4 (0.77%) AWS Certification
7 4 (0.77%) CLAS
7 4 (0.77%) PMP
7 4 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (0.58%) APMG
8 3 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.58%) Chartered Engineer
8 3 (0.58%) HND
8 3 (0.58%) PhD
8 3 (0.58%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.39%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.51%) PMO
2 12 (2.32%) Data Quality
3 11 (2.13%) GDPR
4 8 (1.55%) HL7
5 7 (1.35%) Def Stans
5 7 (1.35%) SLA
6 6 (1.16%) QA
7 5 (0.97%) AUTOSAR
7 5 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.97%) JSP 440
7 5 (0.97%) NIST
7 5 (0.97%) RMADS
8 3 (0.58%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.58%) DO-178B
8 3 (0.58%) MISRA
8 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.19%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 16 (3.09%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.55%) NFS
3 6 (1.16%) Firmware
4 5 (0.97%) Docker
5 4 (0.77%) HDFS
6 3 (0.58%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.39%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.74%) Functional Safety
2 5 (0.97%) Terraform
3 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.77%) Puppet
4 3 (0.58%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.58%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.39%) Ansible
5 2 (0.39%) CA Service Virtualization
5 2 (0.39%) Nessus
5 2 (0.39%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.19%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.19%) AppManager
6 1 (0.19%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.19%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
6 1 (0.19%) SCOM
6 1 (0.19%) systemd
6 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 268 (51.84%) SAP
2 57 (11.03%) Microsoft
3 39 (7.54%) EMC
4 18 (3.48%) Sparx
5 13 (2.51%) IBM
6 9 (1.74%) Dell
6 9 (1.74%) Oracle
7 8 (1.55%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.16%) Cisco
8 6 (1.16%) Informatica
9 5 (0.97%) Isilon
9 5 (0.97%) VMware
9 5 (0.97%) Xilinx
10 4 (0.77%) Computacenter
10 4 (0.77%) ESRI
10 4 (0.77%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.58%) BiZZdesign
11 3 (0.58%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.58%) Google
11 3 (0.58%) Keysight