Electronics Contracts in Essex

Electronics
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 28 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Contract jobs citing Electronics 4 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 4.65% 1.88% -
As % of the General category 7.27% 3.60% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £43 - -
East of England median daily rate £325 £375 £463
% change year-on-year -13.33% -18.92% +740.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 0
10th Percentile £35.60 - -
25th Percentile £36.86 £54.75 -
Median hourly rate £40.35 £59.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.18% - -
75th Percentile £42.46 £64.25 -
90th Percentile £42.91 - -
East of England median hourly rate £60.00 £63.75 £57.50
% change year-on-year -5.88% +10.87% +2.68%

All General Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 55 111 137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 63.95% 52.11% 55.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 63 91
10th Percentile £181 £250 £205
25th Percentile £317 £319 £267
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £478
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -10.99% -3.14%
75th Percentile £474 £588 £564
90th Percentile £511 £635 £625
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +8.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 9
10th Percentile - £10.42 £20.79
25th Percentile £13.25 £16.25 £22.50
Median hourly rate £21.75 £35.65 £44.53
Median % change year-on-year -38.99% -19.94% +107.12%
75th Percentile £36.31 £64.25 £62.50
90th Percentile £42.91 £83.25 £76.61
East of England median hourly rate £31.21 £38.12 £21.00
% change year-on-year -18.13% +81.52% +44.83%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Essex

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex

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

Daily rate trend for Electronics in Essex

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

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

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in Essex

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Essex region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Brentwood - 4 £43 - 8
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Hardware Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Hardware Test Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Python
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) EMC