Electronics Contracts in the South East

Electronics
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Electronics over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 127 185
Rank change year-on-year +49 +58 -53
Contract jobs citing Electronics 137 101 76
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 2.48% 1.73% 0.98%
As % of the General category 4.87% 2.96% 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 57 43
10th Percentile £200 £200 £144
25th Percentile - - £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £205 £375
Median % change year-on-year - -45.33% -34.78%
75th Percentile £581 £400 £438
90th Percentile £663 £525 £640
England median daily rate £550 £539 £525
% change year-on-year +2.09% +2.62% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 29 8
10th Percentile £43.25 £38.74 £39.75
25th Percentile £46.25 £42.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £57.35 £45.00 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year +27.44% -2.70% +2.78%
75th Percentile £61.30 £47.50 £52.50
90th Percentile - £63.49 £67.13
England median hourly rate £58.50 £57.50 £53.50
% change year-on-year +1.74% +7.48% +25.88%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,814 3,408 4,250
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.93% 58.47% 54.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,539 2,321 2,793
10th Percentile £205 £245 £213
25th Percentile £355 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +9.29%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £660
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 166 220
10th Percentile £12.91 £18.50 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.67 £25.00 £14.45
Median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.59 £32.56
90th Percentile £70.29 £73.11 £48.75
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
% change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in the South East

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Hampshire +39 45 - - 81
Thames Valley +24 30 £463 +8.82% 143
Berkshire +14 26 £463 +8.82% 44
Surrey +4 23 £527 +110.60% 39
Kent +2 21 £205 - 30
Buckinghamshire +27 4 £508 +23.03% 48
West Sussex -11 2 £325 +62.50% 23
Middlesex - 1 - -
Electronics
England

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (0.73%) CMS
1 1 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2007
1 1 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2013
1 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.73%) MTS
Applications
1 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.73%) Simulink
2 1 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.11%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.73%) Azure
2 1 (0.73%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 49 (35.77%) Ethernet
2 11 (8.03%) Wireless
3 5 (3.65%) Firewall
4 3 (2.19%) LAN
4 3 (2.19%) VPN
4 3 (2.19%) WAN
5 2 (1.46%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (1.46%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (1.46%) J1939
5 2 (1.46%) Network Security
5 2 (1.46%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.73%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.73%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.84%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Analysis Services
2 1 (0.73%) Power BI
2 1 (0.73%) Power Query
2 1 (0.73%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.73%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (12.41%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.73%) LabVIEW
General
1 47 (34.31%) Marketing
2 45 (32.85%) Telecoms
3 44 (32.12%) Manufacturing
3 44 (32.12%) Public Sector
4 43 (31.39%) Finance
5 12 (8.76%) Automotive
6 5 (3.65%) Social Skills
7 3 (2.19%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.46%) Mandarin Language
8 2 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.46%) Spanish Language
9 1 (0.73%) French Language
9 1 (0.73%) German Language
9 1 (0.73%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.73%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.73%) Publishing
9 1 (0.73%) Retail
Job Titles
1 42 (30.66%) Designer
2 33 (24.09%) Digital Designer
2 33 (24.09%) FPGA Designer
2 33 (24.09%) VHDL Designer
3 19 (13.87%) Desktop Engineer
3 19 (13.87%) Desktop Support
3 19 (13.87%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 19 (13.87%) Support Engineer
4 16 (11.68%) Consultant
5 10 (7.30%) Software Engineer
6 9 (6.57%) Embedded Engineer
6 9 (6.57%) Project Manager
7 8 (5.84%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 8 (5.84%) LIMS Manager
7 8 (5.84%) LIMS Project Manager
7 8 (5.84%) Trainer
8 7 (5.11%) IT Trainer
9 5 (3.65%) Microsoft 365 Trainer
9 5 (3.65%) Network Engineer
10 4 (2.92%) Author
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.19%) DirectX
1 3 (2.19%) OpenGL
1 3 (2.19%) OpenGL ES
1 3 (2.19%) Vulkan
2 2 (1.46%) PyTorch
2 2 (1.46%) TensorFlow
2 2 (1.46%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 1 (0.73%) MDX
3 1 (0.73%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 38 (27.74%) FPGA
2 37 (27.01%) NHS
3 33 (24.09%) CPLD
3 33 (24.09%) VHDL
4 19 (13.87%) Analogue Electronics
5 16 (11.68%) Robotics
6 8 (5.84%) LIMS
7 4 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.46%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.46%) Animation
8 2 (1.46%) Augmented Reality
8 2 (1.46%) CAN bus
8 2 (1.46%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.46%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.46%) Mixed Reality
8 2 (1.46%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (1.46%) Solar Power
9 1 (0.73%) Photography
9 1 (0.73%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.73%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 22 (16.06%) Windows
2 18 (13.14%) Windows 10
3 6 (4.38%) Android
4 5 (3.65%) Linux
5 1 (0.73%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.73%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.73%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.73%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (31.39%) Business Intelligence
1 43 (31.39%) Digital Marketing
1 43 (31.39%) Programme Management
2 33 (24.09%) Schematic Capture
3 17 (12.41%) Requirements Management
4 16 (11.68%) Prototyping
4 16 (11.68%) Software Engineering
5 15 (10.95%) Design for Manufacturing
5 15 (10.95%) Systems Engineering
6 8 (5.84%) Test Scripting
6 8 (5.84%) Validation
7 7 (5.11%) Document Management
8 5 (3.65%) Agile
8 5 (3.65%) Computer Science
8 5 (3.65%) Machine Learning
8 5 (3.65%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (2.92%) Roadmaps
10 3 (2.19%) High Availability
10 3 (2.19%) Process Improvement
10 3 (2.19%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.57%) C
2 8 (5.84%) Embedded C
3 5 (3.65%) C++
4 3 (2.19%) C#
4 3 (2.19%) Java
4 3 (2.19%) Kotlin
4 3 (2.19%) Python
5 2 (1.46%) GLSL
5 2 (1.46%) HLSL
6 1 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.73%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.73%) VBA
Qualifications
1 46 (33.58%) Degree
2 16 (11.68%) Security Cleared
3 13 (9.49%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.19%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.19%) HND
5 3 (2.19%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.46%) CCNP
6 2 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.73%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.84%) HL7
2 2 (1.46%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (1.46%) PMO
3 1 (0.73%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.73%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.73%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.73%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (1.46%) Functional Safety
1 2 (1.46%) Nessus
2 1 (0.73%) AirWatch
2 1 (0.73%) AppManager
Vendors
1 43 (31.39%) SAP
2 33 (24.09%) EMC
3 6 (4.38%) Microsoft
4 5 (3.65%) Xilinx
5 3 (2.19%) Cisco
5 3 (2.19%) SolarWinds
6 2 (1.46%) Juniper
6 2 (1.46%) Mentor Graphics
6 2 (1.46%) Palo Alto
6 2 (1.46%) ScienceLogic
7 1 (0.73%) Apple
7 1 (0.73%) HP
7 1 (0.73%) Oracle
7 1 (0.73%) Remedy
7 1 (0.73%) VMware