Electronics Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Electronics
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Electronics 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton 3.10% - -
As % of the General category 5.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £114 - -
25th Percentile £203 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
75th Percentile £354 - -
90th Percentile £356 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £160 £675 £575
% change year-on-year -76.30% +17.39% -8.00%

All General Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 72 75 75
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 55.81% 46.01% 41.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 55 50
10th Percentile £283 £200 £304
25th Percentile £381 £225 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £360 £544
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -33.79% +3.08%
75th Percentile £613 £518 £614
90th Percentile £670 £630 £718
Hampshire median daily rate £490 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -6.67% -1.87% +4.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 4
10th Percentile £32.10 £37.80 -
25th Percentile £46.50 £67.50 £27.00
Median hourly rate £71.00 £80.00 £33.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.25% +138.81% +46.77%
75th Percentile £72.25 - £47.81
90th Percentile £72.70 - £61.88
Hampshire median hourly rate £22.50 £57.35 £57.50
% change year-on-year -60.77% -0.26% +139.58%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Southampton

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Electronics

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Southampton over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in Southampton

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Electronics

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (25.00%) Games
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Hardware Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Lead
1 2 (50.00%) Senior
1 2 (50.00%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) FMCG
1 2 (50.00%) FPGA
2 1 (25.00%) Device Driver
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Cost Control
1 2 (50.00%) ERP
1 2 (50.00%) Kaizen
1 2 (50.00%) Logistics
1 2 (50.00%) Schematic Capture
1 2 (50.00%) SIPOC
1 2 (50.00%) Six Sigma
1 2 (50.00%) Supply Chain Planning
1 2 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Supply Chain Management
2 1 (25.00%) Supply Chain Transformation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Six Sigma Black Belt
1 2 (50.00%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Mentor Graphics
1 2 (50.00%) Oracle
1 2 (50.00%) SAP