Electronics Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Electronics
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 15 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 -
Contract jobs citing Electronics 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 2.74% 1.32% 1.69%
As % of the General category 5.26% 2.44% 3.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £750
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - £800
75th Percentile - - £850
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £550 £500 £575
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% -2.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £35.75 £62.50
Median hourly rate - £36.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - -43.85% -
75th Percentile - £37.25 £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £17.00 £36.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year -53.42% -23.16% -

All General Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 38 41 54
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 52.05% 53.95% 45.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 24 37
10th Percentile £179 £143 £300
25th Percentile £233 £179 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £369 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.08% -13.24% -5.56%
75th Percentile £419 £488 £575
90th Percentile £575 £535 £662
West Midlands median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 6
10th Percentile - - £12.82
25th Percentile - £17.00 £14.71
Median hourly rate - £21.11 £15.61
Median % change year-on-year - +35.28% -22.03%
75th Percentile - £27.48 £16.50
90th Percentile - £33.34 £42.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £20.25 £21.59 £21.23
% change year-on-year -6.21% +1.72% +20.46%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 22 February 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
Stafford +6 2 £300 -
Electronics
West Midlands

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Validation Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Verification Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 2 (100.00%) V-Model
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft