Electronics Contracts in the Thames Valley

Electronics
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 96 122
Rank change year-on-year +15 +26 +49
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Electronics 28 25 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.70% 1.11% 0.68%
As % of the General category 2.71% 2.12% 1.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 17 12
10th Percentile - £235 £205
25th Percentile £600 £278 £267
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £625 £400
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +56.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £700 £738 £438
90th Percentile - £860 £466
South East median daily rate £650 £575 £213
% change year-on-year +13.04% +170.59% -44.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51.25
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £52.50
75th Percentile £14.15 - £53.75
90th Percentile £14.24 - -
South East median hourly rate £14.15 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -75.33% +9.24% +16.67%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,033 1,178 1,702
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 62.64% 52.31% 60.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 630 620 1,083
10th Percentile £250 £235 £261
25th Percentile £394 £399 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.67%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £624
90th Percentile £700 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 79 53
10th Percentile £14.20 £18.00 £16.37
25th Percentile £14.48 £26.25 £21.25
Median hourly rate £20.33 £58.49 £32.32
Median % change year-on-year -65.24% +80.97% +53.90%
75th Percentile £53.56 £70.39 £62.50
90th Percentile £87.48 £87.46 £69.95
South East median hourly rate £18.85 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -67.14% +9.24% +142.16%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in the Thames Valley

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Electronics

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 26 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in the Thames Valley

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Electronics

Electronics
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +21 26 £650 -3.70% 39
Buckinghamshire +2 2 - - 26
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (7.14%) LightWave 3D
Development Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Git
1 1 (3.57%) Selenium
General
1 21 (75.00%) Finance
1 21 (75.00%) Manufacturing
1 21 (75.00%) Marketing
1 21 (75.00%) Public Sector
1 21 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (10.71%) Social Skills
3 2 (7.14%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 19 (67.86%) Active Directory Architect
1 19 (67.86%) Architect
2 3 (10.71%) Trainee
2 3 (10.71%) Trainee Technician
3 2 (7.14%) Coordinator
4 1 (3.57%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
4 1 (3.57%) 2nd Line Support
4 1 (3.57%) Desktop Support
4 1 (3.57%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) IT Support
4 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Operating Systems
1 20 (71.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
1 21 (75.00%) Digital Marketing
1 21 (75.00%) Programme Management
2 19 (67.86%) Agile
2 19 (67.86%) Identity Access Management
2 19 (67.86%) Test Automation
3 5 (17.86%) Mathematics
3 5 (17.86%) Performance Metrics
3 5 (17.86%) Physics
4 3 (10.71%) Computer Architecture
4 3 (10.71%) Service Delivery
5 2 (7.14%) Configuration Management
5 2 (7.14%) Functional Testing
5 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (7.14%) Systems Engineering
6 1 (3.57%) Artificial Intelligence
6 1 (3.57%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (3.57%) Migration
6 1 (3.57%) Workflow
6 1 (3.57%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (71.43%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.57%) Bash
2 1 (3.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (78.57%) Security Cleared
2 19 (67.86%) DV Cleared
3 2 (7.14%) Degree
4 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) ARP4754
System Software
1 19 (67.86%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 21 (75.00%) SAP
2 3 (10.71%) Microsoft