Electronics Contracts in the UK excluding London

Electronics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 198 119 177
Rank change year-on-year -79 +58 +52
Contract jobs citing Electronics 182 337 288
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.19% 1.84% 1.31%
As % of the General category 1.93% 3.42% 2.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 155 181
10th Percentile £142 £235 £205
25th Percentile £351 £390 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £700 £675 £625
90th Percentile £708 £775 £688
UK median daily rate £530 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +6.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 106 52
10th Percentile £22.53 £35.94 £28.55
25th Percentile £28.52 £53.40 £51.25
Median hourly rate £56.29 £57.35 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.85% -4.42% +33.33%
75th Percentile £75.63 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £65.00 -
UK median hourly rate £59.29 £57.35 £60.00
% change year-on-year +3.38% -4.42% +29.73%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,406 9,867 12,260
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 61.32% 53.89% 55.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,641 5,667 8,040
10th Percentile £213 £213 £225
25th Percentile £360 £363 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% +1.01%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £656 £690 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 847 1,177 824
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.86 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.25 £16.25 £15.21
Median hourly rate £22.14 £38.12 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.92% +52.48% +25.00%
75th Percentile £46.71 £60.00 £57.77
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.25 £71.07
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £27.50
% change year-on-year -34.02% +38.62% +13.11%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -41 52 £650 +18.02% 281
South West +9 50 £575 - 113
East of England -19 32 £133 -70.56% 226
Scotland -2 20 £168 -34.95% 63
North West 0 15 £530 +105.83% 73
North of England -10 15 £530 +17.78% 119
West Midlands -27 7 £275 -41.49% 58
Midlands -35 7 £275 -41.49% 114
Wales +4 4 £141 -74.32% 31
Northern Ireland -15 2 £140 -24.32% 9
Electronics
UK

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 4 (2.20%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.65%) Confluence
3 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (6.04%) Simulink
2 9 (4.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.65%) CANalyzer
4 3 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.10%) LightWave 3D
5 2 (1.10%) Stateflow
5 2 (1.10%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (2.75%) Teamcenter
2 4 (2.20%) SAP APO
3 1 (0.55%) LabWindows
Cloud Services
1 14 (7.69%) Azure
2 11 (6.04%) AWS
3 7 (3.85%) GCP
4 5 (2.75%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.65%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.10%) Adobe Analytics
7 2 (1.10%) Contentsquare
7 2 (1.10%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.55%) iPaaS
8 1 (0.55%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.55%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.59%) Ethernet
2 5 (2.75%) LAN
2 5 (2.75%) WAN
2 5 (2.75%) Wireless
3 4 (2.20%) Firewall
4 3 (1.65%) DNS
4 3 (1.65%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.65%) VPN
5 2 (1.10%) DHCP
5 2 (1.10%) SDH
5 2 (1.10%) Skype
5 2 (1.10%) VoIP
6 1 (0.55%) 4G
6 1 (0.55%) ADSL
6 1 (0.55%) MPLS
6 1 (0.55%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.04%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (5.49%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.65%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.10%) Oracle Database 12c
4 2 (1.10%) Power BI
4 2 (1.10%) Tableau
5 1 (0.55%) Metadata
5 1 (0.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (6.59%) Jenkins
2 10 (5.49%) Gradle
2 10 (5.49%) JUnit
2 10 (5.49%) Liquibase
2 10 (5.49%) Mockito
3 6 (3.30%) GitLab
3 6 (3.30%) LabVIEW
4 5 (2.75%) Git
5 4 (2.20%) CANoe
6 3 (1.65%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (1.65%) Selenium
7 1 (0.55%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.55%) GoCD
7 1 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 125 (68.68%) Manufacturing
2 113 (62.09%) Telecoms
3 110 (60.44%) Finance
4 109 (59.89%) Marketing
5 108 (59.34%) Public Sector
6 58 (31.87%) Social Skills
7 12 (6.59%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (4.95%) Aerospace
9 8 (4.40%) Games
10 5 (2.75%) Automotive
11 4 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (1.10%) Law
13 2 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (1.10%) Retail
14 1 (0.55%) Italian Language
14 1 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.55%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 28 (15.38%) Architect
2 20 (10.99%) Active Directory Architect
3 16 (8.79%) Consultant
4 15 (8.24%) Developer
5 14 (7.69%) Test Engineer
6 12 (6.59%) Desktop Support
7 11 (6.04%) Hardware Engineer
7 11 (6.04%) Security Consultant
8 10 (5.49%) RF Engineer
9 9 (4.95%) Azure Developer
9 9 (4.95%) C# Developer
9 9 (4.95%) Electronics Engineer
9 9 (4.95%) IT Support
9 9 (4.95%) Senior
10 8 (4.40%) Support Engineer
11 7 (3.85%) 2nd Line Support
11 7 (3.85%) Applications Support
11 7 (3.85%) Applications Support Engineer
11 7 (3.85%) Design Engineer
11 7 (3.85%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.49%) .NET
1 10 (5.49%) Kafka
1 10 (5.49%) OpenAPI
1 10 (5.49%) React
1 10 (5.49%) Spring
1 10 (5.49%) Spring Boot
1 10 (5.49%) Swagger
2 7 (3.85%) CSS
2 7 (3.85%) HTML
3 4 (2.20%) Flash
4 3 (1.65%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.55%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.55%) Java RMI
5 1 (0.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.34%) FPGA
2 12 (6.59%) Analogue Electronics
3 11 (6.04%) Management Information System
4 9 (4.95%) Algorithms
4 9 (4.95%) PCIe
5 8 (4.40%) Verilog
6 4 (2.20%) Driving Licence
6 4 (2.20%) VHDL
7 3 (1.65%) CMDB
7 3 (1.65%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.65%) Fibre Optics
7 3 (1.65%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.65%) Raspberry Pi
8 2 (1.10%) Anti-Spyware
8 2 (1.10%) FMCG
8 2 (1.10%) LIMS
8 2 (1.10%) NHS
8 2 (1.10%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.10%) SCADA
8 2 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 32 (17.58%) Windows
2 9 (4.95%) Linux
3 2 (1.10%) Unix
3 2 (1.10%) Windows 7
3 2 (1.10%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.55%) Android
4 1 (0.55%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.55%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (61.54%) Business Intelligence
2 108 (59.34%) Digital Marketing
2 108 (59.34%) Programme Management
3 39 (21.43%) Agile
4 37 (20.33%) Test Automation
5 31 (17.03%) Problem-Solving
6 28 (15.38%) Software Engineering
7 23 (12.64%) CI/CD
8 21 (11.54%) Migration
9 20 (10.99%) Identity Access Management
9 20 (10.99%) TDD
10 19 (10.44%) Computer Science
11 17 (9.34%) Service Delivery
12 16 (8.79%) Artificial Intelligence
13 15 (8.24%) Continuous Integration
13 15 (8.24%) DevOps
13 15 (8.24%) Service Management
13 15 (8.24%) Validation
14 14 (7.69%) Physics
14 14 (7.69%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 28 (15.38%) PowerShell
2 17 (9.34%) SQL
3 14 (7.69%) C#
4 13 (7.14%) MATLAB
4 13 (7.14%) Python
5 11 (6.04%) Java
6 10 (5.49%) TypeScript
7 9 (4.95%) C++
8 8 (4.40%) SystemVerilog
8 8 (4.40%) Tcl
9 7 (3.85%) C
9 7 (3.85%) JavaScript
10 4 (2.20%) Bash
11 2 (1.10%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.55%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.55%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 108 (59.34%) Security Cleared
2 75 (41.21%) SC Cleared
3 39 (21.43%) DV Cleared
4 36 (19.78%) Degree
5 16 (8.79%) HNC
6 14 (7.69%) HND
7 10 (5.49%) CESG Certified Professional
7 10 (5.49%) CISSP
8 7 (3.85%) Azure Certification
8 7 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (2.75%) CISM
9 5 (2.75%) CLAS
9 5 (2.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (1.10%) A+ Certification
11 2 (1.10%) OCP
11 2 (1.10%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.55%) BC Cleared
12 1 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.55%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (5.49%) RMADS
2 8 (4.40%) DO-254
2 8 (4.40%) JSP 440
2 8 (4.40%) NCSC
3 5 (2.75%) NIST
4 3 (1.65%) QA
4 3 (1.65%) SLA
5 2 (1.10%) ARP4754
5 2 (1.10%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.55%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.55%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.55%) IEC 62304
6 1 (0.55%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 24 (13.19%) Active Directory
2 12 (6.59%) Firmware
3 11 (6.04%) Docker
4 2 (1.10%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.55%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (2.20%) Terraform
2 3 (1.65%) Data Guard
2 3 (1.65%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 3 (1.65%) Oracle RMAN
3 2 (1.10%) AirWatch
3 2 (1.10%) Ansible
3 2 (1.10%) SCCM
3 2 (1.10%) XenMobile
4 1 (0.55%) FreeIPA
4 1 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.55%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.55%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.55%) Puppet
4 1 (0.55%) SCOM
4 1 (0.55%) vRealize
Vendors
1 114 (62.64%) SAP
2 12 (6.59%) Microsoft
3 8 (4.40%) Actel
3 8 (4.40%) Altera
3 8 (4.40%) Intel
3 8 (4.40%) Microsemi
3 8 (4.40%) Xilinx
4 7 (3.85%) Google
5 6 (3.30%) Mentor Graphics
6 5 (2.75%) EMC
6 5 (2.75%) Remedy
7 4 (2.20%) Adobe
7 4 (2.20%) MobileIron
7 4 (2.20%) Oracle
8 3 (1.65%) Apple
8 3 (1.65%) Cisco
8 3 (1.65%) Nokia
9 2 (1.10%) Atlassian
9 2 (1.10%) Citrix
9 2 (1.10%) VMware