Electronics Contract Job Trends

Electronics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 325 203 245
Rank change year-on-year -122 +42 +140
Contract jobs citing Electronics 253 455 480
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.75% 1.22% 1.01%
As % of the General category 1.20% 2.09% 1.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 129 211 301
10th Percentile £145 £239 £205
25th Percentile £159 £413 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -
75th Percentile £575 £684 £650
90th Percentile £688 £750 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £406 £527 £525
% change year-on-year -22.84% +0.29% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 45 67
10th Percentile £16.97 £29.01 £35.00
25th Percentile £23.50 £51.25 £51.75
Median hourly rate £54.00 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -7.69% +44.44%
75th Percentile £69.69 £65.00 -
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.00 £78.10
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.00 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -10.00% -7.69% +44.44%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,114 21,808 28,184
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.01% 58.69% 59.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,175 12,843 18,977
10th Percentile £275 £285 £300
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £645 £664
90th Percentile £738 £756 £756
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,280 866 1,081
10th Percentile £13.56 £15.00 £14.18
25th Percentile £16.17 £17.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £24.27 £30.85 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.32% +12.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £43.75 £58.00 £57.33
90th Percentile £67.00 £70.25 £70.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.00 £29.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -27.59% +11.54% +21.24%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in the UK

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Electronics

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 23 October 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
England -131 227 £450 -14.29% 817
UK excluding London -99 189 £406 -22.84% 773
South West -20 60 £550 +2.80% 96
Work from Home -19 58 £525 -2.33% 390
London -37 48 £450 -4.00% 140
East of England -3 45 £133 -69.71% 183
South East -64 28 £350 -44.00% 294
North of England -22 22 £175 -65.00% 119
Scotland 0 14 £141 -64.13% 28
North West -18 14 £175 -65.00% 63
Midlands -49 14 £158 -68.50% 71
East Midlands -5 7 £158 -10.00% 33
West Midlands -39 7 £275 -45.00% 37
North East - 5 £175 - 18
Northern Ireland -5 4 £115 -37.84% 6
Yorkshire - 3 £565 - 38
Wales -5 2 £141 -74.32% 17

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.37%) Confluence
3 2 (0.79%) Apache
3 2 (0.79%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.79%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (11.46%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (4.74%) Simulink
4 3 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.79%) CANalyzer
5 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.79%) Stateflow
5 2 (0.79%) Windchill
6 1 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.58%) SAP APO
1 4 (1.58%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.40%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 33 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
2 23 (9.09%) Azure
3 12 (4.74%) AWS
4 7 (2.77%) GCP
5 6 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (1.98%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.58%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.19%) Slack
9 2 (0.79%) Adobe Analytics
9 2 (0.79%) Contentsquare
9 2 (0.79%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.40%) Azure Event Grid
10 1 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.40%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.40%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.40%) iPaaS
10 1 (0.40%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.40%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.40%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.40%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.91%) Wireless
2 11 (4.35%) Ethernet
3 5 (1.98%) VoIP
4 4 (1.58%) PSTN
5 3 (1.19%) DHCP
5 3 (1.19%) DNS
5 3 (1.19%) Firewall
5 3 (1.19%) LAN
6 2 (0.79%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.79%) Unified Communications
6 2 (0.79%) VPN
7 1 (0.40%) BGP
7 1 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.40%) Junos
7 1 (0.40%) OSPF
7 1 (0.40%) VLAN
7 1 (0.40%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.58%) Electronic Patient Records
2 3 (1.19%) Oracle Database
2 3 (1.19%) Power BI
3 2 (0.79%) Oracle Database 12c
3 2 (0.79%) Tableau
4 1 (0.40%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.40%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (3.56%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (1.98%) JIRA
3 4 (1.58%) Clang
3 4 (1.58%) GCC
3 4 (1.58%) Git
4 3 (1.19%) CANoe
4 3 (1.19%) LabVIEW
5 2 (0.79%) Mercurial
5 2 (0.79%) Subversion
6 1 (0.40%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.40%) GitLab
6 1 (0.40%) GoCD
6 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.40%) Postman
6 1 (0.40%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 189 (74.70%) Manufacturing
2 176 (69.57%) Finance
2 176 (69.57%) Telecoms
3 175 (69.17%) Public Sector
4 174 (68.77%) Marketing
5 83 (32.81%) Social Skills
6 32 (12.65%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (5.14%) Aerospace
8 8 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (3.16%) Law
9 7 (2.77%) Games
9 7 (2.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.58%) Automotive
11 4 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.19%) Digital Health
12 3 (1.19%) Health Technology
12 3 (1.19%) Military
13 2 (0.79%) Retail
14 1 (0.40%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 39 (15.42%) IT Support
2 36 (14.23%) Desktop Support
3 31 (12.25%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 31 (12.25%) 2nd Line Support
4 25 (9.88%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 17 (6.72%) Consultant
5 17 (6.72%) Lead
6 13 (5.14%) Analyst
6 13 (5.14%) Support Engineer
7 12 (4.74%) Architect
8 11 (4.35%) Installation Technician
8 11 (4.35%) Senior
9 10 (3.95%) Design Engineer
9 10 (3.95%) Developer
9 10 (3.95%) Security Consultant
10 9 (3.56%) Electronics Engineer
10 9 (3.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 9 (3.56%) RF Engineer
10 9 (3.56%) Software Engineer
10 9 (3.56%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.56%) Flash
2 8 (3.16%) SailPoint
3 7 (2.77%) .NET
4 6 (2.37%) REST
5 5 (1.98%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.79%) LDAP
6 2 (0.79%) Node.js
6 2 (0.79%) NumPy
6 2 (0.79%) Pandas
6 2 (0.79%) PySpark
6 2 (0.79%) XML
7 1 (0.40%) ADO
7 1 (0.40%) JSON
7 1 (0.40%) OAuth
7 1 (0.40%) ODBC
7 1 (0.40%) React
7 1 (0.40%) SOAP
7 1 (0.40%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.40%) Web Services
7 1 (0.40%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.49%) FPGA
2 22 (8.70%) Data Centre
3 16 (6.32%) VHDL
4 11 (4.35%) Analogue Electronics
4 11 (4.35%) Verilog
5 10 (3.95%) PCIe
6 9 (3.56%) Algorithms
7 8 (3.16%) Embedded Systems
8 7 (2.77%) CMDB
8 7 (2.77%) NHS
9 5 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.98%) Cyber Defence
9 5 (1.98%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.98%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.98%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.58%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (1.19%) FMCG
11 3 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (1.19%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 21 (8.30%) Mac OS
1 21 (8.30%) Windows
2 20 (7.91%) Android
3 14 (5.53%) Linux
4 7 (2.77%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.19%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.79%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.79%) Unix
6 2 (0.79%) Windows 8
6 2 (0.79%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (70.75%) Business Intelligence
2 174 (68.77%) Digital Marketing
2 174 (68.77%) Programme Management
3 44 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
4 26 (10.28%) Migration
4 26 (10.28%) Validation
5 25 (9.88%) Agile
6 22 (8.70%) AI
7 21 (8.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 20 (7.91%) Service Delivery
9 19 (7.51%) Workflow
10 18 (7.11%) Workflow Management
11 17 (6.72%) Mentoring
11 17 (6.72%) Software Engineering
12 16 (6.32%) Risk Management
13 15 (5.93%) Computer Science
13 15 (5.93%) Systems Engineering
14 14 (5.53%) Service Management
14 14 (5.53%) Test Automation
15 13 (5.14%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (9.49%) Python
2 21 (8.30%) C++
3 20 (7.91%) C
4 19 (7.51%) PowerShell
5 14 (5.53%) MATLAB
6 12 (4.74%) SQL
7 11 (4.35%) SystemVerilog
8 8 (3.16%) C#
8 8 (3.16%) Java
9 7 (2.77%) Tcl
10 4 (1.58%) Ada
10 4 (1.58%) Bash
11 3 (1.19%) BeanShell
11 3 (1.19%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.79%) Go
12 2 (0.79%) PHP
13 1 (0.40%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.40%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 142 (56.13%) Security Cleared
2 128 (50.59%) SC Cleared
3 30 (11.86%) Degree
4 24 (9.49%) DV Cleared
5 12 (4.74%) CISSP
5 12 (4.74%) HNC
5 12 (4.74%) HND
6 9 (3.56%) CESG Certified Professional
7 6 (2.37%) CISM
8 5 (1.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (1.58%) CLAS
9 4 (1.58%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.79%) CCNA
10 2 (0.79%) CCNP
10 2 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.79%) OCP
10 2 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.79%) PhD
10 2 (0.79%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 2 (0.79%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (3.95%) DO-254
3 9 (3.56%) RMADS
4 8 (3.16%) NCSC
5 7 (2.77%) Def Stans
5 7 (2.77%) JSP 440
6 6 (2.37%) QA
7 5 (1.98%) NIST
8 4 (1.58%) Accessibility
8 4 (1.58%) DO-178B
8 4 (1.58%) GDPR
8 4 (1.58%) MISRA
9 3 (1.19%) Data Quality
9 3 (1.19%) ISO 26262
9 3 (1.19%) PMO
10 2 (0.79%) ARP4754
10 2 (0.79%) IEC 61508
10 2 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.40%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (8.70%) Firmware
2 13 (5.14%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.98%) Docker
4 3 (1.19%) vSphere
5 2 (0.79%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.79%) XenApp
6 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (2.77%) Terraform
2 3 (1.19%) Ansible
2 3 (1.19%) Data Guard
2 3 (1.19%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 3 (1.19%) Oracle RMAN
3 2 (0.79%) McAfee ePO
3 2 (0.79%) Norton AntiVirus
3 2 (0.79%) Puppet
3 2 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.79%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.40%) FreeIPA
4 1 (0.40%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.40%) SCCM
4 1 (0.40%) SCOM
4 1 (0.40%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.40%) vRealize
Vendors
1 181 (71.54%) SAP
2 30 (11.86%) Microsoft
3 29 (11.46%) Cisco
4 24 (9.49%) Apple
5 22 (8.70%) Dell
5 22 (8.70%) HP
6 9 (3.56%) Altera
6 9 (3.56%) Xilinx
7 8 (3.16%) Microsemi
7 8 (3.16%) ServiceNow
8 7 (2.77%) Actel
8 7 (2.77%) Intel
9 6 (2.37%) Oracle
9 6 (2.37%) Remedy
9 6 (2.37%) VMware
10 5 (1.98%) EMC
11 4 (1.58%) Adobe
12 3 (1.19%) Citrix
12 3 (1.19%) Computacenter
12 3 (1.19%) Salesforce