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 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 498 319 183
Rank change year-on-year -179 -136 +115
Contract jobs citing Electronics 147 214 562
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.73% 1.30%
As % of the General category 0.55% 1.15% 2.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 94 218
10th Percentile £121 £170 £205
25th Percentile £305 £355 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £530 £534
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% -0.70% -2.06%
75th Percentile £556 £700 £716
90th Percentile £626 - £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £565 £527
% change year-on-year -29.20% +7.31% +0.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 33 177
10th Percentile £17.66 £26.85 £40.50
25th Percentile £28.50 £34.75 £51.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £63.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.13% +10.43% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £80.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £88.00 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £60.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -25.00% +4.35% -

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 general skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 26,812 18,543 24,777
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 53.97% 63.34% 57.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,219 11,673 15,531
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £769
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +4.21% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,788 856 1,998
10th Percentile £13.95 £13.41 £12.78
25th Percentile £17.87 £16.94 £15.50
Median hourly rate £31.46 £28.00 £30.06
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -6.85% -5.83%
75th Percentile £60.30 £53.95 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 £67.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.58 £24.50 £28.42
% change year-on-year +24.82% -13.79% +3.35%

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 9 June 2026.

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 9 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Top 15 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 9 June 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
England -173 140 £450 -17.81% 414
UK excluding London -136 116 £400 -29.20% 385
East of England -16 38 £513 +115.79% 75
South East -86 27 £350 -46.15% 155
London -91 26 £500 -5.66% 45
Work from Home -68 25 £420 -32.80% 111
South West -50 19 £525 -5.41% 40
North of England -69 17 £70 -86.79% 65
North West -36 12 - - 32
Midlands -50 12 £365 -18.89% 37
West Midlands -50 10 £360 -20.00% 21
Scotland -23 3 £70 -75.86% 16
Yorkshire - 3 - - 22
North East -24 2 £70 -87.61% 12
East Midlands - 2 £365 - 16

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 2 (1.36%) OpenStack
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (2.04%) Simulink
3 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.68%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.68%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.68%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Adobe Campaign
1 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.08%) AWS
2 5 (3.40%) Azure
3 4 (2.72%) GCP
4 1 (0.68%) Amazon Bedrock
4 1 (0.68%) Azure AI
4 1 (0.68%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.68%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.68%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.44%) LTE
2 6 (4.08%) Ethernet
2 6 (4.08%) Firewall
3 4 (2.72%) 4G
3 4 (2.72%) 5G
3 4 (2.72%) Radio Access Network
3 4 (2.72%) TETRA
4 3 (2.04%) Modbus
4 3 (2.04%) RS-232
4 3 (2.04%) RS-422
4 3 (2.04%) RS-485
5 2 (1.36%) 2G
5 2 (1.36%) 3G
5 2 (1.36%) 3GPP
5 2 (1.36%) Bluetooth
5 2 (1.36%) Software-Defined Radio
5 2 (1.36%) SpaceWire
5 2 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.68%) DHCP
6 1 (0.68%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (1.36%) Tableau
2 1 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.68%) Looker
2 1 (0.68%) MySQL
2 1 (0.68%) Power BI
2 1 (0.68%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (7.48%) JIRA
2 8 (5.44%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (3.40%) Git
4 4 (2.72%) PVCS
5 2 (1.36%) LabVIEW
General
1 38 (25.85%) Manufacturing
2 29 (19.73%) Social Skills
3 26 (17.69%) Telecoms
4 22 (14.97%) Marketing
5 18 (12.24%) Aerospace
5 18 (12.24%) Finance
6 16 (10.88%) Public Sector
7 15 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (2.72%) Avionics
8 4 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.72%) Retail
9 3 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.36%) Advertising
10 2 (1.36%) Games
10 2 (1.36%) Law
10 2 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Legal
Job Titles
1 28 (19.05%) Electronics Engineer
2 23 (15.65%) Test Engineer
3 22 (14.97%) Systems Engineer
4 17 (11.56%) Senior
4 17 (11.56%) Test Technician
5 16 (10.88%) Electronics Test Engineer
6 14 (9.52%) Embedded Engineer
7 13 (8.84%) Software Engineer
8 12 (8.16%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 10 (6.80%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 8 (5.44%) Hardware Engineer
11 7 (4.76%) Architect
12 6 (4.08%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
12 6 (4.08%) Lead
12 6 (4.08%) Project Manager
13 5 (3.40%) Analyst
13 5 (3.40%) Consultant
13 5 (3.40%) Coordinator
13 5 (3.40%) Senior Electronics Engineer
13 5 (3.40%) Senior Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.36%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 2 (1.36%) Yocto
2 1 (0.68%) Flash
2 1 (0.68%) GStreamer
2 1 (0.68%) JSON
2 1 (0.68%) RESTful
2 1 (0.68%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.48%) FPGA
2 10 (6.80%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (3.40%) NHS
4 4 (2.72%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.72%) IoT
5 3 (2.04%) Analogue Electronics
5 3 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.04%) Smart Home
6 2 (1.36%) ASIC
6 2 (1.36%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (1.36%) CAN bus
6 2 (1.36%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.36%) Device Driver
6 2 (1.36%) Industry 4.0
6 2 (1.36%) LIMS
6 2 (1.36%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.36%) PCIe
6 2 (1.36%) Smart City
6 2 (1.36%) Verilog
6 2 (1.36%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.72%) Windows
2 3 (2.04%) Linux
3 2 (1.36%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.68%) Android
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (14.29%) Software Engineering
2 18 (12.24%) Programme Management
3 17 (11.56%) Business Intelligence
3 17 (11.56%) Digital Marketing
3 17 (11.56%) Systems Engineering
3 17 (11.56%) Validation
4 14 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (8.84%) Agile
6 11 (7.48%) Computer Science
6 11 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (6.12%) AI
7 9 (6.12%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (6.12%) Project Management
7 9 (6.12%) Test Automation
8 8 (5.44%) SDLC
8 8 (5.44%) Verification and Validation
8 8 (5.44%) Workflow
9 7 (4.76%) Decision-Making
9 7 (4.76%) Prototyping
9 7 (4.76%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 22 (14.97%) C
2 16 (10.88%) C++
3 15 (10.20%) Python
4 10 (6.80%) MATLAB
5 5 (3.40%) C#
6 4 (2.72%) Ada
6 4 (2.72%) Embedded C
6 4 (2.72%) Embedded C++
7 3 (2.04%) Java
8 2 (1.36%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.36%) SQL
8 2 (1.36%) SystemVerilog
8 2 (1.36%) Tcl
9 1 (0.68%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 29 (19.73%) Security Cleared
2 27 (18.37%) Degree
3 26 (17.69%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.40%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.04%) HNC
6 2 (1.36%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.36%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.36%) HND
6 2 (1.36%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.36%) PMP
7 1 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.68%) CISM
7 1 (0.68%) CISSP
7 1 (0.68%) JNCIA
7 1 (0.68%) JNCIP
7 1 (0.68%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.68%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.68%) PhD
7 1 (0.68%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (0.68%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 3 (2.04%) JSP 440
1 3 (2.04%) NCSC
1 3 (2.04%) PMO
1 3 (2.04%) RMADS
2 2 (1.36%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.36%) DO-178B
2 2 (1.36%) DO-254
2 2 (1.36%) MIL-STD-1553
2 2 (1.36%) MISRA
2 2 (1.36%) QA
3 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.68%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.68%) GDPR
3 1 (0.68%) ISA99
3 1 (0.68%) ISO 14001
3 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.68%) NIST
3 1 (0.68%) PERC
System Software
1 11 (7.48%) Firmware
2 4 (2.72%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.36%) Docker
3 2 (1.36%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.68%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.68%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (2.72%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.68%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.68%) SCCM
Vendors
1 17 (11.56%) SAP
2 11 (7.48%) Microsoft
3 9 (6.12%) EMC
4 4 (2.72%) ANSYS
4 4 (2.72%) Huawei
4 4 (2.72%) IBM
4 4 (2.72%) VMware
5 3 (2.04%) Cadence
5 3 (2.04%) Cisco
5 3 (2.04%) Xilinx
6 2 (1.36%) Actel
6 2 (1.36%) Adobe
6 2 (1.36%) Altera
6 2 (1.36%) Ericsson
6 2 (1.36%) Google
6 2 (1.36%) Intel
6 2 (1.36%) Microsemi
6 2 (1.36%) Nokia
6 2 (1.36%) Samsung
7 1 (0.68%) NVIDIA