Electronics Contracts

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 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 322 189 283
Rank change year-on-year -133 +94 +97
Contract jobs citing Electronics 226 559 507
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.72% 1.29% 0.91%
As % of the General category 1.14% 2.25% 1.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 224 328
10th Percentile £159 £211 £205
25th Percentile £355 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.57% +3.62% -
75th Percentile £700 £732 £638
90th Percentile - £825 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £528 £525
% change year-on-year +8.85% +0.62% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 165 58
10th Percentile £23.97 £36.00 £31.25
25th Percentile £31.65 £47.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £63.50 £57.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.43% - +13.08%
75th Percentile £78.75 £65.00 £62.53
90th Percentile £88.00 £68.75 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.00 £57.43 £57.50
% change year-on-year +4.48% -0.13% +13.08%

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 19,793 24,809 32,701
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.18% 57.07% 58.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,417 15,531 22,541
10th Percentile £281 £275 £313
25th Percentile £402 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £473 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.57% -2.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 979 1,954 1,037
10th Percentile £13.50 £12.81 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.50 £15.62 £16.85
Median hourly rate £27.28 £31.76 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.09% +4.11% +24.90%
75th Percentile £52.00 £53.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.38 £68.75 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £30.60 £25.13
% change year-on-year -24.83% +21.78% +25.63%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Top 14 Contract 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 3 July 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 -130 198 £530 -3.64% 1,311
UK excluding London -92 160 £575 +8.85% 1,127
South East -37 53 £650 +26.64% 378
London -12 49 £513 -21.15% 226
Work from Home -39 49 £597 +22.46% 405
South West -3 41 £570 -10.59% 125
East of England -40 23 £97 -75.10% 285
Scotland +4 19 £290 -42.00% 65
North West +15 13 £530 +39.93% 75
North of England +4 13 £530 +17.78% 136
West Midlands -6 6 £125 -73.40% 60
Midlands -9 6 £125 -73.40% 126
Wales +5 4 £141 -74.32% 31
Northern Ireland -14 1 £165 -10.81% 9

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 8 (3.54%) Confluence
1 8 (3.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.65%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.44%) SAS
Applications
1 10 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
1 10 (4.42%) Simulink
2 6 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.88%) CANalyzer
4 2 (0.88%) LightWave 3D
4 2 (0.88%) Stateflow
4 2 (0.88%) Windchill
5 1 (0.44%) InVision
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.44%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (2.21%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.44%) LabWindows
2 1 (0.44%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 29 (12.83%) Azure
2 15 (6.64%) AWS
3 13 (5.75%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (5.31%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (3.98%) GCP
6 4 (1.77%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.33%) Slack
8 2 (0.88%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.88%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.88%) Yammer
9 1 (0.44%) Azure Event Grid
9 1 (0.44%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.44%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.44%) Figma
9 1 (0.44%) iPaaS
9 1 (0.44%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.44%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 1 (0.44%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (0.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.42%) Ethernet
2 7 (3.10%) Firewall
3 6 (2.65%) LAN
3 6 (2.65%) VoIP
4 5 (2.21%) DNS
4 5 (2.21%) PSTN
4 5 (2.21%) TCP/IP
4 5 (2.21%) WAN
4 5 (2.21%) Wireless
5 4 (1.77%) DHCP
6 3 (1.33%) VPN
7 2 (0.88%) SDH
7 2 (0.88%) Skype
8 1 (0.44%) 4G
8 1 (0.44%) 5G
8 1 (0.44%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (0.44%) Junos
8 1 (0.44%) MQTT
8 1 (0.44%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (9.73%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (9.29%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.33%) Oracle Database
3 3 (1.33%) Power BI
4 2 (0.88%) Oracle Database 12c
4 2 (0.88%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.44%) Metadata
5 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (9.73%) Jenkins
2 21 (9.29%) Gradle
2 21 (9.29%) JUnit
2 21 (9.29%) Liquibase
2 21 (9.29%) Mockito
3 12 (5.31%) GitLab
4 8 (3.54%) Git
5 7 (3.10%) JIRA
6 6 (2.65%) LabVIEW
7 4 (1.77%) Selenium
8 3 (1.33%) CANoe
9 2 (0.88%) Clang
9 2 (0.88%) GCC
9 2 (0.88%) Mercurial
9 2 (0.88%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.88%) Subversion
10 1 (0.44%) Axure RP
General
1 174 (76.99%) Manufacturing
2 167 (73.89%) Telecoms
3 163 (72.12%) Finance
3 163 (72.12%) Marketing
4 162 (71.68%) Public Sector
5 63 (27.88%) Social Skills
6 13 (5.75%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (4.42%) Aerospace
8 6 (2.65%) Automotive
8 6 (2.65%) Games
8 6 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.77%) Brand Awareness
10 3 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.88%) Law
11 2 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.44%) Advertising
12 1 (0.44%) Legal
12 1 (0.44%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 28 (12.39%) Architect
1 28 (12.39%) Developer
2 21 (9.29%) Active Directory Architect
3 19 (8.41%) Senior
4 16 (7.08%) Support Engineer
5 14 (6.19%) Test Engineer
6 13 (5.75%) Azure Developer
6 13 (5.75%) C# Developer
6 13 (5.75%) Desktop Support
6 13 (5.75%) Lead
6 13 (5.75%) Software Engineer
7 11 (4.87%) Hardware Engineer
7 11 (4.87%) Java Developer
7 11 (4.87%) React Developer
7 11 (4.87%) SC Cleared Java Developer
8 10 (4.42%) Consultant
8 10 (4.42%) Java Engineer
8 10 (4.42%) Java Software Engineer
8 10 (4.42%) RF Engineer
8 10 (4.42%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.73%) OpenAPI
1 22 (9.73%) React
1 22 (9.73%) Swagger
2 21 (9.29%) Kafka
2 21 (9.29%) Spring
2 21 (9.29%) Spring Boot
3 16 (7.08%) .NET
4 8 (3.54%) .NET Core
4 8 (3.54%) CSS
4 8 (3.54%) HTML
5 2 (0.88%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.88%) Node.js
5 2 (0.88%) REST
5 2 (0.88%) Web Services
6 1 (0.44%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.44%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.44%) EntireX
6 1 (0.44%) Flash
6 1 (0.44%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.64%) FPGA
2 12 (5.31%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.87%) Product Ownership
4 10 (4.42%) Verilog
5 9 (3.98%) NHS
6 8 (3.54%) Algorithms
6 8 (3.54%) Analogue Electronics
7 7 (3.10%) Onboarding
7 7 (3.10%) PCIe
8 5 (2.21%) Driving Licence
8 5 (2.21%) Embedded Systems
8 5 (2.21%) VHDL
9 4 (1.77%) Fibre Optics
9 4 (1.77%) LIMS
10 3 (1.33%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.33%) Raspberry Pi
10 3 (1.33%) Social Media
10 3 (1.33%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.88%) Blog
11 2 (0.88%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 43 (19.03%) Windows
2 13 (5.75%) Linux
3 8 (3.54%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.88%) Mac OS X
4 2 (0.88%) Unix
4 2 (0.88%) Windows 7
4 2 (0.88%) Windows 8
4 2 (0.88%) Windows XP
5 1 (0.44%) Android
5 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (73.01%) Business Intelligence
2 162 (71.68%) Digital Marketing
2 162 (71.68%) Programme Management
3 67 (29.65%) Agile
4 43 (19.03%) Problem-Solving
5 41 (18.14%) Software Engineering
6 38 (16.81%) CI/CD
7 36 (15.93%) DevOps
7 36 (15.93%) TDD
7 36 (15.93%) Test Automation
8 32 (14.16%) Migration
9 23 (10.18%) Computer Science
9 23 (10.18%) Containerisation
10 22 (9.73%) Continuous Integration
11 21 (9.29%) Identity Access Management
11 21 (9.29%) Microservices
12 19 (8.41%) Validation
13 15 (6.64%) Continuous Delivery
13 15 (6.64%) Project Delivery
13 15 (6.64%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 42 (18.58%) PowerShell
2 34 (15.04%) SQL
3 23 (10.18%) Java
4 21 (9.29%) TypeScript
5 20 (8.85%) C#
6 18 (7.96%) Python
7 12 (5.31%) MATLAB
8 10 (4.42%) C++
8 10 (4.42%) JavaScript
9 9 (3.98%) SystemVerilog
10 7 (3.10%) Bash
10 7 (3.10%) C
11 6 (2.65%) Tcl
12 2 (0.88%) Go
12 2 (0.88%) PHP
12 2 (0.88%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.44%) Assembly Language
13 1 (0.44%) JCL
13 1 (0.44%) Natural
13 1 (0.44%) VB
Qualifications
1 120 (53.10%) Security Cleared
2 87 (38.50%) SC Cleared
3 47 (20.80%) Degree
4 38 (16.81%) DV Cleared
5 13 (5.75%) HNC
6 11 (4.87%) HND
7 9 (3.98%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (3.54%) CISSP
9 7 (3.10%) Azure Certification
9 7 (3.10%) CESG Certified Professional
9 7 (3.10%) Master's Degree
10 5 (2.21%) CLAS
11 4 (1.77%) PhD
12 3 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.88%) A+ Certification
13 2 (0.88%) CCNA
13 2 (0.88%) CCNP
13 2 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.88%) OCP
13 2 (0.88%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.10%) DO-254
1 7 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (3.10%) JSP 440
1 7 (3.10%) RMADS
2 5 (2.21%) NIST
2 5 (2.21%) QA
3 3 (1.33%) SLA
4 2 (0.88%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.88%) ARP4754
4 2 (0.88%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.88%) NCSC
5 1 (0.44%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.44%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.44%) MIL-STD-1553
5 1 (0.44%) WCAG
System Software
1 27 (11.95%) Active Directory
2 26 (11.50%) Docker
3 10 (4.42%) Firmware
4 3 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.88%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.88%) vSphere
5 2 (0.88%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (5.31%) Terraform
2 4 (1.77%) Ansible
3 3 (1.33%) Data Guard
3 3 (1.33%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 3 (1.33%) Oracle RMAN
3 3 (1.33%) Puppet
4 2 (0.88%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.88%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.88%) McAfee ePO
4 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.88%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.88%) SCCM
4 2 (0.88%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.88%) XenMobile
5 1 (0.44%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 164 (72.57%) SAP
2 27 (11.95%) Microsoft
3 9 (3.98%) Google
4 7 (3.10%) Cisco
4 7 (3.10%) Xilinx
5 6 (2.65%) Actel
5 6 (2.65%) Altera
5 6 (2.65%) Apple
5 6 (2.65%) EMC
5 6 (2.65%) Intel
5 6 (2.65%) Mentor Graphics
5 6 (2.65%) Microsemi
6 5 (2.21%) Adobe
6 5 (2.21%) Salesforce
6 5 (2.21%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.21%) VMware
7 4 (1.77%) Citrix
7 4 (1.77%) Dell
7 4 (1.77%) HP
7 4 (1.77%) MobileIron