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 17 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 202 226
Rank change year-on-year -100 +24 +135
Contract jobs citing Electronics 301 453 514
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.86% 1.25% 1.09%
As % of the General category 1.36% 2.12% 1.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 223 315
10th Percentile £154 £248 £205
25th Percentile £159 £374 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.20% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £575 £675 £638
90th Percentile £688 £738 £735
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -25.23% +1.90% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 39 80
10th Percentile £18.26 £22.20 £35.00
25th Percentile £22.58 £47.50 £51.67
Median hourly rate £46.25 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.92% -7.69% +44.44%
75th Percentile £71.75 £66.00 -
90th Percentile £76.63 £75.00 £66.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.61 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -27.32% -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 22,105 21,411 27,953
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.95% 59.00% 59.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,832 12,614 18,663
10th Percentile £273 £288 £285
25th Percentile £400 £410 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £484 £500
% change year-on-year -1.86% -3.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,441 801 1,131
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.55 £17.25 £16.96
Median hourly rate £24.09 £29.50 £30.83
Median % change year-on-year -18.34% -4.30% +23.30%
75th Percentile £44.94 £55.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £67.84 £70.00 £70.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £27.37 £27.50
% change year-on-year -19.61% -0.48% +25.00%

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 17 November 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 17 November 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 17 November 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 -125 267 £450 -12.20% 683
UK excluding London -86 214 £400 -25.23% 599
London -31 66 £463 +32.52% 123
Work from Home -25 64 £538 +2.38% 281
South West -29 56 £625 +16.28% 93
East of England -4 50 £150 -67.12% 166
South East -60 41 £355 -44.31% 176
North of England -34 23 £175 -50.00% 86
Midlands -39 19 £158 -65.95% 75
Scotland -1 14 £115 -72.12% 31
North West -23 14 £175 -65.00% 39
East Midlands -6 12 £158 -10.00% 26
Wales +3 8 £160 -70.91% 10
West Midlands -46 7 £275 -41.02% 49
North East -7 6 £175 -46.97% 14
Northern Ireland -7 3 £115 -37.84% 1
Yorkshire - 3 £565 - 33

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 11 (3.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.66%) Confluence
3 3 (1.00%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.66%) Apache
4 2 (0.66%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 39 (12.96%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (6.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (4.32%) Simulink
4 7 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.33%) CANalyzer
6 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.33%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 4 (1.33%) SAP APO
2 2 (0.66%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 42 (13.95%) Microsoft 365
2 23 (7.64%) Azure
3 16 (5.32%) AWS
4 11 (3.65%) GCP
5 5 (1.66%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.66%) Slack
6 4 (1.33%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.00%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.00%) GitHub
7 3 (1.00%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.66%) Adobe Analytics
8 2 (0.66%) Asana
8 2 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.66%) Contentsquare
8 2 (0.66%) Google Tag Manager
8 2 (0.66%) Miro
8 2 (0.66%) SaaS
8 2 (0.66%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.33%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 1 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (7.64%) Wireless
2 12 (3.99%) Ethernet
3 7 (2.33%) Cisco IOS
4 6 (1.99%) Cisco IPT
4 6 (1.99%) Skype
5 5 (1.66%) LAN
5 5 (1.66%) VoIP
6 4 (1.33%) PSTN
6 4 (1.33%) Unified Communications
6 4 (1.33%) VPN
7 2 (0.66%) BGP
7 2 (0.66%) DNS
7 2 (0.66%) Firewall
7 2 (0.66%) Junos
7 2 (0.66%) OSPF
7 2 (0.66%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.66%) VLAN
7 2 (0.66%) WAN
8 1 (0.33%) DHCP
8 1 (0.33%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.33%) Electronic Patient Records
1 4 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (1.00%) MySQL
2 3 (1.00%) Oracle Database
2 3 (1.00%) Power BI
3 2 (0.66%) Oracle Database 12c
3 2 (0.66%) Tableau
4 1 (0.33%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (3.32%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (2.99%) JIRA
3 6 (1.99%) Git
4 4 (1.33%) Clang
4 4 (1.33%) GCC
4 4 (1.33%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.00%) JUnit
5 3 (1.00%) LabVIEW
5 3 (1.00%) Storybook
6 2 (0.66%) Browser DevTools
6 2 (0.66%) CANoe
6 2 (0.66%) Charles Proxy
6 2 (0.66%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.66%) Mercurial
6 2 (0.66%) PVCS
6 2 (0.66%) Subversion
7 1 (0.33%) GitLab
7 1 (0.33%) GoCD
7 1 (0.33%) Postman
7 1 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 223 (74.09%) Manufacturing
2 208 (69.10%) Finance
2 208 (69.10%) Marketing
3 207 (68.77%) Public Sector
3 207 (68.77%) Telecoms
4 107 (35.55%) Social Skills
5 38 (12.62%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (4.65%) Aerospace
7 9 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.99%) Law
8 7 (2.33%) Games
9 6 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.66%) Legal
10 5 (1.66%) Military
11 4 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.00%) Digital Health
12 3 (1.00%) Health Technology
13 2 (0.66%) Brand Awareness
13 2 (0.66%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 46 (15.28%) IT Support
2 41 (13.62%) Desktop Support
3 30 (9.97%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 30 (9.97%) 2nd Line Support
4 28 (9.30%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 25 (8.31%) Consultant
6 22 (7.31%) Lead
7 16 (5.32%) Analyst
7 16 (5.32%) IT Engineer
7 16 (5.32%) Support Engineer
8 15 (4.98%) Migration Engineer
9 14 (4.65%) Software Engineer
10 13 (4.32%) Architect
11 11 (3.65%) Embedded Engineer
11 11 (3.65%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 11 (3.65%) Installation Technician
11 11 (3.65%) Senior
11 11 (3.65%) Windows Engineer
12 10 (3.32%) Project Manager
12 10 (3.32%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.32%) Flash
2 8 (2.66%) SailPoint
3 6 (1.99%) REST
4 4 (1.33%) .NET
4 4 (1.33%) React
5 3 (1.00%) CSS
5 3 (1.00%) HTML
5 3 (1.00%) RESTful
5 3 (1.00%) Spring
5 3 (1.00%) Spring Boot
5 3 (1.00%) Vitest
6 2 (0.66%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.66%) iOS SDK
6 2 (0.66%) LDAP
6 2 (0.66%) Node.js
6 2 (0.66%) NumPy
6 2 (0.66%) Pandas
6 2 (0.66%) PySpark
6 2 (0.66%) XML
7 1 (0.33%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.97%) FPGA
2 25 (8.31%) Data Centre
3 18 (5.98%) VHDL
4 12 (3.99%) PCIe
5 11 (3.65%) NHS
5 11 (3.65%) Verilog
6 10 (3.32%) Analogue Electronics
6 10 (3.32%) Embedded Systems
7 9 (2.99%) Algorithms
8 8 (2.66%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.66%) Onboarding
8 8 (2.66%) Product Ownership
9 7 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (2.33%) CMDB
10 5 (1.66%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.33%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (1.00%) Client/Server
12 3 (1.00%) Distributed Systems
12 3 (1.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 33 (10.96%) Android
2 30 (9.97%) Mac OS
3 26 (8.64%) Windows
4 12 (3.99%) Linux
4 12 (3.99%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.00%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.00%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.66%) Unix
7 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 210 (69.77%) Business Intelligence
2 207 (68.77%) Digital Marketing
3 206 (68.44%) Programme Management
4 44 (14.62%) Problem-Solving
5 42 (13.95%) Migration
6 35 (11.63%) Workflow
7 32 (10.63%) Logistics
8 31 (10.30%) Agile
8 31 (10.30%) Workflow Management
9 30 (9.97%) Service Delivery
10 27 (8.97%) AI
10 27 (8.97%) Validation
11 23 (7.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 22 (7.31%) Continuous Improvement
13 21 (6.98%) Computer Science
13 21 (6.98%) Stakeholder Management
14 20 (6.64%) CI/CD
14 20 (6.64%) ITIL
14 20 (6.64%) Software Engineering
15 17 (5.65%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (8.31%) C
1 25 (8.31%) Python
2 23 (7.64%) C++
3 18 (5.98%) PowerShell
4 15 (4.98%) MATLAB
5 12 (3.99%) SystemVerilog
6 11 (3.65%) Java
7 10 (3.32%) SQL
8 7 (2.33%) JavaScript
8 7 (2.33%) Tcl
9 5 (1.66%) C#
10 4 (1.33%) Ada
10 4 (1.33%) Bash
10 4 (1.33%) TypeScript
11 3 (1.00%) BeanShell
11 3 (1.00%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.66%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.66%) Embedded C++
12 2 (0.66%) Go
12 2 (0.66%) PHP
Qualifications
1 165 (54.82%) Security Cleared
2 150 (49.83%) SC Cleared
3 41 (13.62%) Degree
4 28 (9.30%) DV Cleared
5 12 (3.99%) CISSP
6 10 (3.32%) HNC
6 10 (3.32%) HND
7 9 (2.99%) CESG Certified Professional
8 7 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.99%) CISM
10 5 (1.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (1.33%) CLAS
12 3 (1.00%) CCNP
12 3 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (1.00%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.66%) CCNA
13 2 (0.66%) OCP
13 2 (0.66%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.66%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.99%) DO-254
1 12 (3.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (3.65%) GDPR
3 9 (2.99%) Def Stans
3 9 (2.99%) QA
3 9 (2.99%) RMADS
4 8 (2.66%) NCSC
5 7 (2.33%) JSP 440
6 5 (1.66%) DO-178B
6 5 (1.66%) MISRA
6 5 (1.66%) NIST
6 5 (1.66%) PERC
6 5 (1.66%) PMO
7 4 (1.33%) Accessibility
8 3 (1.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (1.00%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.00%) ISO 26262
8 3 (1.00%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.66%) ARP4754
9 2 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (8.31%) Firmware
2 18 (5.98%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.66%) Docker
4 4 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (1.00%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.66%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.33%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.33%) Terraform
2 3 (1.00%) Ansible
2 3 (1.00%) Data Guard
2 3 (1.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 3 (1.00%) Oracle RMAN
2 3 (1.00%) vRealize
3 2 (0.66%) Puppet
3 2 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.66%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.33%) FreeIPA
4 1 (0.33%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.33%) SCCM
4 1 (0.33%) SCOM
4 1 (0.33%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 212 (70.43%) SAP
2 41 (13.62%) Cisco
2 41 (13.62%) Microsoft
3 27 (8.97%) Apple
4 23 (7.64%) Dell
4 23 (7.64%) HP
5 11 (3.65%) Altera
5 11 (3.65%) Xilinx
6 10 (3.32%) Microsemi
7 8 (2.66%) Actel
7 8 (2.66%) Intel
7 8 (2.66%) VMware
8 7 (2.33%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.99%) Oracle
9 6 (1.99%) Remedy
9 6 (1.99%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.66%) Adobe
11 4 (1.33%) IBM
12 3 (1.00%) Computacenter
12 3 (1.00%) Google