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 7 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 506 314 187
Rank change year-on-year -192 -127 +106
Contract jobs citing Electronics 146 234 553
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.28% 0.74% 1.28%
As % of the General category 0.51% 1.17% 2.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 103 227
10th Percentile £254 £159 £212
25th Percentile £350 £355 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £530 £530
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% - +0.95%
75th Percentile £538 £694 £734
90th Percentile £625 £700 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £570 £527
% change year-on-year -29.82% +8.26% +0.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 36 164
10th Percentile £16.17 £24.45 £35.00
25th Percentile £28.43 £33.20 £47.50
Median hourly rate £41.25 £62.50 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year -34.00% +8.98% -0.26%
75th Percentile £70.31 £78.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £88.00 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £59.29 £57.35
% change year-on-year -36.75% +3.38% -0.26%

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 28,461 20,078 24,716
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.66% 63.09% 57.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,041 12,609 15,456
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £472 £489
% change year-on-year +5.93% -3.48% -2.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,970 1,003 1,943
10th Percentile £13.99 £13.47 £12.82
25th Percentile £18.05 £16.36 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.00 £27.21 £31.97
Median % change year-on-year +17.60% -14.89% +6.57%
75th Percentile £60.41 £52.08 £53.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.13 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.00 £23.00 £31.25
% change year-on-year +39.13% -26.40% +20.42%

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 7 July 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 7 July 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 7 July 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 -161 142 £450 -15.09% 395
UK excluding London -148 123 £400 -29.82% 367
East of England -7 47 £513 +345.65% 87
South East -94 26 £350 -46.15% 134
London -109 21 £500 -2.44% 52
South West -58 17 £525 -8.70% 38
North of England -66 16 - - 61
Midlands -50 14 £343 +24.55% 41
North West -42 13 - - 32
West Midlands -54 13 £320 +16.36% 20
Work from Home -97 10 £513 -14.15% 123
Yorkshire - 3 - - 15
Scotland -31 2 - - 14
Wales -20 1 - - 5
East Midlands - 1 £365 - 21

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 (1.37%) OpenStack
Applications
1 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.74%) Acrobat
2 4 (2.74%) Photoshop
2 4 (2.74%) Simulink
3 3 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.68%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 4 (2.74%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.05%) AWS
2 2 (1.37%) Azure
2 2 (1.37%) GCP
3 1 (0.68%) GitHub
3 1 (0.68%) GitHub Copilot
3 1 (0.68%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.11%) Ethernet
2 5 (3.42%) LTE
3 4 (2.74%) 4G
3 4 (2.74%) 5G
3 4 (2.74%) Radio Access Network
4 3 (2.05%) Modbus
4 3 (2.05%) RS-232
4 3 (2.05%) RS-422
4 3 (2.05%) RS-485
4 3 (2.05%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (1.37%) 2G
5 2 (1.37%) 3G
5 2 (1.37%) 3GPP
5 2 (1.37%) Bluetooth
5 2 (1.37%) Firewall
5 2 (1.37%) Software-Defined Radio
5 2 (1.37%) SpaceWire
5 2 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.68%) HTTP
6 1 (0.68%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.74%) Relational Database
2 2 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (1.37%) Tableau
3 1 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.68%) Looker
3 1 (0.68%) MySQL
3 1 (0.68%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (4.79%) JIRA
2 2 (1.37%) LabVIEW
2 2 (1.37%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.68%) Git
General
1 30 (20.55%) Manufacturing
2 27 (18.49%) Social Skills
3 16 (10.96%) Aerospace
4 12 (8.22%) Marketing
5 11 (7.53%) Telecoms
6 10 (6.85%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (4.11%) Finance
8 5 (3.42%) Law
9 4 (2.74%) Avionics
9 4 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.74%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.74%) Retail
10 3 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.37%) Advertising
11 2 (1.37%) Games
12 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (18.49%) Electronics Engineer
2 26 (17.81%) Test Engineer
3 22 (15.07%) Test Technician
4 20 (13.70%) Systems Engineer
5 18 (12.33%) Electronics Test Engineer
6 14 (9.59%) Senior
6 14 (9.59%) Software Engineer
7 9 (6.16%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 7 (4.79%) C++ Software Engineer
8 7 (4.79%) Project Manager
9 6 (4.11%) Embedded Engineer
10 5 (3.42%) Architect
10 5 (3.42%) Hardware Engineer
10 5 (3.42%) Lead
11 4 (2.74%) Campaign Specialist
11 4 (2.74%) Consultant
11 4 (2.74%) Coordinator
11 4 (2.74%) Marketing Manager
11 4 (2.74%) Product Marketing Manager
11 4 (2.74%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.37%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 2 (1.37%) 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 10 (6.85%) FPGA
2 9 (6.16%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (3.42%) IoT
4 4 (2.74%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.74%) Analogue Electronics
4 4 (2.74%) Marketing Technology
5 3 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.05%) Smart Home
5 3 (2.05%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (1.37%) ASIC
6 2 (1.37%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (1.37%) CAN bus
6 2 (1.37%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.37%) Device Driver
6 2 (1.37%) Industry 4.0
6 2 (1.37%) PCIe
6 2 (1.37%) Smart City
6 2 (1.37%) Verilog
6 2 (1.37%) Video\Live Streaming
6 2 (1.37%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.74%) Linux
2 3 (2.05%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (2.05%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (14.38%) Software Engineering
2 20 (13.70%) Agile
3 16 (10.96%) Systems Engineering
4 13 (8.90%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (8.90%) Validation
5 12 (8.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (8.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (8.22%) Test Automation
6 10 (6.85%) DevOps
6 10 (6.85%) Project Management
6 10 (6.85%) Software Testing
7 8 (5.48%) Computer Science
7 8 (5.48%) Continuous Integration
7 8 (5.48%) SDLC
7 8 (5.48%) System Testing
8 7 (4.79%) AI
8 7 (4.79%) Decision-Making
8 7 (4.79%) Programme Management
9 6 (4.11%) Customer Requirements
9 6 (4.11%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 24 (16.44%) C
2 22 (15.07%) C++
3 15 (10.27%) Python
4 12 (8.22%) MATLAB
5 5 (3.42%) C#
5 5 (3.42%) SQL
6 3 (2.05%) Java
7 2 (1.37%) Ada
7 2 (1.37%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.37%) SystemVerilog
7 2 (1.37%) Tcl
8 1 (0.68%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 26 (17.81%) Degree
2 19 (13.01%) Security Cleared
3 17 (11.64%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.74%) DV Cleared
4 4 (2.74%) HNC
5 3 (2.05%) HND
5 3 (2.05%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.05%) PMP
6 2 (1.37%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.37%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.68%) CISM
7 1 (0.68%) CISSP
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 4 (2.74%) PMO
2 3 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 3 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 2 (1.37%) DO-254
3 2 (1.37%) JSP 440
3 2 (1.37%) MIL-STD-1553
3 2 (1.37%) NCSC
3 2 (1.37%) QA
3 2 (1.37%) RMADS
4 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.68%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.68%) Def Stans
4 1 (0.68%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.68%) ISA99
4 1 (0.68%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.68%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.68%) MISRA
4 1 (0.68%) NIST
4 1 (0.68%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (7.53%) Firmware
2 3 (2.05%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.37%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (2.74%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (6.85%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.16%) EMC
3 5 (3.42%) SAP
4 4 (2.74%) Adobe
4 4 (2.74%) Huawei
5 3 (2.05%) Cadence
5 3 (2.05%) Xilinx
6 2 (1.37%) Actel
6 2 (1.37%) Altera
6 2 (1.37%) Cisco
6 2 (1.37%) Ericsson
6 2 (1.37%) Intel
6 2 (1.37%) Microsemi
6 2 (1.37%) Nokia
6 2 (1.37%) Samsung
7 1 (0.68%) NVIDIA
7 1 (0.68%) Siemens