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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 507 321 177
Rank change year-on-year -186 -144 +125
Contract jobs citing Electronics 138 225 578
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.75% 1.32%
As % of the General category 0.50% 1.18% 2.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 95 222
10th Percentile £219 £195 £205
25th Percentile £305 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £530 £528
Median % change year-on-year -19.81% +0.33% +0.62%
75th Percentile £538 £700 £725
90th Percentile £625 - £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £388 £570 £527
% change year-on-year -32.02% +8.26% +0.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 36 176
10th Percentile £13.99 £20.13 £37.50
25th Percentile £28.50 £28.52 £47.50
Median hourly rate £46.75 £62.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.20% +8.70% -
75th Percentile £75.00 £78.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £88.00 £69.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £58.58 £57.50
% change year-on-year -23.18% +1.88% -

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 27,543 19,006 24,956
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.29% 63.47% 56.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,611 11,966 15,595
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £769
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £490
% change year-on-year +6.38% -4.08% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,856 919 2,030
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.46 £12.78
25th Percentile £18.27 £16.59 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.50 £28.00 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £61.18 £53.85 £53.00
90th Percentile £80.63 £75.00 £67.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.00 £24.34 £30.00
% change year-on-year +31.47% -18.87% +17.19%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -167 132 £425 -22.02% 357
UK excluding London -148 109 £388 -32.02% 345
East of England -10 36 £513 +431.09% 88
South East -92 26 £350 -46.15% 124
London -93 24 £500 -4.08% 33
North of England -71 17 £70 -86.79% 68
Work from Home -75 17 £433 -30.80% 111
South West -59 16 £525 -7.08% 26
North West -39 12 - - 36
Midlands -47 12 £343 -23.89% 38
West Midlands -51 11 £320 -28.89% 19
Yorkshire - 3 - - 20
Scotland -22 2 - - 12
North East -37 2 £70 -87.61% 13
East Midlands - 1 £365 - 19

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 (1.45%) OpenStack
Applications
1 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.90%) Simulink
3 3 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.17%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.45%) Acrobat
4 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.45%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.72%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (1.45%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.17%) AWS
2 2 (1.45%) Azure
2 2 (1.45%) GCP
3 1 (0.72%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.80%) LTE
2 6 (4.35%) Ethernet
3 5 (3.62%) Firewall
4 4 (2.90%) 4G
4 4 (2.90%) 5G
4 4 (2.90%) Radio Access Network
4 4 (2.90%) TETRA
5 3 (2.17%) Modbus
5 3 (2.17%) RS-232
5 3 (2.17%) RS-422
5 3 (2.17%) RS-485
6 2 (1.45%) 2G
6 2 (1.45%) 3G
6 2 (1.45%) 3GPP
6 2 (1.45%) Bluetooth
6 2 (1.45%) Software-Defined Radio
6 2 (1.45%) SpaceWire
6 2 (1.45%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.72%) HTTP
7 1 (0.72%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.45%) Relational Database
1 2 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (1.45%) Tableau
2 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.72%) Looker
2 1 (0.72%) MySQL
2 1 (0.72%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (6.52%) JIRA
2 4 (2.90%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (2.17%) Git
4 2 (1.45%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.45%) PVCS
General
1 31 (22.46%) Manufacturing
2 28 (20.29%) Social Skills
3 19 (13.77%) Telecoms
4 16 (11.59%) Aerospace
5 15 (10.87%) Marketing
6 13 (9.42%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (7.97%) Finance
8 9 (6.52%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.90%) Avionics
9 4 (2.90%) Retail
10 3 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.45%) Advertising
11 2 (1.45%) Games
11 2 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.45%) Law
11 2 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (19.57%) Electronics Engineer
2 23 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
2 23 (16.67%) Test Engineer
3 20 (14.49%) Test Technician
4 16 (11.59%) Senior
5 15 (10.87%) Electronics Test Engineer
6 11 (7.97%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 8 (5.80%) Embedded Engineer
7 8 (5.80%) Hardware Engineer
8 7 (5.07%) Software Engineer
9 6 (4.35%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
9 6 (4.35%) Project Manager
10 5 (3.62%) Analyst
10 5 (3.62%) Architect
10 5 (3.62%) Coordinator
10 5 (3.62%) Lead
11 4 (2.90%) Consultant
11 4 (2.90%) Marketing Manager
11 4 (2.90%) Senior Test Engineer
11 4 (2.90%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.45%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 2 (1.45%) Yocto
2 1 (0.72%) Flash
2 1 (0.72%) GStreamer
2 1 (0.72%) JSON
2 1 (0.72%) RESTful
2 1 (0.72%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.25%) FPGA
2 9 (6.52%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (2.90%) Algorithms
3 4 (2.90%) IoT
3 4 (2.90%) NHS
4 3 (2.17%) Analogue Electronics
4 3 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.17%) Smart Home
5 2 (1.45%) ASIC
5 2 (1.45%) CAN bus
5 2 (1.45%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.45%) Device Driver
5 2 (1.45%) Industry 4.0
5 2 (1.45%) LIMS
5 2 (1.45%) Marketing Technology
5 2 (1.45%) PCIe
5 2 (1.45%) Smart City
5 2 (1.45%) Verilog
5 2 (1.45%) Video\Live Streaming
5 2 (1.45%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.17%) Linux
1 3 (2.17%) Windows
2 2 (1.45%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (0.72%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (10.87%) Problem-Solving
1 15 (10.87%) Systems Engineering
1 15 (10.87%) Validation
2 14 (10.14%) Software Engineering
3 12 (8.70%) Agile
4 11 (7.97%) Computer Science
4 11 (7.97%) Programme Management
4 11 (7.97%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (7.25%) Business Intelligence
5 10 (7.25%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (7.25%) Test Automation
6 9 (6.52%) Digital Marketing
6 9 (6.52%) Project Management
7 8 (5.80%) SDLC
7 8 (5.80%) System Testing
8 7 (5.07%) AI
8 7 (5.07%) Verification and Validation
9 6 (4.35%) Decision-Making
9 6 (4.35%) Prototyping
9 6 (4.35%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 19 (13.77%) C
2 15 (10.87%) Python
3 13 (9.42%) C++
4 12 (8.70%) MATLAB
5 5 (3.62%) C#
6 3 (2.17%) Java
6 3 (2.17%) SQL
7 2 (1.45%) Ada
7 2 (1.45%) Embedded C
7 2 (1.45%) Embedded C++
7 2 (1.45%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.45%) SystemVerilog
7 2 (1.45%) Tcl
8 1 (0.72%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 29 (21.01%) Degree
2 21 (15.22%) Security Cleared
3 18 (13.04%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.62%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.17%) HNC
6 2 (1.45%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.45%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.45%) HND
6 2 (1.45%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.45%) PMP
7 1 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.72%) CISM
7 1 (0.72%) CISSP
7 1 (0.72%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.72%) PhD
7 1 (0.72%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (0.72%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 3 (2.17%) JSP 440
1 3 (2.17%) NCSC
1 3 (2.17%) PMO
1 3 (2.17%) RMADS
2 2 (1.45%) DO-254
2 2 (1.45%) MIL-STD-1553
2 2 (1.45%) QA
3 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.72%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.72%) DO-178B
3 1 (0.72%) ISA99
3 1 (0.72%) ISO 14001
3 1 (0.72%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.72%) MISRA
3 1 (0.72%) NIST
3 1 (0.72%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (7.25%) Firmware
2 2 (1.45%) Docker
2 2 (1.45%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.90%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (7.25%) Microsoft
1 10 (7.25%) SAP
2 9 (6.52%) EMC
3 4 (2.90%) Huawei
4 3 (2.17%) Cadence
4 3 (2.17%) Xilinx
5 2 (1.45%) Actel
5 2 (1.45%) Adobe
5 2 (1.45%) Altera
5 2 (1.45%) ANSYS
5 2 (1.45%) Cisco
5 2 (1.45%) Ericsson
5 2 (1.45%) IBM
5 2 (1.45%) Intel
5 2 (1.45%) Microsemi
5 2 (1.45%) Nokia
5 2 (1.45%) Samsung
5 2 (1.45%) VMware
6 1 (0.72%) NVIDIA
6 1 (0.72%) Siemens