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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 509 320 183
Rank change year-on-year -189 -137 +118
Contract jobs citing Electronics 141 216 569
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.28% 0.73% 1.30%
As % of the General category 0.52% 1.16% 2.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 92 221
10th Percentile £88 £195 £205
25th Percentile £300 £355 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £530 £530
Median % change year-on-year -19.81% - -3.64%
75th Percentile £544 £700 £725
90th Percentile £626 - £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £388 £565 £527
% change year-on-year -31.42% +7.31% -2.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 35 177
10th Percentile £15.82 £23.97 £37.50
25th Percentile £28.37 £31.65 £47.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £63.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.13% +10.43% -
75th Percentile £72.50 £78.75 £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 26,971 18,680 24,970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 53.96% 63.47% 57.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,300 11,794 15,684
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £506 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -3.62% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £768
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,795 864 2,007
10th Percentile £13.97 £13.46 £12.78
25th Percentile £18.00 £16.67 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.00 £28.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -6.67% -6.02%
75th Percentile £61.18 £55.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.03 £75.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.16 £24.42 £28.46
% change year-on-year +27.58% -14.20% +3.49%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 -170 134 £450 -17.81% 355
UK excluding London -133 112 £388 -31.42% 343
East of England -10 36 £513 +115.79% 72
South East -101 26 £350 -46.15% 136
London -84 24 £563 +6.13% 36
Work from Home -75 20 £365 -41.60% 96
South West -46 19 £525 -7.08% 28
North of England -68 17 £70 -86.79% 63
North West -32 12 - - 32
Midlands -55 11 £343 -23.89% 36
West Midlands -52 9 £320 -28.89% 20
Scotland -23 3 £70 -75.86% 13
Yorkshire - 3 - - 20
North East -33 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 (1.42%) OpenStack
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (2.13%) Simulink
3 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.71%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.71%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.71%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.71%) Adobe Campaign
1 1 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.55%) AWS
2 4 (2.84%) Azure
3 3 (2.13%) GCP
4 1 (0.71%) Amazon Bedrock
4 1 (0.71%) Azure AI
4 1 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.71%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.71%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.67%) LTE
2 6 (4.26%) Ethernet
3 5 (3.55%) Firewall
4 4 (2.84%) 4G
4 4 (2.84%) 5G
4 4 (2.84%) Radio Access Network
4 4 (2.84%) TETRA
5 3 (2.13%) Modbus
5 3 (2.13%) RS-232
5 3 (2.13%) RS-422
5 3 (2.13%) RS-485
6 2 (1.42%) 2G
6 2 (1.42%) 3G
6 2 (1.42%) 3GPP
6 2 (1.42%) Bluetooth
6 2 (1.42%) Software-Defined Radio
6 2 (1.42%) SpaceWire
6 2 (1.42%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.71%) DHCP
7 1 (0.71%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (1.42%) Tableau
2 1 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.71%) Looker
2 1 (0.71%) MySQL
2 1 (0.71%) Power BI
2 1 (0.71%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (7.09%) JIRA
2 5 (3.55%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (2.84%) Git
4 3 (2.13%) PVCS
5 2 (1.42%) LabVIEW
General
1 36 (25.53%) Manufacturing
2 29 (20.57%) Social Skills
3 24 (17.02%) Telecoms
4 19 (13.48%) Marketing
5 17 (12.06%) Aerospace
6 16 (11.35%) Finance
7 14 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (9.93%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.84%) Avionics
8 4 (2.84%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.84%) Retail
9 3 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.42%) Advertising
10 2 (1.42%) Games
10 2 (1.42%) Law
10 2 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (19.86%) Electronics Engineer
2 23 (16.31%) Test Engineer
3 22 (15.60%) Systems Engineer
4 18 (12.77%) Test Technician
5 17 (12.06%) Senior
6 16 (11.35%) Electronics Test Engineer
7 12 (8.51%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 10 (7.09%) Embedded Engineer
9 9 (6.38%) Software Engineer
10 8 (5.67%) Hardware Engineer
11 6 (4.26%) Architect
11 6 (4.26%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
11 6 (4.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 6 (4.26%) Lead
11 6 (4.26%) Project Manager
12 5 (3.55%) Analyst
12 5 (3.55%) Coordinator
12 5 (3.55%) Senior Electronics Engineer
12 5 (3.55%) Senior Test Engineer
13 4 (2.84%) Systems Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.42%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 2 (1.42%) Yocto
2 1 (0.71%) Flash
2 1 (0.71%) GStreamer
2 1 (0.71%) JSON
2 1 (0.71%) RESTful
2 1 (0.71%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.09%) FPGA
2 9 (6.38%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (2.84%) Algorithms
3 4 (2.84%) IoT
3 4 (2.84%) NHS
4 3 (2.13%) Analogue Electronics
4 3 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.13%) Smart Home
5 2 (1.42%) ASIC
5 2 (1.42%) Augmented Reality
5 2 (1.42%) CAN bus
5 2 (1.42%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.42%) Device Driver
5 2 (1.42%) Industry 4.0
5 2 (1.42%) LIMS
5 2 (1.42%) PCIe
5 2 (1.42%) Smart City
5 2 (1.42%) Verilog
5 2 (1.42%) Video\Live Streaming
5 2 (1.42%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.84%) Windows
2 3 (2.13%) Linux
3 2 (1.42%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.71%) Android
4 1 (0.71%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (11.35%) Programme Management
1 16 (11.35%) Software Engineering
1 16 (11.35%) Systems Engineering
1 16 (11.35%) Validation
2 15 (10.64%) Business Intelligence
3 14 (9.93%) Digital Marketing
3 14 (9.93%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (8.51%) Agile
5 11 (7.80%) Computer Science
5 11 (7.80%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (6.38%) Project Management
6 9 (6.38%) Test Automation
7 8 (5.67%) AI
7 8 (5.67%) SDLC
7 8 (5.67%) Verification and Validation
8 7 (4.96%) Workflow
9 6 (4.26%) Prototyping
9 6 (4.26%) Unit Testing
9 6 (4.26%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 21 (14.89%) C
2 14 (9.93%) C++
2 14 (9.93%) Python
3 10 (7.09%) MATLAB
4 5 (3.55%) C#
5 3 (2.13%) Embedded C
5 3 (2.13%) Embedded C++
5 3 (2.13%) Java
6 2 (1.42%) Ada
6 2 (1.42%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.42%) SQL
6 2 (1.42%) SystemVerilog
6 2 (1.42%) Tcl
7 1 (0.71%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 27 (19.15%) Degree
2 26 (18.44%) Security Cleared
3 23 (16.31%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.55%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.13%) HNC
6 2 (1.42%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.42%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.42%) HND
6 2 (1.42%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.42%) PMP
7 1 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.71%) CISM
7 1 (0.71%) CISSP
7 1 (0.71%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.71%) PhD
7 1 (0.71%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (0.71%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 3 (2.13%) JSP 440
1 3 (2.13%) NCSC
1 3 (2.13%) PMO
1 3 (2.13%) RMADS
2 2 (1.42%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.42%) DO-178B
2 2 (1.42%) DO-254
2 2 (1.42%) MIL-STD-1553
2 2 (1.42%) MISRA
2 2 (1.42%) QA
3 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.71%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.71%) ISA99
3 1 (0.71%) ISO 14001
3 1 (0.71%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.71%) NIST
3 1 (0.71%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (7.80%) Firmware
2 3 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.42%) Docker
3 2 (1.42%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.71%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.71%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (2.84%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.71%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.71%) SCCM
Vendors
1 15 (10.64%) SAP
2 11 (7.80%) Microsoft
3 9 (6.38%) EMC
4 4 (2.84%) Huawei
5 3 (2.13%) ANSYS
5 3 (2.13%) Cadence
5 3 (2.13%) IBM
5 3 (2.13%) VMware
5 3 (2.13%) Xilinx
6 2 (1.42%) Actel
6 2 (1.42%) Altera
6 2 (1.42%) Cisco
6 2 (1.42%) Ericsson
6 2 (1.42%) Google
6 2 (1.42%) Intel
6 2 (1.42%) Microsemi
6 2 (1.42%) Nokia
6 2 (1.42%) Samsung
7 1 (0.71%) Foundry
7 1 (0.71%) NVIDIA