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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 507 319 180
Rank change year-on-year -188 -139 +109
Contract jobs citing Electronics 137 223 579
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.75% 1.32%
As % of the General category 0.50% 1.18% 2.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 95 223
10th Percentile £237 £195 £205
25th Percentile £315 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £530 £530
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% - +0.95%
75th Percentile £544 £700 £725
90th Percentile £626 - £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £565 £527
% change year-on-year -29.20% +7.31% +0.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 36 177
10th Percentile £13.99 £24.45 £37.50
25th Percentile £28.50 £33.20 £47.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £63.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.13% +10.43% -
75th Percentile £75.00 £78.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £88.00 £69.05
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 27,294 18,909 25,012
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.15% 63.53% 57.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,471 11,934 15,663
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £503 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.29% -4.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £769
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £471 £488
% change year-on-year +6.27% -3.48% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,831 906 2,015
10th Percentile £13.99 £13.48 £12.78
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.73 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.00 £27.70 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.52% -9.18% -0.07%
75th Percentile £60.80 £53.95 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.09 £75.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.46 £24.34 £29.50
% change year-on-year +29.25% -17.49% +11.36%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -178 131 £450 -17.43% 354
UK excluding London -149 107 £400 -29.20% 345
East of England -15 35 £513 +241.67% 81
South East -85 26 £350 -46.15% 125
London -75 25 £500 -5.66% 32
South West -50 17 £525 -7.08% 27
North of England -68 17 £70 -86.79% 65
Work from Home -76 17 £433 -30.80% 103
North West -37 12 - - 33
Midlands -48 10 £343 -23.89% 42
West Midlands -46 9 £320 -28.89% 22
Yorkshire - 3 - - 19
Scotland -27 2 - - 13
North East -35 2 £70 -87.61% 14
East Midlands - 1 £365 - 20

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 (1.46%) OpenStack
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (2.19%) Simulink
3 2 (1.46%) Acrobat
3 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.46%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.73%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (1.46%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.65%) AWS
2 4 (2.92%) Azure
3 3 (2.19%) GCP
4 1 (0.73%) Amazon Bedrock
4 1 (0.73%) Azure AI
4 1 (0.73%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.73%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.73%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.84%) LTE
2 6 (4.38%) Ethernet
3 5 (3.65%) Firewall
4 4 (2.92%) 4G
4 4 (2.92%) 5G
4 4 (2.92%) Radio Access Network
4 4 (2.92%) TETRA
5 3 (2.19%) Modbus
5 3 (2.19%) RS-232
5 3 (2.19%) RS-422
5 3 (2.19%) RS-485
6 2 (1.46%) 2G
6 2 (1.46%) 3G
6 2 (1.46%) 3GPP
6 2 (1.46%) Bluetooth
6 2 (1.46%) Software-Defined Radio
6 2 (1.46%) SpaceWire
6 2 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.73%) DHCP
7 1 (0.73%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.46%) Relational Database
1 2 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (1.46%) Tableau
2 1 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.73%) Looker
2 1 (0.73%) MySQL
2 1 (0.73%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (6.57%) JIRA
2 4 (2.92%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (2.19%) Git
4 2 (1.46%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.46%) PVCS
General
1 33 (24.09%) Manufacturing
2 28 (20.44%) Social Skills
3 21 (15.33%) Telecoms
4 17 (12.41%) Marketing
5 16 (11.68%) Aerospace
6 13 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (9.49%) Finance
7 11 (8.03%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.92%) Avionics
8 4 (2.92%) Retail
9 3 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.46%) Advertising
10 2 (1.46%) Games
10 2 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.46%) Law
10 2 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (19.71%) Electronics Engineer
2 22 (16.06%) Systems Engineer
2 22 (16.06%) Test Engineer
3 19 (13.87%) Test Technician
4 16 (11.68%) Senior
5 15 (10.95%) Electronics Test Engineer
6 11 (8.03%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 8 (5.84%) Embedded Engineer
7 8 (5.84%) Hardware Engineer
8 7 (5.11%) Software Engineer
9 6 (4.38%) Architect
9 6 (4.38%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
9 6 (4.38%) Lead
9 6 (4.38%) Project Manager
10 5 (3.65%) Analyst
10 5 (3.65%) Coordinator
11 4 (2.92%) Consultant
11 4 (2.92%) Marketing Manager
11 4 (2.92%) Senior Test Engineer
11 4 (2.92%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.46%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 2 (1.46%) Yocto
2 1 (0.73%) Flash
2 1 (0.73%) GStreamer
2 1 (0.73%) JSON
2 1 (0.73%) RESTful
2 1 (0.73%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.30%) FPGA
2 8 (5.84%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (2.92%) Algorithms
3 4 (2.92%) IoT
3 4 (2.92%) NHS
4 3 (2.19%) Analogue Electronics
4 3 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.19%) Smart Home
5 2 (1.46%) ASIC
5 2 (1.46%) Augmented Reality
5 2 (1.46%) CAN bus
5 2 (1.46%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.46%) Device Driver
5 2 (1.46%) Industry 4.0
5 2 (1.46%) Marketing Technology
5 2 (1.46%) PCIe
5 2 (1.46%) Smart City
5 2 (1.46%) Verilog
5 2 (1.46%) Video\Live Streaming
5 2 (1.46%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.92%) Windows
2 3 (2.19%) Linux
3 2 (1.46%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.73%) Android
4 1 (0.73%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (10.95%) Systems Engineering
2 14 (10.22%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (10.22%) Software Engineering
2 14 (10.22%) Validation
3 13 (9.49%) Programme Management
4 12 (8.76%) Agile
4 12 (8.76%) Business Intelligence
5 11 (8.03%) Computer Science
5 11 (8.03%) Digital Marketing
5 11 (8.03%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (6.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (6.57%) Project Management
6 9 (6.57%) Test Automation
7 8 (5.84%) AI
7 8 (5.84%) SDLC
8 7 (5.11%) Verification and Validation
9 6 (4.38%) Decision-Making
9 6 (4.38%) Prototyping
9 6 (4.38%) System Testing
9 6 (4.38%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 19 (13.87%) C
2 14 (10.22%) Python
3 13 (9.49%) C++
4 10 (7.30%) MATLAB
5 5 (3.65%) C#
6 3 (2.19%) Java
6 3 (2.19%) SQL
7 2 (1.46%) Ada
7 2 (1.46%) Embedded C
7 2 (1.46%) Embedded C++
7 2 (1.46%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.46%) SystemVerilog
7 2 (1.46%) Tcl
8 1 (0.73%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 27 (19.71%) Degree
2 22 (16.06%) Security Cleared
3 19 (13.87%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.65%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.19%) HNC
6 2 (1.46%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.46%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.46%) HND
6 2 (1.46%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.46%) PMP
7 1 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.73%) CISM
7 1 (0.73%) CISSP
7 1 (0.73%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.73%) PhD
7 1 (0.73%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (0.73%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 3 (2.19%) JSP 440
1 3 (2.19%) NCSC
1 3 (2.19%) PMO
1 3 (2.19%) RMADS
2 2 (1.46%) DO-254
2 2 (1.46%) MIL-STD-1553
2 2 (1.46%) QA
3 1 (0.73%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.73%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.73%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.73%) DO-178B
3 1 (0.73%) ISA99
3 1 (0.73%) ISO 14001
3 1 (0.73%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.73%) MISRA
3 1 (0.73%) NIST
3 1 (0.73%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (7.30%) Firmware
2 2 (1.46%) Docker
2 2 (1.46%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.73%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.73%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (2.92%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.73%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.73%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (8.76%) SAP
2 11 (8.03%) Microsoft
3 9 (6.57%) EMC
4 4 (2.92%) Huawei
5 3 (2.19%) Cadence
5 3 (2.19%) Xilinx
6 2 (1.46%) Actel
6 2 (1.46%) Adobe
6 2 (1.46%) Altera
6 2 (1.46%) ANSYS
6 2 (1.46%) Cisco
6 2 (1.46%) Ericsson
6 2 (1.46%) Google
6 2 (1.46%) IBM
6 2 (1.46%) Intel
6 2 (1.46%) Microsemi
6 2 (1.46%) Nokia
6 2 (1.46%) Samsung
6 2 (1.46%) VMware
7 1 (0.73%) Siemens