Microwave Engineer Job Trends in Basildon

Microwave Engineer
Essex > Basildon

The median Microwave Engineer salary in Basildon is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Microwave Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Basildon 0.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £78,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £72,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Basildon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Basildon. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Basildon with a recognized job title 151 81 37
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.97% 93.10% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 85 43 22
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,800 -
25th Percentile £40,901 £30,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% +33.04%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - £72,125
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £41,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +9.76% -19.61% +4.51%

Microwave Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon

For the 6 months to 11 October 2026, Microwave Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Basildon region featuring Microwave Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Microwave Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared