Electronics Job Trends in Berkshire

Electronics
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 128 130
Rank change year-on-year +21 +2 +29
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 23 7 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 1.15% 0.40% 0.67%
As % of the General category 1.86% 0.67% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 17 5 7
10th Percentile £28,000 £48,500 £56,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £57,500 £61,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £62,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -46.40% -7.41% +12.50%
75th Percentile £42,500 £72,500 £71,875
90th Percentile £50,700 - £74,100
South East median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% - -8.33%

All General Skills
Berkshire

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,239 1,038 968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 61.98% 59.48% 50.18%
Number of salaries quoted 475 303 552
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,625 £45,000 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £79,913
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +8.91% -8.18%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Electronics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Electronics job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Electronics
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Berkshire over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Berkshire

Electronics
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +43 10 £35,500 -38.26% 9
Bracknell - 5 £33,500 -
Wokingham - 3 £40,000 -
Slough - 3 £40,000 - 19
Thatcham - 1 £25,500 -
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 (8.70%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (8.70%) SharePoint
1 2 (8.70%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
General
1 9 (39.13%) Manufacturing
2 5 (21.74%) Retail
3 4 (17.39%) Finance
3 4 (17.39%) Marketing
3 4 (17.39%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Public Sector
3 4 (17.39%) Social Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Telecoms
4 2 (8.70%) Aerospace
4 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Automotive
4 2 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (26.09%) Account Manager
2 5 (21.74%) Internal Account Manager
2 5 (21.74%) Sales Account Manager
2 5 (21.74%) Sales Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Configuration Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Embedded Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Sales Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Software Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Audio Visual Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Delivery Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Digital Delivery Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Technical Sales Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Incident Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) IT Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) IT Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Quality Inspector
5 1 (4.35%) Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) Trainee
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (21.74%) B2B
1 5 (21.74%) B2B Sales
1 5 (21.74%) Customer Retention
1 5 (21.74%) Decision-Making
2 4 (17.39%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (17.39%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (17.39%) Programme Management
3 3 (13.04%) CRM
3 3 (13.04%) Data Migration
3 3 (13.04%) ERP
3 3 (13.04%) Migration
3 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
4 2 (8.70%) Change Management
4 2 (8.70%) Customer Service
4 2 (8.70%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (8.70%) Incident Management
4 2 (8.70%) Service Delivery
4 2 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (8.70%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 5 (21.74%) HND
1 5 (21.74%) Security Cleared
2 3 (13.04%) Degree
2 3 (13.04%) NVQ Level 5
3 2 (8.70%) HNC
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
1 4 (17.39%) SAP
2 2 (8.70%) Logitech
2 2 (8.70%) Yealink