Electrical Engineer Job Trends in Birmingham

Electrical Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Electrical Engineer salary in Birmingham is £63,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 October 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 96 119
Rank change year-on-year -32 +23 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.055% 0.17% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.18% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £57,625 - -
25th Percentile £59,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 - £55,000
75th Percentile £67,188 - -
90th Percentile £68,875 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +13.04% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 3,435 1,133 2,159
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 95.05% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,575 790 1,220
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,975 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £44,172
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -

Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Electrical Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Electrical Engineer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Electrical Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham

Electrical Engineer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electrical Engineer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Electrical Engineer in Birmingham

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 5 October 2026, Electrical 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 Birmingham region featuring Electrical Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (50.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) EPLAN
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) HND
1 1 (50.00%) Ladder Logic
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (50.00%) EPLAN
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Advertising
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Automotive
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft