Electronics Jobs in Cambridge

Electronics
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 14 43
Rank change year-on-year -12 +29 +10
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 18 119 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 7.26% 11.70% 6.17%
As % of the General category 11.32% 22.04% 9.48%
Number of salaries quoted 16 96 9
10th Percentile - £50,000 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £31,931
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -31.43%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £90,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -31.43%

All General Skills
Cambridge

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 common skills in Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 159 540 591
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 64.11% 53.10% 65.09%
Number of salaries quoted 90 416 212
10th Percentile £27,600 £32,500 £29,023
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,625 £80,001 £77,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Cambridge

Electronics
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Electronics in Cambridge

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Cambridge over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Cambridge

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (61.11%) Kinematics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.11%) RS-485
2 1 (5.56%) 2G
2 1 (5.56%) 3G
2 1 (5.56%) 4G
2 1 (5.56%) 5G
2 1 (5.56%) MQTT
2 1 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (5.56%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) GDB
1 1 (5.56%) Git
General
1 3 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.11%) Finance
2 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Marketing
3 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
3 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (66.67%) Lead
2 11 (61.11%) Robotics Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) Electronics Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) Senior
4 2 (11.11%) Design Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Firmware Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Senior Electronics Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Embedded Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Hardware Design Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Hardware Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Head of Project Management
5 1 (5.56%) Machine Learning Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (61.11%) Middleware
2 1 (5.56%) OpenEmbedded
2 1 (5.56%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 13 (72.22%) Algorithms
2 12 (66.67%) Robotics
3 2 (11.11%) FPGA
3 2 (11.11%) IoT
3 2 (11.11%) Life Science
3 2 (11.11%) Verilog
4 1 (5.56%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (5.56%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.56%) Android
1 1 (5.56%) Apple iOS
1 1 (5.56%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (5.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (66.67%) Project Management
1 12 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 11 (61.11%) Control Theory
2 11 (61.11%) OO
3 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (16.67%) Prototyping
4 2 (11.11%) CAD
4 2 (11.11%) Physics
4 2 (11.11%) Programme Management
4 2 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
4 2 (11.11%) Signal Processing
4 2 (11.11%) Validation
5 1 (5.56%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (5.56%) Ergonomics
5 1 (5.56%) Human Factors
5 1 (5.56%) Linux Kernel Development
5 1 (5.56%) Machine Learning
5 1 (5.56%) Open Source
5 1 (5.56%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (5.56%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 15 (83.33%) C
2 13 (72.22%) C++
3 11 (61.11%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
2 1 (5.56%) Master's Degree
2 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) ISO 13485
1 1 (5.56%) ISO 9001
1 1 (5.56%) JTAG
1 1 (5.56%) PMO
1 1 (5.56%) QA
System Software
1 2 (11.11%) Firmware
2 1 (5.56%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (22.22%) EMC
2 1 (5.56%) SAP