Electronics Job Trends in Canterbury

Electronics
Kent > Canterbury

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Canterbury. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Canterbury 6.15% - -
As % of the General category 8.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £37,250 - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -6.82%

All General Skills
Canterbury

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 Canterbury.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 97 13 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Canterbury 74.62% 65.00% 55.56%
Number of salaries quoted 24 6 32
10th Percentile £40,000 - £25,000
25th Percentile £43,000 £38,750 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £42,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -0.58% -4.58%
75th Percentile £62,500 £46,250 £53,438
90th Percentile £70,000 - £60,000
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £37,500 £46,825
% change year-on-year +20.00% -19.91% -1.42%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Canterbury

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Canterbury

Electronics
Salary Trend in Canterbury

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Canterbury citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Canterbury citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Canterbury

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Canterbury over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Canterbury

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canterbury 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Git
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Firmware Engineer
1 4 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) C/C++ Firmware Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded C Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded C++ Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (37.50%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (12.50%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Business Development
1 4 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (50.00%) Control Theory
1 4 (50.00%) FMEA
1 4 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (50.00%) Physics
1 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (50.00%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
1 4 (50.00%) Systems Analysis
1 4 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (37.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) Test Automation
2 3 (37.50%) Validation
3 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C
1 8 (100.00%) C++
2 7 (87.50%) C#
2 7 (87.50%) Embedded C
2 7 (87.50%) Embedded C++
3 4 (50.00%) MATLAB
3 4 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) SC Cleared
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) Def Stans
System Software
1 4 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (50.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) EMC
1 4 (50.00%) Facebook
1 4 (50.00%) Instagram