Electronics Job Trends in Cheshire

Electronics
North West > Cheshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 61 59
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 +43
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 19 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 1.54% 0.63% 0.70%
As % of the General category 2.12% 0.95% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £53,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £50,000 £21,328
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +134.43% -0.80%
75th Percentile £59,000 - £26,664
90th Percentile - - £29,866
North West median annual salary £46,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.16% - -5.00%

All General Skills
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 895 420 307
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 72.47% 66.46% 71.90%
Number of salaries quoted 271 193 246
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 £22,790
25th Percentile £31,375 £35,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +2.70% +8.82%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
North West median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% -

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Electronics
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 19 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
Chester +8 15 - - 3
Wilmslow - 2 - -
Crewe -1 1 - -
Electronics
North West

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 1 (5.26%) Wireless
General
1 16 (84.21%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 15 (78.95%) Account Executive
1 15 (78.95%) Sales Account Executive
1 15 (78.95%) Sales Executive
1 15 (78.95%) Telesales Executive
2 2 (10.53%) Business Development Manager
2 2 (10.53%) Business Manager
2 2 (10.53%) Development Manager
3 1 (5.26%) Design Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Electronics Design Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Electronics Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Firmware Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Senior
3 1 (5.26%) Senior Design Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Senior Electronics Engineer
3 1 (5.26%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (5.26%) IoT
1 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.26%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (78.95%) Telesales
2 2 (10.53%) Business Development
2 2 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (10.53%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (5.26%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 1 (5.26%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (5.26%) Digital Signal Processing
3 1 (5.26%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (5.26%) Mentoring
3 1 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (5.26%) Product Management
3 1 (5.26%) Project Management
3 1 (5.26%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (5.26%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (5.26%) Schematic Capture
3 1 (5.26%) Signal Processing
3 1 (5.26%) Software Engineering
3 1 (5.26%) Telematics
3 1 (5.26%) Validation
3 1 (5.26%) Vehicle Telematics
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) C
1 1 (5.26%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 15 (78.95%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) QA
System Software
1 2 (10.53%) Firmware
2 1 (5.26%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 15 (78.95%) Dell