Electronics Job Trends in Colchester

Electronics
Essex > Colchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Colchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 15 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 4 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 6.45% 1.82% -
As % of the General category 11.43% 4.35% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £36,000 - -
25th Percentile £45,000 £55,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% +4.76%

All General Skills
Colchester

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 Colchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 35 23 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester 56.45% 41.82% 53.49%
Number of salaries quoted 18 17 17
10th Percentile £25,050 - £35,000
25th Percentile - £21,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £26,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +92.31% -56.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £43,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £61,500 £64,550 £87,500
Essex median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% -

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Colchester

Electronics
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Colchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Colchester over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Colchester

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Design Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Hardware Design Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Support Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Test Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science