Electronics Job Trends in the East Midlands

Electronics
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 107 82
Rank change year-on-year +5 -25 +20
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 34 22 37
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.35% 0.96% 2.27%
As % of the General category 2.37% 1.65% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 21 13 21
10th Percentile £28,750 - £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +5.88% +13.33%
75th Percentile £75,900 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £62,250 £53,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,434 1,332 888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 56.88% 57.99% 54.45%
Number of salaries quoted 852 595 691
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £71,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -4.00%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Electronics
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in the East Midlands

Electronics
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Leicestershire +25 16 £55,000 -8.33% 6
Northamptonshire +5 7 £30,000 -25.00% 9
Derbyshire -14 5 £37,250 -17.22% 4
Lincolnshire - 4 £75,900 - 1
Nottinghamshire +12 2 £26,500 -47.00% 3
Electronics
England

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 6 (17.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (8.82%) MS Visio
3 1 (2.94%) AutoCAD
3 1 (2.94%) EPLAN
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (17.65%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.82%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (14.71%) JIRA
1 5 (14.71%) Subversion
2 4 (11.76%) Rational DOORS
General
1 12 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 11 (32.35%) Manufacturing
3 10 (29.41%) Aerospace
3 10 (29.41%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (14.71%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (5.88%) Retail
5 2 (5.88%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.94%) Automotive
6 1 (2.94%) Finance
6 1 (2.94%) Marketing
6 1 (2.94%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (35.29%) Systems Engineer
2 6 (17.65%) Test Engineer
3 5 (14.71%) Embedded Engineer
3 5 (14.71%) Repair Technician
3 5 (14.71%) Software Test Engineer
3 5 (14.71%) Systems Test Engineer
4 4 (11.76%) IT Director
4 4 (11.76%) IT Manager
4 4 (11.76%) Principal Engineer
4 4 (11.76%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Analyst
5 2 (5.88%) Business Development Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Business Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Business Systems Analyst
5 2 (5.88%) Development Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Senior
5 2 (5.88%) Systems Analyst
6 1 (2.94%) Electronics Test Engineer
6 1 (2.94%) Senior Hardware Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (11.76%) Algorithms
2 4 (11.76%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.94%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.94%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (2.94%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (44.12%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (26.47%) ERP
4 8 (23.53%) Agile
5 6 (17.65%) Software Testing
6 5 (14.71%) Actionable Insight
6 5 (14.71%) Data Management
6 5 (14.71%) Issue Tracking
6 5 (14.71%) Migration
6 5 (14.71%) Performance Testing
6 5 (14.71%) Regression Testing
6 5 (14.71%) Scenario Testing
6 5 (14.71%) Signal Processing
6 5 (14.71%) Test Automation
6 5 (14.71%) Test Scripting
7 4 (11.76%) Business Strategy
7 4 (11.76%) Decision-Making
7 4 (11.76%) Systems Engineering
7 4 (11.76%) Technical Leadership
7 4 (11.76%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (23.53%) Degree
2 4 (11.76%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (8.82%) Master's Degree
3 3 (8.82%) MBA
3 3 (8.82%) PMI Certification
3 3 (8.82%) PMP
3 3 (8.82%) SC Cleared
3 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (14.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 3 (8.82%) GDPR
3 1 (2.94%) IEC 61131
3 1 (2.94%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (29.41%) SAP
2 5 (14.71%) Oracle
3 4 (11.76%) IBM
4 3 (8.82%) Microsoft
4 3 (8.82%) QAD
5 1 (2.94%) Allen-Bradley
5 1 (2.94%) Apple
5 1 (2.94%) Rockwell