Renewable Energy Job Trends in the East Midlands

Renewable Energy
England > East Midlands

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 130 148
Rank change year-on-year +13 +18 -44
Permanent jobs citing Renewable Energy 57 14 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.85% 0.60% 0.53%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.62% 1.30% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 25 2 5
10th Percentile - £38,875 £48,500
25th Percentile £25,250 £44,688 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £56,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% -2.17% +4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,688 £78,268
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,625 -
England median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -25.00% -7.69%

All Generic Skills
East Midlands

Renewable Energy falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,576 1,075 962
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 23.39% 45.88% 25.32%
Number of salaries quoted 969 433 378
10th Percentile £27,979 £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £38,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.38% -18.95% -9.52%
75th Percentile £62,000 £58,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,730
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.76%

Renewable Energy
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Renewable Energy job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Renewable Energy
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Renewable Energy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Renewable Energy in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Renewable Energy in the East Midlands

Renewable Energy
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 Renewable Energy within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 October 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 - 26 £51,750 - 5
Nottinghamshire -15 12 £25,500 -54.67% 5
Northamptonshire - 9 £80,000 - 3
Derbyshire -10 5 £80,000 -
Lincolnshire - 5 £46,000 - 3
Renewable Energy
England

Renewable Energy
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:

Business Applications
1 13 (22.81%) SAP EHS
1 13 (22.81%) SAP Oil and Gas
General
1 32 (56.14%) Social Skills
2 19 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
3 16 (28.07%) Brand Awareness
4 13 (22.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (22.81%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (12.28%) Manufacturing
6 4 (7.02%) Aerospace
6 4 (7.02%) Automotive
7 1 (1.75%) Electronics
7 1 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 30 (52.63%) Development Manager
2 16 (28.07%) Portfolio Manager
3 14 (24.56%) Business Development Manager
3 14 (24.56%) Business Manager
4 13 (22.81%) Lead
4 13 (22.81%) Lead Systems Engineer
4 13 (22.81%) Lead Test Engineer
4 13 (22.81%) Systems Engineer
4 13 (22.81%) Systems Test Engineer
4 13 (22.81%) Test Engineer
5 7 (12.28%) Consultant
5 7 (12.28%) Recruitment Consultant
5 7 (12.28%) Trainee
5 7 (12.28%) Trainee Consultant
5 7 (12.28%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
6 3 (5.26%) Sales Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (28.07%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (5.26%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.75%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (64.91%) Business Development
2 16 (28.07%) Business Strategy
3 13 (22.81%) Decarbonisation
3 13 (22.81%) Regulatory Compliance
4 7 (12.28%) Coaching
5 4 (7.02%) CRM
6 3 (5.26%) Pricing Strategy
7 1 (1.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (1.75%) Cost Reduction
7 1 (1.75%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 13 (22.81%) SC Cleared
1 13 (22.81%) Security Cleared
2 3 (5.26%) City & Guilds
2 3 (5.26%) Degree
2 3 (5.26%) HNC
2 3 (5.26%) HND
3 2 (3.51%) NVQ Level 3
Vendors
1 13 (22.81%) SAP