Optoelectronics Job Trends in the East of England

Optoelectronics
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Optoelectronics in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Optoelectronics over the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Optoelectronics 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.025% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.094% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 - -
75th Percentile £42,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 -
% change year-on-year -21.43% - -

All Generic Skills
East of England

Optoelectronics 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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,137 1,280 1,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.27% 38.23% 30.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,476 528 675
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,250 £26,450
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £66,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £79,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.98%

Optoelectronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Optoelectronics job vacancy trend in the East of England

Optoelectronics
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Optoelectronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Optoelectronics

Optoelectronics
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Optoelectronics within the East of England region over the 6 months to 23 September 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
Cambridgeshire - 1 £41,500 - 2
Essex - 1 - - 2
Optoelectronics
England

Optoelectronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Buyer
1 1 (50.00%) Process Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Microscopy
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Reduction
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Order Management
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Production Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) SAP