Acoustics Job Trends in England

Acoustics
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Acoustics in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Acoustics over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 566 644 672
Rank change year-on-year +78 +28 +120
Permanent jobs citing Acoustics 51 35 8
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.097% 0.073% 0.016%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.28% 0.19% 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 44 16 3
10th Percentile - £48,125 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £54,375 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £42,631
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +29.01% -25.86%
75th Percentile £47,500 £59,375 -
90th Percentile £68,125 £72,500 -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £42,631
% change year-on-year -18.18% +29.01% -25.86%

All Generic Skills
England

Acoustics 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,545 18,027 17,873
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.09% 37.45% 36.27%
Number of salaries quoted 9,384 8,461 13,288
10th Percentile £27,750 £34,000 £31,592
25th Percentile £36,750 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Acoustics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Acoustics job vacancy trend in England

Acoustics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Acoustics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Acoustics

Acoustics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Acoustics in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Acoustics in England

Acoustics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Acoustics within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
South West +37 36 £45,000 -18.18% 6
North of England +10 7 £75,000 - 1
South East +34 4 £74,200 +14.15% 6
North West +18 4 - - 1
Yorkshire - 3 £75,000 -
Midlands +23 2 £26,500 -60.74% 3
London +49 1 £45,047 -18.10% 6
West Midlands +21 1 - - 3
East of England +20 1 £95,000 +72.73% 1
East Midlands - 1 £26,500 -
Acoustics
UK

Acoustics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 3 (5.88%) CATIA
2 1 (1.96%) Abaqus
2 1 (1.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.96%) Blender
2 1 (1.96%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.96%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.88%) VoIP
2 1 (1.96%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.96%) RS-232
2 1 (1.96%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 3 (5.88%) JIRA
1 3 (5.88%) Rational DOORS
General
1 35 (68.63%) Social Skills
2 5 (9.80%) Finance
3 3 (5.88%) Military
3 3 (5.88%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.96%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (1.96%) Electronics
4 1 (1.96%) Games
Job Titles
1 33 (64.71%) Senior
2 32 (62.75%) Consultant
2 32 (62.75%) Senior Consultant
3 7 (13.73%) Principal Engineer
4 4 (7.84%) Finance Manager
5 3 (5.88%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 3 (5.88%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (3.92%) Architect
7 1 (1.96%) Audio Visual Engineer
7 1 (1.96%) Business Development Manager
7 1 (1.96%) Business Manager
7 1 (1.96%) Business Systems Manager
7 1 (1.96%) Development Manager
7 1 (1.96%) Hardware Engineer
7 1 (1.96%) Lead
7 1 (1.96%) Operations Engineer
7 1 (1.96%) Principal Hardware Engineer
7 1 (1.96%) Senior Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.96%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 1 (1.96%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.80%) Fibre Optics
2 3 (5.88%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (1.96%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (1.96%) Robotics
3 1 (1.96%) Self-Driving Car
3 1 (1.96%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (1.96%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.92%) Android
2 1 (1.96%) Mac OS
2 1 (1.96%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (64.71%) Mentoring
2 32 (62.75%) Commercial Awareness
3 4 (7.84%) Software Engineering
4 3 (5.88%) Agile
4 3 (5.88%) Network Design
4 3 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (5.88%) Requirements Management
4 3 (5.88%) Systems Engineering
4 3 (5.88%) Technical Leadership
4 3 (5.88%) Waterfall
5 1 (1.96%) Battery Management
5 1 (1.96%) Budgeting
5 1 (1.96%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (1.96%) Data Acquisition
5 1 (1.96%) LLM
5 1 (1.96%) Natural Language Processing
5 1 (1.96%) Preventative Maintenance
5 1 (1.96%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (1.96%) Reinforcement Learning
5 1 (1.96%) Videography
Qualifications
1 32 (62.75%) RIBA
2 6 (11.76%) Degree
3 5 (9.80%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (7.84%) Master's Degree
5 3 (5.88%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (3.92%) SC Cleared
6 2 (3.92%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.96%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 1 (1.96%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 3 (5.88%) IBM
2 1 (1.96%) Adobe
2 1 (1.96%) EMC
2 1 (1.96%) Google