Electronics Job Trends in England

Electronics
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 207 232
Rank change year-on-year +68 +25 +28
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 904 728 603
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.74% 1.46% 1.33%
As % of the General category 2.88% 2.22% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 588 339 418
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £76,800
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.49% +3.18% -

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 31,369 32,798 28,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 60.33% 65.88% 62.53%
Number of salaries quoted 17,250 15,354 21,065
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £101,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.36%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in England

Electronics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in England

Electronics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the England region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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 East +19 243 £40,000 -27.27% 169
East of England +37 160 £56,500 -5.83% 126
London +159 156 £65,000 -10.34% 59
South West +14 133 £52,500 -4.55% 75
North of England +19 117 £46,500 -7.92% 79
Midlands +30 81 £45,000 -30.77% 73
North West +27 74 £46,250 -2.63% 30
West Midlands +22 47 £40,000 -42.86% 36
East Midlands +5 34 £55,000 +22.22% 35
Yorkshire +4 26 £55,000 - 33
North East +6 17 £53,250 -4.91% 16
Electronics
UK

Electronics
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (1.77%) Kinematics
2 8 (0.88%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.55%) IIS
4 2 (0.22%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.22%) Confluence
4 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.22%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.22%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.22%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.22%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.11%) Apache
5 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.11%) CMS
Applications
1 31 (3.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.32%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.33%) Simulink
4 7 (0.77%) OrCAD
5 4 (0.44%) Fusion 360
6 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.33%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.11%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.66%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.22%) Misys Midas
2 2 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.22%) Primavera
3 1 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 27 (2.99%) Azure
2 22 (2.43%) GCP
3 19 (2.10%) AWS
4 18 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (1.33%) GitHub
6 10 (1.11%) Power Platform
7 9 (1.00%) Nutanix
8 6 (0.66%) GitHub Actions
9 5 (0.55%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.44%) Cloud Functions
10 4 (0.44%) Cloud Run
10 4 (0.44%) Google Compute Engine
11 3 (0.33%) Adobe Analytics
11 3 (0.33%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (0.33%) Datadog
11 3 (0.33%) Entra ID
11 3 (0.33%) OCI
11 3 (0.33%) Serverless
12 2 (0.22%) SaaS
12 2 (0.22%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.54%) Wireless
2 26 (2.88%) Network Security
3 12 (1.33%) DHCP
3 12 (1.33%) DNS
4 11 (1.22%) Firewall
4 11 (1.22%) VPN
5 10 (1.11%) WAN
6 9 (1.00%) LTE
7 7 (0.77%) Cisco IOS
7 7 (0.77%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.77%) VLAN
7 7 (0.77%) VoIP
8 6 (0.66%) 5G
8 6 (0.66%) Ethernet
8 6 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.55%) 802.11
9 5 (0.55%) IPsec
9 5 (0.55%) RS-485
9 5 (0.55%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.55%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.22%) NoSQL
2 9 (1.00%) Power BI
3 8 (0.88%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.66%) MongoDB
5 6 (0.66%) RDBMS
5 6 (0.66%) Tableau
6 5 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.55%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.44%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.44%) Metadata
7 4 (0.44%) Qlik Sense
8 3 (0.33%) Big Data
8 3 (0.33%) Mixpanel
9 2 (0.22%) KNIME
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Discoverer
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.22%) QlikView
10 1 (0.11%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 41 (4.54%) Rational DOORS
2 19 (2.10%) JIRA
3 17 (1.88%) Git
4 11 (1.22%) LabVIEW
5 10 (1.11%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.77%) Subversion
7 5 (0.55%) GitLab
7 5 (0.55%) Selenium
8 4 (0.44%) Postman
8 4 (0.44%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.44%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.33%) Browser DevTools
9 3 (0.33%) Charles Proxy
9 3 (0.33%) Fiddler
9 3 (0.33%) Maven
9 3 (0.33%) TestNG
9 3 (0.33%) Xcode
9 3 (0.33%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
General
1 329 (36.39%) Social Skills
2 275 (30.42%) Manufacturing
3 220 (24.34%) Finance
4 204 (22.57%) Marketing
5 202 (22.35%) Telecoms
6 185 (20.46%) Public Sector
7 94 (10.40%) Analytical Skills
8 52 (5.75%) Aerospace
9 51 (5.64%) Automotive
10 38 (4.20%) Retail
11 20 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (1.77%) Games
14 13 (1.44%) Aviation
15 11 (1.22%) Avionics
15 11 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.22%) Legal
15 11 (1.22%) Military
16 9 (1.00%) Billing
17 8 (0.88%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 91 (10.07%) Electronics Engineer
2 73 (8.08%) Lead
3 69 (7.63%) Senior
4 63 (6.97%) Systems Engineer
5 59 (6.53%) Consultant
5 59 (6.53%) Embedded Engineer
6 51 (5.64%) Sales Executive
6 51 (5.64%) Support Engineer
6 51 (5.64%) Telesales Executive
7 50 (5.53%) Account Executive
7 50 (5.53%) Sales Account Executive
7 50 (5.53%) Test Engineer
8 48 (5.31%) Security Consultant
8 48 (5.31%) Software Engineer
9 42 (4.65%) Technical Support
10 36 (3.98%) Technical Engineer
11 35 (3.87%) Test Technician
12 30 (3.32%) Technical Support Engineer
13 29 (3.21%) IT Support
14 28 (3.10%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.77%) SAP CAF
2 17 (1.88%) Middleware
3 9 (1.00%) FastAPI
3 9 (1.00%) Flash
4 8 (0.88%) Flask
5 7 (0.77%) .NET
6 6 (0.66%) 802.1X
6 6 (0.66%) CSS
6 6 (0.66%) HTML
6 6 (0.66%) Node.js
6 6 (0.66%) REST
7 5 (0.55%) pytest
7 5 (0.55%) Qt
8 4 (0.44%) Apache Cordova
8 4 (0.44%) Pandas
8 4 (0.44%) PyTorch
8 4 (0.44%) RESTful
8 4 (0.44%) TensorFlow
9 3 (0.33%) SwiftUI
9 3 (0.33%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 57 (6.31%) Algorithms
2 49 (5.42%) Embedded Systems
3 36 (3.98%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (3.54%) Robotics
5 28 (3.10%) Analytical Mindset
6 27 (2.99%) Management Information System
6 27 (2.99%) Onboarding
7 25 (2.77%) FPGA
8 24 (2.65%) Driving Licence
9 23 (2.54%) IoT
10 22 (2.43%) Life Science
11 17 (1.88%) Analogue Electronics
12 13 (1.44%) Fibre Optics
13 11 (1.22%) Data Centre
13 11 (1.22%) Product Ownership
13 11 (1.22%) Renewable Energy
14 9 (1.00%) Cloud Native
14 9 (1.00%) Mobile App
15 7 (0.77%) Arduino
15 7 (0.77%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.65%) Linux
1 33 (3.65%) Windows
2 11 (1.22%) Unix
3 8 (0.88%) Android
4 7 (0.77%) Apple iOS
4 7 (0.77%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.55%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.22%) VMS
6 2 (0.22%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.11%) Debian
7 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (21.68%) Digital Marketing
2 189 (20.91%) Business Intelligence
3 185 (20.46%) Programme Management
4 169 (18.69%) Problem-Solving
5 91 (10.07%) Software Engineering
6 84 (9.29%) Agile
7 80 (8.85%) Cybersecurity
7 80 (8.85%) Mentoring
7 80 (8.85%) Telesales
8 71 (7.85%) Continuous Improvement
9 66 (7.30%) AI
9 66 (7.30%) Physics
10 60 (6.64%) Customer Service
11 58 (6.42%) Project Management
12 57 (6.31%) B2B
13 54 (5.97%) Systems Engineering
14 52 (5.75%) Collaborative Culture
15 49 (5.42%) Validation
16 48 (5.31%) Decision-Making
16 48 (5.31%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 82 (9.07%) C
1 82 (9.07%) Python
2 74 (8.19%) C++
3 37 (4.09%) C#
4 36 (3.98%) Embedded C
5 34 (3.76%) MATLAB
6 26 (2.88%) SQL
7 16 (1.77%) Embedded C++
7 16 (1.77%) TypeScript
8 12 (1.33%) JavaScript
9 11 (1.22%) Bash
10 10 (1.11%) PowerShell
11 7 (0.77%) Java
12 6 (0.66%) Rust
12 6 (0.66%) Tcl
13 4 (0.44%) Assembly Language
13 4 (0.44%) XAML
14 3 (0.33%) Pascal
14 3 (0.33%) Swift
14 3 (0.33%) VB
Qualifications
1 229 (25.33%) Degree
2 166 (18.36%) Security Cleared
3 105 (11.62%) SC Cleared
4 75 (8.30%) BPSS Clearance
5 62 (6.86%) CISSP
6 56 (6.19%) DV Cleared
7 55 (6.08%) Master's Degree
8 30 (3.32%) HND
9 29 (3.21%) CISM
10 25 (2.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 24 (2.65%) PhD
12 22 (2.43%) CEH
12 22 (2.43%) CompTIA Security+
13 19 (2.10%) HNC
14 16 (1.77%) PMI Certification
14 16 (1.77%) PMP
15 10 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
16 7 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
17 5 (0.55%) CCNA
17 5 (0.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (5.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (5.53%) NIST
3 46 (5.09%) QA
4 29 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 25 (2.77%) GRC
6 24 (2.65%) PCI DSS
7 17 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (1.88%) GDPR
8 12 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 11 (1.22%) SLA
10 10 (1.11%) ISO 13485
11 7 (0.77%) Data Quality
11 7 (0.77%) ISO 9001
12 5 (0.55%) PMO
13 2 (0.22%) AUTOSAR
13 2 (0.22%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.22%) ISO 26262
13 2 (0.22%) ISO 9000
13 2 (0.22%) JTAG
14 1 (0.11%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 60 (6.64%) Firmware
2 36 (3.98%) Embedded Firmware
3 24 (2.65%) Docker
4 9 (1.00%) Active Directory
5 7 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (0.66%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.11%) iptables
8 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 21 (2.32%) Kubernetes
2 15 (1.66%) Terraform
3 6 (0.66%) Ansible
3 6 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.55%) Autotask
4 5 (0.55%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.44%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.22%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.11%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (0.11%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.11%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.11%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.11%) Puppet
7 1 (0.11%) Rancher
Vendors
1 194 (21.46%) SAP
2 80 (8.85%) Dell
3 57 (6.31%) Microsoft
4 28 (3.10%) EMC
4 28 (3.10%) IBM
5 22 (2.43%) Google
6 18 (1.99%) YouTube
7 16 (1.77%) Cisco
8 15 (1.66%) Oracle
9 12 (1.33%) Sophos
10 9 (1.00%) Palantir
11 8 (0.88%) Salesforce
11 8 (0.88%) Siemens
11 8 (0.88%) VMware
12 7 (0.77%) Apple
13 6 (0.66%) Veeam
14 5 (0.55%) Datto
14 5 (0.55%) Freshdesk
15 4 (0.44%) HubSpot
16 3 (0.33%) Tealium