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 21 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 149 178
Rank change year-on-year -22 +29 +70
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 951 799 1,342
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.22% 2.14% 1.63%
As % of the General category 2.36% 3.03% 2.73%
Number of salaries quoted 548 301 953
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -
75th Percentile £66,375 £70,600 £63,250
90th Percentile £82,875 £82,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,875 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.29% +15.75% -4.76%

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 40,223 26,354 49,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 51.65% 70.53% 59.66%
Number of salaries quoted 22,121 14,400 35,280
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,913 £27,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -13.22%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.98% +11.43% -12.50%

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 21 April 2026.

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 21 April 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 East +1 244 £52,500 -4.55% 130
East of England +14 218 £55,000 - 89
London +70 133 £62,500 -13.79% 34
Midlands +29 125 £50,000 -9.09% 45
North of England -148 113 £55,000 - 78
South West -43 107 £57,500 +25.00% 38
West Midlands +10 75 £47,500 -21.33% 25
North West -13 52 £50,000 -15.82% 39
East Midlands -25 49 £55,000 +15.79% 20
North East -18 31 £55,000 - 13
Yorkshire -151 30 £55,000 +4.76% 26
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 10 (1.05%) Confluence
2 1 (0.11%) Kinematics
Applications
1 36 (3.79%) Simulink
2 23 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.42%) Fusion 360
5 3 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.32%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.11%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (0.53%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.21%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 16 (1.68%) AWS
2 15 (1.58%) GitHub
3 10 (1.05%) GCP
4 9 (0.95%) Azure
5 8 (0.84%) Power Platform
6 6 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
6 6 (0.63%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (0.42%) Cloud Functions
7 4 (0.42%) Cloud Run
7 4 (0.42%) Google Compute Engine
8 2 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (0.21%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.11%) Anthropic Claude
9 1 (0.11%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.11%) OCI
9 1 (0.11%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.11%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.73%) Wireless
2 17 (1.79%) Bluetooth
3 15 (1.58%) WAN
4 11 (1.16%) DHCP
4 11 (1.16%) DNS
5 10 (1.05%) Firewall
5 10 (1.05%) VPN
6 9 (0.95%) Ethernet
7 8 (0.84%) 5G
7 8 (0.84%) LAN
7 8 (0.84%) SD-WAN
7 8 (0.84%) TCP/IP
7 8 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (0.74%) Modbus
9 6 (0.63%) VLAN
10 4 (0.42%) IPv4
10 4 (0.42%) LTE
10 4 (0.42%) Profibus
10 4 (0.42%) RS-485
11 3 (0.32%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (0.84%) Power BI
2 6 (0.63%) MongoDB
2 6 (0.63%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.42%) BigQuery
3 4 (0.42%) Qlik Sense
3 4 (0.42%) Tableau
4 2 (0.21%) Metadata
4 2 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.11%) DTS
5 1 (0.11%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.11%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 57 (5.99%) Rational DOORS
2 35 (3.68%) Git
3 18 (1.89%) JIRA
4 15 (1.58%) Jenkins
5 14 (1.47%) LabVIEW
6 6 (0.63%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.63%) Subversion
7 5 (0.53%) GitLab
8 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.21%) Selenium
10 1 (0.11%) CMake
10 1 (0.11%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.11%) GoogleTest
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
10 1 (0.11%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 277 (29.13%) Social Skills
2 201 (21.14%) Manufacturing
3 102 (10.73%) Finance
4 83 (8.73%) Marketing
5 79 (8.31%) Telecoms
6 75 (7.89%) Aerospace
7 66 (6.94%) Public Sector
8 65 (6.83%) Analytical Skills
9 42 (4.42%) Automotive
10 28 (2.94%) Military
11 22 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
12 17 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (0.95%) Legal
13 9 (0.95%) Retail
14 7 (0.74%) Games
14 7 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (0.74%) Wearables
15 6 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.53%) French Language
Job Titles
1 158 (16.61%) Electronics Engineer
2 107 (11.25%) Sales Executive
3 106 (11.15%) Senior
4 102 (10.73%) Systems Engineer
5 96 (10.09%) Software Engineer
5 96 (10.09%) Telesales Executive
6 95 (9.99%) Account Executive
6 95 (9.99%) Sales Account Executive
6 95 (9.99%) Test Engineer
7 79 (8.31%) Lead
8 77 (8.10%) Embedded Engineer
9 62 (6.52%) Electronics Test Engineer
9 62 (6.52%) Support Engineer
10 61 (6.41%) Principal Engineer
11 48 (5.05%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 48 (5.05%) Technical Engineer
11 48 (5.05%) Technical Support
12 45 (4.73%) Technical Support Engineer
13 40 (4.21%) Principal Systems Engineer
14 37 (3.89%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.37%) SAP CAF
2 8 (0.84%) .NET
2 8 (0.84%) HTML
2 8 (0.84%) pytest
3 7 (0.74%) Middleware
3 7 (0.74%) Node.js
4 6 (0.63%) DirectX
4 6 (0.63%) OpenGL
4 6 (0.63%) OpenGL ES
4 6 (0.63%) Vulkan
5 5 (0.53%) RESTful
6 4 (0.42%) CSS
7 3 (0.32%) React
7 3 (0.32%) Yocto
8 2 (0.21%) Bootstrap
8 2 (0.21%) Flask
8 2 (0.21%) JSON
8 2 (0.21%) Kafka
8 2 (0.21%) NestJS
8 2 (0.21%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 40 (4.21%) FPGA
2 39 (4.10%) Embedded Systems
3 38 (4.00%) Analogue Electronics
4 35 (3.68%) IoT
4 35 (3.68%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.73%) Management Information System
6 24 (2.52%) Robotics
7 21 (2.21%) Algorithms
8 17 (1.79%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.58%) Driving Licence
10 9 (0.95%) Product Ownership
10 9 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
11 8 (0.84%) Acoustics
11 8 (0.84%) Augmented Reality
11 8 (0.84%) Cloud Native
11 8 (0.84%) Mobile App
11 8 (0.84%) Self-Driving Car
12 7 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (0.74%) NHS
12 7 (0.74%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 32 (3.36%) Linux
2 27 (2.84%) Windows
3 16 (1.68%) FreeRTOS
4 13 (1.37%) Android
5 9 (0.95%) Unix
6 5 (0.53%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.32%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.21%) ThreadX
8 2 (0.21%) VMS
8 2 (0.21%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.11%) Debian
9 1 (0.11%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (15.25%) Problem-Solving
2 121 (12.72%) Software Engineering
3 109 (11.46%) Telesales
4 82 (8.62%) Systems Engineering
5 76 (7.99%) Validation
6 68 (7.15%) Business Intelligence
6 68 (7.15%) Programme Management
7 65 (6.83%) Continuous Improvement
7 65 (6.83%) Digital Marketing
8 63 (6.62%) Agile
9 60 (6.31%) Physics
10 46 (4.84%) Coaching
10 46 (4.84%) Decision-Making
11 43 (4.52%) AI
12 42 (4.42%) B2B
13 41 (4.31%) Test Automation
14 40 (4.21%) Business Development
15 39 (4.10%) Cybersecurity
16 37 (3.89%) Collaborative Culture
16 37 (3.89%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 77 (8.10%) C
2 73 (7.68%) Python
3 69 (7.26%) C++
4 49 (5.15%) MATLAB
5 36 (3.79%) Embedded C
6 27 (2.84%) C#
7 14 (1.47%) SQL
7 14 (1.47%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.16%) Embedded C++
9 10 (1.05%) Bash
10 7 (0.74%) JavaScript
11 6 (0.63%) Java
11 6 (0.63%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.32%) VB
13 2 (0.21%) Go
14 1 (0.11%) Bicep
14 1 (0.11%) Rust
14 1 (0.11%) SHACL
14 1 (0.11%) SPARQL
14 1 (0.11%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 295 (31.02%) Degree
2 85 (8.94%) Security Cleared
3 84 (8.83%) BPSS Clearance
4 45 (4.73%) SC Cleared
5 35 (3.68%) HND
6 33 (3.47%) DV Cleared
7 24 (2.52%) Master's Degree
8 22 (2.31%) HNC
9 15 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (1.47%) CISSP
11 13 (1.37%) CISM
11 13 (1.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 8 (0.84%) PhD
13 7 (0.74%) City & Guilds
14 5 (0.53%) ISTQB
14 5 (0.53%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.53%) PMP
15 4 (0.42%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.42%) Numerate Degree
15 4 (0.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.21%) QA
2 14 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (1.37%) GRC
3 13 (1.37%) NIST
4 11 (1.16%) ISO 9001
5 9 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 5 (0.53%) DO-254
7 4 (0.42%) GDPR
7 4 (0.42%) ISO 13485
7 4 (0.42%) ISO 26262
8 3 (0.32%) IEC 61508
9 2 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.21%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.21%) JTAG
9 2 (0.21%) MISRA
9 2 (0.21%) MISRA C
9 2 (0.21%) PMO
9 2 (0.21%) SLA
10 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
System Software
1 80 (8.41%) Firmware
2 48 (5.05%) Embedded Firmware
3 16 (1.68%) Docker
4 7 (0.74%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.32%) Squid
6 3 (0.32%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.32%) vSphere
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.11%) iptables
Systems Management
1 15 (1.58%) Terraform
2 12 (1.26%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.16%) Ansible
4 6 (0.63%) Functional Safety
5 4 (0.42%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.32%) Packer
6 3 (0.32%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.11%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.11%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.11%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.11%) Puppet
7 1 (0.11%) Rancher
Vendors
1 108 (11.36%) Dell
2 73 (7.68%) SAP
3 32 (3.36%) IBM
4 24 (2.52%) Microsoft
5 20 (2.10%) Siemens
6 18 (1.89%) EMC
7 12 (1.26%) Google
8 11 (1.16%) Mentor Graphics
9 7 (0.74%) Oracle
10 6 (0.63%) Palantir
11 4 (0.42%) Altera
11 4 (0.42%) Cisco
11 4 (0.42%) Splunk
11 4 (0.42%) VMware
12 3 (0.32%) Adobe
12 3 (0.32%) QAD
12 3 (0.32%) Red Hat
13 2 (0.21%) Logitech
13 2 (0.21%) Salesforce
13 2 (0.21%) Xilinx