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 26 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 213 238
Rank change year-on-year +83 +25 +19
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 985 723 605
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.87% 1.44% 1.33%
As % of the General category 3.11% 2.19% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 605 346 423
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,300
UK median annual salary £51,250 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.48% +1.82% -

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 common skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 31,684 32,977 28,557
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 60.16% 65.73% 62.91%
Number of salaries quoted 17,436 15,537 21,305
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,000 £30,500
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 £103,750 £101,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -1.64%

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 26 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 26 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 +25 247 £40,000 -27.27% 171
North of England +63 181 £46,500 -7.92% 72
East of England +39 166 £55,000 -8.33% 116
London +156 157 £65,000 -10.34% 69
South West +12 136 £52,500 -4.55% 71
Yorkshire +49 86 £55,000 - 32
Midlands +33 84 £45,000 -28.00% 66
North West +34 78 £46,000 -3.16% 25
West Midlands +31 49 £40,000 -42.86% 32
East Midlands +5 35 £55,000 +22.22% 33
North East +11 17 £53,250 -4.91% 15
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 (1.62%) Kinematics
2 8 (0.81%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.51%) IIS
4 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.20%) Confluence
4 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.20%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.20%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.20%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.20%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.10%) Apache
5 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 89 (9.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.22%) Simulink
4 7 (0.71%) OrCAD
5 4 (0.41%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.20%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.20%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.10%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.10%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.61%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.20%) Misys Midas
2 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.20%) Primavera
3 1 (0.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.10%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 27 (2.74%) Azure
2 23 (2.34%) GCP
3 19 (1.93%) AWS
4 18 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (1.12%) GitHub
6 9 (0.91%) Nutanix
6 9 (0.91%) Power Platform
7 6 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (0.51%) Google Workspace
9 4 (0.41%) Cloud Functions
9 4 (0.41%) Cloud Run
9 4 (0.41%) Google Compute Engine
10 3 (0.30%) Adobe Analytics
10 3 (0.30%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (0.30%) Datadog
10 3 (0.30%) Entra ID
10 3 (0.30%) OCI
10 3 (0.30%) Serverless
11 2 (0.20%) SaaS
11 2 (0.20%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 33 (3.35%) Wireless
2 28 (2.84%) Network Security
3 12 (1.22%) DHCP
3 12 (1.22%) DNS
4 11 (1.12%) Firewall
4 11 (1.12%) VPN
5 9 (0.91%) LTE
5 9 (0.91%) WAN
6 7 (0.71%) Cisco IOS
6 7 (0.71%) Ethernet
6 7 (0.71%) TCP/IP
6 7 (0.71%) VLAN
6 7 (0.71%) VoIP
7 6 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.51%) 5G
8 5 (0.51%) 802.11
8 5 (0.51%) IPsec
8 5 (0.51%) RS-485
8 5 (0.51%) VSAT
8 5 (0.51%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.22%) NoSQL
2 9 (0.91%) Relational Database
3 8 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.81%) Power BI
4 7 (0.71%) RDBMS
5 6 (0.61%) MongoDB
5 6 (0.61%) Tableau
6 5 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.51%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.41%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.41%) Metadata
7 4 (0.41%) Qlik Sense
8 3 (0.30%) Big Data
8 3 (0.30%) Mixpanel
9 2 (0.20%) KNIME
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Discoverer
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.20%) QlikView
10 1 (0.10%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 42 (4.26%) Rational DOORS
2 19 (1.93%) JIRA
3 16 (1.62%) Git
4 10 (1.02%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.02%) LabVIEW
5 7 (0.71%) Subversion
6 5 (0.51%) GitLab
6 5 (0.51%) Selenium
7 4 (0.41%) Postman
7 4 (0.41%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.41%) WebDriver
8 3 (0.30%) Browser DevTools
8 3 (0.30%) Charles Proxy
8 3 (0.30%) Fiddler
8 3 (0.30%) Maven
8 3 (0.30%) TestNG
8 3 (0.30%) Xcode
8 3 (0.30%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
General
1 395 (40.10%) Social Skills
2 342 (34.72%) Manufacturing
3 268 (27.21%) Marketing
4 225 (22.84%) Finance
5 207 (21.02%) Telecoms
6 189 (19.19%) Public Sector
7 95 (9.64%) Analytical Skills
8 53 (5.38%) Aerospace
9 52 (5.28%) Automotive
10 38 (3.86%) Retail
11 21 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (1.62%) Games
14 13 (1.32%) Aviation
15 12 (1.22%) Avionics
15 12 (1.22%) Legal
16 11 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (1.12%) Military
17 10 (1.02%) Billing
18 8 (0.81%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 95 (9.64%) Electronics Engineer
2 74 (7.51%) Lead
3 71 (7.21%) Senior
4 69 (7.01%) Systems Engineer
5 61 (6.19%) Consultant
6 58 (5.89%) Embedded Engineer
7 53 (5.38%) Sales Executive
7 53 (5.38%) Telesales Executive
8 52 (5.28%) Account Executive
8 52 (5.28%) Sales Account Executive
8 52 (5.28%) Support Engineer
9 50 (5.08%) Security Consultant
10 49 (4.97%) Test Engineer
11 47 (4.77%) Software Engineer
12 45 (4.57%) Technical Support
13 38 (3.86%) Technical Engineer
14 36 (3.65%) Test Technician
15 31 (3.15%) Technical Support Engineer
16 30 (3.05%) Developer
16 30 (3.05%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.54%) SAP CAF
2 16 (1.62%) Middleware
3 10 (1.02%) FastAPI
4 9 (0.91%) Flash
4 9 (0.91%) Flask
5 7 (0.71%) .NET
5 7 (0.71%) REST
6 6 (0.61%) 802.1X
6 6 (0.61%) CSS
6 6 (0.61%) HTML
6 6 (0.61%) Node.js
7 5 (0.51%) Qt
8 4 (0.41%) Apache Cordova
8 4 (0.41%) Pandas
8 4 (0.41%) pytest
8 4 (0.41%) PyTorch
8 4 (0.41%) RESTful
8 4 (0.41%) TensorFlow
9 3 (0.30%) iOS SDK
9 3 (0.30%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 56 (5.69%) Algorithms
2 50 (5.08%) Embedded Systems
3 35 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (3.25%) Robotics
5 30 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
6 28 (2.84%) Onboarding
7 26 (2.64%) Management Information System
8 25 (2.54%) Driving Licence
8 25 (2.54%) FPGA
9 23 (2.34%) IoT
10 22 (2.23%) Life Science
11 17 (1.73%) Analogue Electronics
12 13 (1.32%) Fibre Optics
13 11 (1.12%) Data Centre
13 11 (1.12%) Product Ownership
13 11 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
14 9 (0.91%) Cloud Native
14 9 (0.91%) Mobile App
15 7 (0.71%) Arduino
15 7 (0.71%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.35%) Linux
1 33 (3.35%) Windows
2 10 (1.02%) Unix
3 7 (0.71%) Android
3 7 (0.71%) Apple iOS
3 7 (0.71%) Mac OS
4 5 (0.51%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.20%) VMS
5 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.10%) Debian
6 1 (0.10%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.10%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (20.30%) Digital Marketing
2 192 (19.49%) Business Intelligence
3 189 (19.19%) Programme Management
4 171 (17.36%) Problem-Solving
5 91 (9.24%) Software Engineering
6 84 (8.53%) Cybersecurity
7 83 (8.43%) Agile
8 82 (8.32%) Mentoring
8 82 (8.32%) Telesales
9 80 (8.12%) CRM
10 72 (7.31%) Continuous Improvement
11 66 (6.70%) AI
11 66 (6.70%) Physics
12 63 (6.40%) Data Entry
13 62 (6.29%) Customer Service
14 61 (6.19%) Line Management
15 59 (5.99%) Project Management
15 59 (5.99%) Supply Chain Management
16 57 (5.79%) B2B
17 53 (5.38%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 84 (8.53%) Python
2 81 (8.22%) C
3 74 (7.51%) C++
4 37 (3.76%) C#
5 35 (3.55%) Embedded C
6 33 (3.35%) MATLAB
7 26 (2.64%) SQL
8 16 (1.62%) Embedded C++
8 16 (1.62%) TypeScript
9 12 (1.22%) JavaScript
10 11 (1.12%) Bash
11 10 (1.02%) PowerShell
12 7 (0.71%) Java
13 6 (0.61%) Rust
13 6 (0.61%) Tcl
14 4 (0.41%) Assembly Language
14 4 (0.41%) XAML
15 3 (0.30%) Pascal
15 3 (0.30%) Swift
15 3 (0.30%) VB
Qualifications
1 290 (29.44%) Degree
2 169 (17.16%) Security Cleared
3 105 (10.66%) SC Cleared
4 74 (7.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 65 (6.60%) CISSP
6 57 (5.79%) DV Cleared
7 56 (5.69%) Master's Degree
8 29 (2.94%) CISM
8 29 (2.94%) HND
9 25 (2.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 24 (2.44%) CEH
10 24 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
10 24 (2.44%) PhD
11 19 (1.93%) HNC
12 16 (1.62%) PMI Certification
12 16 (1.62%) PMP
13 9 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
15 5 (0.51%) CCNA
15 5 (0.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (5.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 52 (5.28%) NIST
3 48 (4.87%) QA
4 28 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 26 (2.64%) PCI DSS
6 25 (2.54%) GRC
7 18 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials
8 17 (1.73%) GDPR
9 13 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 11 (1.12%) SLA
11 10 (1.02%) ISO 13485
12 7 (0.71%) Data Quality
12 7 (0.71%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.51%) PMO
14 2 (0.20%) AUTOSAR
14 2 (0.20%) Def Stans
14 2 (0.20%) ISO 26262
14 2 (0.20%) ISO 9000
14 2 (0.20%) JTAG
15 1 (0.10%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 60 (6.09%) Firmware
2 36 (3.65%) Embedded Firmware
3 25 (2.54%) Docker
4 9 (0.91%) Active Directory
5 7 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (0.61%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.10%) iptables
8 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (2.23%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.62%) Terraform
3 6 (0.61%) Ansible
3 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.51%) Autotask
4 5 (0.51%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.41%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.20%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.10%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (0.10%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.10%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.10%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.10%) Puppet
7 1 (0.10%) Rancher
Vendors
1 256 (25.99%) SAP
2 82 (8.32%) Dell
3 58 (5.89%) Microsoft
4 28 (2.84%) EMC
5 27 (2.74%) IBM
6 23 (2.34%) Google
7 18 (1.83%) YouTube
8 16 (1.62%) Cisco
9 15 (1.52%) Oracle
10 12 (1.22%) Sophos
11 9 (0.91%) Palantir
11 9 (0.91%) Siemens
12 8 (0.81%) Salesforce
12 8 (0.81%) VMware
13 7 (0.71%) Apple
14 6 (0.61%) Veeam
15 5 (0.51%) Datto
15 5 (0.51%) Freshdesk
16 4 (0.41%) HubSpot
17 3 (0.30%) Tealium