Mechatronics Job Trends in England

Mechatronics
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Mechatronics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 602 630 654
Rank change year-on-year +28 +24 +238
Permanent jobs citing Mechatronics 9 57 10
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.017% 0.11% 0.022%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.021% 0.13% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 8
10th Percentile - £34,450 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,125 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,313 £51,375
90th Percentile £97,250 £72,500 -
UK median annual salary £46,250 £52,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.90% +31.25% -16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Mechatronics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 43,294 45,152 41,654
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.21% 89.99% 91.75%
Number of salaries quoted 25,897 22,744 32,242
10th Percentile £28,560 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Mechatronics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Mechatronics job vacancy trend in England

Mechatronics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mechatronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mechatronics

Mechatronics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mechatronics in England over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Mechatronics in England

Mechatronics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mechatronics 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 +26 7 £37,500 - 7
West Midlands +13 2 £56,250 +12.50% 4
Midlands +4 2 £56,250 +12.50% 5
Mechatronics
UK

Mechatronics
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 1 (11.11%) Kinematics
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Simulink
2 1 (11.11%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Ethernet
1 2 (22.22%) Modbus
2 1 (11.11%) Bluetooth
2 1 (11.11%) GSM
2 1 (11.11%) Profibus
2 1 (11.11%) RS-232
2 1 (11.11%) RS-485
2 1 (11.11%) UWB
2 1 (11.11%) Wireless
General
1 5 (55.56%) Electronics
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Design Engineer
1 3 (33.33%) Test Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Hardware Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Control Systems Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Principal Hardware Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Robotics Software Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Software Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) .NET
2 1 (11.11%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Algorithms
1 2 (22.22%) Robotics
2 1 (11.11%) 3D Printing
2 1 (11.11%) Acoustics
2 1 (11.11%) Arduino
2 1 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (11.11%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (11.11%) SCADA
2 1 (11.11%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Validation
2 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 3 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 2 (22.22%) Embedded Software Development
3 2 (22.22%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 1 (11.11%) AI
4 1 (11.11%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (11.11%) Battery Management
4 1 (11.11%) Control Theory
4 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Machine Learning
4 1 (11.11%) Model Validation
4 1 (11.11%) Power Management
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (11.11%) Security Operations
4 1 (11.11%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) C#
1 3 (33.33%) VB.NET
2 2 (22.22%) MATLAB
3 1 (11.11%) C++
3 1 (11.11%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (44.44%) HND
2 4 (44.44%) Master's Degree
3 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) DV Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) AUTOSAR
1 2 (22.22%) ISO 26262
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) EMC
2 1 (11.11%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (11.11%) NVIDIA
2 1 (11.11%) Rockwell
2 1 (11.11%) Siemens