PCB Engineer Job Trends in England

Printed Circuit Board Engineer (PCB Engineer)
UK > England

The median Printed Circuit Board Engineer (PCB Engineer) salary in England is £49,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 613 678 669
Rank change year-on-year +65 -9 +274
Permanent jobs requiring a PCB Engineer 4 1 11
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.008% 0.002% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.002% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 8
10th Percentile - - £50,850
25th Percentile £38,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £59,500 £60,000 £59,000
90th Percentile - - £59,600
UK median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.91% - +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

PCB Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'PCB Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

PCB Engineer job vacancy trend in England

PCB Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for PCB Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for PCB Engineer job vacancies in England

PCB Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCB Engineer 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
East of England +27 3 - - 1
South East - 1 £49,000 -
PCB Engineer
UK