PCB Engineer Job Trends in Essex

Printed Circuit Board Engineer (PCB Engineer)
East of England > Essex

The median Printed Circuit Board Engineer (PCB Engineer) salary in Essex is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 September 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a PCB Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 -
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 1,499 569 553
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.86% 90.75% 93.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,072 390 330
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,125 £30,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +2.46%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,060 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £51,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -10.00% -4.76%

PCB Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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 Essex.

PCB Engineer job vacancy trend in Essex

PCB Engineer
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for PCB Engineer job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for PCB Engineer job vacancies in Essex

PCB Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 26 September 2026, PCB Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Essex region featuring PCB Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery

PCB Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND