Electronics Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Electronics
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Gloucestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 37 80
Rank change year-on-year -52 +43 +13
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 32 19 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 1.27% 3.65% 1.34%
As % of the General category 3.81% 6.42% 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 26 11 8
10th Percentile £31,075 £29,000 £37,250
25th Percentile £32,813 £32,250 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,250 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.71% -12.50% +60.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 -
90th Percentile £65,000 - -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -16.67% +20.00%

All General Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 839 296 593
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 33.36% 56.81% 56.86%
Number of salaries quoted 534 176 255
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,875 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -11.00% -
75th Percentile £68,438 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £88,000 £75,000 £72,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £42,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +16.96% -18.57% -

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Electronics
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Gloucestershire

Electronics
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 11 October 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
Tewkesbury - 6 £33,250 - 8
Gloucester - 5 £45,000 - 5
Stroud - 2 - -
Filton +4 1 £61,500 -
Cheltenham -43 1 £46,500 +69.09% 6
Cirencester - 1 - - 1
Dursley - 1 £35,000 -
Electronics
South West

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 (3.13%) Confluence
1 1 (3.13%) Kinematics
Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (3.13%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Dynamics GP
Development Applications
1 6 (18.75%) LabVIEW
2 1 (3.13%) Bitbucket
2 1 (3.13%) Eclipse
2 1 (3.13%) GoogleTest
2 1 (3.13%) Jenkins
2 1 (3.13%) JIRA
2 1 (3.13%) SonarQube
2 1 (3.13%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 10 (31.25%) Manufacturing
2 7 (21.88%) Aerospace
3 4 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (12.50%) Telecoms
4 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Automotive
4 3 (9.38%) Social Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 6 (18.75%) Development Engineer
1 6 (18.75%) Electronics Engineer
1 6 (18.75%) Field Engineer
1 6 (18.75%) Test Development Engineer
1 6 (18.75%) Test Engineer
2 4 (12.50%) Electronics Technician
2 4 (12.50%) Sales Engineer
2 4 (12.50%) Senior
3 2 (6.25%) Diagnostic Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Field Service Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Instrumentation Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Lead
3 2 (6.25%) Quality Inspector
3 2 (6.25%) Senior Development Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Senior Test Engineer
3 2 (6.25%) Test Technician
4 1 (3.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (3.13%) Senior Electronics Engineer
4 1 (3.13%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 1 (3.13%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.00%) FPGA
2 6 (18.75%) Driving Licence
2 6 (18.75%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (12.50%) 3D Printing
3 4 (12.50%) Arduino
3 4 (12.50%) Raspberry Pi
4 3 (9.38%) VHDL
5 2 (6.25%) NHS
6 1 (3.13%) Algorithms
6 1 (3.13%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (3.13%) ASIC
6 1 (3.13%) Device Driver
6 1 (3.13%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (3.13%) Learning Management System
6 1 (3.13%) Robotics
6 1 (3.13%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) FreeRTOS
1 1 (3.13%) Linux
1 1 (3.13%) ThreadX
1 1 (3.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (18.75%) Customer Requirements
2 5 (15.63%) CAD
2 5 (15.63%) Mathematics
2 5 (15.63%) Test Automation
3 4 (12.50%) Business Strategy
3 4 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (12.50%) CRM
3 4 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
3 4 (12.50%) Project Delivery
4 3 (9.38%) Mechatronics
4 3 (9.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (6.25%) Chemistry
5 2 (6.25%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (6.25%) Lean Manufacturing
5 2 (6.25%) Performance Engineering
5 2 (6.25%) Physics
5 2 (6.25%) Process Improvement
5 2 (6.25%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (6.25%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (6.25%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 10 (31.25%) C++
2 9 (28.13%) C
2 9 (28.13%) Python
3 2 (6.25%) C#
3 2 (6.25%) Embedded C
3 2 (6.25%) SQL
3 2 (6.25%) VB
4 1 (3.13%) Assembly Language
4 1 (3.13%) Embedded C++
4 1 (3.13%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 7 (21.88%) Degree
2 5 (15.63%) HNC
2 5 (15.63%) HND
3 3 (9.38%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (3.13%) DV Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.13%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.50%) ISO 9001
2 3 (9.38%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 8 (25.00%) Firmware
2 1 (3.13%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (12.50%) EMC
2 2 (6.25%) Keysight
3 1 (3.13%) Google
3 1 (3.13%) MathWorks
3 1 (3.13%) Xilinx