Electronics Jobs in Kent

Electronics
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 70 41
Rank change year-on-year +52 -29 +18
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 65 35 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 8.00% 2.33% 5.56%
As % of the General category 13.00% 4.32% 7.98%
Number of salaries quoted 43 23 12
10th Percentile £34,300 £33,100 £35,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £35,500 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £60,000 - £73,375
South East median annual salary £62,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +30.53% -9.52% +5.00%

All General Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 500 811 777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 61.50% 53.92% 69.69%
Number of salaries quoted 232 561 298
10th Percentile £24,796 £25,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,250 £45,000 £47,375
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -5.01% +5.28%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,312 £72,500 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.28%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Kent

Electronics
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Kent.

Salary trend for Electronics in Kent

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Kent over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Kent

Electronics
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Kent region over the 6 months to 15 May 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
Rochester -5 52 £55,000 +48.65% 18
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 33 (50.77%) Simulink
2 7 (10.77%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.08%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.54%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 7 (10.77%) Teamcenter
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.54%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (1.54%) GIS
Development Applications
1 23 (35.38%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (4.62%) Git
2 3 (4.62%) Subversion
General
1 23 (35.38%) Social Skills
2 22 (33.85%) Military
3 14 (21.54%) Aerospace
4 5 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 4 (6.15%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.54%) Avionics
6 1 (1.54%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 34 (52.31%) Senior
2 27 (41.54%) Systems Engineer
3 16 (24.62%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 12 (18.46%) Hardware Engineer
4 12 (18.46%) Principal Engineer
5 11 (16.92%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 9 (13.85%) Software Assurance Engineer
7 7 (10.77%) Junior
7 7 (10.77%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 7 (10.77%) Software Engineer
8 4 (6.15%) Senior Electrical Engineer
9 3 (4.62%) Principal Software Engineer
9 3 (4.62%) Project Manager
9 3 (4.62%) Senior Software Engineer
10 2 (3.08%) Assistant Project Manager
10 2 (3.08%) Automation Engineer
10 2 (3.08%) Embedded Engineer
10 2 (3.08%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 2 (3.08%) Graduate
10 2 (3.08%) Graduate Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.15%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 16 (24.62%) Management Information System
2 12 (18.46%) Analogue Electronics
3 5 (7.69%) FPGA
3 5 (7.69%) Life Science
3 5 (7.69%) VHDL
4 3 (4.62%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (3.08%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.08%) Robotics
5 2 (3.08%) SCADA
5 2 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.54%) Linux
1 1 (1.54%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (56.92%) Systems Engineering
2 31 (47.69%) Physics
3 30 (46.15%) Mathematics
4 23 (35.38%) Coaching
4 23 (35.38%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 23 (35.38%) SysML
5 21 (32.31%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (26.15%) Software Engineering
7 16 (24.62%) Agile
7 16 (24.62%) Cybersecurity
7 16 (24.62%) Information Assurance
7 16 (24.62%) Requirements Management
8 13 (20.00%) Decision-Making
9 10 (15.38%) UML
10 9 (13.85%) Project Management
10 9 (13.85%) Software Assurance
11 8 (12.31%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (12.31%) Validation
12 7 (10.77%) Computer Science
12 7 (10.77%) PLM
Programming Languages
1 37 (56.92%) MATLAB
2 15 (23.08%) C
3 12 (18.46%) C++
4 11 (16.92%) C#
5 10 (15.38%) Python
6 4 (6.15%) Java
7 2 (3.08%) Ada
7 2 (3.08%) Embedded C
8 1 (1.54%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 47 (72.31%) BPSS Clearance
2 46 (70.77%) Degree
3 7 (10.77%) HND
4 4 (6.15%) Master's Degree
5 3 (4.62%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.62%) Security Cleared
6 2 (3.08%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.54%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.54%) Def Stans
System Software
1 5 (7.69%) Firmware
Vendors
1 16 (24.62%) Siemens
2 7 (10.77%) EMC
2 7 (10.77%) IBM
2 7 (10.77%) Mentor Graphics
2 7 (10.77%) Microsoft