Electronics Job Trends in Manchester

Electronics
North West > Manchester

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 116 168
Rank change year-on-year -19 +52 +19
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 23 25 36
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.49% 1.25% 0.76%
As % of the General category 0.96% 1.76% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 15 20 29
10th Percentile £31,200 £32,000 £33,350
25th Percentile £45,375 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £67,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.11% +35.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £50,000 £83,750 £55,000
90th Percentile - - £56,250
North West median annual salary £48,250 £55,950 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.76% +17.79% -

All General Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,401 1,424 2,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 50.73% 71.38% 55.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,414 851 2,045
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £51,364
Median % change year-on-year - +7.08% -6.61%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +9.47% -9.52%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Manchester

Electronics
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Manchester over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Manchester

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) AWS
2 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.70%) OpenVPN
1 2 (8.70%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) MongoDB
2 1 (4.35%) Power BI
2 1 (4.35%) Qlik Sense
2 1 (4.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Git
2 1 (4.35%) LabVIEW
General
1 10 (43.48%) Manufacturing
2 5 (21.74%) Finance
3 4 (17.39%) Marketing
3 4 (17.39%) Public Sector
3 4 (17.39%) Social Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Telecoms
4 2 (8.70%) Fire and Rescue
4 2 (8.70%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Police
5 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Avionics
5 1 (4.35%) Legal
5 1 (4.35%) Military
5 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (73.91%) Electronics Engineer
2 7 (30.43%) Test Engineer
3 6 (26.09%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 5 (21.74%) Embedded Engineer
4 5 (21.74%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 4 (17.39%) Software Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) Analyst
6 2 (8.70%) Business Analyst
6 2 (8.70%) IT Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) IT Support
6 2 (8.70%) IT Support Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) Senior
6 2 (8.70%) Senior Electronics Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) Support Engineer
7 1 (4.35%) 1st Line Engineer
7 1 (4.35%) 1st Line Support Engineer
7 1 (4.35%) DV Cleared Business Analyst
7 1 (4.35%) Field Support Engineer
7 1 (4.35%) Technical Analyst
7 1 (4.35%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.70%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (8.70%) Driving Licence
2 2 (8.70%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.70%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (21.74%) Embedded Software Development
1 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (17.39%) Agile
2 4 (17.39%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (17.39%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (17.39%) Programme Management
2 4 (17.39%) Software Engineering
3 3 (13.04%) Data Analysis
3 3 (13.04%) Process Improvement
3 3 (13.04%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (8.70%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
4 2 (8.70%) Feasibility Study
4 2 (8.70%) Impact Assessments
4 2 (8.70%) Lean Software Development
4 2 (8.70%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (8.70%) Roadmaps
4 2 (8.70%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 7 (30.43%) C
2 5 (21.74%) C++
2 5 (21.74%) Embedded C
2 5 (21.74%) Embedded C++
3 2 (8.70%) JavaScript
3 2 (8.70%) TypeScript
4 1 (4.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (17.39%) Security Cleared
2 2 (8.70%) A+ Certification
2 2 (8.70%) DV Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) QA
1 2 (8.70%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (21.74%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (21.74%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) EMC
2 4 (17.39%) SAP