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 28 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 126 169
Rank change year-on-year -24 +43 +14
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 19 22 40
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.37% 1.05% 0.81%
As % of the General category 0.74% 1.48% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 13 19 31
10th Percentile £28,600 £32,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £49,375 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £67,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.11% +31.07% -1.90%
75th Percentile £50,000 £83,750 £55,625
90th Percentile - - £56,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £62,200 £47,500
% change year-on-year -19.61% +30.95% -2.56%

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 2,581 1,491 2,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 49.73% 71.44% 55.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,520 869 2,104
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £39,563 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.84% -7.27%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -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 28 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 (10.53%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.53%) OpenVPN
1 2 (10.53%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.53%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Git
2 1 (5.26%) LabVIEW
General
1 7 (36.84%) Manufacturing
2 4 (21.05%) Finance
3 3 (15.79%) Marketing
3 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
3 3 (15.79%) Telecoms
4 2 (10.53%) Fire and Rescue
4 2 (10.53%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (10.53%) Police
4 2 (10.53%) Social Skills
5 1 (5.26%) Avionics
5 1 (5.26%) Military
Job Titles
1 15 (78.95%) Electronics Engineer
2 5 (26.32%) Embedded Engineer
2 5 (26.32%) Test Engineer
3 4 (21.05%) Electronics Test Engineer
3 4 (21.05%) Software Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) IT Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) IT Support
5 2 (10.53%) IT Support Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Senior
5 2 (10.53%) Senior Electronics Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Support Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) 1st Line Support
6 1 (5.26%) Analyst
6 1 (5.26%) Desktop Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Field Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Field Support Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Technical Analyst
6 1 (5.26%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.53%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (10.53%) Driving Licence
2 2 (10.53%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.26%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (26.32%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (21.05%) Software Engineering
3 3 (15.79%) Agile
3 3 (15.79%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (15.79%) Digital Marketing
3 3 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (15.79%) Programme Management
4 2 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (10.53%) Data Analysis
4 2 (10.53%) Energy Management
4 2 (10.53%) ITSM
4 2 (10.53%) Mentoring
4 2 (10.53%) Process Improvement
4 2 (10.53%) Roadmaps
4 2 (10.53%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 2 (10.53%) Service Delivery
5 1 (5.26%) Business Analysis
5 1 (5.26%) Test Strategy
5 1 (5.26%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (5.26%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 7 (36.84%) C
2 5 (26.32%) C++
2 5 (26.32%) Embedded C
2 5 (26.32%) Embedded C++
3 2 (10.53%) JavaScript
3 2 (10.53%) TypeScript
4 1 (5.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
2 2 (10.53%) A+ Certification
3 1 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (5.26%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.53%) SLA
2 1 (5.26%) QA
System Software
1 5 (26.32%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (26.32%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) EMC
2 3 (15.79%) SAP