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 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 129 160
Rank change year-on-year +12 +31 +57
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 34 54 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.44% 1.33% 0.64%
As % of the General category 2.15% 2.40% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 31 8 15
10th Percentile - £43,375 £35,100
25th Percentile £31,000 £50,313 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.45% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £72,500 - £66,800
North West median annual salary £46,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.16% - -

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 common skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,579 2,252 1,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 66.68% 55.29% 61.81%
Number of salaries quoted 804 1,040 1,274
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,475 £32,500
25th Percentile £33,438 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £72,325
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year -5.00% -5.21% +2.43%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Electronics 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 19 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Manchester

Electronics
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 19 September 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
Salford - 2 £55,000 -
Bolton - 1 £100,000 - 7
Oldham - 1 - - 4
Electronics
North West

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.94%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) Serverless
2 2 (5.88%) AWS
2 2 (5.88%) AWS Lambda
2 2 (5.88%) Snowflake
3 1 (2.94%) Azure
3 1 (2.94%) Azure API Management
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Event Grid
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Functions
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Logic Apps
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Service Bus
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Table
3 1 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.94%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.94%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Big Data
1 2 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (5.88%) MongoDB
1 2 (5.88%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (5.88%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Xcode
2 2 (5.88%) Android Studio
3 1 (2.94%) Gatling
3 1 (2.94%) JMeter
3 1 (2.94%) LoadRunner
General
1 13 (38.24%) Manufacturing
2 10 (29.41%) Social Skills
3 9 (26.47%) Avionics
4 5 (14.71%) Marketing
5 4 (11.76%) Finance
6 3 (8.82%) Public Sector
6 3 (8.82%) Telecoms
7 2 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (5.88%) Retail
8 1 (2.94%) Banking
8 1 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.94%) Games
8 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 14 (41.18%) Technical Support
2 9 (26.47%) Support Engineer
2 9 (26.47%) Technical Engineer
2 9 (26.47%) Technical Support Engineer
3 7 (20.59%) Electronics Engineer
4 5 (14.71%) Developer
4 5 (14.71%) Embedded Engineer
4 5 (14.71%) Support Specialist
4 5 (14.71%) Technical Specialist
4 5 (14.71%) Technical Support Specialist
5 4 (11.76%) Lead
5 4 (11.76%) Lead Developer
6 3 (8.82%) iOS Developer
6 3 (8.82%) Lead iOS Developer
7 2 (5.88%) Android Developer
7 2 (5.88%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) Java Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) Java Software Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) Python Software Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.82%) iOS SDK
1 3 (8.82%) SwiftUI
1 3 (8.82%) UIKit
2 2 (5.88%) Android SDK
2 2 (5.88%) FastAPI
2 2 (5.88%) Node.js
2 2 (5.88%) Spring
2 2 (5.88%) Spring Boot
3 1 (2.94%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Driving Licence
2 2 (5.88%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.94%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (2.94%) FPGA
3 1 (2.94%) Legacy Applications
3 1 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.94%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.94%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 5 (14.71%) Windows
2 3 (8.82%) Apple iOS
3 2 (5.88%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (17.65%) Root Cause Analysis
3 5 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (14.71%) Customer Service
3 5 (14.71%) Embedded Software Development
3 5 (14.71%) Product Management
4 4 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (11.76%) Software Engineering
4 4 (11.76%) User Experience
5 3 (8.82%) Agile
5 3 (8.82%) Data Modelling
5 3 (8.82%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (8.82%) iOS Development
5 3 (8.82%) PLM
5 3 (8.82%) Programme Management
5 3 (8.82%) Validation
6 2 (5.88%) CAD
6 2 (5.88%) ETL
6 2 (5.88%) Project Management
6 2 (5.88%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (17.65%) C
1 6 (17.65%) C++
1 6 (17.65%) Java
2 5 (14.71%) Embedded C
2 5 (14.71%) Embedded C++
2 5 (14.71%) Python
3 3 (8.82%) Swift
4 2 (5.88%) JavaScript
4 2 (5.88%) Kotlin
4 2 (5.88%) SQL
4 2 (5.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (8.82%) DV Cleared
1 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.94%) Degree
2 1 (2.94%) HND
2 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.94%) QA
System Software
1 6 (17.65%) Embedded Firmware
1 6 (17.65%) Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
2 5 (14.71%) EMC
3 3 (8.82%) SAP
4 2 (5.88%) Oracle
5 1 (2.94%) Siemens