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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 159 139 173
Rank change year-on-year -20 +34 +1
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 12 24 49
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.21% 1.06% 0.97%
As % of the General category 0.46% 1.47% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 8 21 32
10th Percentile £38,850 £32,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £45,563 £51,250 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £67,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.52% +31.07% -1.90%
75th Percentile £50,000 £83,750 £56,250
90th Percentile - - £57,375
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -

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 2,596 1,637 2,808
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 46.08% 72.53% 55.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,669 876 2,147
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,005 £66,375
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.11% +5.38% -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 19 May 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) LabVIEW
General
1 5 (41.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (8.33%) Avionics
3 1 (8.33%) Fire and Rescue
3 1 (8.33%) Marketing
3 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Police
3 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (83.33%) Electronics Engineer
2 5 (41.67%) Test Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) Electronics Test Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) Software Engineer
4 3 (25.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 2 (16.67%) Embedded Engineer
6 1 (8.33%) 1st Line Engineer
6 1 (8.33%) 1st Line Support
6 1 (8.33%) 1st Line Support Engineer
6 1 (8.33%) Desktop Engineer
6 1 (8.33%) Desktop Support
6 1 (8.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 1 (8.33%) IT Engineer
6 1 (8.33%) IT Support
6 1 (8.33%) IT Support Engineer
6 1 (8.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 2 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (8.33%) ITSM
3 1 (8.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (8.33%) Programme Management
3 1 (8.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (8.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (8.33%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) C
1 2 (16.67%) C++
1 2 (16.67%) Embedded C
1 2 (16.67%) Embedded C++
2 1 (8.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) A+ Certification
1 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (16.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (16.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) EMC
2 1 (8.33%) SAP