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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 141 161
Rank change year-on-year -21 +20 +17
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 13 21 56
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.22% 0.98% 1.09%
As % of the General category 0.49% 1.33% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 9 18 33
10th Percentile £40,900 £32,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £52,188 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +31.07% -1.90%
75th Percentile - £80,625 £56,250
90th Percentile £51,175 £83,750 £57,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £63,450 £47,500
% change year-on-year -21.20% +33.58% -

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 2,643 1,584 2,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 45.65% 73.71% 55.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,701 808 2,159
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £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 £76,840 £66,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £81,000
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 25 May 2026.

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 25 May 2026. 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
Bolton +21 1 £54,750 -25.76% 5
Electronics
North West

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:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) LabVIEW
1 1 (7.69%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (7.69%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 6 (46.15%) Manufacturing
2 2 (15.38%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
3 1 (7.69%) Automotive
3 1 (7.69%) Avionics
3 1 (7.69%) Fire and Rescue
3 1 (7.69%) Marketing
3 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Police
3 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
3 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (84.62%) Electronics Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Test Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Electronics Test Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Software Engineer
4 3 (23.08%) Manufacturing Engineer
5 2 (15.38%) Embedded Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) 1st Line Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) 1st Line Support
6 1 (7.69%) 1st Line Support Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Desktop Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Desktop Support
6 1 (7.69%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) IT Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) IT Support
6 1 (7.69%) IT Support Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Support Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (7.69%) Driving Licence
1 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Software Engineering
2 2 (15.38%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (7.69%) Data Analysis
3 1 (7.69%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (7.69%) ITSM
3 1 (7.69%) Mentoring
3 1 (7.69%) Process Improvement
3 1 (7.69%) Programme Management
3 1 (7.69%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (7.69%) Service Delivery
3 1 (7.69%) Test Automation
3 1 (7.69%) Test Strategy
3 1 (7.69%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) C
1 2 (15.38%) C++
1 2 (15.38%) Embedded C
1 2 (15.38%) Embedded C++
2 1 (7.69%) MATLAB
2 1 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) A+ Certification
1 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
1 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (23.08%) Firmware
2 2 (15.38%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) EMC
2 1 (7.69%) SAP