Renewable Energy Job Trends in the Midlands

Renewable Energy
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Renewable Energy in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Renewable Energy over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 214 196
Rank change year-on-year +46 -18 +56
Permanent jobs citing Renewable Energy 47 27 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.60% 0.40% 0.54%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.70% 1.18% 1.51%
Number of salaries quoted 32 10 19
10th Percentile - £49,125 £35,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £53,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -4.17% -5.14%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,188 £75,000
90th Percentile - £65,125 £78,000
England median annual salary £53,250 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.18% -8.33% -14.29%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

Renewable Energy falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,762 2,288 1,789
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.46% 34.29% 35.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,140 955 1,437
10th Percentile £25,988 £32,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £64,000 £66,967 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Renewable Energy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Renewable Energy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Renewable Energy job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Renewable Energy
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Renewable Energy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Renewable Energy in the Midlands over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Renewable Energy in the Midlands

Renewable Energy
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Renewable Energy within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
West Midlands +43 36 £40,000 -33.33% 8
East Midlands -11 11 £65,000 +13.04% 8
Renewable Energy
England

Renewable Energy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (8.51%) WinCC
2 2 (4.26%) ArchestrA
2 2 (4.26%) FactoryTalk
3 1 (2.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.13%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (14.89%) Firewall
1 7 (14.89%) Modbus
2 2 (4.26%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) JIRA
General
1 12 (25.53%) Aerospace
1 12 (25.53%) Manufacturing
2 11 (23.40%) Automotive
2 11 (23.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 11 (23.40%) Pharmaceutical
3 8 (17.02%) Social Skills
4 4 (8.51%) Advertising
5 3 (6.38%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (4.26%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (31.91%) Support Engineer
1 15 (31.91%) Technical Engineer
1 15 (31.91%) Technical Support
1 15 (31.91%) Technical Support Engineer
2 11 (23.40%) Business Development Manager
2 11 (23.40%) Business Manager
2 11 (23.40%) Development Manager
3 6 (12.77%) Commercial Development Manager
3 6 (12.77%) Commercial Manager
4 4 (8.51%) Automation Engineer
4 4 (8.51%) Control Systems Engineer
4 4 (8.51%) Lead
4 4 (8.51%) Lead Systems Engineer
4 4 (8.51%) Senior
4 4 (8.51%) Systems Engineer
5 3 (6.38%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 3 (6.38%) Security Engineer
5 3 (6.38%) Software Engineer
5 3 (6.38%) Test Engineer
6 2 (4.26%) Infrastructure Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 12 (25.53%) SCADA
2 11 (23.40%) FMCG
3 9 (19.15%) Operational Technology
4 6 (12.77%) Driving Licence
5 5 (10.64%) Photovoltaics
5 5 (10.64%) Solar Energy
5 5 (10.64%) Solar Panel
6 4 (8.51%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 2 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
8 1 (2.13%) Low-Code
8 1 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.51%) Windows
1 4 (8.51%) Windows Server
2 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2016
2 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (31.91%) Business Development
2 13 (27.66%) Logistics
3 8 (17.02%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (10.64%) Project Delivery
4 5 (10.64%) Technical Leadership
5 4 (8.51%) B2B
5 4 (8.51%) B2B Sales
5 4 (8.51%) Commercial Awareness
5 4 (8.51%) Customer Experience
5 4 (8.51%) Customer Service
5 4 (8.51%) Data Entry
5 4 (8.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 4 (8.51%) Mathematics
5 4 (8.51%) Network Design
5 4 (8.51%) Telesales
6 3 (6.38%) Agile
6 3 (6.38%) Mentoring
6 3 (6.38%) Penetration Testing
6 3 (6.38%) Software Engineering
6 3 (6.38%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.26%) Ladder Logic
2 1 (2.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (19.15%) Degree
2 7 (14.89%) Security Cleared
3 6 (12.77%) SC Cleared
4 5 (10.64%) HNC
5 2 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.13%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (2.13%) HND
6 1 (2.13%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.13%) PMP
6 1 (2.13%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.64%) IEC 61131
2 4 (8.51%) IEC 61508
2 4 (8.51%) QA
3 3 (6.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (6.38%) NIST
3 3 (6.38%) NIST 800
4 1 (2.13%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (8.51%) Hyper-V
1 4 (8.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (8.51%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (14.89%) Siemens
2 5 (10.64%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.64%) Rockwell
3 4 (8.51%) VMware
4 1 (2.13%) HubSpot
4 1 (2.13%) Wonderware