Electronics Job Trends in the North of England

Electronics
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 176 201
Rank change year-on-year +19 +25 +84
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 116 103 100
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.05% 1.14% 1.06%
As % of the General category 1.74% 1.68% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 81 59 77
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £24,040
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,803 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,750 £64,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,500 £66,950
England median annual salary £52,500 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +1.82% -

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,666 6,129 5,614
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 60.17% 67.89% 59.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3,182 2,488 4,366
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,695 £26,390
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £50,309 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.56% +0.62% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £81,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Electronics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Electronics job vacancy trend in the North of England

Electronics
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the North of England over the 6 months to 20 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in the North of England

Electronics
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the North of England region over the 6 months to 20 January 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
North West +21 71 £46,500 -2.11% 33
North East +14 24 £50,000 -10.71% 12
Yorkshire -8 21 £55,000 +2.33% 33
Electronics
England

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 2 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.86%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (0.86%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.17%) Azure
2 5 (4.31%) AWS
3 2 (1.72%) GCP
4 1 (0.86%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.86%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.72%) OpenVPN
1 2 (1.72%) SSH
1 2 (1.72%) Wireless
2 1 (0.86%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.86%) Firewall
2 1 (0.86%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.59%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.86%) Power BI
2 1 (0.86%) Qlik Sense
2 1 (0.86%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (2.59%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (2.59%) Xcode
2 2 (1.72%) Git
2 2 (1.72%) GitLab
2 2 (1.72%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.86%) Gatling
3 1 (0.86%) JMeter
3 1 (0.86%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.86%) LoadRunner
General
1 28 (24.14%) Social Skills
2 22 (18.97%) Manufacturing
3 14 (12.07%) Finance
4 13 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (8.62%) Telecoms
6 9 (7.76%) Marketing
6 9 (7.76%) Public Sector
7 4 (3.45%) Avionics
8 3 (2.59%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.72%) Automotive
9 2 (1.72%) Billing
9 2 (1.72%) Fire and Rescue
9 2 (1.72%) Games
9 2 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.72%) Police
10 1 (0.86%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.86%) Banking
10 1 (0.86%) Legal
10 1 (0.86%) Military
10 1 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (25.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 21 (18.10%) Embedded Engineer
3 19 (16.38%) Senior
4 12 (10.34%) Software Engineer
5 11 (9.48%) Support Engineer
6 10 (8.62%) Account Executive
6 10 (8.62%) Developer
6 10 (8.62%) Sales Account Executive
6 10 (8.62%) Sales Executive
6 10 (8.62%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 10 (8.62%) Telesales Executive
7 9 (7.76%) Technical Engineer
7 9 (7.76%) Technical Support
7 9 (7.76%) Technical Support Engineer
7 9 (7.76%) Test Engineer
7 9 (7.76%) Test Technician
8 8 (6.90%) Design Engineer
8 8 (6.90%) Electronics Technician
8 8 (6.90%) Electronics Test Engineer
8 8 (6.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.45%) .NET
1 4 (3.45%) Apache Cordova
1 4 (3.45%) CSS
1 4 (3.45%) HTML
2 3 (2.59%) iOS SDK
2 3 (2.59%) Node.js
2 3 (2.59%) SwiftUI
2 3 (2.59%) UIKit
3 1 (0.86%) FastAPI
3 1 (0.86%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.86%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.86%) Spring
3 1 (0.86%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.86%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.21%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (6.03%) Analogue Electronics
3 6 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (3.45%) Algorithms
4 4 (3.45%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.45%) IoT
4 4 (3.45%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.59%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.72%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.72%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.86%) ARM Cortex
7 1 (0.86%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.86%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.03%) Apple iOS
2 4 (3.45%) Android
3 2 (1.72%) Linux
4 1 (0.86%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (14.66%) Continuous Improvement
3 16 (13.79%) Mentoring
4 15 (12.93%) Software Engineering
5 14 (12.07%) Decision-Making
6 12 (10.34%) Agile
7 10 (8.62%) Telesales
8 9 (7.76%) Business Intelligence
8 9 (7.76%) Digital Marketing
8 9 (7.76%) Programme Management
9 8 (6.90%) Embedded Software Development
9 8 (6.90%) Software Testing
9 8 (6.90%) User Experience
10 7 (6.03%) CI/CD
10 7 (6.03%) Systems Engineering
11 6 (5.17%) DevOps
11 6 (5.17%) Mathematics
11 6 (5.17%) Physics
11 6 (5.17%) Roadmaps
11 6 (5.17%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 23 (19.83%) C
2 21 (18.10%) C++
3 14 (12.07%) Embedded C
4 13 (11.21%) Embedded C++
5 7 (6.03%) JavaScript
6 5 (4.31%) C#
7 4 (3.45%) XAML
8 3 (2.59%) Python
8 3 (2.59%) Swift
8 3 (2.59%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.86%) Java
9 1 (0.86%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 30 (25.86%) Degree
2 19 (16.38%) BPSS Clearance
3 10 (8.62%) Master's Degree
4 9 (7.76%) Security Cleared
5 6 (5.17%) DV Cleared
6 4 (3.45%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (2.59%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.72%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.72%) HNC
9 1 (0.86%) HND
9 1 (0.86%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.45%) QA
2 3 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 2 (1.72%) SLA
4 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 27 (23.28%) Firmware
2 22 (18.97%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.86%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.86%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (8.62%) Dell
1 10 (8.62%) EMC
2 9 (7.76%) SAP
3 3 (2.59%) IBM
4 1 (0.86%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.86%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.86%) Okta
4 1 (0.86%) Oracle
4 1 (0.86%) Palo Alto
4 1 (0.86%) Siemens
4 1 (0.86%) Trend Micro
4 1 (0.86%) YouTube