Electronics Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Electronics
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 36 33
Rank change year-on-year -75 -3 -
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 5 2 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.35% 0.64% 3.87%
As % of the General category 0.53% 1.01% 7.02%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £35,000
75th Percentile - - £42,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 943 199 285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 65.94% 63.99% 55.13%
Number of salaries quoted 115 76 142
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,875 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,827 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.91% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £66,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Electronics
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Electronics

Electronics
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
County Antrim - 5 - - 14
Electronics
UK

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco IOS
1 2 (40.00%) DHCP
1 2 (40.00%) DNS
1 2 (40.00%) RS-422
General
1 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (40.00%) Military
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) German Language
3 1 (20.00%) Legal
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Senior
1 2 (40.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) iPhone
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (40.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Android
1 2 (40.00%) FreeRTOS
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
1 2 (40.00%) VxWorks
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Agile
1 2 (40.00%) Change Management
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 2 (40.00%) OO
1 2 (40.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 2 (40.00%) SDLC
1 2 (40.00%) Situational Awareness
1 2 (40.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (40.00%) UML
2 1 (20.00%) Mechatronics
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) C
1 2 (40.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (40.00%) BitLocker
1 2 (40.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 2 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Thales
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco
2 2 (40.00%) VMware