Electronics Job Trends in Paignton

Electronics
Devon > Paignton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Paignton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 9 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 6 14 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Paignton 21.43% 38.89% -
As % of the General category 28.57% 38.89% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £40,000 £45,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -12.09% +40.00% -35.00%

All General Skills
Paignton

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 Paignton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 21 36 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Paignton 75.00% 100.00% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 8 6 0
10th Percentile - £40,625 -
25th Percentile - £67,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -47.22% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
Devon median annual salary £36,750 £51,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -27.94% +20.00% +9.68%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Paignton

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Paignton

Electronics
Salary Trend in Paignton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing Electronics

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paignton 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 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) 5G
1 5 (83.33%) SD-WAN
1 5 (83.33%) WAN
Development Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Git
1 5 (83.33%) LabVIEW
General
1 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (83.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Product Engineer
1 5 (83.33%) Product Test Engineer
1 5 (83.33%) Test Engineer
1 5 (83.33%) Verification Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Lead Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (83.33%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Self-Driving Car
1 5 (83.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (16.67%) ASIC
2 1 (16.67%) Data Centre
2 1 (16.67%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Unix
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) B2B
1 5 (83.33%) Kalman Filter
1 5 (83.33%) Physics
1 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (83.33%) System Testing
1 5 (83.33%) Test Assurance
1 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
1 5 (83.33%) Test Scripting
1 5 (83.33%) Validation
1 5 (83.33%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (16.67%) FPGA Design
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Supplier Management
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) MATLAB
1 5 (83.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (83.33%) HND
3 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Xilinx