Electrical Engineer Job Trends in Portsmouth

Electrical Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Electrical Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £45,998 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 1.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.99% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,998 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £45,998 - £65,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Portsmouth with a recognized job title 302 288 251
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.21% 97.63% 98.82%
Number of salaries quoted 186 174 198
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,063 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £75,000 £75,750
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Electrical Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Electrical Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Electrical Engineer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Electrical Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Portsmouth region featuring Electrical Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (50.00%) AI
2 3 (50.00%) Architectural Design
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) HNC
2 3 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 3 (50.00%) MATLAB
2 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (50.00%) Physics
2 3 (50.00%) Python
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Agriculture
1 3 (50.00%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) AI
1 3 (50.00%) Architectural Design
1 3 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (50.00%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) MATLAB
1 3 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) HNC
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared