Electronics Job Trends in Rochester

Electronics
Kent > Rochester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Rochester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 8 26 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochester 13.56% 43.33% 54.55%
As % of the General category 19.51% 45.61% 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7 24 2
10th Percentile £49,500 £36,850 £31,150
25th Percentile £55,000 £45,000 £31,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +64.18% -
75th Percentile £61,875 £72,500 £36,375
90th Percentile £68,610 £75,000 £37,050
Kent median annual salary £53,750 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%

All General Skills
Rochester

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 Rochester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 41 57 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochester 69.49% 95.00% 90.91%
Number of salaries quoted 27 43 6
10th Percentile - £34,400 £31,125
25th Percentile £24,000 £45,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £58,000 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year -15.52% +71.85% -
75th Percentile £59,000 £72,500 £38,625
90th Percentile £68,610 £75,000 £39,000
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +29.41% -15.00%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochester

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Rochester

Electronics
Salary Trend in Rochester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochester citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochester citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Rochester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Rochester over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Rochester

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochester 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 1 (12.50%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Simulink
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (62.50%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (37.50%) JIRA
General
1 2 (25.00%) Military
2 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
2 1 (12.50%) Avionics
2 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Lead
1 3 (37.50%) Systems Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) Team Leader
2 2 (25.00%) Senior
2 2 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Data Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Principal Technologist
3 1 (12.50%) QA Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Quality Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Technologist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) FPGA
1 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
2 1 (12.50%) Augmented Reality
2 1 (12.50%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Requirements Management
1 4 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (37.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) Physics
2 3 (37.50%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (25.00%) Coaching
3 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (25.00%) FPGA Design
3 2 (25.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (25.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (25.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (25.00%) SysML
4 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (12.50%) IT Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (12.50%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (12.50%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (37.50%) Degree
3 1 (12.50%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Siemens
2 1 (12.50%) IBM