Electronics Jobs in Somerset

Electronics
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 32 63
Rank change year-on-year +2 +31 -7
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 22 31 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 5.87% 4.22% 1.18%
As % of the General category 9.02% 8.29% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 8 24 7
10th Percentile - - £48,750
25th Percentile £37,574 £45,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £44,470 £61,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £54,125 £65,000 £76,500
South West median annual salary £40,101 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.89% -5.26% +5.56%

All General Skills
Somerset

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 common skills in Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 244 374 364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 65.07% 50.88% 61.38%
Number of salaries quoted 124 314 221
10th Percentile £34,650 £24,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £29,447 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,342 £38,070 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.98% -15.40% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £55,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £68,750
South West median annual salary £48,894 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.93% -5.00% +3.07%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Somerset

Electronics
Salary Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Somerset.

Salary trend for Electronics in Somerset

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Somerset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Somerset over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Somerset

Electronics
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. 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
Yeovil - 20 £40,101 - 2
Shepton Mallet -3 1 £62,500 +19.05%
Taunton - 1 £50,000 -
Electronics
South West

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Simulink
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (4.55%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.55%) CMake
2 1 (4.55%) Subversion
2 1 (4.55%) WiX
General
1 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 7 (31.82%) Aerospace
3 4 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Finance
4 2 (9.09%) Manufacturing
4 2 (9.09%) Marketing
4 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
4 2 (9.09%) Telecoms
5 1 (4.55%) Health Technology
5 1 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (40.91%) Principal Engineer
1 9 (40.91%) Software Assurance Engineer
2 7 (31.82%) Junior
2 7 (31.82%) Junior Systems Engineer
2 7 (31.82%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (22.73%) Senior
4 4 (18.18%) Senior Electrical Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Business Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) HTML
1 1 (4.55%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Linux
1 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (72.73%) Systems Engineering
2 15 (68.18%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (59.09%) Decision-Making
4 10 (45.45%) Software Engineering
5 9 (40.91%) Software Assurance
6 7 (31.82%) Computer Science
6 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (31.82%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 7 (31.82%) Mathematics
6 7 (31.82%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 7 (31.82%) Physics
6 7 (31.82%) PLM
6 7 (31.82%) Project Management
6 7 (31.82%) SysML
6 7 (31.82%) UML
7 2 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (9.09%) Digital Marketing
7 2 (9.09%) Programme Management
8 1 (4.55%) Multithreading
8 1 (4.55%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (31.82%) MATLAB
2 1 (4.55%) Bash
2 1 (4.55%) C
2 1 (4.55%) C++
2 1 (4.55%) Java
2 1 (4.55%) PHP
2 1 (4.55%) Python
2 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (90.91%) BPSS Clearance
2 11 (50.00%) Degree
3 4 (18.18%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Docker
Vendors
1 7 (31.82%) IBM
2 2 (9.09%) SAP
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.55%) Xero