Electronics Job Trends in the South East

Electronics
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 37 101
Rank change year-on-year -21 +64 -3
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 424 454 426
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.70% 5.29% 2.51%
As % of the General category 6.03% 7.86% 4.59%
Number of salaries quoted 298 169 293
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +22.22% -8.80%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £60,750
90th Percentile £86,500 £75,000 £68,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year - +5.77% +4.00%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 7,031 5,773 9,286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 44.78% 67.25% 54.72%
Number of salaries quoted 4,541 2,520 5,859
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £25,760
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,938 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,177 £62,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in the South East

Electronics
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the South East over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in the South East

Electronics
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
Thames Valley -36 139 £53,750 +19.44% 31
Hampshire +22 134 £47,500 +28.38% 45
Kent +10 63 £52,500 -4.55% 9
Oxfordshire -8 58 £55,000 -4.35% 10
Berkshire +52 50 £55,000 +50.68% 16
Isle of Wight -2 37 £87,200 +23.51% 1
Buckinghamshire -60 31 £45,000 -1.33% 7
West Sussex -13 28 £39,750 +6.00% 6
Surrey -27 20 £68,750 -1.79% 17
East Sussex -22 2 £48,750 -11.36% 3
Middlesex +36 1 £97,500 -
Electronics
England

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 4 (0.94%) Confluence
2 3 (0.71%) Artix
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 23 (5.42%) Simulink
2 7 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.47%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.24%) DaVinci Resolve
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite
1 2 (0.47%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 3 (0.71%) Google Analytics
1 3 (0.71%) MailChimp
2 2 (0.47%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.25%) Wireless
2 11 (2.59%) TCP/IP
3 8 (1.89%) Ethernet
4 7 (1.65%) Firewall
5 4 (0.94%) DHCP
5 4 (0.94%) DNS
5 4 (0.94%) LAN
5 4 (0.94%) LTE
5 4 (0.94%) VLAN
5 4 (0.94%) VPN
5 4 (0.94%) WAN
6 3 (0.71%) RS-232
6 3 (0.71%) Software-Defined Radio
6 3 (0.71%) VoIP
6 3 (0.71%) VSAT
7 2 (0.47%) Asterisk PBX
7 2 (0.47%) HTTP
7 2 (0.47%) MQTT
8 1 (0.24%) Network Security
8 1 (0.24%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.94%) GIS
2 2 (0.47%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 38 (8.96%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (1.65%) LabVIEW
3 6 (1.42%) JIRA
4 5 (1.18%) Git
5 4 (0.94%) GitLab
6 3 (0.71%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.24%) CMake
7 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 83 (19.58%) Aerospace
2 80 (18.87%) Social Skills
3 74 (17.45%) Manufacturing
4 54 (12.74%) Finance
5 51 (12.03%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (6.60%) Military
7 24 (5.66%) Automotive
8 19 (4.48%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (2.36%) Aviation
10 10 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.12%) Aeronautics
12 5 (1.18%) Games
13 4 (0.94%) Marketing
13 4 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.71%) Retail
15 2 (0.47%) Advertising
15 2 (0.47%) Legal
16 1 (0.24%) Law
Job Titles
1 94 (22.17%) Systems Engineer
2 76 (17.92%) Senior
3 70 (16.51%) Electronics Engineer
4 58 (13.68%) Software Engineer
4 58 (13.68%) Test Engineer
5 55 (12.97%) Principal Engineer
6 44 (10.38%) Hardware Engineer
7 37 (8.73%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 35 (8.25%) Electronics Test Engineer
9 31 (7.31%) Embedded Engineer
10 30 (7.08%) Senior Hardware Engineer
10 30 (7.08%) Support Engineer
10 30 (7.08%) Technical Engineer
10 30 (7.08%) Technical Support
10 30 (7.08%) Technical Support Engineer
11 25 (5.90%) Lead
12 24 (5.66%) Business Development Manager
12 24 (5.66%) Business Manager
12 24 (5.66%) Development Manager
13 23 (5.42%) Test Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.83%) .NET
2 5 (1.18%) DirectX
2 5 (1.18%) Middleware
2 5 (1.18%) OpenGL
2 5 (1.18%) OpenGL ES
2 5 (1.18%) Vulkan
3 4 (0.94%) .NET Core
3 4 (0.94%) RESTful
3 4 (0.94%) WPF
4 2 (0.47%) Yocto
5 1 (0.24%) CSS
5 1 (0.24%) GStreamer
5 1 (0.24%) HTML
5 1 (0.24%) JSON
5 1 (0.24%) Qt
5 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.60%) Embedded Systems
2 22 (5.19%) Analogue Electronics
3 20 (4.72%) FPGA
4 18 (4.25%) Robotics
5 17 (4.01%) Driving Licence
6 13 (3.07%) Acoustics
7 11 (2.59%) Social Media
8 10 (2.36%) Management Information System
9 9 (2.12%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.65%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.65%) Augmented Reality
11 7 (1.65%) NHS
12 5 (1.18%) VHDL
13 4 (0.94%) ASIC
13 4 (0.94%) Client/Server
14 3 (0.71%) IoT
14 3 (0.71%) PCIe
14 3 (0.71%) Smart Home
14 3 (0.71%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.83%) Linux
2 7 (1.65%) Android
3 5 (1.18%) Windows
4 1 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.24%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (17.22%) Software Engineering
2 62 (14.62%) Problem-Solving
3 52 (12.26%) Systems Engineering
4 47 (11.08%) Validation
5 34 (8.02%) Physics
6 31 (7.31%) Business Development
7 28 (6.60%) Verification and Validation
8 27 (6.37%) Mathematics
9 25 (5.90%) Coaching
10 24 (5.66%) Decision-Making
10 24 (5.66%) Test Planning
11 23 (5.42%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (5.19%) Computer Science
13 20 (4.72%) Agile
14 19 (4.48%) Mentoring
15 18 (4.25%) Roadmaps
16 16 (3.77%) AI
16 16 (3.77%) B2B
17 15 (3.54%) Technical Leadership
18 14 (3.30%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 35 (8.25%) MATLAB
2 29 (6.84%) C++
3 28 (6.60%) C
4 21 (4.95%) Python
5 18 (4.25%) C#
6 11 (2.59%) Embedded C
7 7 (1.65%) Embedded C++
8 2 (0.47%) Bash
8 2 (0.47%) Perl
8 2 (0.47%) SQL
9 1 (0.24%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.24%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 142 (33.49%) Degree
2 62 (14.62%) BPSS Clearance
3 42 (9.91%) Security Cleared
4 34 (8.02%) SC Cleared
5 30 (7.08%) HND
6 26 (6.13%) HNC
7 19 (4.48%) Master's Degree
8 10 (2.36%) PhD
9 8 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.65%) City & Guilds
11 4 (0.94%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.47%) Chartered Engineer
12 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.83%) QA
2 9 (2.12%) Def Stans
2 9 (2.12%) ISO 9001
3 4 (0.94%) ISO 26262
4 3 (0.71%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.71%) DO-178B
5 2 (0.47%) DO-254
5 2 (0.47%) JTAG
5 2 (0.47%) PMO
5 2 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
System Software
1 39 (9.20%) Firmware
2 11 (2.59%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.94%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 24 (5.66%) IBM
2 14 (3.30%) Xilinx
3 13 (3.07%) Mentor Graphics
4 11 (2.59%) Siemens
5 9 (2.12%) EMC
6 5 (1.18%) Google
6 5 (1.18%) Microsoft
7 4 (0.94%) Facebook
7 4 (0.94%) Instagram
7 4 (0.94%) YouTube
8 3 (0.71%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.47%) Cisco
9 2 (0.47%) Infor
9 2 (0.47%) NVIDIA
10 1 (0.24%) Adobe
10 1 (0.24%) SAP
10 1 (0.24%) Xamarin