Optoelectronics Job Trends in the South East

Optoelectronics
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Optoelectronics in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Optoelectronics over the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Optoelectronics 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.006% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.025% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 -
% change year-on-year -21.43% - -

All Generic Skills
South East

Optoelectronics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,064 3,714 4,797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 24.60% 42.87% 33.45%
Number of salaries quoted 2,803 1,760 2,897
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,488 £26,625
25th Percentile £38,750 £34,988 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,000 £57,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.51% -0.87% -11.54%

Optoelectronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Optoelectronics job vacancy trend in the South East

Optoelectronics
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Optoelectronics

Optoelectronics
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 Optoelectronics within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 August 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
Berkshire - 1 £55,000 -
Thames Valley - 1 £55,000 -
Optoelectronics
England

Optoelectronics
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Mathcad
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) RS-485
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
1 1 (100.00%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Conversion
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Test
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Power Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Schematic Capture
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft