Electronics Jobs in South Wales

Electronics
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 87 106
Rank change year-on-year +72 +19 +15
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 72 19 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 8.22% 1.24% 0.26%
As % of the General category 9.57% 2.38% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 68 18 2
10th Percentile - £22,750 £39,425
25th Percentile £62,000 £30,000 £43,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £47,500 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year +48.63% -4.52% -0.50%
75th Percentile - £60,000 £57,063
90th Percentile £75,000 £62,625 £61,075
Wales median annual salary £70,600 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +41.20% -9.09% +10.00%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 752 798 767
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 85.84% 51.92% 65.78%
Number of salaries quoted 425 560 364
10th Percentile - £26,241 £26,280
25th Percentile £23,504 £32,000 £33,746
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £43,500 £44,708
Median % change year-on-year -42.33% -2.70% -10.58%
75th Percentile £62,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £30,000 £42,860 £44,457
% change year-on-year -30.00% -3.59% -9.27%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in South Wales

Electronics
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Electronics in South Wales

Electronics
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in South Wales over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in South Wales

Electronics
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 28 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
Newport +19 68 £70,600 +17.67% 55
Neath Port Talbot - 2 £42,500 -
Glamorgan - 1 £50,000 - 12
Electronics
Wales

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 1 (1.39%) GNU Octave
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.39%) Bluetooth
1 1 (1.39%) GPRS
1 1 (1.39%) GSM
Development Applications
1 55 (76.39%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (4.17%) Manufacturing
2 2 (2.78%) Finance
2 2 (2.78%) Marketing
2 2 (2.78%) Public Sector
2 2 (2.78%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.39%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.39%) Aviation
3 1 (1.39%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (76.39%) Systems Engineer
2 31 (43.06%) Principal Engineer
2 31 (43.06%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 26 (36.11%) Senior
4 24 (33.33%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 7 (9.72%) Lead
6 5 (6.94%) Radar Engineer
7 2 (2.78%) Software Engineer
8 1 (1.39%) Electronics Engineer
8 1 (1.39%) Embedded Engineer
8 1 (1.39%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 1 (1.39%) Firmware Engineer
8 1 (1.39%) Senior Electronics Engineer
8 1 (1.39%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 1 (1.39%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 64 (88.89%) Algorithms
2 2 (2.78%) CUDA
3 1 (1.39%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (1.39%) CPLD
3 1 (1.39%) FPGA
3 1 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (95.83%) Signal Processing
2 61 (84.72%) Systems Engineering
2 61 (84.72%) Technical Leadership
3 31 (43.06%) Test Planning
4 18 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 17 (23.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 7 (9.72%) Data Analysis
6 7 (9.72%) Physics
7 6 (8.33%) Architectural Design
8 3 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (2.78%) Agile
9 2 (2.78%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (2.78%) Continuous Integration
9 2 (2.78%) Design Patterns
9 2 (2.78%) Digital Marketing
9 2 (2.78%) OO
9 2 (2.78%) OOP
9 2 (2.78%) Parallel Processing
9 2 (2.78%) Programme Management
9 2 (2.78%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 17 (23.61%) R
2 8 (11.11%) MATLAB
3 2 (2.78%) C
3 2 (2.78%) C++
3 2 (2.78%) Java
4 1 (1.39%) C#
Qualifications
1 68 (94.44%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (12.50%) Degree
3 2 (2.78%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (84.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 2 (2.78%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (2.78%) Firmware
Vendors
1 55 (76.39%) IBM
2 2 (2.78%) SAP
3 1 (1.39%) EMC