Electronics Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Electronics
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 53 64
Rank change year-on-year +2 +11 +37
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 5 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.80% 0.92% 0.32%
As % of the General category 1.29% 1.39% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 2
10th Percentile - £56,125 £49,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,813 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.73% -1.92% +62.50%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,313 £80,625
90th Percentile - £77,625 £86,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.33% +7.50% +17.65%

All General Skills
South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 389 361 405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 62.44% 66.73% 63.98%
Number of salaries quoted 289 122 321
10th Percentile £25,217 £29,775 £24,900
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.13% +27.78% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £75,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £71,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -4.76%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Electronics
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Sheffield +7 5 £55,000 -13.73% 2
Electronics
Yorkshire

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Electronics Design Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Software Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded C++
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (100.00%) Firmware