Electronics Job Trends in Southampton

Electronics
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 41 39
Rank change year-on-year -1 -2 +10
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 7 22 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 1.26% 3.81% 3.50%
As % of the General category 3.03% 6.04% 5.30%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 11
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,625 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -25.00%
75th Percentile £52,075 £61,250 £51,750
90th Percentile £63,890 £65,000 £67,500
Hampshire median annual salary £34,000 £55,000 £48,750
% change year-on-year -38.18% +12.82% -17.02%

All General Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 231 364 264
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 41.70% 62.98% 66.00%
Number of salaries quoted 153 259 210
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +35.00% -23.81%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £73,900
Hampshire median annual salary £45,000 £54,975 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.14% +9.95% -9.09%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Southampton

Electronics
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Southampton over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Southampton

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) LAN
1 2 (28.57%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Hardware Technician
1 2 (28.57%) Repair Technician
1 2 (28.57%) Senior
1 2 (28.57%) Test Technician
2 1 (14.29%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++ Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Support Specialist
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Validation
2 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
2 1 (14.29%) Signal Processing
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) IBM