Electronics Job Trends in Surrey

Electronics
South East > Surrey

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 56 38
Rank change year-on-year -10 -18 +53
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 34 47 56
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 2.08% 3.90% 5.11%
As % of the General category 3.33% 5.82% 8.32%
Number of salaries quoted 26 8 49
10th Percentile £23,500 £32,700 £30,000
25th Percentile £27,938 £33,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -31.82% -21.43%
75th Percentile £40,000 £68,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £79,000 £75,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -21.74% +4.55% -8.33%

All General Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,021 808 673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 62.33% 67.05% 61.46%
Number of salaries quoted 511 327 449
10th Percentile £27,040 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £76,050
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Surrey

Electronics
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Surrey over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Surrey

Electronics
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 14 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
Guildford - 7 £25,000 - 4
Addlestone - 5 £35,000 -
Egham - 3 £100,000 - 3
Chertsey -6 1 - -
Godalming - 1 £22,000 -
Reigate - 1 £30,000 -
Staines - 1 £46,500 -
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 7 (20.59%) Wireless
2 4 (11.76%) 802.11
2 4 (11.76%) LTE
2 4 (11.76%) VSAT
Development Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Cypress.io
1 1 (2.94%) Robot Framework
1 1 (2.94%) Selenium
General
1 10 (29.41%) Manufacturing
2 8 (23.53%) Automotive
3 7 (20.59%) Aerospace
4 5 (14.71%) Retail
5 4 (11.76%) Billing
6 3 (8.82%) Social Skills
7 1 (2.94%) Finance
7 1 (2.94%) Games
7 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.94%) Marketing
7 1 (2.94%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (26.47%) Test Technician
2 5 (14.71%) 1st Line Support
2 5 (14.71%) IT Support
3 4 (11.76%) Support Engineer
3 4 (11.76%) Technical Engineer
3 4 (11.76%) Technical Support
3 4 (11.76%) Technical Support Engineer
4 3 (8.82%) Product Manager
4 3 (8.82%) Service Manager
4 3 (8.82%) Test Manager
4 3 (8.82%) Test Validation Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Android Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Android Software Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Graphics Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Graphics Software Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Software Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Test Engineer
6 1 (2.94%) Developer
6 1 (2.94%) Junior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (11.76%) 802.1X
2 2 (5.88%) DirectX
2 2 (5.88%) Middleware
2 2 (5.88%) OpenGL
2 2 (5.88%) OpenGL ES
2 2 (5.88%) Vulkan
3 1 (2.94%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 8 (23.53%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (8.82%) Onboarding
3 2 (5.88%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (5.88%) FPGA
3 2 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.94%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.94%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.88%) Android
2 1 (2.94%) Linux
2 1 (2.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (29.41%) Customer Service
2 7 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (14.71%) API Integration
3 5 (14.71%) Computer Science
3 5 (14.71%) E-Commerce
3 5 (14.71%) Mathematics
4 4 (11.76%) Commercial Awareness
4 4 (11.76%) Fault Management
4 4 (11.76%) Proactive Monitoring
4 4 (11.76%) Statistics
5 3 (8.82%) AI
5 3 (8.82%) Physics
5 3 (8.82%) Validation
6 2 (5.88%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (2.94%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (2.94%) CAD
7 1 (2.94%) Digital Signal Processing
7 1 (2.94%) Programme Management
7 1 (2.94%) Schematic Capture
7 1 (2.94%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.94%) C
Qualifications
1 9 (26.47%) Security Cleared
2 8 (23.53%) Degree
3 6 (17.65%) SC Cleared
4 4 (11.76%) CCNA
4 4 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (11.76%) GCSC
4 4 (11.76%) JNCIA
4 4 (11.76%) Master's Degree
5 3 (8.82%) DV Cleared
5 3 (8.82%) HNC
5 3 (8.82%) HND
6 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (23.53%) SLA
2 1 (2.94%) GDPR
2 1 (2.94%) QA
System Software
1 2 (5.88%) Firmware
2 1 (2.94%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (11.76%) Freshdesk
2 1 (2.94%) SAP