Electrical Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Electrical Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Electrical Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 424 549 523
Rank change year-on-year +125 -26 +277
Permanent jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer 84 46 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.21% 0.11% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.11% 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 60 21 4
10th Percentile £31,000 £45,000 £38,625
25th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £56,928
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.40% -
75th Percentile - - £63,856
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,928
% change year-on-year -8.33% +5.40% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,129 40,705 27,657
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.88% 93.83% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 21,798 21,448 21,024
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,125 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,965 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.11% -3.39% -

Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Electrical Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Electrical Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Electrical Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Electrical Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electrical Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Electrical Engineer in the UK excluding London

Electrical Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electrical Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 December 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
South West +46 23 £55,000 - 2
South East +51 20 £55,000 +18.92% 14
Midlands +46 17 £65,000 +18.18% 5
West Midlands +46 14 £65,000 +18.18% 3
Scotland +7 11 £40,000 -33.33% 3
North of England +45 9 £40,000 - 8
North West +49 7 £35,000 - 4
Northern Ireland - 3 £38,000 -
East Midlands - 3 - - 2
East of England +7 1 - - 8
Yorkshire +2 1 - - 4
North East - 1 £45,000 -
Electrical Engineer
UK

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Electrical Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Electrical Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (14.29%) Degree
1 12 (14.29%) HNC
2 11 (13.10%) Software Engineering
3 9 (10.71%) HND
4 8 (9.52%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (7.14%) AutoCAD
6 5 (5.95%) Decision-Making
6 5 (5.95%) EPLAN
6 5 (5.95%) QA
6 5 (5.95%) SC Cleared
6 5 (5.95%) Security Cleared
7 4 (4.76%) CAD
7 4 (4.76%) City & Guilds
7 4 (4.76%) Customer Requirements
7 4 (4.76%) Presales
7 4 (4.76%) Preventative Maintenance
7 4 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (4.76%) Python
8 3 (3.57%) AI
8 3 (3.57%) Architectural Design
8 3 (3.57%) Innovative Thinking
8 3 (3.57%) MATLAB
8 3 (3.57%) Mentoring
8 3 (3.57%) NVQ Level 3
8 3 (3.57%) Physics
8 3 (3.57%) Time Management
9 1 (1.19%) 5G
9 1 (1.19%) Agile
9 1 (1.19%) AVEVA
9 1 (1.19%) Broadband

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.19%) PowerFactory
Applications
1 6 (7.14%) AutoCAD
2 5 (5.95%) EPLAN
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.19%) 5G
1 1 (1.19%) Broadband
General
1 14 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 12 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (7.14%) Automotive
3 6 (7.14%) Social Skills
4 5 (5.95%) Law
5 4 (4.76%) Electronics
5 4 (4.76%) Retail
6 3 (3.57%) Agriculture
6 3 (3.57%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.19%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.19%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.14%) Data Centre
1 6 (7.14%) SCADA
2 3 (3.57%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.19%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.19%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.19%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (13.10%) Software Engineering
2 5 (5.95%) Decision-Making
3 4 (4.76%) CAD
3 4 (4.76%) Customer Requirements
3 4 (4.76%) Presales
3 4 (4.76%) Preventative Maintenance
3 4 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (3.57%) AI
4 3 (3.57%) Architectural Design
4 3 (3.57%) Innovative Thinking
4 3 (3.57%) Mentoring
4 3 (3.57%) Physics
4 3 (3.57%) Time Management
5 1 (1.19%) Compliance Audit
5 1 (1.19%) Customer Experience
5 1 (1.19%) Data Acquisition
5 1 (1.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (1.19%) Project Delivery
5 1 (1.19%) SDLC
5 1 (1.19%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.76%) Python
2 3 (3.57%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 12 (14.29%) Degree
1 12 (14.29%) HNC
2 9 (10.71%) HND
3 8 (9.52%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (5.95%) SC Cleared
4 5 (5.95%) Security Cleared
5 4 (4.76%) City & Guilds
6 3 (3.57%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (1.19%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (1.19%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.19%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.95%) QA
2 1 (1.19%) GDPR
2 1 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (1.19%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (1.19%) AVEVA
1 1 (1.19%) Siemens