Electronics Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Electronics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 35 132
Rank change year-on-year -80 +97 +31
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 1,084 2,055 1,466
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.52% 6.11% 2.00%
As % of the General category 3.41% 9.07% 3.62%
Number of salaries quoted 680 451 1,051
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +2.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,925 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 31,814 22,653 40,482
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.75% 67.38% 55.12%
Number of salaries quoted 19,536 10,750 25,729
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -1.05% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,875 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
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 Electronics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 July 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
South East -17 422 £52,500 -4.55% 126
East of England -26 253 £61,500 +11.82% 83
North of England -184 129 £53,250 +11.68% 57
Midlands -81 128 £47,500 -13.64% 37
West Midlands +28 81 £47,500 -13.64% 18
South West -97 78 £52,500 - 35
North West -4 51 £50,000 +6.38% 36
Scotland +7 47 £45,000 -18.18% 10
East Midlands -104 46 £45,000 -2.70% 19
North East -13 42 £55,000 - 7
Yorkshire -152 36 £54,000 +12.50% 14
Wales -37 27 £77,500 +55.00% 6
Electronics
UK

Electronics
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 5 (0.46%) Confluence
2 3 (0.28%) Artix
3 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 34 (3.14%) Simulink
2 24 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.55%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.37%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.28%) Autodesk Inventor
7 2 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.092%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.092%) CANalyzer
8 1 (0.092%) DaVinci Resolve
Business Applications
1 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite
1 2 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 8 (0.74%) GitHub
2 7 (0.65%) Azure
3 5 (0.46%) AWS
4 3 (0.28%) Google Analytics
4 3 (0.28%) MailChimp
5 2 (0.18%) AWS IoT
5 2 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (0.18%) GCP
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.092%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 44 (4.06%) Wireless
2 25 (2.31%) Bluetooth
3 17 (1.57%) TCP/IP
4 16 (1.48%) Ethernet
5 13 (1.20%) RS-232
5 13 (1.20%) ZigBee
6 12 (1.11%) Modbus
7 11 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (0.92%) Profibus
8 10 (0.92%) RS-485
8 10 (0.92%) WAN
9 8 (0.74%) Firewall
10 7 (0.65%) 5G
11 6 (0.55%) LAN
11 6 (0.55%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.46%) LTE
12 5 (0.46%) RFID
13 4 (0.37%) MQTT
13 4 (0.37%) NFC
13 4 (0.37%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.37%) GIS
2 2 (0.18%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.092%) DTS
Development Applications
1 56 (5.17%) Rational DOORS
2 31 (2.86%) Git
3 23 (2.12%) LabVIEW
4 8 (0.74%) JIRA
5 7 (0.65%) Moq
6 6 (0.55%) GitLab
6 6 (0.55%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.46%) Rational Rhapsody
8 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.18%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.18%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.18%) GDB
9 2 (0.18%) MLflow
10 1 (0.092%) Appium
10 1 (0.092%) CMake
10 1 (0.092%) GoogleTest
10 1 (0.092%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.092%) TestRail
10 1 (0.092%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.092%) Zephyr
General
1 215 (19.83%) Manufacturing
2 192 (17.71%) Social Skills
3 130 (11.99%) Aerospace
4 77 (7.10%) Automotive
5 76 (7.01%) Analytical Skills
6 65 (6.00%) Finance
7 37 (3.41%) Marketing
8 30 (2.77%) Military
8 30 (2.77%) Telecoms
9 26 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
10 23 (2.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (1.20%) Aviation
11 13 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (0.92%) Advertising
13 9 (0.83%) Aeronautics
13 9 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.46%) Games
14 5 (0.46%) Legal
14 5 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 246 (22.69%) Electronics Engineer
2 185 (17.07%) Senior
3 174 (16.05%) Software Engineer
4 162 (14.94%) Systems Engineer
5 138 (12.73%) Test Engineer
6 98 (9.04%) Electronics Test Engineer
7 97 (8.95%) Embedded Engineer
8 91 (8.39%) Principal Engineer
9 71 (6.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 71 (6.55%) Hardware Engineer
10 69 (6.37%) Lead
11 63 (5.81%) Support Engineer
12 61 (5.63%) Technical Engineer
13 60 (5.54%) Principal Systems Engineer
14 55 (5.07%) Technical Support
14 55 (5.07%) Technical Support Engineer
15 54 (4.98%) Senior Software Engineer
16 50 (4.61%) Senior Electronics Engineer
17 49 (4.52%) Business Development Manager
17 49 (4.52%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (1.94%) .NET
2 10 (0.92%) XML
3 9 (0.83%) WPF
3 9 (0.83%) Yocto
4 7 (0.65%) .NET Framework
4 7 (0.65%) Entity Framework
4 7 (0.65%) Middleware
4 7 (0.65%) XSLT
5 6 (0.55%) DirectX
5 6 (0.55%) OpenGL
5 6 (0.55%) pytest
5 6 (0.55%) Vue
5 6 (0.55%) Vulkan
6 5 (0.46%) HTML
6 5 (0.46%) OpenGL ES
7 4 (0.37%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.37%) RESTful
8 2 (0.18%) LangChain
8 2 (0.18%) Node.js
8 2 (0.18%) React
Miscellaneous
1 86 (7.93%) Embedded Systems
2 60 (5.54%) IoT
3 53 (4.89%) Analogue Electronics
4 51 (4.70%) FPGA
5 41 (3.78%) Robotics
6 26 (2.40%) Algorithms
7 24 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
8 22 (2.03%) Driving Licence
9 20 (1.85%) Acoustics
10 14 (1.29%) Data Centre
10 14 (1.29%) VHDL
11 13 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (1.20%) Management Information System
12 11 (1.01%) Social Media
13 9 (0.83%) Fibre Optics
13 9 (0.83%) PCIe
13 9 (0.83%) Verilog
14 8 (0.74%) Device Driver
14 8 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (0.65%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 45 (4.15%) Linux
2 31 (2.86%) FreeRTOS
3 20 (1.85%) Windows
4 17 (1.57%) Embedded Linux
5 9 (0.83%) Unix
6 8 (0.74%) Android
7 2 (0.18%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.092%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.092%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.092%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (20.48%) Software Engineering
2 147 (13.56%) Problem-Solving
3 115 (10.61%) Validation
4 87 (8.03%) Systems Engineering
5 66 (6.09%) Continuous Improvement
6 63 (5.81%) Business Development
7 62 (5.72%) Physics
8 57 (5.26%) Computer Science
9 54 (4.98%) Test Automation
10 46 (4.24%) Prototyping
11 44 (4.06%) Mentoring
12 42 (3.87%) Decision-Making
13 41 (3.78%) Test Planning
14 40 (3.69%) AI
15 38 (3.51%) Software Testing
15 38 (3.51%) Verification and Validation
16 35 (3.23%) Collaborative Working
16 35 (3.23%) Project Management
17 34 (3.14%) Mathematics
18 32 (2.95%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 109 (10.06%) C
2 104 (9.59%) C++
3 75 (6.92%) Python
4 56 (5.17%) C#
4 56 (5.17%) MATLAB
5 42 (3.87%) Embedded C
6 14 (1.29%) Embedded C++
7 10 (0.92%) SQL
8 7 (0.65%) XAML
9 6 (0.55%) VB
10 3 (0.28%) Rust
11 2 (0.18%) Bash
11 2 (0.18%) JavaScript
11 2 (0.18%) Perl
12 1 (0.092%) Assembly Language
12 1 (0.092%) Java
12 1 (0.092%) PHP
12 1 (0.092%) SystemVerilog
12 1 (0.092%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.092%) VB6
Qualifications
1 304 (28.04%) Degree
2 84 (7.75%) BPSS Clearance
3 69 (6.37%) Security Cleared
4 46 (4.24%) HNC
4 46 (4.24%) HND
5 41 (3.78%) SC Cleared
6 34 (3.14%) Master's Degree
7 18 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (1.38%) PhD
9 13 (1.20%) DV Cleared
10 7 (0.65%) City & Guilds
11 4 (0.37%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 3 (0.28%) Chartered Engineer
12 3 (0.28%) NVQ Level 3
13 2 (0.18%) HPE ATP
13 2 (0.18%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.092%) ISEB
14 1 (0.092%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (1.94%) QA
2 15 (1.38%) ISO 9001
3 9 (0.83%) Def Stans
4 7 (0.65%) DO-254
5 6 (0.55%) JTAG
6 5 (0.46%) ISO 26262
7 4 (0.37%) DO-178B
8 3 (0.28%) Automotive SPICE
8 3 (0.28%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.28%) MISRA
8 3 (0.28%) MISRA C
9 2 (0.18%) IEC 61508
9 2 (0.18%) PMO
9 2 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.092%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.092%) AUTOSAR
10 1 (0.092%) GDPR
10 1 (0.092%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 148 (13.65%) Firmware
2 79 (7.29%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.74%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (0.83%) Functional Safety
2 3 (0.28%) Ansible
2 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 40 (3.69%) IBM
2 27 (2.49%) Dell
3 25 (2.31%) EMC
4 19 (1.75%) Microsoft
5 18 (1.66%) Xilinx
6 13 (1.20%) Mentor Graphics
7 11 (1.01%) Siemens
8 8 (0.74%) Google
9 5 (0.46%) Adobe
10 4 (0.37%) Altera
10 4 (0.37%) Facebook
10 4 (0.37%) Instagram
10 4 (0.37%) YouTube
11 3 (0.28%) Autodesk
11 3 (0.28%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.28%) Keysight
12 2 (0.18%) ANSYS
12 2 (0.18%) Cisco
12 2 (0.18%) Motorola
12 2 (0.18%) SAP