Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 17 April 2021

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Electronics over the 6 months to 17 April 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Electronics
UK
6 months to
17 Apr 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 202 349 279
Rank change year-on-year +147 -70 +13
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 1,373 952 1,759
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.63% 0.86% 1.18%
As % of the General category 4.10% 2.13% 2.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,114 727 1,436
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £35,558
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.82% -0.53%
75th Percentile £73,750 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £65,000 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -5.26%

Electronics is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

All General Skills
UK
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 33,471 44,633 59,908
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 39.78% 40.17% 40.29%
Number of salaries quoted 24,164 34,299 45,769
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £30,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £74,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.11% +5.56% -

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics.

Salary trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 17 April 2021.

Salary histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the UK over the 6 months to 17 April 2021. 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
Job
Vacancies
England +150 1,263 £55,000 +10.00% 484
UK excluding London +67 881 £47,500 - 484
London +283 354 £75,000 +30.43% 59
South East +65 266 £45,000 -14.29% 123
South West +17 238 £47,500 +5.56% 69
Work from Home +6 226 £55,000 -4.35% 49
East of England +68 145 £60,000 +41.18% 113
North of England +68 89 £55,000 +10.00% 61
Midlands +33 76 £47,500 +5.56% 55
North West +51 54 £55,000 -4.35% 32
West Midlands -3 51 £42,500 -10.53% 32
Scotland +11 35 £45,000 -13.04% 45
Yorkshire +5 28 £52,500 +16.67% 23
East Midlands +25 25 £50,000 +11.11% 23
Northern Ireland +18 19 £34,000 -25.27% 3
Wales +40 13 £42,000 +5.00% 15
North East +21 7 £60,000 +63.27% 6

For the 6 months to 17 April 2021, IT jobs citing Electronics also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Electronics.

1 754 (54.92%) Manufacturing
2 713 (51.93%) Marketing
3 689 (50.18%) Finance
4 678 (49.38%) Telecoms
5 669 (48.73%) Digital Marketing
6 668 (48.65%) Programme Management
7 666 (48.51%) Business Intelligence
8 664 (48.36%) SAP
8 664 (48.36%) Public Sector
9 369 (26.88%) Agile Software Development
10 349 (25.42%) Degree
11 345 (25.13%) Software Engineering
12 278 (20.25%) C++
13 266 (19.37%) Python
14 255 (18.57%) Linux
15 226 (16.46%) C
16 199 (14.49%) Computer Science
17 169 (12.31%) Scrum
18 168 (12.24%) DevOps
19 165 (12.02%) Azure
20 156 (11.36%) JavaScript
21 151 (11.00%) C#
21 151 (11.00%) Security Cleared
22 149 (10.85%) Java
23 135 (9.83%) Firmware
24 130 (9.47%) Problem-Solving
25 118 (8.59%) Validation
26 115 (8.38%) Windows
27 112 (8.16%) AWS
28 111 (8.08%) Continuous Integration

Electronics
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 28 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.53%) CMS
3 17 (1.24%) JBoss
3 17 (1.24%) Mule
3 17 (1.24%) Red Hat Fuse
4 16 (1.17%) Mule ESB
5 15 (1.09%) Confluence
5 15 (1.09%) Tomcat
6 14 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
7 10 (0.73%) MS Exchange
7 10 (0.73%) WordPress
8 7 (0.51%) OpenStack
8 7 (0.51%) Skype for Business
9 6 (0.44%) Apache Spark
10 4 (0.29%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.29%) Joomla!
10 4 (0.29%) nginx
11 2 (0.15%) Apache
11 2 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
11 2 (0.15%) WildFly
Applications
1 39 (2.84%) Simulink
2 25 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (0.87%) OrCAD
5 11 (0.80%) Zeplin
6 7 (0.51%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.44%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.36%) AutoCAD
9 4 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
9 4 (0.29%) Sketch
10 3 (0.22%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.22%) Figma
10 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
11 2 (0.15%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.15%) OmniGraffle
11 2 (0.15%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.073%) InVision
12 1 (0.073%) PTC Creo
12 1 (0.073%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 5 (0.36%) JDE OneWorld
1 5 (0.36%) Social Studio
2 3 (0.22%) Infor M3
3 2 (0.15%) Cerner Millennium
3 2 (0.15%) Salesforce.com CRM
3 2 (0.15%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 165 (12.02%) Azure
2 112 (8.16%) AWS
3 101 (7.36%) GCP
4 84 (6.12%) SaaS
5 39 (2.84%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (1.31%) Amazon EC2
7 16 (1.17%) Serverless
8 11 (0.80%) GitHub
9 10 (0.73%) Amazon Alexa
9 10 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
9 10 (0.73%) Kong
10 8 (0.58%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
11 6 (0.44%) AWS CloudFormation
11 6 (0.44%) Trello
12 5 (0.36%) IaaS
12 5 (0.36%) PaaS
13 4 (0.29%) Azure Functions
13 4 (0.29%) OpenDNS
13 4 (0.29%) OpenShift
13 4 (0.29%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 46 (3.35%) Internet
2 41 (2.99%) Ethernet
3 37 (2.69%) Bluetooth
4 35 (2.55%) Wireless
5 30 (2.18%) Firewall
5 30 (2.18%) Wi-Fi
6 27 (1.97%) Software-Defined Radio
7 25 (1.82%) RS-485
8 24 (1.75%) ZigBee
9 23 (1.68%) DNS
10 21 (1.53%) TCP/IP
11 20 (1.46%) VPN
12 16 (1.17%) BGP
12 16 (1.17%) OSPF
13 15 (1.09%) VLAN
14 14 (1.02%) RS-232
14 14 (1.02%) WAN
15 12 (0.87%) Modbus
15 12 (0.87%) RS-422
16 11 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (4.88%) SQL Server
2 48 (3.50%) MongoDB
3 36 (2.62%) NoSQL
4 28 (2.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 27 (1.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 21 (1.53%) MySQL
7 19 (1.38%) Amazon DynamoDB
8 17 (1.24%) Relational Database
9 13 (0.95%) Big Data
9 13 (0.95%) QlikView
10 12 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (0.51%) Hadoop
12 5 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.36%) Redis
13 4 (0.29%) Power BI
13 4 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (0.22%) MariaDB
15 2 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
15 2 (0.15%) Impala
15 2 (0.15%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 100 (7.28%) Git (software)
2 64 (4.66%) JIRA
3 29 (2.11%) Jenkins
4 25 (1.82%) JUnit
5 23 (1.68%) Maven
6 22 (1.60%) Visual Studio
7 19 (1.38%) LabVIEW
8 18 (1.31%) IntelliJ
9 17 (1.24%) GCC
9 17 (1.24%) GitLab
10 14 (1.02%) Eclipse
11 13 (0.95%) Subversion
12 12 (0.87%) Cypress.io
13 11 (0.80%) Grunt
13 11 (0.80%) gulp
13 11 (0.80%) Postman
14 10 (0.73%) Cucumber
15 9 (0.66%) Selenium
16 8 (0.58%) Rational DOORS
16 8 (0.58%) SoapUI
General
1 754 (54.92%) Manufacturing
2 713 (51.93%) Marketing
3 689 (50.18%) Finance
4 678 (49.38%) Telecoms
5 664 (48.36%) Public Sector
6 64 (4.66%) Retail
7 53 (3.86%) Games
8 33 (2.40%) Automotive
9 29 (2.11%) Legal
10 23 (1.68%) Aerospace
11 19 (1.38%) Law
11 19 (1.38%) Military
12 18 (1.31%) Banking
13 14 (1.02%) Advertising
14 8 (0.58%) Publishing
15 7 (0.51%) Avionics
16 4 (0.29%) Local Government
17 3 (0.22%) Fire and Rescue
17 3 (0.22%) Pharmaceutical
18 2 (0.15%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 285 (20.76%) Developer
2 209 (15.22%) Software Engineer
3 153 (11.14%) Electronics Engineer
4 94 (6.85%) Design Engineer
5 93 (6.77%) Senior Developer
6 84 (6.12%) Embedded Engineer
7 76 (5.54%) Java Developer
8 75 (5.46%) Software Developer
9 68 (4.95%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 68 (4.95%) Systems Engineer
10 61 (4.44%) Consultant
11 55 (4.01%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 52 (3.79%) Architect
13 49 (3.57%) C++ Software Engineer
14 47 (3.42%) Analyst
15 46 (3.35%) Senior Software Engineer
16 37 (2.69%) Senior Electronics Engineer
17 34 (2.48%) DevOps Engineer
17 34 (2.48%) Junior
18 33 (2.40%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (6.48%) .NET
2 88 (6.41%) AngularJS
3 77 (5.61%) HTML
4 75 (5.46%) CSS
5 72 (5.24%) REST
6 58 (4.22%) React
7 47 (3.42%) Spring
8 41 (2.99%) ASP.NET
9 38 (2.77%) SOAP
10 32 (2.33%) .NET Core
10 32 (2.33%) Node.js
11 31 (2.26%) Web Services
12 29 (2.11%) JSON
13 27 (1.97%) RESTful
14 24 (1.75%) HTML5
14 24 (1.75%) jQuery
15 22 (1.60%) ASP.NET MVC
15 22 (1.60%) Spring Boot
16 21 (1.53%) Vue.js
17 20 (1.46%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 85 (6.19%) Analytical Skills
2 75 (5.46%) User Experience
3 62 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
4 60 (4.37%) Embedded Systems
5 57 (4.15%) Algorithms
6 53 (3.86%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 33 (2.40%) Cloud Native
7 33 (2.40%) Mobile App
8 30 (2.18%) Internet of Things
9 27 (1.97%) Analogue Electronics
10 25 (1.82%) Data Centre
11 24 (1.75%) Blog
12 23 (1.68%) VHDL
13 19 (1.38%) Acoustics
14 18 (1.31%) Smart Home
15 17 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
16 16 (1.17%) iPad
17 14 (1.02%) Video\Live Streaming
18 13 (0.95%) Management Information System
18 13 (0.95%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 255 (18.57%) Linux
2 115 (8.38%) Windows
3 56 (4.08%) Android
4 50 (3.64%) Unix
5 37 (2.69%) Apple iOS
6 33 (2.40%) Embedded Linux
7 27 (1.97%) Windows Server
8 17 (1.24%) CentOS
8 17 (1.24%) Windows 10
9 12 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
11 7 (0.51%) FreeRTOS
12 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.29%) Kali Linux
13 4 (0.29%) Mac OS
13 4 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (0.29%) Robot Operating System
14 2 (0.15%) Solaris
14 2 (0.15%) SUSE
15 1 (0.073%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 669 (48.73%) Digital Marketing
2 668 (48.65%) Programme Management
3 666 (48.51%) Business Intelligence
4 369 (26.88%) Agile Software Development
5 345 (25.13%) Software Engineering
6 199 (14.49%) Computer Science
7 169 (12.31%) Scrum
8 168 (12.24%) DevOps
9 130 (9.47%) Problem-Solving
10 118 (8.59%) Validation
11 111 (8.08%) Continuous Integration
12 90 (6.55%) Project Management
13 87 (6.34%) Mentoring
14 80 (5.83%) Test Automation
15 77 (5.61%) TDD
16 73 (5.32%) Mathematics
16 73 (5.32%) SDLC
17 70 (5.10%) Microservices
17 70 (5.10%) Software Testing
18 69 (5.03%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 278 (20.25%) C++
2 266 (19.37%) Python
3 226 (16.46%) C
4 156 (11.36%) JavaScript
5 151 (11.00%) C#
6 149 (10.85%) Java
7 102 (7.43%) SQL
8 71 (5.17%) TypeScript
9 61 (4.44%) MATLAB
10 60 (4.37%) Go
11 44 (3.20%) Embedded C
12 32 (2.33%) Embedded C++
13 28 (2.04%) Rust
14 24 (1.75%) Bash Shell
15 23 (1.68%) PowerShell
16 22 (1.60%) Shell Script
17 16 (1.17%) Kotlin
17 16 (1.17%) PHP
18 15 (1.09%) Perl
18 15 (1.09%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 349 (25.42%) Degree
2 151 (11.00%) Security Cleared
3 107 (7.79%) SC Cleared
4 69 (5.03%) Master's Degree
5 42 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (1.53%) PhD
7 20 (1.46%) DV Cleared
8 17 (1.24%) Numerate Degree
9 16 (1.17%) HNC
10 11 (0.80%) HND
11 9 (0.66%) CCNP
11 9 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.58%) Chartered Engineer
13 6 (0.44%) CCIE
13 6 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.44%) MCITP
13 6 (0.44%) MCSA
13 6 (0.44%) MCSE
13 6 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.29%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (4.01%) QA
2 27 (1.97%) GDPR
3 25 (1.82%) MISRA
4 22 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (1.38%) NIST
6 12 (0.87%) MISRA C
7 8 (0.58%) Data Quality
7 8 (0.58%) Def Stans
7 8 (0.58%) ISO 9001
8 7 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 7 (0.51%) ISO 26262
8 7 (0.51%) JTAG
8 7 (0.51%) OASIS TOSCA
9 6 (0.44%) IEC 61508
9 6 (0.44%) PCI DSS
9 6 (0.44%) PMO
10 5 (0.36%) IEC 62304
10 5 (0.36%) ISO 13485
11 3 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 135 (9.83%) Firmware
2 104 (7.57%) Docker
3 43 (3.13%) Active Directory
4 16 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 10 (0.73%) KVM
6 5 (0.36%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.29%) Snort
7 4 (0.29%) Squid
8 3 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.073%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.073%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 77 (5.61%) Kubernetes
2 38 (2.77%) Terraform
3 23 (1.68%) Puppet
4 20 (1.46%) Ansible
5 13 (0.95%) Istio
6 10 (0.73%) Argo
6 10 (0.73%) Knative
6 10 (0.73%) linkerd
7 8 (0.58%) Suricata
8 7 (0.51%) Grafana
8 7 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
8 7 (0.51%) Packer
8 7 (0.51%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.44%) Opscode Chef
9 6 (0.44%) SCCM
9 6 (0.44%) WSUS
10 5 (0.36%) Sonobuoy
11 4 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
11 4 (0.29%) Nessus
11 4 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 664 (48.36%) SAP
2 109 (7.94%) Microsoft
3 83 (6.05%) Google
4 69 (5.03%) EMC
5 39 (2.84%) Twitter
6 36 (2.62%) Salesforce.com
7 35 (2.55%) Cisco
8 25 (1.82%) Xamarin
9 23 (1.68%) Red Hat
10 22 (1.60%) Oracle
10 22 (1.60%) VMware
11 18 (1.31%) Xilinx
12 14 (1.02%) Cadence
13 13 (0.95%) Infor
13 13 (0.95%) Instagram
14 12 (0.87%) Agilent
15 11 (0.80%) IBM
16 10 (0.73%) F5
16 10 (0.73%) Splunk
17 9 (0.66%) Palo Alto
559 Electronics job vacancies Nationwide