Electronics
UK

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 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 266 243 320
Rank change year-on-year -23 +77 -63
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 663 1,842 1,434
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.25% 1.50% 1.12%
As % of the General category 1.90% 2.18% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 440 910 920
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,113 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,375
Median % change year-on-year - +1.15% +8.75%
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +3.09% -3.00%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,825 84,481 76,781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 65.73% 68.77% 59.91%
Number of salaries quoted 24,374 48,187 48,005
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,250
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.60% +3.68%

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 7 December 2023.

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 7 December 2023. 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
England -2 600 £55,000 - 1,314
UK excluding London +3 553 £52,500 +5.00% 1,229
Work from Home -57 231 £57,500 +3.23% 412
South East +35 167 £53,500 -10.83% 410
Midlands +20 103 £56,000 +19.15% 167
North of England +131 95 £51,500 +8.42% 160
East of England +36 83 £55,000 -8.33% 266
South West -51 68 £50,000 +11.11% 160
West Midlands +15 67 £60,000 +27.66% 118
London +27 54 £65,000 -10.34% 183
Yorkshire +109 39 £40,000 -11.11% 43
East Midlands +36 36 £41,250 +13.79% 49
North West +86 29 £47,500 -5.00% 96
Scotland +1 29 £51,500 -20.77% 81
North East +58 27 £55,000 +62.64% 21
Wales -17 6 £60,000 +33.33% 41
Northern Ireland +30 2 £35,000 -46.15% 7

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 7 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.75%) Confluence
2 5 (0.75%) nginx
3 4 (0.60%) MS Exchange
4 2 (0.30%) CMS
4 2 (0.30%) IIS
4 2 (0.30%) WordPress
5 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.15%) Artix
5 1 (0.15%) SAS
5 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 42 (6.33%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (5.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (5.28%) Simulink
3 31 (4.68%) Microsoft Project
4 19 (2.87%) OrCAD
5 6 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.90%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.45%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.30%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.30%) Mathcad
7 2 (0.30%) TargetLink
8 1 (0.15%) CANalyzer
8 1 (0.15%) PTC Creo
8 1 (0.15%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.30%) SAP PM
1 2 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (0.30%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.15%) Cerner Millennium
2 1 (0.15%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.15%) SAP Hybris
2 1 (0.15%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 78 (11.76%) Azure
2 26 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
2 26 (3.92%) Power Platform
3 23 (3.47%) AWS
4 15 (2.26%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
5 11 (1.66%) GCP
6 9 (1.36%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (1.21%) SaaS
8 7 (1.06%) Entra ID
9 6 (0.90%) GitHub
9 6 (0.90%) Serverless
10 5 (0.75%) IaaS
10 5 (0.75%) PaaS
11 3 (0.45%) AWS IoT
11 3 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.45%) ChatGPT
12 2 (0.30%) Azure Cognitive Services
12 2 (0.30%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.30%) Azure Pipelines
Communications & Networking
1 36 (5.43%) Wireless
2 31 (4.68%) TCP/IP
3 23 (3.47%) HTTP
4 22 (3.32%) Internet
5 14 (2.11%) Ethernet
6 12 (1.81%) LTE
7 11 (1.66%) 4G
7 11 (1.66%) Software-Defined Radio
8 10 (1.51%) 3GPP
8 10 (1.51%) Firewall
9 9 (1.36%) 5G
9 9 (1.36%) MQTT
10 7 (1.06%) 5G NR
10 7 (1.06%) GSM
10 7 (1.06%) Modbus
10 7 (1.06%) SSH
10 7 (1.06%) WAN
11 6 (0.90%) LAN
11 6 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.75%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.77%) Power BI
2 22 (3.32%) Power Query
3 21 (3.17%) Star Schema
4 8 (1.21%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.75%) MySQL
7 4 (0.60%) Firebird
8 3 (0.45%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.45%) Tableau
9 2 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.30%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.30%) Bigtable
9 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.15%) DTS
10 1 (0.15%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 36 (5.43%) Git
2 21 (3.17%) JIRA
3 15 (2.26%) Jenkins
4 14 (2.11%) Rational DOORS
5 12 (1.81%) LabVIEW
6 7 (1.06%) Selenium
6 7 (1.06%) Subversion
7 6 (0.90%) TeamCity
8 5 (0.75%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.60%) CMake
9 4 (0.60%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.60%) JUnit
10 3 (0.45%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.45%) GitLab
10 3 (0.45%) JMeter
10 3 (0.45%) VectorCAST
11 2 (0.30%) CppUnit
11 2 (0.30%) HP UFT
11 2 (0.30%) Maven
11 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 307 (46.30%) Manufacturing
2 213 (32.13%) Marketing
3 209 (31.52%) Finance
4 194 (29.26%) Telecoms
5 184 (27.75%) Public Sector
6 151 (22.78%) Social Skills
7 89 (13.42%) Automotive
8 72 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
9 32 (4.83%) Legal
10 29 (4.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (3.17%) Retail
12 18 (2.71%) Multimedia
13 17 (2.56%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.81%) Military
14 12 (1.81%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.21%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (1.06%) Games
17 4 (0.60%) Local Government
18 3 (0.45%) Avionics
18 3 (0.45%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 150 (22.62%) Senior
2 98 (14.78%) Electronics Engineer
3 85 (12.82%) Software Engineer
4 77 (11.61%) Embedded Engineer
5 61 (9.20%) Design Engineer
6 56 (8.45%) Developer
7 47 (7.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 44 (6.64%) Lead
9 40 (6.03%) Hardware Engineer
9 40 (6.03%) Project Manager
10 36 (5.43%) Systems Engineer
11 35 (5.28%) Senior Electronics Engineer
12 34 (5.13%) Senior Design Engineer
13 31 (4.68%) Development Manager
13 31 (4.68%) Electronics Design Engineer
14 29 (4.37%) Quality Engineer
15 25 (3.77%) Senior Manager
15 25 (3.77%) Support Engineer
16 24 (3.62%) Senior Project Manager
17 21 (3.17%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.83%) .NET
2 19 (2.87%) Protocol Buffers
3 18 (2.71%) Direct3D
3 18 (2.71%) HTML
3 18 (2.71%) OpenGL
3 18 (2.71%) OpenGL ES
3 18 (2.71%) Vulkan
4 16 (2.41%) CSS
5 14 (2.11%) .NET Core
6 10 (1.51%) React
7 9 (1.36%) ASP.NET Web API
8 8 (1.21%) RESTful
9 6 (0.90%) AngularJS
9 6 (0.90%) PyTorch
9 6 (0.90%) WPF
10 5 (0.75%) EDI
10 5 (0.75%) Flask
10 5 (0.75%) REST
10 5 (0.75%) TensorFlow
10 5 (0.75%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 62 (9.35%) Self-Motivation
2 58 (8.75%) Embedded Systems
3 54 (8.14%) FPGA
4 50 (7.54%) IoT
5 35 (5.28%) VHDL
6 22 (3.32%) Algorithms
6 22 (3.32%) Smartphone
7 18 (2.71%) 3D Graphics
7 18 (2.71%) Mali
8 16 (2.41%) Analogue Electronics
9 14 (2.11%) Driving Licence
9 14 (2.11%) Product Ownership
10 13 (1.96%) Renewable Energy
10 13 (1.96%) Verilog
11 12 (1.81%) Public Cloud
12 11 (1.66%) Arduino
12 11 (1.66%) Raspberry Pi
13 8 (1.21%) Management Information System
14 7 (1.06%) Device Driver
14 7 (1.06%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 69 (10.41%) Linux
2 46 (6.94%) Windows
3 33 (4.98%) Android
4 7 (1.06%) FreeRTOS
4 7 (1.06%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.90%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.75%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.60%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.45%) Debian
8 3 (0.45%) Unix
9 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (31.52%) Problem-Solving
2 204 (30.77%) Business Intelligence
3 183 (27.60%) Programme Management
4 182 (27.45%) Digital Marketing
5 149 (22.47%) Software Engineering
6 96 (14.48%) Agile
7 94 (14.18%) Computer Science
8 77 (11.61%) Project Management
9 62 (9.35%) DevOps
9 62 (9.35%) Software Testing
9 62 (9.35%) Validation
10 58 (8.75%) Customer Service
11 55 (8.30%) Mentoring
12 51 (7.69%) Decision-Making
13 50 (7.54%) Signal Processing
14 45 (6.79%) CAD
15 43 (6.49%) Business Development
16 42 (6.33%) Project Delivery
17 41 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
18 40 (6.03%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 161 (24.28%) C
2 119 (17.95%) C++
3 85 (12.82%) Python
4 59 (8.90%) C#
5 53 (7.99%) MATLAB
6 50 (7.54%) SQL
7 28 (4.22%) JavaScript
8 27 (4.07%) Java
9 22 (3.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (2.11%) Embedded C
11 11 (1.66%) Bash
11 11 (1.66%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.36%) PHP
12 9 (1.36%) TypeScript
13 7 (1.06%) Assembly Language
13 7 (1.06%) R
14 6 (0.90%) Ada
15 5 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
16 4 (0.60%) Delphi
16 4 (0.60%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 285 (42.99%) Degree
2 66 (9.95%) Security Cleared
3 47 (7.09%) SC Cleared
4 46 (6.94%) Master's Degree
5 37 (5.58%) Computer Science Degree
5 37 (5.58%) PhD
6 28 (4.22%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 22 (3.32%) HND
8 16 (2.41%) HNC
8 16 (2.41%) PMI Certification
8 16 (2.41%) PMP
9 15 (2.26%) DV Cleared
10 11 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (1.36%) Chartered Engineer
12 8 (1.21%) AAT
12 8 (1.21%) ACCA
12 8 (1.21%) CIMA
13 5 (0.75%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.75%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (9.05%) QA
2 31 (4.68%) ISO 26262
3 18 (2.71%) Automotive SPICE
4 8 (1.21%) AUTOSAR
5 7 (1.06%) IEC 61508
5 7 (1.06%) MISRA
5 7 (1.06%) PMO
6 6 (0.90%) DO-178B
7 5 (0.75%) ISO 9001
7 5 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.75%) SLA
8 4 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 4 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 3 (0.45%) DO-160
9 3 (0.45%) DO-254
10 2 (0.30%) COSHH
10 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.30%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.15%) ECSS
11 1 (0.15%) NIST
System Software
1 97 (14.63%) Firmware
2 34 (5.13%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (1.51%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.21%) Docker
5 6 (0.90%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.15%) NFS
8 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (1.21%) Functional Safety
2 4 (0.60%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.60%) Terraform
3 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.30%) Puppet
5 1 (0.15%) Grafana
5 1 (0.15%) Nmap
5 1 (0.15%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.15%) SCCM
5 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 192 (28.96%) SAP
2 91 (13.73%) Microsoft
3 54 (8.14%) EMC
4 20 (3.02%) YouTube
5 16 (2.41%) Xilinx
6 15 (2.26%) Intel
7 12 (1.81%) Mentor Graphics
8 10 (1.51%) Cadence
8 10 (1.51%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.36%) Citrix
10 7 (1.06%) Synopsys
11 5 (0.75%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.75%) Siemens
12 4 (0.60%) Apple
12 4 (0.60%) Cisco
12 4 (0.60%) Google
12 4 (0.60%) QNX
12 4 (0.60%) Renesas
12 4 (0.60%) Sun
12 4 (0.60%) VMware