Electronics Job Trends

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 cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 144 193
Rank change year-on-year -21 +49 +46
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 961 971 1,259
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.34% 2.12% 1.60%
As % of the General category 2.43% 3.04% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 543 308 900
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,425 £32,450
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,150 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 39,524 31,928 48,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 55.04% 69.85% 61.46%
Number of salaries quoted 21,508 15,206 35,212
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -8.71%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £106,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in the UK

Electronics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Top 16 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 5 March 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
England -5 843 £55,000 -4.35% 412
UK excluding London -23 779 £55,000 - 426
South East -17 189 £51,500 -14.17% 115
East of England +43 182 £55,000 - 81
Work from Home 0 163 £55,000 -15.38% 123
London +123 137 £65,000 -18.75% 35
North of England -120 118 £51,250 -9.69% 83
South West -14 105 £58,750 +18.69% 56
Midlands +44 99 £45,000 -12.20% 60
Scotland -5 65 £54,750 -0.45% 37
North West +2 58 £46,500 -20.85% 36
West Midlands +26 57 £45,000 -21.74% 32
East Midlands +4 42 £55,000 +10.00% 27
North East +7 35 £56,500 -1.74% 14
Yorkshire -141 25 £55,000 +4.76% 33
Wales -18 21 £56,250 -9.27% 8

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 8 (0.83%) Kinematics
2 3 (0.31%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.21%) Confluence
3 2 (0.21%) Tomcat
3 2 (0.21%) WebLogic
3 2 (0.21%) WebLogic Portal
4 1 (0.10%) Apache
4 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 32 (3.33%) Simulink
2 16 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.42%) Fusion 360
5 3 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.31%) OrCAD
6 2 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.10%) CANalyzer
7 1 (0.10%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.10%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.62%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.21%) Misys Midas
2 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.21%) Primavera
3 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 17 (1.77%) Azure
2 16 (1.66%) GitHub
3 15 (1.56%) GCP
4 13 (1.35%) AWS
5 10 (1.04%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (1.04%) Power Platform
6 6 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
7 5 (0.52%) Google Workspace
8 4 (0.42%) Cloud Functions
8 4 (0.42%) Cloud Run
8 4 (0.42%) Google Compute Engine
9 3 (0.31%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.31%) OCI
10 2 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (0.21%) SaaS
10 2 (0.21%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 1 (0.10%) OpenShift
11 1 (0.10%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.29%) Wireless
2 14 (1.46%) Bluetooth
2 14 (1.46%) Ethernet
3 12 (1.25%) RS-232
4 11 (1.14%) WAN
5 8 (0.83%) 5G
5 8 (0.83%) SD-WAN
5 8 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.73%) DHCP
6 7 (0.73%) DNS
6 7 (0.73%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.62%) Firewall
7 6 (0.62%) VPN
8 5 (0.52%) Software-Defined Radio
8 5 (0.52%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.31%) LAN
9 3 (0.31%) LTE
10 2 (0.21%) GSM
10 2 (0.21%) HTTP
10 2 (0.21%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.04%) Power BI
2 7 (0.73%) MongoDB
3 6 (0.62%) Tableau
4 5 (0.52%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.42%) BigQuery
5 4 (0.42%) Qlik Sense
6 3 (0.31%) Big Data
7 2 (0.21%) KNIME
7 2 (0.21%) Metadata
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Discoverer
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.21%) QlikView
7 2 (0.21%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.10%) DTS
8 1 (0.10%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.10%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 56 (5.83%) Rational DOORS
2 23 (2.39%) Git
3 17 (1.77%) LabVIEW
4 10 (1.04%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.04%) JIRA
5 6 (0.62%) Subversion
6 5 (0.52%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.42%) GitLab
8 2 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.21%) Selenium
9 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.10%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.10%) Postman
9 1 (0.10%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.10%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.10%) WebDriver
General
1 330 (34.34%) Social Skills
2 197 (20.50%) Manufacturing
3 142 (14.78%) Marketing
4 133 (13.84%) Finance
5 127 (13.22%) Telecoms
6 118 (12.28%) Public Sector
7 60 (6.24%) Analytical Skills
8 57 (5.93%) Aerospace
9 32 (3.33%) Automotive
10 26 (2.71%) Military
11 20 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (1.87%) Retail
13 16 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.25%) Aviation
15 12 (1.25%) Games
16 9 (0.94%) Legal
17 8 (0.83%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.73%) Avionics
18 7 (0.73%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 129 (13.42%) Electronics Engineer
2 115 (11.97%) Senior
3 100 (10.41%) Sales Executive
4 94 (9.78%) Telesales Executive
5 93 (9.68%) Account Executive
5 93 (9.68%) Sales Account Executive
6 84 (8.74%) Systems Engineer
7 75 (7.80%) Lead
8 73 (7.60%) Test Engineer
9 68 (7.08%) Software Engineer
10 66 (6.87%) Embedded Engineer
11 53 (5.52%) Principal Engineer
12 45 (4.68%) Electronics Test Engineer
12 45 (4.68%) Support Engineer
13 41 (4.27%) Principal Systems Engineer
14 34 (3.54%) Consultant
14 34 (3.54%) Embedded Software Engineer
15 32 (3.33%) Technical Engineer
15 32 (3.33%) Test Technician
16 31 (3.23%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.60%) SAP CAF
2 14 (1.46%) Middleware
3 13 (1.35%) .NET
4 8 (0.83%) pytest
5 7 (0.73%) CSS
5 7 (0.73%) HTML
6 6 (0.62%) DirectX
6 6 (0.62%) Flash
6 6 (0.62%) Node.js
6 6 (0.62%) OpenGL
6 6 (0.62%) OpenGL ES
6 6 (0.62%) Vulkan
7 5 (0.52%) RESTful
8 4 (0.42%) Apache Cordova
9 3 (0.31%) FastAPI
9 3 (0.31%) Flask
9 3 (0.31%) Pandas
9 3 (0.31%) PyTorch
9 3 (0.31%) scikit-learn
9 3 (0.31%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 51 (5.31%) Embedded Systems
2 50 (5.20%) FPGA
3 45 (4.68%) Algorithms
3 45 (4.68%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (3.12%) IoT
5 26 (2.71%) Management Information System
6 25 (2.60%) Robotics
7 24 (2.50%) Driving Licence
8 23 (2.39%) Analogue Electronics
9 15 (1.56%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.14%) Mobile App
11 10 (1.04%) Onboarding
11 10 (1.04%) Self-Driving Car
12 9 (0.94%) NHS
12 9 (0.94%) VHDL
13 8 (0.83%) Augmented Reality
13 8 (0.83%) Cloud Native
14 7 (0.73%) Fibre Optics
14 7 (0.73%) Product Ownership
15 6 (0.62%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.39%) Windows
2 20 (2.08%) Linux
3 18 (1.87%) Android
4 12 (1.25%) Unix
5 4 (0.42%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.21%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.21%) VMS
6 2 (0.21%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.10%) Debian
7 1 (0.10%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (15.30%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (12.49%) Telesales
3 119 (12.38%) Digital Marketing
4 117 (12.17%) Business Intelligence
5 112 (11.65%) Programme Management
6 98 (10.20%) Software Engineering
7 79 (8.22%) Systems Engineering
8 77 (8.01%) Agile
9 63 (6.56%) B2B
9 63 (6.56%) Physics
10 56 (5.83%) AI
11 54 (5.62%) Cybersecurity
12 53 (5.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 51 (5.31%) Collaborative Culture
14 50 (5.20%) Project Management
15 49 (5.10%) Validation
16 42 (4.37%) Coaching
17 41 (4.27%) Signal Processing
18 40 (4.16%) Mathematics
19 39 (4.06%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 86 (8.95%) C
2 80 (8.32%) C++
3 69 (7.18%) Python
4 54 (5.62%) MATLAB
5 39 (4.06%) C#
6 28 (2.91%) Embedded C
7 24 (2.50%) SQL
8 16 (1.66%) TypeScript
9 12 (1.25%) Embedded C++
9 12 (1.25%) JavaScript
10 9 (0.94%) Bash
11 5 (0.52%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.52%) Rust
11 5 (0.52%) Tcl
12 4 (0.42%) Java
12 4 (0.42%) XAML
13 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.31%) R
14 2 (0.21%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.21%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 285 (29.66%) Degree
2 117 (12.17%) Security Cleared
3 95 (9.89%) BPSS Clearance
4 86 (8.95%) SC Cleared
5 47 (4.89%) DV Cleared
6 33 (3.43%) HND
7 30 (3.12%) Master's Degree
8 28 (2.91%) CISSP
9 26 (2.71%) CISM
10 25 (2.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 21 (2.19%) HNC
12 14 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (0.94%) PhD
14 7 (0.73%) A+ Certification
14 7 (0.73%) City & Guilds
15 6 (0.62%) PMI Certification
15 6 (0.62%) PMP
16 4 (0.42%) Numerate Degree
17 3 (0.31%) MBA
17 3 (0.31%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (3.12%) QA
2 27 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (2.71%) NIST
4 25 (2.60%) GRC
5 23 (2.39%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 11 (1.14%) ISO 9001
7 7 (0.73%) ISO 13485
8 6 (0.62%) SLA
9 5 (0.52%) GDPR
9 5 (0.52%) PMO
10 3 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.21%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.21%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.21%) JTAG
12 1 (0.10%) IEC 61131
12 1 (0.10%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 79 (8.22%) Firmware
2 43 (4.47%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (1.35%) Docker
4 9 (0.94%) Active Directory
5 2 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.10%) iptables
6 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.10%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 9 (0.94%) Kubernetes
2 8 (0.83%) Terraform
3 5 (0.52%) Ansible
4 4 (0.42%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.10%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.10%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.10%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.10%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.10%) Puppet
6 1 (0.10%) Rancher
Vendors
1 123 (12.80%) SAP
2 121 (12.59%) Dell
3 35 (3.64%) IBM
4 26 (2.71%) EMC
4 26 (2.71%) Microsoft
5 19 (1.98%) Siemens
6 15 (1.56%) Google
7 11 (1.14%) Cisco
8 9 (0.94%) Palantir
8 9 (0.94%) Salesforce
9 8 (0.83%) Oracle
9 8 (0.83%) YouTube
10 7 (0.73%) Mentor Graphics
10 7 (0.73%) Sophos
11 4 (0.42%) Altera
12 3 (0.31%) QAD
13 2 (0.21%) Computacenter
13 2 (0.21%) Logitech
13 2 (0.21%) VMware
13 2 (0.21%) Xilinx