Mechatronics
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Mechatronics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 735 647 581
Rank change year-on-year -88 -66 +229
Permanent jobs citing Mechatronics 33 31 255
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.032% 0.063% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.043% 0.070% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 15 27 20
10th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £49,375 £53,125 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +4.06%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +4.06%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Mechatronics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,038 44,320 69,725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.68% 89.51% 81.15%
Number of salaries quoted 52,466 25,228 46,329
10th Percentile £30,603 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.41%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Mechatronics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Mechatronics job vacancy trend in the UK

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Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mechatronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mechatronics

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Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mechatronics over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Mechatronics in the UK

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Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mechatronics within the UK over the 6 months to 1 August 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 -72 32 £55,000 - 75
UK excluding London -83 28 £55,000 - 75
North of England - 8 £60,000 - 15
South East -35 7 £55,000 +46.67% 12
Midlands -44 7 - - 23
Yorkshire - 7 £60,000 - 7
East Midlands - 6 - - 8
South West -70 4 £52,500 -4.55% 10
London - 4 £32,500 - 5
Work from Home -17 2 £46,250 - 20
East of England - 2 £50,000 - 12
West Midlands -48 1 - - 15
North East - 1 - - 5

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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:

Applications
1 2 (6.06%) AutoCAD
1 2 (6.06%) SOLIDWORKS
2 1 (3.03%) EPLAN
2 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.03%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.12%) RFID
General
1 11 (33.33%) Electronics
2 6 (18.18%) Military
3 5 (15.15%) Retail
3 5 (15.15%) Social Skills
4 4 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (12.12%) Manufacturing
4 4 (12.12%) Marketing
4 4 (12.12%) Telecoms
5 3 (9.09%) Finance
6 1 (3.03%) Aerospace
6 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.03%) Law
6 1 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (30.30%) Senior
2 7 (21.21%) Senior Technician
3 6 (18.18%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Field Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Field Service Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Installations Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Software Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Embedded Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Lead
5 3 (9.09%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) Design Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) Electrical Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) Electronics Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) Project Leader
7 1 (3.03%) Team Leader
7 1 (3.03%) Technical Leader
7 1 (3.03%) Technical Project Leader
7 1 (3.03%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.06%) QML
1 2 (6.06%) Qt
2 1 (3.03%) PyTorch
2 1 (3.03%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 13 (39.39%) Robotics
2 10 (30.30%) Onboarding
2 10 (30.30%) SCADA
3 4 (12.12%) Management Information System
4 3 (9.09%) CCTV
4 3 (9.09%) Driving Licence
5 2 (6.06%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (3.03%) Algorithms
6 1 (3.03%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (3.03%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.06%) Robot Operating System
2 1 (3.03%) Linux
2 1 (3.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (51.52%) Preventative Maintenance
2 9 (27.27%) Line Management
3 8 (24.24%) Proactive Maintenance
4 7 (21.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (18.18%) Order Management
5 6 (18.18%) Physics
5 6 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (15.15%) Systems Engineering
6 5 (15.15%) Validation
7 4 (12.12%) Software Engineering
8 3 (9.09%) Computer Science
8 3 (9.09%) Software Testing
8 3 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
9 2 (6.06%) Customer Experience
9 2 (6.06%) Decision-Making
9 2 (6.06%) OO
9 2 (6.06%) OOP
9 2 (6.06%) Sensor Fusion
9 2 (6.06%) Software Architecture
9 2 (6.06%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.12%) C++
2 2 (6.06%) C
2 2 (6.06%) Python
3 1 (3.03%) Embedded C
3 1 (3.03%) Embedded C++
3 1 (3.03%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (3.03%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 23 (69.70%) Degree
2 13 (39.39%) NVQ Level 3
3 11 (33.33%) City & Guilds
4 3 (9.09%) CTC Cleared
4 3 (9.09%) Security Cleared
5 2 (6.06%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.03%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) IEC 61508
1 1 (3.03%) QA
System Software
1 6 (18.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (18.18%) NEC
2 2 (6.06%) EMC
2 2 (6.06%) Siemens
3 1 (3.03%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (3.03%) OpenAI
3 1 (3.03%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.03%) SAP