Mechatronics Job Trends

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 11 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 638 497 695
Rank change year-on-year -141 +198 +248
Permanent jobs citing Mechatronics 16 253 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.028% 0.41% 0.030%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.034% 0.47% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 14 13 11
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £47,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +66.67% -20.63%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £51,375
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +66.67% -20.63%

All Process and 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 47,424 53,892 47,309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.09% 86.75% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,060 28,022 36,472
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -1.87%

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

Mechatronics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mechatronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mechatronics

Mechatronics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mechatronics over the 6 months to 11 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Mechatronics in the UK

Mechatronics
Top 6 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 11 December 2025. 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 -126 15 £55,000 -12.00% 38
UK excluding London -127 15 £55,000 -12.00% 38
South East +40 9 £57,500 - 7
West Midlands -55 6 £55,000 +10.00% 5
Midlands -81 6 £55,000 +10.00% 7
Work from Home +76 1 £115,000 +76.92% 18

Mechatronics
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 1 (6.25%) Kinematics
Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Simulink
2 1 (6.25%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 6 (37.50%) Ethernet
1 6 (37.50%) Modbus
2 5 (31.25%) Profibus
3 1 (6.25%) Bluetooth
3 1 (6.25%) GSM
3 1 (6.25%) RS-232
3 1 (6.25%) RS-485
3 1 (6.25%) UWB
3 1 (6.25%) Wireless
General
1 11 (68.75%) Electronics
2 5 (31.25%) Manufacturing
3 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Automotive
4 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (31.25%) Control Systems Engineer
1 5 (31.25%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (18.75%) Design Engineer
2 3 (18.75%) Test Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Hardware Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Robotics Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Junior
4 1 (6.25%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Principal Hardware Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Robotics Software Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (18.75%) .NET
2 1 (6.25%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) SCADA
2 4 (25.00%) Robotics
3 2 (12.50%) Algorithms
4 1 (6.25%) 3D Printing
4 1 (6.25%) Acoustics
4 1 (6.25%) Arduino
4 1 (6.25%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (6.25%) Fibre Optics
4 1 (6.25%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (6.25%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Validation
2 5 (31.25%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (18.75%) AI
4 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
4 3 (18.75%) Software Engineering
4 3 (18.75%) Test Automation
5 2 (12.50%) Embedded Software Development
5 2 (12.50%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 1 (6.25%) Analytical Thinking
6 1 (6.25%) Battery Management
6 1 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (6.25%) Control Theory
6 1 (6.25%) Digital Twin
6 1 (6.25%) Machine Learning
6 1 (6.25%) Power Management
6 1 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (6.25%) Regulatory Compliance
6 1 (6.25%) Security Operations
6 1 (6.25%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 5 (31.25%) Ladder Logic
2 3 (18.75%) C#
2 3 (18.75%) VB.NET
3 2 (12.50%) MATLAB
4 1 (6.25%) C++
4 1 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (87.50%) Degree
2 8 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 4 (25.00%) HND
4 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) AUTOSAR
1 2 (12.50%) ISO 26262
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) Allen-Bradley
1 5 (31.25%) Rockwell
1 5 (31.25%) Siemens
2 2 (12.50%) EMC
3 1 (6.25%) NVIDIA