Mechatronics Job Trends

Mechatronics
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Mechatronics skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 646 552 765
Rank change year-on-year -94 +213 +273
Permanent jobs citing Mechatronics 28 243 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.057% 0.31% 0.025%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.064% 0.38% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 26 15 9
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 -
25th Percentile £50,625 £33,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £48,050
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +35.28% +21.26%
75th Percentile £56,875 - £51,375
90th Percentile £62,500 £69,500 £51,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £48,050
% change year-on-year -15.38% +35.28% +21.26%

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 43,840 63,484 57,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.70% 81.24% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 24,733 35,914 43,040
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,750 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +2.86%

Mechatronics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Mechatronics 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 19 September 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 19 September 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
UK excluding London -99 27 £55,000 -15.38% 52
England -101 27 £55,000 -15.38% 45
West Midlands -28 17 £55,000 +57.14% 13
Midlands -53 17 £55,000 +57.14% 15
South East +34 9 £37,500 +10.29% 11
South West +66 1 £55,000 -15.38% 4

Mechatronics
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:

Applications
1 2 (7.14%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 12 (42.86%) Ethernet
1 12 (42.86%) Modbus
1 12 (42.86%) Profibus
2 1 (3.57%) Bluetooth
2 1 (3.57%) GSM
2 1 (3.57%) UWB
2 1 (3.57%) Wireless
General
1 22 (78.57%) Electronics
2 14 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 6 (21.43%) Automotive
4 3 (10.71%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (42.86%) Control Systems Engineer
1 12 (42.86%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (10.71%) Automation Engineer
2 3 (10.71%) Design Engineer
2 3 (10.71%) Lead
2 3 (10.71%) Test Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) Robotics Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Development Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Embedded Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Junior
4 1 (3.57%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.71%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 14 (50.00%) SCADA
2 4 (14.29%) Robotics
3 3 (10.71%) Product Ownership
4 2 (7.14%) Algorithms
4 2 (7.14%) Driving Licence
4 2 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.57%) 3D Printing
5 1 (3.57%) Arduino
5 1 (3.57%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (3.57%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (3.57%) Industry 4.0
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.57%) FreeRTOS
1 1 (3.57%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (60.71%) Validation
2 12 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (10.71%) Agile
4 3 (10.71%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 3 (10.71%) Computer Science
4 3 (10.71%) Customer Service
4 3 (10.71%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (10.71%) Requirements Management
4 3 (10.71%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (10.71%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (10.71%) Systems Engineering
4 3 (10.71%) Test Automation
5 2 (7.14%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (7.14%) B2B
5 2 (7.14%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (7.14%) Embedded Software Development
5 2 (7.14%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (7.14%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 12 (42.86%) Ladder Logic
2 3 (10.71%) C#
2 3 (10.71%) VB.NET
3 2 (7.14%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.57%) C
Qualifications
1 22 (78.57%) Degree
2 14 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 4 (14.29%) HND
4 2 (7.14%) DBS Check
5 1 (3.57%) DV Cleared
5 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (21.43%) ISO 26262
2 3 (10.71%) Automotive SPICE
3 2 (7.14%) AUTOSAR
4 1 (3.57%) DO-178B
4 1 (3.57%) IEC 61508
4 1 (3.57%) IEC 62304
Systems Management
1 5 (17.86%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (42.86%) Allen-Bradley
1 12 (42.86%) Rockwell
1 12 (42.86%) Siemens
2 1 (3.57%) EMC