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 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 645 507 689
Rank change year-on-year -138 +182 +266
Permanent jobs citing Mechatronics 16 253 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.38% 0.032%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.035% 0.44% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 14 17 12
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £47,500 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +66.67% -20.63%
75th Percentile £59,688 £65,000 £51,375
90th Percentile £61,250 £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 45,724 57,096 47,568
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.81% 85.02% 93.78%
Number of salaries quoted 27,947 29,808 36,597
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £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% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £54,714 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.18% +4.22% -0.94%

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

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Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mechatronics over the 6 months to 27 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Mechatronics in the UK

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Top 5 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 27 November 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 -125 15 £55,000 -12.00% 33
England -130 15 £55,000 -12.00% 30
South East +44 8 £47,500 - 10
West Midlands -24 7 £55,000 +10.00% 5
Midlands -66 7 £55,000 +10.00% 6

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:

Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Simulink
2 1 (6.25%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 7 (43.75%) Ethernet
2 6 (37.50%) Modbus
2 6 (37.50%) 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 12 (75.00%) Electronics
2 6 (37.50%) Manufacturing
3 2 (12.50%) Automotive
4 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Control Systems Engineer
1 6 (37.50%) 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
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (18.75%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) SCADA
2 3 (18.75%) 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Validation
2 6 (37.50%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
4 3 (18.75%) Test Automation
5 2 (12.50%) AI
5 2 (12.50%) Embedded Software Development
5 2 (12.50%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 2 (12.50%) Software Engineering
6 1 (6.25%) Battery Management
6 1 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (6.25%) Digital Twin
6 1 (6.25%) Integration Testing
6 1 (6.25%) Power Management
6 1 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (6.25%) Regulatory Compliance
6 1 (6.25%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 6 (37.50%) Ladder Logic
2 3 (18.75%) C#
2 3 (18.75%) VB.NET
3 2 (12.50%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 14 (87.50%) Degree
2 9 (56.25%) 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 6 (37.50%) Allen-Bradley
1 6 (37.50%) Rockwell
1 6 (37.50%) Siemens
2 2 (12.50%) EMC