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

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 641 521 714
Rank change year-on-year -120 +193 +272
Permanent jobs citing Mechatronics 19 246 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.036% 0.37% 0.027%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.042% 0.44% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 17 18 10
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £35,000 £28,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.73% +59.38% -15.79%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £51,375
90th Percentile £61,250 £72,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £63,750 £40,000
% change year-on-year -13.73% +59.38% -15.79%

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 45,000 56,139 49,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.91% 83.40% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 27,163 29,129 38,015
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,112 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,625 £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 £79,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -

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 17 November 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 17 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 -115 18 £55,000 -13.73% 42
England -118 18 £55,000 -13.73% 39
West Midlands -23 9 £55,000 +57.14% 9
Midlands -38 9 £55,000 +57.14% 11
South East +24 8 £47,500 +39.71% 7
South West +17 1 £55,000 -15.38% 5

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 (10.53%) Simulink
2 1 (5.26%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 9 (47.37%) Ethernet
2 8 (42.11%) Modbus
2 8 (42.11%) Profibus
3 1 (5.26%) Bluetooth
3 1 (5.26%) GSM
3 1 (5.26%) RS-232
3 1 (5.26%) RS-485
3 1 (5.26%) UWB
3 1 (5.26%) Wireless
General
1 14 (73.68%) Electronics
2 8 (42.11%) Manufacturing
3 2 (10.53%) Automotive
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) Control Systems Engineer
1 8 (42.11%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (15.79%) Design Engineer
2 3 (15.79%) Test Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Hardware Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Robotics Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Embedded Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Junior
4 1 (5.26%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Principal Hardware Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.79%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 8 (42.11%) SCADA
2 3 (15.79%) Robotics
3 2 (10.53%) Algorithms
3 2 (10.53%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (5.26%) 3D Printing
4 1 (5.26%) Acoustics
4 1 (5.26%) Arduino
4 1 (5.26%) ARM Cortex
4 1 (5.26%) Fibre Optics
4 1 (5.26%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (5.26%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.26%) FreeRTOS
1 1 (5.26%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (57.89%) Validation
2 8 (42.11%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (15.79%) Computer Science
4 3 (15.79%) Software Engineering
4 3 (15.79%) Test Automation
5 2 (10.53%) AI
5 2 (10.53%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (10.53%) Embedded Software Development
5 2 (10.53%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 1 (5.26%) Battery Management
6 1 (5.26%) Configuration Management
6 1 (5.26%) Digital Twin
6 1 (5.26%) Integration Testing
6 1 (5.26%) Mathematics
6 1 (5.26%) Power Management
6 1 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (5.26%) Regulatory Compliance
6 1 (5.26%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 8 (42.11%) Ladder Logic
2 3 (15.79%) C#
2 3 (15.79%) VB.NET
3 2 (10.53%) MATLAB
4 1 (5.26%) C
Qualifications
1 17 (89.47%) Degree
2 11 (57.89%) Master's Degree
3 4 (21.05%) HND
4 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
5 1 (5.26%) DV Cleared
5 1 (5.26%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.79%) ISO 26262
2 2 (10.53%) AUTOSAR
3 1 (5.26%) DO-178B
3 1 (5.26%) IEC 61508
3 1 (5.26%) IEC 62304
Systems Management
1 2 (10.53%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 8 (42.11%) Allen-Bradley
1 8 (42.11%) Rockwell
1 8 (42.11%) Siemens
2 2 (10.53%) EMC