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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 637 656 695
Rank change year-on-year +19 +39 +250
Permanent jobs citing Mechatronics 10 58 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.017% 0.10% 0.020%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.020% 0.12% 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 8 10 8
10th Percentile £34,750 £34,450 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,125 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £52,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% +31.25% -16.67%
75th Percentile £64,375 £70,313 £51,375
90th Percentile £91,375 £72,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -16.67%

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 49,042 50,361 46,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.17% 89.77% 92.13%
Number of salaries quoted 28,825 25,280 35,250
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,105
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +4.76% -3.67%

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 25 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 25 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 +38 9 £55,000 +4.76% 38
UK excluding London +25 9 £55,000 +4.76% 31
South East +33 7 £37,500 - 6
West Midlands +10 2 £56,250 +12.50% 4
Midlands +4 2 £56,250 +12.50% 5
Work from Home +78 1 £115,000 +76.92% 12

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 (10.00%) Kinematics
Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Simulink
2 1 (10.00%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (20.00%) Modbus
2 1 (10.00%) Bluetooth
2 1 (10.00%) GSM
2 1 (10.00%) Profibus
2 1 (10.00%) RS-232
2 1 (10.00%) RS-485
2 1 (10.00%) UWB
2 1 (10.00%) Wireless
General
1 5 (50.00%) Electronics
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (30.00%) Design Engineer
1 3 (30.00%) Test Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Hardware Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Control Systems Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Junior
3 1 (10.00%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Principal Hardware Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Robotics Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) .NET
2 1 (10.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (20.00%) Robotics
2 1 (10.00%) 3D Printing
2 1 (10.00%) Acoustics
2 1 (10.00%) Arduino
2 1 (10.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (10.00%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (10.00%) SCADA
2 1 (10.00%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Validation
2 4 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Software Engineering
3 3 (30.00%) Test Automation
4 2 (20.00%) Embedded Software Development
4 2 (20.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 1 (10.00%) AI
5 1 (10.00%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (10.00%) Battery Management
5 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (10.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (10.00%) Control Theory
5 1 (10.00%) Digital Twin
5 1 (10.00%) Model Validation
5 1 (10.00%) Power Management
5 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (10.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (10.00%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (10.00%) Security Operations
5 1 (10.00%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) C#
1 3 (30.00%) VB.NET
2 2 (20.00%) MATLAB
3 1 (10.00%) C++
3 1 (10.00%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (40.00%) HND
2 4 (40.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) AUTOSAR
1 2 (20.00%) ISO 26262
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) EMC
2 1 (10.00%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (10.00%) NVIDIA
2 1 (10.00%) Rockwell
2 1 (10.00%) Siemens