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 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 651 743
Rank change year-on-year +23 +92 +190
Permanent jobs citing Mechatronics 7 58 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.011% 0.11% 0.013%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.014% 0.12% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 5 9 6
10th Percentile £39,750 £33,900 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £35,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +33.33% -34.78%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £43,125
90th Percentile £109,000 - £46,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +30.00% +33.33% -34.78%

All Process & 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 49,597 48,194 56,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.59% 90.99% 89.24%
Number of salaries quoted 29,262 23,336 43,211
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,246 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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 21 January 2026.

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 21 January 2026. 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 +12 6 £65,000 +30.00% 30
England +11 6 £65,000 +30.00% 33
South East +18 4 £93,750 - 8
Work from Home +60 2 £85,000 +30.77% 13
West Midlands 0 2 £56,250 +12.50% 6
Midlands -1 2 £56,250 +12.50% 7

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 (14.29%) Kinematics
Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Simulink
2 1 (14.29%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Bluetooth
1 1 (14.29%) Ethernet
1 1 (14.29%) GSM
1 1 (14.29%) Modbus
1 1 (14.29%) RS-232
1 1 (14.29%) RS-485
1 1 (14.29%) UWB
1 1 (14.29%) Wireless
General
1 4 (57.14%) Electronics
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Junior
2 1 (14.29%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Principal Hardware Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Robotics Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Robotics Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Middleware
1 1 (14.29%) OpenCV
1 1 (14.29%) PyTorch
1 1 (14.29%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Algorithms
1 3 (42.86%) Robotics
2 2 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (28.57%) Self-Driving Car
3 1 (14.29%) 3D Printing
3 1 (14.29%) Acoustics
3 1 (14.29%) Arduino
3 1 (14.29%) CUDA
3 1 (14.29%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (14.29%) Industry 4.0
3 1 (14.29%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Validation
2 4 (57.14%) Software Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) AI
3 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
3 2 (28.57%) Embedded Software Development
3 2 (28.57%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Vision
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) Deep Learning
4 1 (14.29%) Image Processing
4 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Power Management
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (14.29%) Security Operations
4 1 (14.29%) Sensor Fusion
4 1 (14.29%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) C++
1 2 (28.57%) MATLAB
1 2 (28.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (57.14%) Master's Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) HND
4 1 (14.29%) PhD
4 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) AUTOSAR
1 2 (28.57%) ISO 26262
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) EMC
2 1 (14.29%) NVIDIA