Optoelectronics Job Trends

Optoelectronics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Optoelectronics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Optoelectronics over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 682 709
Rank change year-on-year - +27 +325
Permanent jobs citing Optoelectronics 0 32 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK - 0.058% 0.008%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.16% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 0 15 4
10th Percentile - - £62,000
25th Percentile - £67,500 £63,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -18.18%
75th Percentile - £76,250 £71,250
90th Percentile - £82,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - +3.70% +39.18%

All Generic Skills
UK

Optoelectronics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,741 20,415 19,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.98% 36.94% 37.37%
Number of salaries quoted 10,403 9,792 14,066
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,785
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,160 £54,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.72% -1.59% -

Optoelectronics
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Optoelectronics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Optoelectronics job vacancy trend in the UK

Optoelectronics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Optoelectronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Optoelectronics