Photovoltaics Job Trends

Photovoltaics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Photovoltaics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Photovoltaics over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 662 730 -
Rank change year-on-year +68 - -
Permanent jobs citing Photovoltaics 2 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.004% 0.013% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.011% 0.041% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Generic Skills
UK

Photovoltaics 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 18,775 22,022 20,530
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.51% 32.48% 38.85%
Number of salaries quoted 10,526 10,677 15,439
10th Percentile £27,800 £33,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £36,063 £45,750 £45,653
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% +0.16%

Photovoltaics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Photovoltaics job vacancy trend in the UK

Photovoltaics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Photovoltaics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Photovoltaics within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
England +106 2 £65,000 - 2
UK excluding London +72 2 £65,000 - 2
East Midlands - 1 £65,000 - 2
Midlands - 1 £65,000 - 2
South East - 1 - -

Photovoltaics
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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Field Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (50.00%) Solar Energy
1 1 (50.00%) Solar Panel
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving