Senior Electronics Engineer Job Trends

Senior Electronic Engineer
UK

The median Senior Electronic Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 670 601 834
Rank change year-on-year -69 +233 +71
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Electronics Engineer 46 51 55
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.051% 0.12% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.13% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 41 32 50
10th Percentile £49,400 £47,500 £49,275
25th Percentile £53,750 £51,296 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 - £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 84,295 39,140 91,393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 89.50% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 55,489 23,203 67,143
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,670 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +9.74% -12.42%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Senior Electronics Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Electronics Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior Electronics Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Electronics Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Electronics Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Electronics Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Electronics Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Electronics Engineer over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Electronics Engineer in the UK

Senior Electronics Engineer
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Electronics Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 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 -41 45 £65,000 +8.33% 14
England -48 42 £65,000 +8.33% 13
East of England -4 16 £80,000 +60.00% 7
South East -8 13 £65,000 -7.14% 5
North of England -22 13 £57,500 +20.59% 1
North West +5 11 £57,500 +20.59% 1
Scotland +1 3 £67,500 - 1
Work from Home -8 3 £67,500 +8.00% 5
North East - 2 - -

Senior Electronics Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, Senior Electronics Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Electronics Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (19.57%) Schematic Capture
2 8 (17.39%) C
2 8 (17.39%) Firmware
3 7 (15.22%) Collaborative Working
3 7 (15.22%) Digital Signal Processing
3 7 (15.22%) Embedded C
3 7 (15.22%) Embedded Firmware
3 7 (15.22%) FreeRTOS
3 7 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (15.22%) Signal Processing
4 4 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (8.70%) Security Cleared
5 3 (6.52%) EMC
6 2 (4.35%) Computer Science
6 2 (4.35%) Customer Service
6 2 (4.35%) Degree
6 2 (4.35%) Ethernet
6 2 (4.35%) FPGA Design
6 2 (4.35%) Git
6 2 (4.35%) LabVIEW
6 2 (4.35%) Mentoring
6 2 (4.35%) Programme Delivery
6 2 (4.35%) Python
6 2 (4.35%) RS-232
6 2 (4.35%) Software Engineering
6 2 (4.35%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (4.35%) Test Automation
6 2 (4.35%) Validation
6 2 (4.35%) VB
7 1 (2.17%) Agile

Senior Electronics Engineer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.17%) AWS
1 1 (2.17%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.35%) Ethernet
1 2 (4.35%) RS-232
2 1 (2.17%) OpenVPN
2 1 (2.17%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.17%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 2 (4.35%) Git
1 2 (4.35%) LabVIEW
General
1 35 (76.09%) Electronics
2 6 (13.04%) Aerospace
3 2 (4.35%) Finance
3 2 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.17%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.17%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.22%) Analogue Electronics
2 3 (6.52%) FPGA
2 3 (6.52%) VHDL
3 2 (4.35%) CCTV
3 2 (4.35%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.17%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 7 (15.22%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (2.17%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (19.57%) Schematic Capture
2 7 (15.22%) Collaborative Working
2 7 (15.22%) Digital Signal Processing
2 7 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (15.22%) Signal Processing
3 2 (4.35%) Computer Science
3 2 (4.35%) Customer Service
3 2 (4.35%) FPGA Design
3 2 (4.35%) Mentoring
3 2 (4.35%) Programme Delivery
3 2 (4.35%) Software Engineering
3 2 (4.35%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (4.35%) Test Automation
3 2 (4.35%) Validation
4 1 (2.17%) Agile
4 1 (2.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (2.17%) Energy Management
4 1 (2.17%) Prototyping
4 1 (2.17%) Roadmaps
4 1 (2.17%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 8 (17.39%) C
2 7 (15.22%) Embedded C
3 2 (4.35%) Python
3 2 (4.35%) VB
4 1 (2.17%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (8.70%) Security Cleared
2 2 (4.35%) Degree
System Software
1 8 (17.39%) Firmware
2 7 (15.22%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (6.52%) EMC
2 1 (2.17%) Xilinx