Solar Energy Job Trends

Solar Energy
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Solar Energy in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Solar Energy over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 638 - 702
Rank change year-on-year - - +315
Permanent jobs citing Solar Energy 11 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.018% - 0.020%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.053% - 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 5
10th Percentile £37,500 - £35,050
25th Percentile £48,750 - £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile - - £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -7.56%

All Generic Skills
UK

Solar Energy 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 20,616 19,935 20,305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.19% 37.19% 36.62%
Number of salaries quoted 10,355 9,359 14,728
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

Solar Energy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Solar Energy job vacancy trend in the UK

Solar Energy
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Solar Energy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Solar Energy

Solar Energy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solar Energy over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Solar Energy in the UK

Solar Energy
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solar Energy within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
England - 11 £65,000 - 35
UK excluding London - 11 £65,000 - 37
Midlands - 7 £65,000 - 6
East Midlands - 5 £65,000 - 5
North West - 3 £40,000 - 1
North of England - 3 £40,000 - 6
Work from Home - 3 £40,000 -
West Midlands - 2 £70,000 - 1
South East - 1 £60,000 - 10

Solar Energy
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 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (72.73%) Business Development Manager
1 8 (72.73%) Business Manager
1 8 (72.73%) Development Manager
2 7 (63.64%) Commercial Development Manager
2 7 (63.64%) Commercial Manager
3 3 (27.27%) Support Engineer
3 3 (27.27%) Technical Engineer
3 3 (27.27%) Technical Support
3 3 (27.27%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (90.91%) Renewable Energy
2 7 (63.64%) Photovoltaics
2 7 (63.64%) Solar Panel
3 3 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Business Development
2 3 (27.27%) CRM
2 3 (27.27%) Customer Experience
2 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) Degree