Solar Panel Job Trends

Solar Panel
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Solar Panel in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Solar Panel over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 639 710 708
Rank change year-on-year +71 -2 +317
Permanent jobs citing Solar Panel 12 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.020% 0.002% 0.010%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.058% 0.005% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 12 1 3
10th Percentile - - £29,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £52,500 £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% -

All Generic Skills
UK

Solar Panel 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 20,700 20,404 19,212
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.99% 36.95% 37.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10,365 9,748 14,031
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
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 £46,080 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.45% -0.91% -

Solar Panel
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Solar Panel job vacancy trend in the UK

Solar Panel
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Solar Panel

Solar Panel
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Solar Panel over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Solar Panel in the UK

Solar Panel
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solar Panel within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 +74 12 £40,000 -20.00% 1
England +85 10 £50,000 - 1
East Midlands - 5 £65,000 -
Midlands - 5 £65,000 -
East of England +26 4 £28,500 -43.00%
Wales - 2 £40,000 -
North of England - 1 £35,000 -
North East - 1 £35,000 -

Solar Panel
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Internet
General
1 4 (33.33%) Electronics
1 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Finance
2 1 (8.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Business Development Manager
1 7 (58.33%) Business Manager
1 7 (58.33%) Development Manager
2 5 (41.67%) Commercial Development Manager
2 5 (41.67%) Commercial Manager
3 4 (33.33%) IT Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) IT Support
3 4 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) Support Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Technical Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
2 5 (41.67%) Photovoltaics
2 5 (41.67%) Solar Energy
3 1 (8.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Business Development
2 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) CRM
3 1 (8.33%) Project Management