Electronics Job Trends in Wales

Electronics
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 56 82
Rank change year-on-year +6 +26 +11
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 25 27 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 2.30% 2.93% 1.18%
As % of the General category 4.28% 4.51% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 17 21 10
10th Percentile - - £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £39,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.26% +18.10% +0.96%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,625
90th Percentile £73,860 - £67,625
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.49% +3.18% -

All General Skills
Wales

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 584 599 557
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 53.82% 64.90% 65.53%
Number of salaries quoted 393 311 394
10th Percentile £24,190 £30,000 £27,451
25th Percentile £28,500 £33,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -2.17%
75th Percentile £58,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,290 £71,000 £72,253
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.36%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Wales

Electronics
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Wales over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Electronics in Wales

Electronics
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
South Wales +8 20 £55,000 - 9
North Wales -4 3 £75,900 +8.43% 4
West Wales - 2 - - 1
Electronics
UK

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 2 (8.00%) EPLAN
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.00%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 7 (28.00%) Git
2 2 (8.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 9 (36.00%) Automotive
2 8 (32.00%) Aerospace
3 7 (28.00%) Aviation
4 5 (20.00%) Manufacturing
5 4 (16.00%) Marketing
6 2 (8.00%) Social Skills
7 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (28.00%) Firmware Engineer
2 6 (24.00%) Electronics Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Electronics Technician
3 4 (16.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Test Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Automation Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Software Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Design Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Lead
5 1 (4.00%) Senior
5 1 (4.00%) Senior Design Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (28.00%) Embedded Systems
1 7 (28.00%) FPGA
2 2 (8.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.00%) Robotics
2 2 (8.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Agile
2 7 (28.00%) CI/CD
2 7 (28.00%) System Testing
2 7 (28.00%) Test Automation
2 7 (28.00%) Validation
2 7 (28.00%) Verification and Validation
3 6 (24.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (16.00%) Computer Science
5 3 (12.00%) Data Analysis
5 3 (12.00%) Project Management
5 3 (12.00%) Signal Processing
5 3 (12.00%) Six Sigma
6 2 (8.00%) Data Visualisation
6 2 (8.00%) Process Improvement
6 2 (8.00%) Systems Engineering
6 2 (8.00%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (8.00%) Test Planning
6 2 (8.00%) Visualisation
6 2 (8.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 10 (40.00%) C
1 10 (40.00%) C++
2 2 (8.00%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (4.00%) Embedded C
3 1 (4.00%) Embedded C++
3 1 (4.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 8 (32.00%) Degree
2 4 (16.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (12.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (28.00%) QA
2 2 (8.00%) IEC 61131
2 2 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 1 (4.00%) IEC 62304
3 1 (4.00%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 7 (28.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 7 (28.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (8.00%) IBM
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (8.00%) Siemens