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 17 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 42 70
Rank change year-on-year -28 +28 +8
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 21 20 41
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.24% 3.73% 2.23%
As % of the General category 2.52% 4.72% 4.04%
Number of salaries quoted 6 18 33
10th Percentile £32,375 £41,250 £24,200
25th Percentile £35,125 £45,000 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +5.00% +35.14%
75th Percentile - £64,250 £55,000
90th Percentile £48,750 £70,600 £60,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +15.00% -

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 833 424 1,014
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 49.20% 79.10% 55.23%
Number of salaries quoted 422 241 762
10th Percentile £26,275 £24,600 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,563 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,934 £50,000 £43,379
Median % change year-on-year -14.13% +15.26% -1.41%
75th Percentile £61,435 £66,000 £57,488
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £66,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 17 May 2026.

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 17 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
South Wales -21 19 £40,000 -33.33% 6
Mid Wales - 1 £32,500 -
West Wales - 1 - - 5
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 1 (4.76%) CANalyzer
1 1 (4.76%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Moq
General
1 11 (52.38%) Marketing
2 4 (19.05%) Manufacturing
3 2 (9.52%) Aerospace
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Agriculture
4 1 (4.76%) Automotive
4 1 (4.76%) Finance
4 1 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Electronics Technician
2 5 (23.81%) Electronics Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Test Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Software Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Control Systems Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Designer
5 1 (4.76%) Graduate
5 1 (4.76%) Graduate Software Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Principal Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) UI Designer
5 1 (4.76%) UI/UX Designer
5 1 (4.76%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) .NET
1 1 (4.76%) .NET Framework
1 1 (4.76%) Entity Framework
1 1 (4.76%) XML
1 1 (4.76%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.76%) Acoustics
1 1 (4.76%) CAN bus
1 1 (4.76%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (14.29%) Software Engineering
2 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (4.76%) AI
3 1 (4.76%) Computer Science
3 1 (4.76%) Customer Service
3 1 (4.76%) Data Analysis
3 1 (4.76%) Design for Manufacturing
3 1 (4.76%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 1 (4.76%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (4.76%) Mathematics
3 1 (4.76%) Mentoring
3 1 (4.76%) Multithreading
3 1 (4.76%) MVVM
3 1 (4.76%) Physics
3 1 (4.76%) Project Management
3 1 (4.76%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (4.76%) TDD
3 1 (4.76%) User Experience
3 1 (4.76%) UX Design
3 1 (4.76%) Yield Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.52%) C#
1 2 (9.52%) C++
2 1 (4.76%) MATLAB
2 1 (4.76%) SQL
2 1 (4.76%) XAML
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Xilinx