Electronics Jobs 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 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 57 123
Rank change year-on-year +42 +66 +4
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 114 37 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 5.93% 2.06% 0.40%
As % of the General category 8.41% 4.70% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 86 18 6
10th Percentile £47,500 £31,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £62,000 £47,500 £31,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £50,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year +41.20% -11.11% +125.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £52,500 £66,563
90th Percentile £80,000 £55,750 £67,500
UK median annual salary £62,000 £54,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +13.76% +9.00% -4.76%

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 common skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,356 788 1,001
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 70.48% 43.90% 66.03%
Number of salaries quoted 919 519 464
10th Percentile £21,620 £26,250 £25,313
25th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £42,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -41.32% -5.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £49,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,600 £70,000 £70,600
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Wales

Electronics
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Wales.

Salary trend for Electronics in Wales

Electronics
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Wales over the 6 months to 18 August 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 18 August 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 +54 90 £70,600 +41.20% 25
North Wales +15 24 £75,900 - 1
Electronics
UK

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.88%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 66 (57.89%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (2.63%) Git
General
1 7 (6.14%) Manufacturing
2 6 (5.26%) Aerospace
3 5 (4.39%) Automotive
4 4 (3.51%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.51%) Social Skills
5 3 (2.63%) Aviation
6 2 (1.75%) Finance
6 2 (1.75%) Marketing
6 2 (1.75%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 66 (57.89%) Systems Engineer
2 40 (35.09%) Principal Engineer
3 37 (32.46%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 32 (28.07%) Senior
5 27 (23.68%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 17 (14.91%) Lead
7 5 (4.39%) Radar Engineer
8 4 (3.51%) Electronics Engineer
8 4 (3.51%) Electronics Test Engineer
8 4 (3.51%) Firmware Engineer
8 4 (3.51%) Senior Electrical Engineer
8 4 (3.51%) Test Engineer
9 3 (2.63%) Software Assurance Engineer
10 2 (1.75%) Junior
10 2 (1.75%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 2 (1.75%) Software Engineer
10 2 (1.75%) Software Manager
11 1 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
11 1 (0.88%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 1 (0.88%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 76 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 3 (2.63%) FPGA
3 2 (1.75%) CUDA
3 2 (1.75%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (79.82%) Signal Processing
2 79 (69.30%) Systems Engineering
3 74 (64.91%) Technical Leadership
4 37 (32.46%) Test Planning
5 19 (16.67%) Physics
6 17 (14.91%) Data Analysis
6 17 (14.91%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (8.77%) Architectural Design
7 10 (8.77%) Mentoring
7 10 (8.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (7.89%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (7.02%) Line Management
10 7 (6.14%) Business Continuity
10 7 (6.14%) Decision-Making
11 6 (5.26%) Computer Science
11 6 (5.26%) Software Engineering
12 5 (4.39%) Agile
13 3 (2.63%) System Testing
13 3 (2.63%) Test Automation
13 3 (2.63%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 19 (16.67%) MATLAB
2 10 (8.77%) R
3 7 (6.14%) C++
4 6 (5.26%) C
5 2 (1.75%) Java
6 1 (0.88%) C#
Qualifications
1 100 (87.72%) BPSS Clearance
2 29 (25.44%) Degree
3 4 (3.51%) Master's Degree
4 3 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.75%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.75%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (64.91%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (3.51%) QA
3 1 (0.88%) IEC 62304
3 1 (0.88%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 4 (3.51%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (3.51%) Firmware
Vendors
1 66 (57.89%) IBM
2 2 (1.75%) SAP