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 27 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 81 108
Rank change year-on-year +64 +27 +30
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 97 44 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 8.52% 2.06% 1.66%
As % of the General category 10.39% 3.85% 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 77 35 5
10th Percentile £42,000 £25,650 £30,250
25th Percentile £62,000 £31,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.20% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile - £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £62,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +24.00% - -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 934 1,143 1,132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 82.00% 53.49% 66.98%
Number of salaries quoted 531 781 521
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £23,855 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £43,072 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.35% -3.21% -8.25%
75th Percentile £62,000 £57,500 £57,931
90th Percentile £70,600 £66,250 £70,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

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 27 May 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 27 May 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 +74 73 £70,600 +48.63% 93
North Wales - 22 £40,101 - 3
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 7 (7.22%) Simulink
2 3 (3.09%) GNU Octave
3 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (7.22%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.12%) GSM
2 3 (3.09%) GPRS
3 1 (1.03%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 62 (63.92%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.03%) JIRA
General
1 10 (10.31%) Social Skills
2 7 (7.22%) Aerospace
3 6 (6.19%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (4.12%) Manufacturing
5 2 (2.06%) Aviation
5 2 (2.06%) Finance
5 2 (2.06%) Marketing
5 2 (2.06%) Public Sector
5 2 (2.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 62 (63.92%) Systems Engineer
2 41 (42.27%) Principal Engineer
3 31 (31.96%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 31 (31.96%) Senior
4 24 (24.74%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 10 (10.31%) Software Assurance Engineer
6 8 (8.25%) Lead
7 7 (7.22%) Junior
7 7 (7.22%) Junior Systems Engineer
8 5 (5.15%) Radar Engineer
9 4 (4.12%) Senior Electrical Engineer
10 3 (3.09%) Electronics Engineer
11 2 (2.06%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 2 (2.06%) Software Engineer
12 1 (1.03%) Design Engineer
12 1 (1.03%) Embedded Engineer
12 1 (1.03%) Firmware Engineer
12 1 (1.03%) Quality Inspector
12 1 (1.03%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 1 (1.03%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 65 (67.01%) Algorithms
2 3 (3.09%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (2.06%) CPLD
3 2 (2.06%) CUDA
3 2 (2.06%) FPGA
3 2 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (80.41%) Systems Engineering
2 70 (72.16%) Signal Processing
3 61 (62.89%) Technical Leadership
4 31 (31.96%) Test Planning
5 19 (19.59%) Mentoring
6 17 (17.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 15 (15.46%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (14.43%) Decision-Making
8 14 (14.43%) Physics
9 12 (12.37%) Software Engineering
10 11 (11.34%) Continuous Improvement
11 10 (10.31%) Software Assurance
12 9 (9.28%) Computer Science
13 7 (7.22%) Data Analysis
13 7 (7.22%) Mathematics
13 7 (7.22%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
13 7 (7.22%) PLM
13 7 (7.22%) Project Management
13 7 (7.22%) SysML
13 7 (7.22%) UML
Programming Languages
1 17 (17.53%) MATLAB
1 17 (17.53%) R
2 5 (5.15%) C
3 3 (3.09%) C++
4 2 (2.06%) Java
5 1 (1.03%) C#
5 1 (1.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 89 (91.75%) BPSS Clearance
2 23 (23.71%) Degree
3 4 (4.12%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.06%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.06%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (62.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (1.03%) QA
System Software
1 4 (4.12%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (4.12%) Firmware
Vendors
1 62 (63.92%) IBM
2 3 (3.09%) EMC
3 2 (2.06%) SAP