Electronics Job Trends in West Lothian

Electronics
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in West Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 27 11
Rank change year-on-year +11 -16 0
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 7 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs in West Lothian 5.47% 4.04% 12.90%
As % of the General category 9.59% 4.49% 15.69%
Number of salaries quoted 7 4 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,750 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% +16.67%
75th Percentile £92,500 £60,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £113,750 - -
Scotland median annual salary £59,250 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.73% +10.00% -25.93%

All General Skills
West Lothian

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 West Lothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 73 89 51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 57.03% 89.90% 82.26%
Number of salaries quoted 47 21 46
10th Percentile £25,600 - £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 - £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,250 - £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -11.80%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in West Lothian

Electronics
Salary Trend in West Lothian

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in West Lothian

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in West Lothian over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in West Lothian

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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 5 (71.43%) Ethernet
1 5 (71.43%) RS-232
General
1 2 (28.57%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Electronics Engineer
1 5 (71.43%) FPGA Engineer
1 5 (71.43%) Senior
1 5 (71.43%) Senior Electronics Engineer
1 5 (71.43%) Senior FPGA Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) FPGA
1 5 (71.43%) VHDL
2 2 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) FPGA Design
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (71.43%) Schematic Capture
2 2 (28.57%) Business Development
2 2 (28.57%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (28.57%) CRM
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Engagement
2 2 (28.57%) Project Management
2 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
2 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) EMC