Electronics Jobs in the West Midlands

Electronics
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Electronics over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 124 152 116
Rank change year-on-year +28 -36 +70
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 128 127 193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.73% 1.98% 2.65%
As % of the General category 3.00% 2.60% 4.24%
Number of salaries quoted 86 12 72
10th Percentile £31,925 £26,875 £35,125
25th Percentile £50,000 £32,500 £38,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £48,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.95% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £56,250 £57,875
90th Percentile £71,250 - £84,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%

All General Skills
West Midlands

Electronics is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,263 4,876 4,554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.78% 76.03% 62.59%
Number of salaries quoted 3,030 2,229 2,850
10th Percentile £25,500 £29,750 £30,304
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,522
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,750
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +9.95% +0.79%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in the West Midlands

Electronics
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electronics in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Electronics in the West Midlands

Electronics
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Electronics in the West Midlands

Electronics
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 May 2024. 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
Warwickshire +22 49 £65,000 +62.50% 27
Birmingham -1 15 £55,000 +4.76% 32
Worcestershire -6 13 £55,000 +4.76% 14
Staffordshire - 6 £53,750 - 11
Herefordshire - 4 £61,500 - 3
Shropshire - 3 £72,500 - 4
Coventry +31 2 £62,500 +19.05% 20
Electronics
England

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.78%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (14.06%) Simulink
2 7 (5.47%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.03%) GitHub
2 6 (4.69%) Azure
3 4 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (2.34%) AWS
5 2 (1.56%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.56%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.56%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.56%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.78%) AWS IoT
Communications & Networking
1 13 (10.16%) Bluetooth
2 12 (9.38%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (7.81%) Wireless
4 7 (5.47%) J1939
5 6 (4.69%) Ethernet
6 5 (3.91%) FlexRay
6 5 (3.91%) RS-232
6 5 (3.91%) RS-485
6 5 (3.91%) TCP/IP
6 5 (3.91%) ZigBee
7 2 (1.56%) Firewall
7 2 (1.56%) LAN
7 2 (1.56%) PBX
7 2 (1.56%) WAN
8 1 (0.78%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.56%) Power BI
2 1 (0.78%) MySQL
2 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.78%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (7.81%) JIRA
2 3 (2.34%) Git
3 2 (1.56%) CANoe
3 2 (1.56%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.78%) LabVIEW
General
1 47 (36.72%) Automotive
2 27 (21.09%) Social Skills
3 26 (20.31%) Finance
4 23 (17.97%) Manufacturing
5 15 (11.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (8.59%) Marketing
7 10 (7.81%) Telecoms
8 9 (7.03%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.91%) Aeronautics
9 5 (3.91%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (3.91%) Aviation
10 4 (3.13%) Games
10 4 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.34%) Police
11 3 (2.34%) Welsh Language
12 2 (1.56%) Aerospace
12 2 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.78%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 30 (23.44%) Embedded Engineer
2 25 (19.53%) Software Engineer
3 22 (17.19%) Senior
4 21 (16.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 17 (13.28%) Hardware Engineer
6 15 (11.72%) Principal Engineer
6 15 (11.72%) Principal Hardware Engineer
7 14 (10.94%) Electronics Engineer
8 13 (10.16%) Junior
9 12 (9.38%) Graduate
9 12 (9.38%) Lead
10 10 (7.81%) Development Engineer
10 10 (7.81%) Graduate Development Engineer
10 10 (7.81%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
10 10 (7.81%) Junior Electronics Engineer
11 7 (5.47%) Test Engineer
12 6 (4.69%) Project Manager
12 6 (4.69%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 6 (4.69%) Systems Engineer
13 5 (3.91%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.34%) .NET
1 3 (2.34%) ASP.NET
1 3 (2.34%) ASP.NET MVC
1 3 (2.34%) React
1 3 (2.34%) WPF
2 2 (1.56%) Blazor
2 2 (1.56%) HTML
2 2 (1.56%) Ionic Framework
3 1 (0.78%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.78%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (0.78%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.59%) IoT
2 6 (4.69%) Algorithms
2 6 (4.69%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (4.69%) Smart Home
3 5 (3.91%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.91%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (3.13%) Analogue Electronics
4 4 (3.13%) Device Driver
4 4 (3.13%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.13%) Infotainment
4 4 (3.13%) NHS
4 4 (3.13%) Social Media
5 3 (2.34%) ARM Cortex
6 2 (1.56%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.56%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.56%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.56%) State Machine
7 1 (0.78%) Genomics
7 1 (0.78%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 13 (10.16%) Linux
2 12 (9.38%) Windows
3 4 (3.13%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (3.13%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (2.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (21.09%) Software Engineering
2 20 (15.63%) Agile
3 19 (14.84%) Validation
4 14 (10.94%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (8.59%) Computer Science
5 11 (8.59%) Line Management
5 11 (8.59%) Mentoring
5 11 (8.59%) Schematic Capture
6 10 (7.81%) Business Intelligence
6 10 (7.81%) Project Planning
6 10 (7.81%) Test Automation
7 9 (7.03%) Project Management
7 9 (7.03%) Software Testing
8 8 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (6.25%) Systems Engineering
9 7 (5.47%) Digital Marketing
9 7 (5.47%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
9 7 (5.47%) Programme Management
9 7 (5.47%) Project Delivery
9 7 (5.47%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 37 (28.91%) C
2 20 (15.63%) Embedded C
3 18 (14.06%) C++
3 18 (14.06%) MATLAB
4 11 (8.59%) Python
5 6 (4.69%) Embedded C++
6 5 (3.91%) C#
6 5 (3.91%) SQL
7 4 (3.13%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.56%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.56%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.78%) R
Qualifications
1 54 (42.19%) Degree
2 5 (3.91%) CISSP
2 5 (3.91%) Security Cleared
3 4 (3.13%) CISM
3 4 (3.13%) Master's Degree
4 3 (2.34%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.56%) CEH
5 2 (1.56%) Chartered Engineer
5 2 (1.56%) CISA
5 2 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.56%) CRISC
5 2 (1.56%) GIAC
5 2 (1.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 2 (1.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.78%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.72%) AUTOSAR
2 13 (10.16%) ISO 26262
3 11 (8.59%) MISRA
4 9 (7.03%) Automotive SPICE
5 4 (3.13%) MISRA C
6 3 (2.34%) Data Quality
6 3 (2.34%) JTAG
6 3 (2.34%) QA
7 2 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 2 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 2 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (1.56%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.78%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 34 (26.56%) Firmware
2 24 (18.75%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.56%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.56%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.78%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.56%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.78%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 17 (13.28%) EMC
2 12 (9.38%) Microsoft
3 7 (5.47%) SAP
4 4 (3.13%) Facebook
5 3 (2.34%) Lauterbach
6 2 (1.56%) QNX
6 2 (1.56%) VMware
6 2 (1.56%) Xamarin