Electronics Job Trends in West Sussex

Electronics
South East > West Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies in West Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 42 53
Rank change year-on-year +11 +11 +52
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 9 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 2.23% 0.96% 0.92%
As % of the General category 4.37% 1.39% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 1
10th Percentile £37,375 - -
25th Percentile £44,688 £43,750 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year - +14.46% -
75th Percentile £56,550 £55,625 £43,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,250 -
South East median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -21.74% +4.55% -8.33%

All General Skills
West Sussex

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 Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 206 216 286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 51.12% 68.79% 65.60%
Number of salaries quoted 138 96 169
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,125 £29,700
25th Percentile £38,500 £39,961 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,188 £66,563 £73,750
90th Percentile £74,125 £75,000 £77,750
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Electronics
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram in West Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics in West Sussex over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics in West Sussex

Electronics
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Crawley +1 2 £40,000 -33.33% 4
Haywards Heath -4 1 £32,500 -31.58%
Burgess Hill - 1 £55,400 -
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 2 (22.22%) OrCAD
1 2 (22.22%) Simulink
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
General
1 5 (55.56%) Manufacturing
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Aviation
3 1 (11.11%) Avionics
3 1 (11.11%) Games
3 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Electronics Engineer
1 3 (33.33%) Sales Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Senior
2 2 (22.22%) Senior Electronics Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Electronics Test Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Repair Technician
3 1 (11.11%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Smartphone
1 1 (11.11%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Agile
1 3 (33.33%) CRM
1 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (22.22%) Power Management
3 1 (11.11%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (11.11%) Validation
3 1 (11.11%) Videography
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) MATLAB
1 2 (22.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Cadence
1 2 (22.22%) EMC
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) YouTube