Electrical Engineer
UK

The median Electrical Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 822 922 1213
Rank change year-on-year +100 +291 -321
Permanent jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer 85 38 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.085% 0.038% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.042% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 63 0 10
10th Percentile £35,000 - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - £50,120
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £54,172
Median % change year-on-year - - +51.53%
75th Percentile £61,250 - £58,750
90th Percentile £65,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 - £54,172
% change year-on-year - - +71.98%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 94,634 91,081 154,945
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,599 57,631 84,466
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,974 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,183 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.98% +6.37% +5.26%

Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Electrical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Electrical Engineer in the UK

Electrical Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electrical Engineer.

Salary trend for Electrical Engineer in the UK

Electrical Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electrical Engineer over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Electrical Engineer in the UK

Electrical Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electrical Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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
England +107 71 £45,000 - 216
UK excluding London +28 67 £45,000 - 213
North of England - 28 £37,500 - 48
North West - 20 £60,000 - 29
Work from Home +67 15 £60,000 - 43
Midlands +7 14 £55,000 - 46
East of England - 10 £45,000 - 30
West Midlands +20 9 £55,000 - 33
South East -23 8 £65,000 - 42
Yorkshire - 7 £37,500 - 18
South West -5 6 £45,000 - 29
London - 6 £35,000 - 25
East Midlands -11 5 £45,000 - 13
Wales - 2 £37,500 - 9
North East - 1 - - 3

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, Electrical Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Electrical Engineer in the job title.

1 18 (21.18%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (18.82%) Degree
4 15 (17.65%) Renewable Energy
5 14 (16.47%) Data Centre
5 14 (16.47%) Finance
6 13 (15.29%) Manufacturing
7 12 (14.12%) Oracle
7 12 (14.12%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 8 (9.41%) Siemens
9 6 (7.06%) HNC
10 5 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
10 5 (5.88%) Microsoft
10 5 (5.88%) Electronics
10 5 (5.88%) Operational Technology
10 5 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 4 (4.71%) Customer Requirements
11 4 (4.71%) Preventative Maintenance
11 4 (4.71%) Telematics
11 4 (4.71%) Rockwell
11 4 (4.71%) Telecoms
11 4 (4.71%) Games
11 4 (4.71%) AutoCAD
12 3 (3.53%) Project Management
12 3 (3.53%) Mentoring
12 3 (3.53%) Chartered Engineer
13 2 (2.35%) QMS
13 2 (2.35%) Driving Licence
13 2 (2.35%) Management Information System
13 2 (2.35%) HND

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 5 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.71%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.18%) Google Workspace
1 1 (1.18%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (1.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.18%) Wireless
General
1 18 (21.18%) Social Skills
2 14 (16.47%) Finance
3 13 (15.29%) Manufacturing
4 5 (5.88%) Electronics
5 4 (4.71%) Games
5 4 (4.71%) Telecoms
6 2 (2.35%) Aerospace
6 2 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.18%) Automotive
7 1 (1.18%) Aviation
7 1 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.18%) Legal
7 1 (1.18%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 15 (17.65%) Renewable Energy
2 14 (16.47%) Data Centre
3 5 (5.88%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.35%) Driving Licence
4 2 (2.35%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (14.12%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 5 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 4 (4.71%) Customer Requirements
4 4 (4.71%) Preventative Maintenance
4 4 (4.71%) Telematics
5 3 (3.53%) Mentoring
5 3 (3.53%) Project Management
6 2 (2.35%) QMS
7 1 (1.18%) Business Development
7 1 (1.18%) CAD
7 1 (1.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (1.18%) Creative Thinking
7 1 (1.18%) CRM
7 1 (1.18%) Customer-Centricity
7 1 (1.18%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (1.18%) Feasibility Study
7 1 (1.18%) Problem Management
7 1 (1.18%) Project Planning
7 1 (1.18%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 16 (18.82%) Degree
2 6 (7.06%) HNC
3 3 (3.53%) Chartered Engineer
4 2 (2.35%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.18%) DO-160
1 1 (1.18%) QA
1 1 (1.18%) SLA
Vendors
1 12 (14.12%) Oracle
2 8 (9.41%) Siemens
3 5 (5.88%) Microsoft
4 4 (4.71%) Rockwell
5 1 (1.18%) EMC
5 1 (1.18%) Epicor
5 1 (1.18%) Google
5 1 (1.18%) Salesforce