Electronics Jobs

Electronics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Electronics over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 182 244 317
Rank change year-on-year +62 +73 -79
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 1,660 1,405 2,182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.58% 1.48% 1.29%
As % of the General category 2.72% 2.19% 1.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,165 716 1,010
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £32,375
25th Percentile £38,500 £38,938 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,000 £77,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £48,687 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.70% +2.50% -

All General Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 61,046 64,137 109,886
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.17% 67.76% 65.12%
Number of salaries quoted 40,257 35,476 51,779
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,350 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,799 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
UK excluding London +47 1,523 £50,000 +2.70% 1,130
England +74 1,473 £52,500 +5.00% 1,226
South East +3 503 £47,500 -5.00% 371
Work from Home -18 409 £52,500 - 324
East of England +44 261 £55,000 -15.38% 221
Midlands +38 209 £50,000 +25.00% 190
North of England +51 203 £50,000 +17.65% 144
South West +31 189 £45,000 -7.69% 162
North West +45 129 £47,500 - 85
West Midlands +10 127 £57,500 +9.52% 128
London +10 94 £60,000 +23.24% 134
East Midlands +31 82 £47,500 +22.58% 62
Scotland -63 69 £52,500 +16.67% 62
Yorkshire +25 63 £50,000 +25.00% 46
Wales +31 49 £50,000 -9.09% 38
Northern Ireland - 32 £35,000 - 7
North East 0 11 £56,000 +6.67% 15
Isle of Man - 8 £45,000 -

Electronics
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:

Application Platforms
1 38 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.33%) Apache
3 14 (0.84%) Apache Spark
4 13 (0.78%) Confluence
5 11 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.36%) nginx
7 5 (0.30%) CMS
7 5 (0.30%) Kinematics
7 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.24%) Moodle
9 3 (0.18%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 3 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 62 (3.73%) Simulink
2 35 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (2.11%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.02%) Stateflow
5 11 (0.66%) OrCAD
6 8 (0.48%) GNU Octave
7 7 (0.42%) CANalyzer
7 7 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
8 6 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
9 5 (0.30%) InfoPath
9 5 (0.30%) Windchill
10 4 (0.24%) AutoCAD
10 4 (0.24%) Doxygen
11 2 (0.12%) Blender
11 2 (0.12%) Fusion 360
11 2 (0.12%) Houdini
11 2 (0.12%) MadCap Flare
11 2 (0.12%) TargetLink
12 1 (0.060%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (0.78%) Adobe Campaign
2 7 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.060%) LabWindows
4 1 (0.060%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 77 (4.64%) AWS
2 63 (3.80%) Azure
3 40 (2.41%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (1.57%) GitHub
5 20 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (1.20%) GCP
6 19 (1.14%) Amazon Kinesis
7 15 (0.90%) Power Platform
8 12 (0.72%) OneDrive
9 11 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
10 7 (0.42%) Entra ID
10 7 (0.42%) SaaS
11 6 (0.36%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (0.36%) PaaS
12 5 (0.30%) AWS IoT
13 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (0.18%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 2 (0.12%) AWS Direct Connect
15 2 (0.12%) Azure Data Factory
15 2 (0.12%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 109 (6.57%) Wireless
2 67 (4.04%) TCP/IP
3 61 (3.67%) Bluetooth
3 61 (3.67%) Ethernet
4 55 (3.31%) Wi-Fi
5 46 (2.77%) RS-232
6 36 (2.17%) Internet
7 24 (1.45%) 5G
7 24 (1.45%) WAN
8 23 (1.39%) ZigBee
9 22 (1.33%) RS-485
10 21 (1.27%) J1939
10 21 (1.27%) SD-WAN
11 20 (1.20%) Modbus
12 19 (1.14%) HTTP
12 19 (1.14%) LTE
13 16 (0.96%) MQTT
14 13 (0.78%) Firewall
15 12 (0.72%) DNS
16 11 (0.66%) OFDM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (2.65%) PostgreSQL
2 28 (1.69%) Redis
3 23 (1.39%) NoSQL
4 19 (1.14%) Amazon Aurora
4 19 (1.14%) DynamoDB
5 15 (0.90%) Power BI
6 13 (0.78%) SQL Server
7 12 (0.72%) Big Data
8 11 (0.66%) Apache Hive
8 11 (0.66%) Presto
9 10 (0.60%) MongoDB
10 7 (0.42%) SQLite
11 6 (0.36%) GIS
11 6 (0.36%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.36%) Tableau
12 5 (0.30%) MySQL
13 3 (0.18%) Hadoop
14 2 (0.12%) Data Lake
14 2 (0.12%) Data Warehouse
14 2 (0.12%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 109 (6.57%) Git
2 62 (3.73%) JIRA
3 54 (3.25%) LabVIEW
4 48 (2.89%) Subversion
5 38 (2.29%) Visual Studio
6 29 (1.75%) Jenkins
7 19 (1.14%) Gatling
8 16 (0.96%) Eclipse
9 15 (0.90%) ClearCase
10 14 (0.84%) Plastic SCM
11 10 (0.60%) Rational DOORS
12 9 (0.54%) GitLab
13 7 (0.42%) ClearQuest
13 7 (0.42%) Rational Rhapsody
14 5 (0.30%) Maven
15 4 (0.24%) Bitbucket
15 4 (0.24%) Selenium
15 4 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
15 4 (0.24%) Zephyr
16 3 (0.18%) CANoe
General
1 519 (31.27%) Manufacturing
2 360 (21.69%) Social Skills
3 233 (14.04%) Finance
4 226 (13.61%) Telecoms
5 216 (13.01%) Marketing
6 196 (11.81%) Analytical Skills
7 172 (10.36%) Automotive
8 164 (9.88%) Public Sector
9 135 (8.13%) Aerospace
10 105 (6.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 47 (2.83%) Military
12 46 (2.77%) Retail
13 26 (1.57%) Games
13 26 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
14 25 (1.51%) Pharmaceutical
15 22 (1.33%) Legal
15 22 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
16 20 (1.20%) Police
17 19 (1.14%) Billing
18 15 (0.90%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 445 (26.81%) Software Engineer
2 319 (19.22%) Electronics Engineer
3 284 (17.11%) Embedded Engineer
4 255 (15.36%) Senior
5 200 (12.05%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 200 (12.05%) Hardware Engineer
6 126 (7.59%) Graduate
7 119 (7.17%) Systems Engineer
8 97 (5.84%) Developer
8 97 (5.84%) Junior
9 82 (4.94%) Development Engineer
10 81 (4.88%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
11 80 (4.82%) Lead
12 75 (4.52%) Senior Software Engineer
13 73 (4.40%) Junior Electronics Engineer
14 72 (4.34%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
15 71 (4.28%) Graduate Development Engineer
16 61 (3.67%) Firmware Engineer
17 58 (3.49%) Senior Hardware Engineer
18 57 (3.43%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (3.67%) .NET
2 59 (3.55%) HTML
3 32 (1.93%) Web Services
4 31 (1.87%) CSS
5 30 (1.81%) http4s
6 28 (1.69%) Qt
6 28 (1.69%) Yocto
7 25 (1.51%) React
8 24 (1.45%) .NET Framework
9 23 (1.39%) Lambda Expressions
10 20 (1.20%) Flask
10 20 (1.20%) GraphQL
10 20 (1.20%) XML
11 19 (1.14%) REST
11 19 (1.14%) Scalaz
12 16 (0.96%) AngularJS
12 16 (0.96%) Django
13 12 (0.72%) Node.js
14 10 (0.60%) WPF
15 9 (0.54%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 148 (8.92%) IoT
2 137 (8.25%) Embedded Systems
3 101 (6.08%) FPGA
4 95 (5.72%) Analogue Electronics
5 86 (5.18%) Algorithms
6 75 (4.52%) Robotics
7 67 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
8 54 (3.25%) VHDL
9 47 (2.83%) Management Information System
10 33 (1.99%) Driving Licence
11 29 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
12 28 (1.69%) Distributed Systems
13 25 (1.51%) ARM Cortex
14 24 (1.45%) Device Driver
15 23 (1.39%) Acoustics
16 21 (1.27%) Blog
17 19 (1.14%) Media Streaming
18 16 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
18 16 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
19 13 (0.78%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 226 (13.61%) Linux
2 150 (9.04%) Windows
3 49 (2.95%) Embedded Linux
4 31 (1.87%) FreeRTOS
5 21 (1.27%) Windows Server
6 17 (1.02%) Android
6 17 (1.02%) Windows 10
7 16 (0.96%) Apple iOS
8 14 (0.84%) Ubuntu
9 9 (0.54%) VMS
10 8 (0.48%) Mac OS
11 6 (0.36%) ThreadX
12 5 (0.30%) Unix
13 4 (0.24%) VxWorks
13 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
14 2 (0.12%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 1 (0.060%) Debian
15 1 (0.060%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 562 (33.86%) Software Engineering
2 257 (15.48%) Computer Science
3 247 (14.88%) Problem-Solving
4 178 (10.72%) Agile
5 168 (10.12%) Business Intelligence
6 161 (9.70%) Digital Marketing
6 161 (9.70%) Programme Management
7 144 (8.67%) Schematic Capture
8 128 (7.71%) Software Testing
9 125 (7.53%) Validation
10 105 (6.33%) Mentoring
10 105 (6.33%) Project Management
11 90 (5.42%) Collaborative Working
11 90 (5.42%) Project Planning
12 85 (5.12%) Test Automation
13 83 (5.00%) Customer Requirements
14 81 (4.88%) DevOps
15 75 (4.52%) Systems Engineering
16 73 (4.40%) Mathematics
17 67 (4.04%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 448 (26.99%) C
2 244 (14.70%) C++
2 244 (14.70%) Python
3 151 (9.10%) C#
4 126 (7.59%) Embedded C
5 92 (5.54%) MATLAB
6 88 (5.30%) Java
7 80 (4.82%) JavaScript
8 51 (3.07%) SQL
9 33 (1.99%) Scala
10 29 (1.75%) Embedded C++
10 29 (1.75%) Perl
11 27 (1.63%) Bash
12 20 (1.20%) PHP
13 19 (1.14%) TypeScript
14 17 (1.02%) Ada
15 15 (0.90%) PowerShell
16 12 (0.72%) Kotlin
17 9 (0.54%) Tcl
17 9 (0.54%) VB
Qualifications
1 705 (42.47%) Degree
2 124 (7.47%) Security Cleared
3 102 (6.14%) Computer Science Degree
4 54 (3.25%) HND
5 50 (3.01%) SC Cleared
6 39 (2.35%) Master's Degree
7 36 (2.17%) HNC
8 29 (1.75%) DV Cleared
9 28 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 24 (1.45%) PhD
11 15 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (0.78%) CCNA
13 12 (0.72%) NVQ Level 3
14 11 (0.66%) CISSP
15 9 (0.54%) DBS Check
16 8 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
17 7 (0.42%) CISM
18 5 (0.30%) GIAC
18 5 (0.30%) MCSE
19 4 (0.24%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (7.41%) QA
2 32 (1.93%) AUTOSAR
2 32 (1.93%) MISRA
3 31 (1.87%) ISO 26262
4 24 (1.45%) ISO 9001
4 24 (1.45%) JTAG
5 22 (1.33%) Automotive SPICE
6 20 (1.20%) ISO 13485
7 15 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 14 (0.84%) PMO
9 11 (0.66%) IEC 62304
10 9 (0.54%) GDPR
11 8 (0.48%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 8 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 7 (0.42%) Data Quality
13 4 (0.24%) IEC 61131
13 4 (0.24%) MISRA C
13 4 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
14 3 (0.18%) Def Stans
14 3 (0.18%) ECSS
System Software
1 386 (23.25%) Firmware
2 191 (11.51%) Embedded Firmware
3 18 (1.08%) Docker
4 16 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
5 10 (0.60%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.30%) vSphere
7 3 (0.18%) Active Directory
8 2 (0.12%) NFS
8 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (1.51%) Terraform
2 12 (0.72%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.060%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.060%) SCCM
4 1 (0.060%) systemd
4 1 (0.060%) vRealize
Vendors
1 162 (9.76%) SAP
2 149 (8.98%) EMC
3 136 (8.19%) Microsoft
4 20 (1.20%) Google
5 17 (1.02%) IBM
5 17 (1.02%) Lauterbach
6 16 (0.96%) VMware
6 16 (0.96%) Xilinx
7 15 (0.90%) Adobe
8 13 (0.78%) Xamarin
9 12 (0.72%) Cisco
10 11 (0.66%) Databricks
11 10 (0.60%) Altera
12 9 (0.54%) Renesas
12 9 (0.54%) Salesforce
13 8 (0.48%) Facebook
13 8 (0.48%) Green Hills
13 8 (0.48%) HP
13 8 (0.48%) Motorola
13 8 (0.48%) Thales