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 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 808 | 906 | 1245 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +98 | +339 | -348 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer | 99 | 41 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.094% | 0.043% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.099% | 0.047% | 0.010% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 78 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £49,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £49,375 | £50,120 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £54,172 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +1.53% | +51.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,938 | £61,875 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | - | £54,172 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +51.53% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Electrical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Electrical Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Electrical Engineer.
Electrical Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Electrical Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Electrical Engineer
Top 17 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 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 | +11 | 81 | £47,500 | - | 154 |
| England | +75 | 80 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 168 |
| North of England | - | 34 | £40,000 | - | 46 |
| North West | - | 22 | £60,000 | - | 26 |
| Midlands | -3 | 18 | £55,000 | - | 34 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 15 | £60,000 | - | 32 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 13 | £57,500 | - | 30 |
| South East | -25 | 9 | £65,000 | - | 31 |
| East of England | - | 9 | £45,000 | - | 18 |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | £37,500 | - | 15 |
| London | +118 | 6 | £35,000 | -36.36% | 23 |
| South West | -22 | 6 | £45,000 | - | 16 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 5 | £45,000 | - | 4 |
| North East | - | 5 | £55,000 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £42,800 | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £37,500 | - | 4 |
Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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.
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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: