Electronics Contracts

Electronics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Electronics over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 179 286 359
Rank change year-on-year +107 +73 -62
Contract jobs citing Electronics 553 523 668
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.30% 0.91% 0.76%
As % of the General category 2.24% 1.56% 1.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 325 516
10th Percentile £205 £205 £356
25th Percentile £390 £425 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £694 £638 £650
90th Percentile £825 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £527 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.50% +2.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 169 72 47
10th Percentile £41.50 £40.13 £26.30
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £59.50 £57.50 £50.85
Median % change year-on-year +3.48% +13.08% +17.57%
75th Percentile £65.00 £61.25 £56.25
90th Percentile £68.75 £65.00 £58.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £59.50 £57.50 £50.85
% change year-on-year +3.48% +13.08% +19.65%

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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24,681 33,520 49,936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.02% 58.54% 56.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,587 23,230 34,613
10th Percentile £275 £313 £320
25th Percentile £413 £443 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.00% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,924 1,020 1,422
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.72 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -
75th Percentile £52.78 £61.25 £47.40
90th Percentile £66.59 £72.50 £59.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.25 £29.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -2.59% +52.63% -3.52%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in the UK

Electronics
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +82 508 £530 -3.64% 1,393
UK excluding London +69 390 £527 -2.50% 1,330
Work from Home +34 135 £475 -9.52% 389
South East +47 134 £205 - 448
London +79 114 £650 +18.18% 152
East of England +33 114 £375 -18.92% 299
South West -15 73 £625 +4.17% 170
Midlands +24 25 £518 -15.51% 200
North of England +38 20 £450 -10.09% 168
Scotland +56 16 £575 - 69
West Midlands +21 15 £510 -18.40% 133
East Midlands +23 10 £575 +17.95% 67
North West +13 8 £675 +29.75% 101
Northern Ireland - 7 - - 5
Yorkshire +24 6 £450 +160.87% 56
North East - 6 - - 12
Wales +19 1 - - 49

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 19 (3.44%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.90%) Confluence
4 3 (0.54%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
5 2 (0.36%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.18%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.18%) MTS
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Self-Service HR
Applications
1 9 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.27%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.72%) CANalyzer
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.36%) Simulink
6 1 (0.18%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 9 (1.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (0.54%) ENOVIA
2 3 (0.54%) SAP PLM
2 3 (0.54%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.18%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 47 (8.50%) Azure
2 27 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (3.07%) AWS
3 17 (3.07%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (2.89%) Power Platform
5 12 (2.17%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (1.99%) PaaS
7 6 (1.08%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.08%) IaaS
8 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (0.72%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.54%) Azure Cognitive Services
9 3 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (0.54%) ChatGPT
9 3 (0.54%) GCP
9 3 (0.54%) SaaS
10 2 (0.36%) Azure Service Bus
10 2 (0.36%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.36%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 55 (9.95%) Ethernet
2 36 (6.51%) RS-485
3 34 (6.15%) Modbus
3 34 (6.15%) RS-422
4 15 (2.71%) Wireless
5 9 (1.63%) HTTP
5 9 (1.63%) VPN
6 8 (1.45%) Firewall
6 8 (1.45%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.27%) 3G
7 7 (1.27%) 4G
7 7 (1.27%) FTP
7 7 (1.27%) Internet
8 6 (1.08%) DNS
9 5 (0.90%) Cisco ISE
9 5 (0.90%) J1939
10 4 (0.72%) FlexRay
10 4 (0.72%) LAN
10 4 (0.72%) Network Security
10 4 (0.72%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.42%) Metadata
2 21 (3.80%) Data Vault
2 21 (3.80%) NoSQL
3 15 (2.71%) Metadata Repository
3 15 (2.71%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.63%) Electronic Patient Records
4 9 (1.63%) Power BI
5 7 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.08%) Ingres
6 6 (1.08%) Pentaho
6 6 (1.08%) Qlik Sense
6 6 (1.08%) QlikView
6 6 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.90%) GIS
8 4 (0.72%) Hadoop
9 3 (0.54%) Spatial Data
10 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 22 (3.98%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (2.35%) Rational Rhapsody
3 9 (1.63%) ERwin
4 8 (1.45%) JIRA
5 6 (1.08%) Git
6 4 (0.72%) CANoe
6 4 (0.72%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.72%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.54%) NUnit
7 3 (0.54%) Postman
7 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.36%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.18%) GitLab
9 1 (0.18%) GoCD
9 1 (0.18%) JUnit
9 1 (0.18%) MSI
9 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 325 (58.77%) Manufacturing
2 281 (50.81%) Marketing
3 277 (50.09%) Telecoms
4 275 (49.73%) Finance
5 274 (49.55%) Public Sector
6 133 (24.05%) Social Skills
7 46 (8.32%) Aerospace
8 33 (5.97%) Automotive
9 25 (4.52%) Analytical Skills
10 13 (2.35%) Retail
11 12 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (1.27%) Publishing
14 5 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.90%) Military
15 4 (0.72%) Legal
16 3 (0.54%) German Language
16 3 (0.54%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 92 (16.64%) Architect
2 83 (15.01%) Software Engineer
3 43 (7.78%) Designer
4 41 (7.41%) Project Manager
5 34 (6.15%) Support Engineer
5 34 (6.15%) Test Architect
6 33 (5.97%) Digital Designer
6 33 (5.97%) FPGA Designer
6 33 (5.97%) VHDL Designer
7 31 (5.61%) Consultant
7 31 (5.61%) Data Architect
7 31 (5.61%) Embedded Engineer
7 31 (5.61%) Lead
8 30 (5.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 25 (4.52%) C++ Software Engineer
10 23 (4.16%) Senior
11 16 (2.89%) Chief Data Architect
11 16 (2.89%) Desktop Engineer
11 16 (2.89%) Desktop Support
11 16 (2.89%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.63%) .NET
2 6 (1.08%) CSS
2 6 (1.08%) LDAP
3 5 (0.90%) AngularJS
3 5 (0.90%) PyTorch
3 5 (0.90%) RESTful
4 4 (0.72%) DirectX
4 4 (0.72%) http4s
4 4 (0.72%) JWT
4 4 (0.72%) Lambda Expressions
4 4 (0.72%) OpenGL
4 4 (0.72%) OpenGL ES
4 4 (0.72%) Vulkan
5 3 (0.54%) GraphQL
5 3 (0.54%) HTML
5 3 (0.54%) Hugging Face
5 3 (0.54%) LangChain
5 3 (0.54%) Playwright
5 3 (0.54%) TensorFlow
5 3 (0.54%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (10.49%) Analogue Electronics
2 42 (7.59%) FPGA
3 39 (7.05%) NHS
4 38 (6.87%) Self-Motivation
5 37 (6.69%) VHDL
6 33 (5.97%) CPLD
7 21 (3.80%) Management Information System
7 21 (3.80%) Reference Data
8 20 (3.62%) Robotics
9 11 (1.99%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.63%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.63%) Wiki
11 8 (1.45%) LIMS
12 7 (1.27%) Device Driver
13 6 (1.08%) Product Ownership
13 6 (1.08%) Replication
14 5 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.90%) Cyber Threat
14 5 (0.90%) Data Centre
14 5 (0.90%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 50 (9.04%) Windows
2 37 (6.69%) Linux
3 17 (3.07%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.27%) Android
5 6 (1.08%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.90%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (0.90%) Unix
6 5 (0.90%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.72%) VxWorks
8 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 274 (49.55%) Programme Management
2 273 (49.37%) Business Intelligence
2 273 (49.37%) Digital Marketing
3 98 (17.72%) Software Engineering
4 96 (17.36%) Agile
5 86 (15.55%) Project Management
6 65 (11.75%) Stakeholder Management
7 57 (10.31%) Continuous Improvement
7 57 (10.31%) DevOps
8 47 (8.50%) Software Testing
9 44 (7.96%) Customer Requirements
10 40 (7.23%) Problem-Solving
11 39 (7.05%) Schematic Capture
11 39 (7.05%) TDD
12 38 (6.87%) Continuous Integration
13 37 (6.69%) Test Strategy
14 36 (6.51%) Unit Testing
15 34 (6.15%) Computer Science
15 34 (6.15%) Pair Programming
15 34 (6.15%) UML
Programming Languages
1 71 (12.84%) C
2 48 (8.68%) C#
2 48 (8.68%) C++
3 31 (5.61%) Python
4 26 (4.70%) SQL
5 18 (3.25%) Embedded C
6 17 (3.07%) PowerShell
7 12 (2.17%) Java
8 11 (1.99%) JavaScript
9 10 (1.81%) Ada
10 7 (1.27%) Kusto Query Language
10 7 (1.27%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.08%) MATLAB
12 5 (0.90%) VBA
13 4 (0.72%) Scala
14 3 (0.54%) Bash
14 3 (0.54%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.54%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.36%) HLSL
15 2 (0.36%) Rust
Qualifications
1 160 (28.93%) Security Cleared
2 121 (21.88%) SC Cleared
3 98 (17.72%) Degree
4 44 (7.96%) DV Cleared
5 13 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.45%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.08%) CISSP
8 5 (0.90%) CESG Certified Professional
8 5 (0.90%) HND
8 5 (0.90%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.72%) CLAS
9 4 (0.72%) PMP
9 4 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.54%) APMG
10 3 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.54%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.54%) MCSE
10 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.54%) PhD
10 3 (0.54%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.35%) PMO
2 12 (2.17%) Data Quality
3 11 (1.99%) GDPR
3 11 (1.99%) QA
4 9 (1.63%) AUTOSAR
5 8 (1.45%) HL7
6 7 (1.27%) Def Stans
6 7 (1.27%) MISRA
6 7 (1.27%) SLA
7 5 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.90%) JSP 440
7 5 (0.90%) NIST
7 5 (0.90%) RMADS
8 4 (0.72%) Automotive SPICE
8 4 (0.72%) MISRA C
9 3 (0.54%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.54%) DO-178B
10 2 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.18%) ISO 9000
11 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 18 (3.25%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.17%) Firmware
3 8 (1.45%) NFS
4 7 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.90%) Docker
6 4 (0.72%) HDFS
7 3 (0.54%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
8 2 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.36%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.63%) Functional Safety
2 7 (1.27%) Terraform
3 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.72%) Puppet
3 4 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.54%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.54%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.36%) Ansible
5 2 (0.36%) Nessus
5 2 (0.36%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.18%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.18%) AppManager
6 1 (0.18%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.18%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) SCOM
6 1 (0.18%) systemd
6 1 (0.18%) VxRail
Vendors
1 279 (50.45%) SAP
2 59 (10.67%) Microsoft
3 41 (7.41%) EMC
4 18 (3.25%) Sparx
5 13 (2.35%) IBM
6 9 (1.63%) Dell
7 8 (1.45%) Oracle
7 8 (1.45%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.27%) Cisco
8 7 (1.27%) Google
9 6 (1.08%) Informatica
10 5 (0.90%) Isilon
10 5 (0.90%) VMware
10 5 (0.90%) Xilinx
11 4 (0.72%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.72%) Computacenter
11 4 (0.72%) ESRI
11 4 (0.72%) Intel
11 4 (0.72%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.72%) Roku