Electronics Contracts in the UK excluding London

Electronics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 103 177 230
Rank change year-on-year +74 +53 -28
Contract jobs citing Electronics 421 303 342
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.97% 1.34% 1.13%
As % of the General category 3.71% 2.38% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 180 226
10th Percentile £200 £205 £210
25th Percentile £303 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £539 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +2.62% +2.44%
75th Percentile £663 £638 £638
90th Percentile £786 £725 £710
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 57 46
10th Percentile £38.50 £42.00 £29.75
25th Percentile £47.50 £42.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £57.50 £53.75
Median % change year-on-year - +6.98% +22.16%
75th Percentile £65.00 £61.25 £58.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £65.00 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £57.50 £53.75
% change year-on-year - +6.98% +20.79%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,359 12,744 17,014
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.27% 56.16% 55.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,395 8,644 11,704
10th Percentile £205 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £594 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,713 737 1,038
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £29.50 £27.50 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +40.36% +3.12%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £69.25 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in the UK excluding London

Electronics
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +53 150 £414 +101.83% 328
East of England +29 120 £450 -6.49% 202
South West -19 76 £625 +4.17% 156
Midlands +29 28 £490 -18.33% 175
West Midlands +25 20 £490 -20.00% 112
Scotland +67 19 £575 - 59
North of England +20 16 £450 -16.67% 151
East Midlands +12 8 - - 63
Northern Ireland - 7 £185 - 6
Yorkshire +19 6 £450 +160.87% 41
North East - 6 - - 13
Wales +24 5 £550 +46.67% 33
North West +7 4 £258 -56.72% 98
Electronics
UK

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 8 (1.90%) Confluence
2 3 (0.71%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.24%) CMS
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.24%) MTS
Applications
1 10 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.66%) CANalyzer
3 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.48%) Simulink
6 1 (0.24%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.24%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 3 (0.71%) ENOVIA
1 3 (0.71%) SAP PLM
1 3 (0.71%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.24%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (0.24%) iTrent
2 1 (0.24%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.24%) SAP PP
2 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (3.33%) Azure
2 11 (2.61%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (1.90%) Power Platform
4 3 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (0.48%) SaaS
6 1 (0.24%) AWS
6 1 (0.24%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.24%) PaaS
6 1 (0.24%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.24%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 60 (14.25%) Ethernet
2 36 (8.55%) RS-485
3 33 (7.84%) Modbus
3 33 (7.84%) RS-422
4 11 (2.61%) Wireless
5 9 (2.14%) 4G
6 8 (1.90%) 3G
6 8 (1.90%) Firewall
7 7 (1.66%) FlexRay
8 6 (1.43%) VPN
9 5 (1.19%) J1939
10 4 (0.95%) Cisco ISE
10 4 (0.95%) Internet
11 3 (0.71%) FTP
11 3 (0.71%) LAN
11 3 (0.71%) Software-Defined Radio
12 2 (0.48%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.48%) HTTP
12 2 (0.48%) Network Security
12 2 (0.48%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.14%) Electronic Patient Records
2 6 (1.43%) Ingres
3 2 (0.48%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 1 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.24%) Power BI
4 1 (0.24%) Power Query
4 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (4.51%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (3.09%) Rational Rhapsody
3 8 (1.90%) JIRA
4 7 (1.66%) CANoe
5 5 (1.19%) Git
6 3 (0.71%) MSI
7 2 (0.48%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.24%) NUnit
8 1 (0.24%) Postman
8 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 203 (48.22%) Manufacturing
2 153 (36.34%) Marketing
3 147 (34.92%) Public Sector
3 147 (34.92%) Telecoms
4 144 (34.20%) Finance
5 96 (22.80%) Social Skills
6 44 (10.45%) Aerospace
7 32 (7.60%) Automotive
8 22 (5.23%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (3.09%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (1.43%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (1.43%) Wearables
11 4 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.71%) Fire and Rescue
12 3 (0.71%) Korean Language
12 3 (0.71%) Mandarin Language
12 3 (0.71%) Military
12 3 (0.71%) Police
13 1 (0.24%) Multimedia
13 1 (0.24%) Retail
Job Titles
1 76 (18.05%) Software Engineer
2 70 (16.63%) Architect
3 43 (10.21%) Designer
4 35 (8.31%) Test Architect
5 34 (8.08%) Embedded Engineer
6 33 (7.84%) Digital Designer
6 33 (7.84%) FPGA Designer
6 33 (7.84%) VHDL Designer
7 30 (7.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 27 (6.41%) Project Manager
9 24 (5.70%) C++ Software Engineer
10 21 (4.99%) Support Engineer
11 20 (4.75%) Consultant
12 15 (3.56%) Hardware Engineer
12 15 (3.56%) Lead
13 14 (3.33%) Solutions Architect
14 13 (3.09%) Desktop Engineer
14 13 (3.09%) Desktop Support
14 13 (3.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 13 (3.09%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.71%) CSS
1 3 (0.71%) DirectX
1 3 (0.71%) HTML
1 3 (0.71%) OpenGL
1 3 (0.71%) OpenGL ES
1 3 (0.71%) Vulkan
2 2 (0.48%) .NET
2 2 (0.48%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.48%) AngularJS
2 2 (0.48%) PyTorch
2 2 (0.48%) TensorFlow
2 2 (0.48%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 1 (0.24%) COM
3 1 (0.24%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.24%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.24%) MDX
3 1 (0.24%) Middleware
3 1 (0.24%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.24%) Visualforce
3 1 (0.24%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 59 (14.01%) Analogue Electronics
2 46 (10.93%) FPGA
3 38 (9.03%) VHDL
4 36 (8.55%) Self-Motivation
5 33 (7.84%) CPLD
5 33 (7.84%) NHS
6 18 (4.28%) Robotics
7 10 (2.38%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.14%) PCIe
9 8 (1.90%) LIMS
9 8 (1.90%) Verilog
10 7 (1.66%) Device Driver
10 7 (1.66%) Embedded Systems
10 7 (1.66%) Infotainment
11 6 (1.43%) Augmented Reality
12 5 (1.19%) CAN bus
12 5 (1.19%) IoT
13 4 (0.95%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.95%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (0.95%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 40 (9.50%) Windows
2 24 (5.70%) Linux
3 18 (4.28%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.14%) Android
5 5 (1.19%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (1.19%) Windows 7
6 4 (0.95%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.95%) VxWorks
6 4 (0.95%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.24%) Unix
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (34.44%) Digital Marketing
2 144 (34.20%) Business Intelligence
2 144 (34.20%) Programme Management
3 88 (20.90%) Software Engineering
4 81 (19.24%) Agile
5 61 (14.49%) Project Management
6 58 (13.78%) Stakeholder Management
7 44 (10.45%) Customer Requirements
8 40 (9.50%) DevOps
9 39 (9.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 39 (9.26%) Schematic Capture
10 38 (9.03%) Test Strategy
11 37 (8.79%) Continuous Integration
12 35 (8.31%) TDD
13 34 (8.08%) Software Testing
13 34 (8.08%) Unit Testing
14 33 (7.84%) Pair Programming
15 29 (6.89%) Systems Engineering
16 25 (5.94%) Problem-Solving
16 25 (5.94%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 69 (16.39%) C
2 47 (11.16%) C++
3 41 (9.74%) C#
4 27 (6.41%) Python
5 18 (4.28%) Embedded C
6 10 (2.38%) Ada
7 9 (2.14%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.90%) VBA
9 5 (1.19%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.19%) MATLAB
10 4 (0.95%) Bash
10 4 (0.95%) Java
10 4 (0.95%) SystemVerilog
11 3 (0.71%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.71%) Rust
11 3 (0.71%) SQL
11 3 (0.71%) Tcl
12 2 (0.48%) GLSL
12 2 (0.48%) HLSL
13 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 132 (31.35%) Security Cleared
2 103 (24.47%) SC Cleared
3 82 (19.48%) Degree
4 34 (8.08%) DV Cleared
5 8 (1.90%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.43%) PhD
7 5 (1.19%) HND
8 4 (0.95%) CESG Certified Professional
8 4 (0.95%) CISSP
9 3 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.71%) CLAS
10 2 (0.48%) CCNP
10 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.48%) HNC
10 2 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 2 (0.48%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.48%) VCAP
10 2 (0.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.85%) SLA
2 8 (1.90%) HL7
3 7 (1.66%) Def Stans
3 7 (1.66%) MISRA
3 7 (1.66%) PMO
4 5 (1.19%) AUTOSAR
5 4 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.95%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.95%) MISRA C
5 4 (0.95%) NIST
5 4 (0.95%) QA
5 4 (0.95%) RMADS
6 3 (0.71%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.71%) DO-178B
7 2 (0.48%) JTAG
8 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.24%) DO-254
8 1 (0.24%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.24%) ISO 9000
8 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (4.04%) Firmware
2 6 (1.43%) Embedded Firmware
2 6 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.95%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.95%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.48%) Docker
4 2 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.48%) vSphere
5 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (2.85%) Functional Safety
2 3 (0.71%) SCCM
3 2 (0.48%) AirWatch
3 2 (0.48%) Nessus
3 2 (0.48%) Terraform
3 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.48%) vRealize
3 2 (0.48%) vRealize Orchestrator
3 2 (0.48%) WMI
4 1 (0.24%) Ansible
4 1 (0.24%) AppManager
4 1 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.24%) Grafana
4 1 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.24%) Puppet
4 1 (0.24%) VxRail
Vendors
1 150 (35.63%) SAP
2 41 (9.74%) EMC
3 29 (6.89%) Microsoft
4 13 (3.09%) IBM
5 9 (2.14%) VMware
6 6 (1.43%) Cisco
6 6 (1.43%) Xilinx
7 4 (0.95%) Atlassian
7 4 (0.95%) CA
7 4 (0.95%) Computacenter
7 4 (0.95%) Dell
7 4 (0.95%) Intel
7 4 (0.95%) Palo Alto
7 4 (0.95%) Samsung
8 3 (0.71%) Apple
8 3 (0.71%) BiZZdesign
8 3 (0.71%) Keysight
8 3 (0.71%) Siemens
9 2 (0.48%) CheckPoint
9 2 (0.48%) Pegasus