Electrical Engineer Jobs

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 leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 803 879 1247
Rank change year-on-year +76 +368 -324
Permanent jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer 101 40 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.092% 0.043% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.047% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 81 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% +35.43%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,875 £58,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £63,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 - £54,172
% change year-on-year - - +35.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 104,121 84,323 165,675
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 91.19% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 73,469 54,972 85,174
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,603 £45,000 £42,750
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 £53,519 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.58% +6.41% +5.89%

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 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Electrical Engineer in the UK

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 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London -6 83 £50,000 - 155
England +71 80 £45,000 -18.18% 168
North of England - 34 £37,500 - 31
North West - 22 £47,500 - 14
Midlands -25 19 £55,000 - 40
Work from Home +34 14 £60,000 - 28
West Midlands 0 14 £57,500 - 30
East of England - 9 £45,000 - 21
South East -47 8 £65,000 - 33
Yorkshire - 7 £37,500 - 13
London +98 6 £35,000 -36.36% 23
South West -36 6 £45,000 - 18
East Midlands -27 5 £45,000 - 10
North East - 5 £55,000 - 4
Scotland - 5 £60,000 - 10
Northern Ireland - 2 £42,800 - 1
Wales - 2 £37,500 - 6

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

For the 6 months to 12 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.

1 17 (16.83%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (15.84%) Social Skills
3 15 (14.85%) Renewable Energy
3 15 (14.85%) Manufacturing
4 14 (13.86%) Degree
4 14 (13.86%) Data Centre
5 13 (12.87%) Finance
6 12 (11.88%) Oracle
7 11 (10.89%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 9 (8.91%) Operational Technology
9 8 (7.92%) Siemens
9 8 (7.92%) Games
10 7 (6.93%) Microsoft Office
10 7 (6.93%) Microsoft
11 6 (5.94%) HNC
11 6 (5.94%) AutoCAD
11 6 (5.94%) Electronics
12 5 (4.95%) Chartered Engineer
12 5 (4.95%) Mentoring
12 5 (4.95%) Software Engineering
12 5 (4.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 4 (3.96%) Customer Requirements
13 4 (3.96%) Preventative Maintenance
13 4 (3.96%) Rockwell
13 4 (3.96%) Telematics
14 3 (2.97%) Project Management
14 3 (2.97%) Telecoms
14 3 (2.97%) Continuous Improvement
14 3 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
15 2 (1.98%) QMS

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 7 (6.93%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (5.94%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.99%) Google Workspace
1 1 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.99%) Wireless
General
1 16 (15.84%) Social Skills
2 15 (14.85%) Manufacturing
3 13 (12.87%) Finance
4 8 (7.92%) Games
5 6 (5.94%) Electronics
6 3 (2.97%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.98%) Automotive
8 1 (0.99%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.99%) Aviation
8 1 (0.99%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.99%) Legal
8 1 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 15 (14.85%) Renewable Energy
2 14 (13.86%) Data Centre
3 9 (8.91%) Operational Technology
4 3 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.98%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.98%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (16.83%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (10.89%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 5 (4.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 5 (4.95%) Mentoring
3 5 (4.95%) Software Engineering
4 4 (3.96%) Customer Requirements
4 4 (3.96%) Preventative Maintenance
4 4 (3.96%) Telematics
5 3 (2.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (2.97%) Project Management
6 2 (1.98%) QMS
7 1 (0.99%) Bill of Materials
7 1 (0.99%) Business Development
7 1 (0.99%) CAD
7 1 (0.99%) CRM
7 1 (0.99%) Customer Service
7 1 (0.99%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (0.99%) Impact Assessments
7 1 (0.99%) Problem Management
7 1 (0.99%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 14 (13.86%) Degree
2 6 (5.94%) HNC
3 5 (4.95%) Chartered Engineer
4 2 (1.98%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.99%) QA
1 1 (0.99%) SLA
Vendors
1 12 (11.88%) Oracle
2 8 (7.92%) Siemens
3 7 (6.93%) Microsoft
4 4 (3.96%) Rockwell
5 1 (0.99%) Epicor
5 1 (0.99%) Google
5 1 (0.99%) Salesforce