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Electronics engineers (professional)

SOC 2020 2124

Professional electronics engineers undertake research and design, direct construction and manage the operation and maintenance of electronic motors, communications systems, microwave systems, and other electronic equipment.

Also calledRegional engineerEngineerRadio engineerRadar engineerCircuit designerComputer hardware engineerand 43 more titles
Typical full-time pay£52,5002025 Provisional
People in the job44,000across the UK
Demand for workersNot high
New adverts a month377↑ 1.1%on last year · 285th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025
What full-time electronics engineers (professional) earn, 2025
£52,500 typical£43,100lowest 20%£44,90025%n/ptop 10%
n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less thanNot published
Lowest 20% earn less than£43,100
25%£44,900
Median£52,500
75%Not published
Top 20% earn more thanNot published
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £52,500
East of England!£60,500
London!£52,000
South East!£51,100
South West!£47,000
North EastNot published by ONS–
North WestNot published by ONS–
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS–
East MidlandsNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
ScotlandNot published by ONS–
WalesNot published by ONS–
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UK median, £52,500
East of England£60,500 (small sample)
London£52,000 (small sample)
South East£51,100 (small sample)
South West£47,000 (small sample)
North EastNot published by ONS
North WestNot published by ONS
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS
East MidlandsNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
ScotlandNot published by ONS
WalesNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £49,900
  • 2024 £52,000
  • 2025 Provisional£52,500
↑ 5.3% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 377 jobs for electronics engineers (professional) are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as not high.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (5 in all)
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Aug 2026Not published
Jul 2026353
Jun 2026Not published
May 2026388
Apr 2026343
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 2026361
Jan 2026388
Dec 2025244
Nov 2025481
Oct 2025414
Sept 2025421
Aug 2025357
Jul 2025Not published
Jun 2025Not published
May 2025603
Apr 2025440
Mar 2025459
Feb 2025422
Jan 2025393
Dec 2024228
Nov 2024256
Oct 2024297
Sept 2024368
Aug 2024324
Jul 2024368
Jun 2024345
May 2024433
Apr 2024451
Mar 2024451
Feb 2024437
Jan 2024598
Dec 2023649
Nov 2023486
Oct 2023484
Sept 2023469
Aug 2023532
Jul 2023529
Jun 2023723
May 2023654
Apr 2023553
Mar 20231,522
Feb 2023805
Jan 2023785
Dec 2022644
Nov 2022805
Oct 20221,361
Sept 20221,294
Aug 2022700
Jul 2022769
Jun 2022694
May 2022908
Apr 2022684
Mar 2022901
Feb 2022758
Jan 2022796
Dec 2021709
Nov 2021662
Oct 2021699
Sept 2021634
Aug 2021608
Jul 2021704
Jun 2021642
May 2021831
Apr 2021808
Mar 2021902
Feb 2021587
Jan 2021779
Dec 2020547
Nov 2020539
Oct 2020552
Sept 2020428
Aug 2020405
Jul 2020439
Jun 2020483
May 2020407
Apr 2020554
Mar 2020751
Feb 2020799
Jan 2020683
Dec 2019535
Nov 2019649
Oct 2019721
Sept 2019720
Aug 2019740
Jul 2019871
Jun 2019988
May 2019848
Apr 2019648
Mar 2019786
Feb 2019663
Jan 2019733
Dec 2018493
Nov 2018601
Oct 2018652
Sept 2018580
Aug 2018589
Jul 2018575
Jun 2018614
May 2018655
Apr 2018632
Mar 2018704
Feb 2018691
Jan 2018744
Dec 2017594
Nov 2017684
Oct 2017656
Sept 2017614
Aug 2017643
Jul 2017613
Jun 2017738
May 2017867
Apr 2017731
Mar 2017713
Feb 2017629
Jan 2017841
Is there a shortage of electronics engineers (professional)?
Not high

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment; in 2024 it was elevated.

  • Visas grantedAbove usual
  • Online job advertsUsual
  • Wage growthUsual
  • Pay against similar jobsUsual
  • Hours workedUsual
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
50%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for engineering professionals, which includes electronics engineers (professional). DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London192
Bristol, City of50
Stroud31
Stevenage28
Manchester26
Cambridge23
Glasgow City23
Dorset22
Reading21
Birmingham20
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where electronics engineers (professional) are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. 223 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026, most to people from India, United States, China, ranking it 70th of 313. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
WomenToo few in the survey to give a reliable figure
Age of electronics engineers (professional)
4.6%!
24%!
27%!
21%!
18%!
5.4%!
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16–244.6% (small sample)
25–3424% (small sample)
35–4427% (small sample)
45–5421% (small sample)
55–6418% (small sample)
65+5.4% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent46%
Higher education below degree!13%
A levels or equivalent28%
GCSEs or equivalent!7.6%
Other qualifications–
Not published
No qualifications–
Not published
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Degree or equivalent46%
Higher education below degree13% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent28%
GCSEs or equivalent7.6% (small sample)
Other qualificationsNot published
No qualificationsNot published

Main employers: engineering activities and related technical consultancy (14%), electrical installation (12%), wireless telecommunications activities (7.3%), installation of industrial machinery and equipment (6.2%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
46%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
3
from level 6, including degree apprenticeships
Apprenticeships take
3 years
typically

Apprenticeships

3 for this job

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • undertakes research and advises on all aspects of telecoms equipment, radar, telemetry and remote-control systems, data processing equipment, microwaves and other electronic equipment
  • conceives and develops engineering designs from product ideas in electronics engineering
  • determines and specifies appropriate production and/or installation methods and quality and safety standards
  • organises and establishes control systems to monitor performance and evaluate designs
  • tests, diagnoses faults and undertakes repair of electronic equipment

Skills

  • adjust ICT system capacity
  • analyse network bandwidth requirements
  • define technical requirements
  • design computer network
  • design process
  • estimate costs of installing telecommunication devices
  • interact with users to gather requirements
  • provide ICT system training
  • support ICT system users
  • use session border controller
  • analyse business requirements
  • apply technical communication skills
  • assess ICT knowledge
  • build business relationships

Knowledge

  • electronics principles
  • ICT communications protocols
  • ICT network routing
  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT system user requirements
  • microwave principles
  • procurement of ICT network equipment
  • quality assurance methodologies

Suits people who like

  • Practical, hands-on work
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for science, research, engineering and technology professionals, a group of 28 jobs that includes electronics engineers (professional).
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 18%about 394,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 20351.3 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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