Annual Salary
£26,000 to £60,000
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Electronics engineers design and develop systems for industry, from mobile communications to manufacturing and aerospace.
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings; occasionally
There will be
3% more Electronics engineer jobs in 2026.
In your local area
In your day-to-day duties you could:
You could work in a workshop, in a laboratory, in a factory or in an office.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.
You can get into this job through:
You'll usually need a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in a relevant electronics subject.
Employers may accept related subjects if electronics was covered as part of the course. Examples include:
You'll usually need:
You can do a Level 4 Higher National Certificate or a Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Electronic Engineering before applying for a job.
You'll usually need:
You can do a degree apprenticeship as an embedded electronic systems design and development engineer.
This usually takes 3 years to complete. You'll do on-the-job training and spend time at a college or training provider.
You can also do a postgraduate level electronics systems principal engineer apprenticeship.
To do this, you'll need a degree in electronic engineering or a related subject.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an electrical or electronics engineering technician and do training on the job to qualify as an engineer.
You can find more details about careers and training from Electrical Careers and The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
With incorporated or chartered engineer status you could:move into project management roles; specialise in research, such as telecommunications, robotics or semiconductors; work as an engineering consultant
You could also move into patent law.
You'll need: