Electronics Engineering Technicians: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Electronics Engineering Technicians is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3114) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Electronics engineering technician
12European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
4countries report a surplus
2,208open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
3114ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 12 European countries reported a shortage of electronics engineering technicians: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden. 4 reported a surplus: Czechia, Finland, Greece and Latvia.

Latest electronics engineering technicians job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

Germany

1,705 open ads

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

Sweden

503 open ads

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where electronics engineering technicians are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
AustriaShortage€3,816 a month *Vienna: €1,250
BelgiumShortage€4,368 a month *Brussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€966 a monthSofia: €650
CyprusShortage€2,095 a monthNicosia: €750
EstoniaShortage€1,902 a monthTallinn: €720
GermanyShortage€3,856 a monthBerlin: €1,350
ItalyShortage€3,001 a month *Rome: €1,300
LuxembourgShortage€5,642 a month *Luxembourg: €1,900
NetherlandsShortage€3,769 a monthNot yet verified
NorwayShortage€6,047 a monthOslo: €2,000
SloveniaShortage€2,149 a monthLjubljana: €950
SwedenShortage€3,915 a month *Stockholm: €2,100
CzechiaSurplus€1,724 a monthPrague: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€3,684 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GreeceSurplus€1,682 a month *Athens: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€1,618 a monthRiga: €870

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for electronics engineering technicians alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What electronics engineering technicians do

Electronics engineering technicians perform technical tasks to aid in electronic research and in the design, manufacture, assembly, construction, operation, maintenance and repair of electronic equipment.

Typical tasks

  • Providing technical assistance in research and development of electronic equipment, or testing prototypes
  • Designing and preparing blueprints of electronic circuitry according to the specifications given
  • Preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for the manufacture and installation of electronic equipment, according to the specifications given
  • Monitoring technical aspects of the manufacture, utilization, maintenance and repair of electronic equipment to ensure satisfactory performance and ensure compliance with specifications and regulations
  • Assisting in the design, development, installation, operation and maintenance of electronic systems
  • Planning installation methods, checking completed installation for safety and controls or undertaking the initial running of the new electronic equipment or system
  • Conducting tests of electronic systems, collecting and analysing data, and assembling circuitry in support of electronics engineers

Finding electronics engineering technicians jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Electronics engineering technician".
  • Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
  • If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.

Cost of living where the jobs are

Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:

About this data

  • Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
  • Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
  • Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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