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Electronics Engineers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Electronics Engineers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2152) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Computer hardware engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Instrumentation engineer
11European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
2countries report a surplus
397open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
2152ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 11 European countries reported a shortage of electronics engineers: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden. 2 reported a surplus: Finland and Greece.

Pay in the UK for this job

£52,518median gross pay a year, full-time
£942median gross pay a week, full-time
17,000full-time jobs (ONS estimate)

UK occupation used: Electronics engineers (SOC 2020 code 2124). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 2152 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

See the ONS earnings tables by occupation

UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

EligibleGOV.UK level: Higher Skilled
£52,000standard going rate a year
£41,200lower going rate a year
£52,000usual minimum salary for a new visa

This occupation (UK code 2124, Electronics engineers) is on the UK list of jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker visa. The job usually has to pay the higher of £41,700 a year or the going rate for the occupation. GOV.UK says the lower going rate applies if you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa in certain occupations, or got the certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker visa before 4 April 2024 and have held one ever since. Going rates are for a 37.5-hour week and are pro-rated for other hours. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 2152 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.

This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.

Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.

Compare UK visa going rates by job · Eligible occupations (GOV.UK) · Going rates (GOV.UK) · Salary rules (GOV.UK)

Latest electronics engineers 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

11 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

386 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 engineers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
AustriaShortage€4,602 a month *Vienna: €1,250
BelgiumShortage€5,370 a month *Brussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€1,367 a monthSofia: €650
CyprusShortage€2,809 a monthNicosia: €750
CzechiaShortage€2,276 a monthPrague: €1,250
DenmarkShortage€5,925 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
NetherlandsShortage€4,726 a monthNot yet verified
PortugalShortage€2,323 a month *Lisbon: €1,400
RomaniaShortage€1,991 a month *Not yet verified
SloveniaShortage€2,727 a monthLjubljana: €950
SwedenShortage€4,330 a month *Stockholm: €2,100
FinlandSurplus€4,673 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GreeceSurplus€1,904 a month *Athens: €1,150

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

What electronics engineers do

Electronics engineers conduct research on, design and direct the construction functioning, maintenance and repair of electronic systems, and study and advise on technological aspects of electronic engineering materials, products or processes.

Typical tasks

  • Advising on and designing electronic devices or components, circuits, semi-conductors and systems
  • Specifying production or installation methods, materials and quality standards, and directing production or installation work of electronic products and systems
  • Establishing control standards and procedures to ensure efficient functioning and safety of electronic systems, motors and equipment
  • Organising and directing maintenance and repair of existing electronic systems and equipment
  • Designing electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls
  • Researching and advising on radar, telemetry and remote control systems, microwaves and other electronic equipment
  • Designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software
  • Developing apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems

Finding electronics engineers jobs in Europe

Search all EU vacancies on EURES Check if your job is regulated
  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Electronics engineer".
  • 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:

ViennaBrusselsSofiaNicosiaPragueCopenhagenLisbonLjubljanaStockholm

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. United Kingdom, closest UK occupation: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (median pay of full-time employees).
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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