25% of all UKEngineeringgraduates studiedElectrical & ElectronicEngineering

The UK has the 6thlargest Electronicsindustry in the world1,000,000+

related jobs

£98 billionannual turnover

25% of the overall total for Engineering & Technology

740 postgraduatesachieved a doctorate inElectronics or ElectricalEngineering in 2015

14 of the world’s top 20semiconductor companies

have a design and/ormanufacturing

site in the UK

6%UK

GDP

The Electronicssector contributes

6% to theUK GDP

Top technology trends alldepend on Electronics:

Internet of Things,autonomous vehicles,

augmented reality,wearables, renewables

78.4% of UKEngineeringgraduates gointo employment

10% ofEngineering

graduatesgo onto

further study

Over 90% of smartphones containElectronicsdesigned in the UK

£26,683 is the mean startingsalary for Electrical & ElectronicEngineering graduates

84% of femaleengineers are

very happy withtheir career choice

66% of employers in the Electronicssector are currently recruitingengineering and technology sta�

55% say lack ofavailable candidatesis a problem whenrecruiting graduates

Sources: Engineering UK2017 Report, ESCO Report, The IET Skills Survey 2016, Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends 2016, TechWorks Survey 2017.Find out more at www.ukesf.org All �gures correct as of Summer 2017.

£43,892 is the meanfull-time salary for allElectronic Engineersin the UK