Electrical Engineering (with Foundation Year)
Wrexham
BEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · September 2026
Electrical and Electronics Technicians
Electrical and electronics technicians perform a variety of miscellaneous technical support functions to assist with the design, development, installation, operation and maintenance of electrical and electronic systems.
Wages
New workers start around ÂŁ22,198. Normal pay is ÂŁ35,434 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to ÂŁ58,886.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 25,192 vacancies for this type of job
4.58%
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Interprets and reviews technical drawings.
Visits and advises clients on the use and servicing of electrical and electronic systems and equipment.
Diagnoses and detects faults and implements procedures to maintain efficient operation of systems and equipment.
Plans installation methods, checks completed installation for safety and controls or undertakes the initial running of the new electrical or electronic equipment or system.
Sets up equipment, undertakes tests, takes readings, performs calculations and records and interprets data.
Plans and prepares work and test schedules based on specifications and drawings.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
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