predictive maintenance expert
Predictive maintenance experts analyse data collected from sensors located in factories, machineries, cars, railroads and others to monitor their conditions in order to keep users informed and eventually notify the need to perform maintenance.
predictive maintenance expert predictive maintenance experts analyse data collected from sensors located in factories, machineries, cars, railroads and others to monitor their conditions in order to keep users informed and eventually notify the need to perform maintenance. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include computer programming, electrical engineering, mathematics, predictive maintenance, statistics.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £52,518 a year for Electronics engineers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2124). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
No official India pay figure is available for this career.
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Engineering and Technology
- Computers and Electronics
- Design
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Mechanical
- Physics
- Education and Training
What you'd actually do
- Design electronic components, software, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, medical, military, or scientific applications.
- Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform electronics engineering tasks.
- Evaluate project work to ensure effectiveness, technical adequacy, or compatibility in the resolution of complex electronics engineering problems.
- Direct or coordinate activities concerned with manufacture, construction, installation, maintenance, operation, or modification of electronic equipment, products, or systems.
- Confer with engineers, customers, vendors, or others to discuss existing or potential electronics engineering projects or products.
- Provide technical support or instruction to staff or customers regarding electronics equipment standards.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does predictive maintenance expert do?
Predictive maintenance experts analyse data collected from sensors located in factories, machineries, cars, railroads and others to monitor their conditions in order to keep users informed and eventually notify the need to perform maintenance.
What skills does predictive maintenance expert need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include computer programming, electrical engineering, mathematics, predictive maintenance, statistics, electronics. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace predictive maintenance expert?
Our AI-durability model gives predictive maintenance expert a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.