Bluetooth Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Bluetooth
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Bluetooth skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 483 308 543
Rank change year-on-year -175 +235 +141
Permanent jobs citing Bluetooth 31 287 19
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.074% 0.78% 0.059%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.41% 5.80% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 26 30 18
10th Percentile - £44,300 £47,500
25th Percentile £48,000 £53,750 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £62,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.53% -0.80% -10.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,438 £67,188
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,125 £72,150
UK median annual salary £52,500 £62,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.32% -0.80% -3.85%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

Bluetooth falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7,602 4,952 5,144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 18.12% 13.54% 15.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,859 2,466 4,224
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,750 £35,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £59,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,175
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.70% +8.00% -4.76%

Bluetooth
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Bluetooth relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Bluetooth job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Bluetooth
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Bluetooth.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Bluetooth

Bluetooth
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Bluetooth in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Bluetooth in the UK excluding London

Bluetooth
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bluetooth within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Scotland +4 12 £51,000 -28.42% 3
South East -82 7 £65,000 +44.44% 5
West Midlands +13 6 £63,000 -3.08% 1
Midlands -30 6 £63,000 -3.08% 1
Wales +5 4 - -
North of England +2 1 £60,000 -1.64% 3
Yorkshire -11 1 £60,000 -4.00% 3
South West - 1 - - 3
Bluetooth
UK

Bluetooth
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.90%) Google Workspace
1 4 (12.90%) SurveyMonkey
2 2 (6.45%) Google Play
3 1 (3.23%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 15 (48.39%) Wireless
2 13 (41.94%) RS-232
3 5 (16.13%) ZigBee
4 4 (12.90%) Firewall
4 4 (12.90%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (12.90%) Modbus
4 4 (12.90%) Network Security
4 4 (12.90%) TCP/IP
4 4 (12.90%) UWB
4 4 (12.90%) VLAN
4 4 (12.90%) Wireshark
5 1 (3.23%) GSM
5 1 (3.23%) RFID
5 1 (3.23%) RS-485
5 1 (3.23%) Wideband
5 1 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 4 (12.90%) Burp Suite
1 4 (12.90%) Metasploit
2 3 (9.68%) Git
3 1 (3.23%) Balsamiq
3 1 (3.23%) JIRA
3 1 (3.23%) Zephyr
General
1 14 (45.16%) Electronics
2 6 (19.35%) Manufacturing
3 4 (12.90%) Aerospace
3 4 (12.90%) Law
4 2 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.23%) Finance
5 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.23%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (48.39%) Software Engineer
2 13 (41.94%) Embedded Engineer
2 13 (41.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 9 (29.03%) Developer
4 7 (22.58%) Bluetooth Developer
4 7 (22.58%) IoT Developer
4 7 (22.58%) Mobile Developer
4 7 (22.58%) React Developer
5 1 (3.23%) Applications Developer
5 1 (3.23%) C++ Developer
5 1 (3.23%) C++ Software Developer
5 1 (3.23%) Design Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Electronics Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Embedded Developer
5 1 (3.23%) Embedded Software Developer
5 1 (3.23%) Hardware Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Product Owner
5 1 (3.23%) Python Developer
5 1 (3.23%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (22.58%) React Native
2 1 (3.23%) EDI
2 1 (3.23%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 12 (38.71%) IoT
2 5 (16.13%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (12.90%) CAN bus
3 4 (12.90%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (12.90%) Operational Technology
3 4 (12.90%) SCADA
4 3 (9.68%) Mobile App
5 2 (6.45%) ARM Cortex
5 2 (6.45%) Device Driver
5 2 (6.45%) e-Learning
5 2 (6.45%) Raspberry Pi
6 1 (3.23%) 3D Printing
6 1 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (3.23%) Arduino
6 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
6 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (22.58%) Linux
2 6 (19.35%) Android
3 4 (12.90%) Kali Linux
3 4 (12.90%) Ubuntu
4 2 (6.45%) Apple iOS
4 2 (6.45%) Windows
5 1 (3.23%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) Software Engineering
2 7 (22.58%) Cryptography
2 7 (22.58%) Mobile Development
3 5 (16.13%) AI
3 5 (16.13%) Machine Learning
3 5 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (16.13%) Prototyping
3 5 (16.13%) User Experience
4 4 (12.90%) Cloud Security
4 4 (12.90%) Cognitive Science
4 4 (12.90%) Computer Science
4 4 (12.90%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (12.90%) Ergonomics
4 4 (12.90%) Human Factors
4 4 (12.90%) Psychology
4 4 (12.90%) Risk Management
4 4 (12.90%) Security Architecture
4 4 (12.90%) Security Monitoring
4 4 (12.90%) Smart Manufacturing
4 4 (12.90%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 20 (64.52%) C++
2 13 (41.94%) C
3 8 (25.81%) Python
4 5 (16.13%) Java
5 4 (12.90%) R
5 4 (12.90%) Rust
6 1 (3.23%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (22.58%) Security Cleared
2 6 (19.35%) Degree
3 5 (16.13%) SC Cleared
4 4 (12.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (12.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (9.68%) DV Cleared
6 1 (3.23%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.23%) ISO 9001
1 1 (3.23%) QA
System Software
1 13 (41.94%) Firmware
2 2 (6.45%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (12.90%) Nessus
1 4 (12.90%) Nmap
Vendors
1 6 (19.35%) Google
2 4 (12.90%) Cisco
2 4 (12.90%) Qualtrics
2 4 (12.90%) Red Hat
2 4 (12.90%) Splunk
3 2 (6.45%) Apple
3 2 (6.45%) EMC