Ethernet Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Ethernet
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Ethernet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 536 464 516
Rank change year-on-year -72 +52 +31
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 89 91 236
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.12% 0.27% 0.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.76% 1.63% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 66 58 170
10th Percentile £31,563 £26,688 £28,975
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,563 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £68,438 £71,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,750 £71,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

Ethernet 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 5,070 5,595 9,126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.11% 16.57% 12.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,464 3,035 6,661
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,087 £25,875
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £39,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.59% -10.23% -2.22%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -7.50%

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Ethernet job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Ethernet
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Ethernet
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ethernet in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Ethernet in the UK excluding London

Ethernet
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 Ethernet within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
South East -28 18 £37,500 -18.92% 28
Midlands -46 18 £57,500 +4.55% 10
East of England -6 17 £70,000 +34.62% 15
Scotland +13 15 £67,500 - 7
South West -50 14 £52,209 -16.47% 6
West Midlands -17 13 £57,500 +4.55% 5
North of England -27 5 £35,500 -29.04% 10
East Midlands -45 4 £47,500 +38.18% 5
North West -18 2 £55,000 +9.88% 3
Yorkshire -35 2 £31,000 -34.74% 4
Wales - 2 £25,000 - 4
North East - 1 - - 4
Ethernet
UK

Ethernet
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 10 (11.24%) FactoryTalk
2 4 (4.49%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (7.87%) Simulink
2 3 (3.37%) Lightworks
2 3 (3.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.12%) AutoCAD
3 1 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.25%) Magento
1 2 (2.25%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.74%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (4.49%) Azure
3 3 (3.37%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.25%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (2.25%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (2.25%) Mimecast
4 2 (2.25%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (20.22%) RS-232
2 14 (15.73%) Profibus
3 13 (14.61%) TCP/IP
4 8 (8.99%) Firewall
4 8 (8.99%) Modbus
5 7 (7.87%) DNS
5 7 (7.87%) VoIP
5 7 (7.87%) Wireless
6 6 (6.74%) DHCP
7 5 (5.62%) Broadband
7 5 (5.62%) VPN
8 4 (4.49%) VLAN
9 3 (3.37%) 3G
9 3 (3.37%) 4G
9 3 (3.37%) 5G
9 3 (3.37%) MQTT
9 3 (3.37%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (2.25%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (2.25%) PBX
10 2 (2.25%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 5 (5.62%) Git
2 3 (3.37%) PetaLinux
General
1 28 (31.46%) Manufacturing
2 16 (17.98%) Electronics
3 13 (14.61%) Automotive
3 13 (14.61%) Social Skills
4 12 (13.48%) Aerospace
4 12 (13.48%) Finance
5 9 (10.11%) Telecoms
6 8 (8.99%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (7.87%) Advertising
8 3 (3.37%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (2.25%) Law
Job Titles
1 37 (41.57%) Software Engineer
2 32 (35.96%) Embedded Engineer
2 32 (35.96%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 19 (21.35%) Senior
4 17 (19.10%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 17 (19.10%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 17 (19.10%) Senior Software Engineer
5 12 (13.48%) Control Systems Engineer
5 12 (13.48%) Systems Engineer
6 7 (7.87%) C++ Software Engineer
6 7 (7.87%) Embedded C++ Engineer
6 7 (7.87%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 7 (7.87%) Technical Engineer
7 5 (5.62%) Support Engineer
8 4 (4.49%) Electronics Engineer
8 4 (4.49%) FPGA Engineer
8 4 (4.49%) IT Engineer
8 4 (4.49%) Technical Support
8 4 (4.49%) Technical Support Engineer
9 3 (3.37%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (20.22%) Yocto
2 4 (4.49%) WebSockets
3 1 (1.12%) .NET
3 1 (1.12%) JavaFX
3 1 (1.12%) Swing
Miscellaneous
1 22 (24.72%) Device Driver
2 14 (15.73%) SCADA
3 10 (11.24%) Embedded Systems
3 10 (11.24%) Replication
4 8 (8.99%) FPGA
5 7 (7.87%) Social Media
6 6 (6.74%) Robotics
7 5 (5.62%) Algorithms
8 4 (4.49%) Driving Licence
8 4 (4.49%) PCIe
9 3 (3.37%) IoT
9 3 (3.37%) Operational Technology
9 3 (3.37%) Verilog
9 3 (3.37%) VHDL
10 2 (2.25%) ARM Cortex
10 2 (2.25%) Blog
10 2 (2.25%) CCTV
10 2 (2.25%) Fibre Optics
10 2 (2.25%) Management Information System
10 2 (2.25%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 27 (30.34%) Linux
2 15 (16.85%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (10.11%) Windows
4 5 (5.62%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (3.37%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.12%) CentOS
6 1 (1.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (42.70%) Software Engineering
2 15 (16.85%) Agile
2 15 (16.85%) Scrum
3 13 (14.61%) Embedded Software Development
3 13 (14.61%) Validation
4 10 (11.24%) CI/CD
5 9 (10.11%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (10.11%) Project Delivery
5 9 (10.11%) Software Architecture
6 6 (6.74%) Software Testing
7 5 (5.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (5.62%) Customer Service
7 5 (5.62%) Kalman Filter
7 5 (5.62%) Motion Control
7 5 (5.62%) Signal Processing
7 5 (5.62%) Test Automation
8 4 (4.49%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (4.49%) Image Processing
8 4 (4.49%) Preventative Maintenance
8 4 (4.49%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 32 (35.96%) C
1 32 (35.96%) C++
2 16 (17.98%) Embedded C
3 10 (11.24%) C#
3 10 (11.24%) Python
4 9 (10.11%) MATLAB
5 7 (7.87%) Embedded C++
6 5 (5.62%) JavaScript
7 3 (3.37%) Rust
8 2 (2.25%) Java
8 2 (2.25%) Ladder Logic
8 2 (2.25%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (21.35%) Degree
2 17 (19.10%) HNC
2 17 (19.10%) HND
3 5 (5.62%) CCNA
3 5 (5.62%) CCNP
3 5 (5.62%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (4.49%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (4.49%) PhD
5 2 (2.25%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (2.25%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.12%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.12%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (11.24%) Accessibility
1 10 (11.24%) HAZOP
2 5 (5.62%) IEC 61131
3 3 (3.37%) ECSS
4 2 (2.25%) IEC 61508
4 2 (2.25%) MISRA
4 2 (2.25%) MISRA C
4 2 (2.25%) SLA
5 1 (1.12%) AUTOSAR
5 1 (1.12%) ISO 9001
5 1 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 12 (13.48%) Firmware
2 7 (7.87%) Active Directory
3 2 (2.25%) BitLocker
3 2 (2.25%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (2.25%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 2 (2.25%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (1.12%) GPFS
4 1 (1.12%) Lustre
4 1 (1.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 1 (1.12%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 10 (11.24%) Wonderware InTouch
2 5 (5.62%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.25%) Functional Safety
4 1 (1.12%) MOM
4 1 (1.12%) SCCM
4 1 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (16.85%) Allen-Bradley
2 11 (12.36%) Wonderware
3 10 (11.24%) Microsoft
3 10 (11.24%) Rockwell
4 9 (10.11%) Cisco
5 5 (5.62%) Juniper
5 5 (5.62%) Siemens
6 4 (4.49%) Altera
7 3 (3.37%) MikroTik
7 3 (3.37%) Ubiquiti
7 3 (3.37%) Xilinx
8 2 (2.25%) Kaseya
8 2 (2.25%) Meraki
8 2 (2.25%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.12%) Red Hat