RS-232 Job Trends in the UK excluding London

RS-232
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring RS-232 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 476 530 549
Rank change year-on-year +54 +19 +200
Permanent jobs citing RS-232 30 42 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.071% 0.12% 0.052%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.40% 0.86% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 30 14 18
10th Percentile £46,275 £47,125 £56,750
25th Percentile £48,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,250 - -
UK median annual salary £51,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.27% -8.33% +20.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

RS-232 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 7,546 4,908 5,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.88% 13.68% 15.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,806 2,444 4,367
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,750 £25,625
25th Percentile £27,694 £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.50% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £59,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.68% +9.50% -4.76%

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RS-232 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

RS-232 job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

RS-232
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing RS-232.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing RS-232

RS-232
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing RS-232 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for RS-232 in the UK excluding London

RS-232
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 RS-232 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 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 +15 20 £51,000 -18.40% 1
Midlands +27 5 £52,500 - 2
West Midlands +25 5 £52,500 - 1
South West - 3 £31,500 - 2
South East +18 1 £72,500 +20.83% 4
East of England +13 1 £52,500 -4.55% 4
RS-232
UK

RS-232
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:

Applications
1 1 (3.33%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (40.00%) Bluetooth
1 12 (40.00%) Wireless
2 10 (33.33%) Ethernet
3 6 (20.00%) RS-485
4 5 (16.67%) TCP/IP
5 4 (13.33%) 3G
5 4 (13.33%) GPRS
5 4 (13.33%) GSM
5 4 (13.33%) Modbus
5 4 (13.33%) SSL
6 1 (3.33%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (3.33%) ZigBee
General
1 18 (60.00%) Electronics
2 5 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.00%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 17 (56.67%) Embedded Engineer
1 17 (56.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 17 (56.67%) Software Engineer
2 9 (30.00%) Senior
3 6 (20.00%) Electronics Engineer
4 5 (16.67%) FPGA Engineer
4 5 (16.67%) Senior Electronics Engineer
4 5 (16.67%) Senior FPGA Engineer
5 4 (13.33%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 4 (13.33%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 4 (13.33%) Senior Software Engineer
6 3 (10.00%) Audio Visual Engineer
6 3 (10.00%) Video Conferencing Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) C/C++ Software Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Embedded C++ Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
7 2 (6.67%) Embedded Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.33%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.67%) FPGA
1 5 (16.67%) VHDL
2 4 (13.33%) Device Driver
3 3 (10.00%) Digital Signage
3 3 (10.00%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (6.67%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (6.67%) Robotics
5 1 (3.33%) Acoustics
5 1 (3.33%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (3.33%) IoT
5 1 (3.33%) Life Science
5 1 (3.33%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 8 (26.67%) Embedded Linux
1 8 (26.67%) Linux
2 4 (13.33%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (70.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (23.33%) Agile
4 5 (16.67%) FPGA Design
4 5 (16.67%) Schematic Capture
5 4 (13.33%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (13.33%) Scrum
5 4 (13.33%) Secure Coding
5 4 (13.33%) Test Automation
6 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (10.00%) Proactive Maintenance
7 2 (6.67%) Regulatory Compliance
8 1 (3.33%) Battery Management
8 1 (3.33%) FMEA
8 1 (3.33%) Hazard Analysis
8 1 (3.33%) Motion Control
8 1 (3.33%) Presales
8 1 (3.33%) Preventative Maintenance
8 1 (3.33%) Quality Management
8 1 (3.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 19 (63.33%) C
1 19 (63.33%) C++
2 4 (13.33%) Embedded C
3 2 (6.67%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 3 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (3.33%) HNC
2 1 (3.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (3.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (3.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.33%) MISRA
2 1 (3.33%) GxP
2 1 (3.33%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 17 (56.67%) Firmware
2 6 (20.00%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (23.33%) EMC
2 3 (10.00%) Cisco
2 3 (10.00%) Logitech
2 3 (10.00%) Polycom
2 3 (10.00%) Yealink