RS-485 Job Trends in the UK excluding London

RS-485
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring RS-485 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 500 527 563
Rank change year-on-year +27 +36 +192
Permanent jobs citing RS-485 9 39 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.021% 0.11% 0.029%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.12% 0.79% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 7 7 8
10th Percentile £50,750 £46,000 £51,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -23.08% +18.18%
75th Percentile £64,375 £52,500 -
90th Percentile £82,250 £56,500 -
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -23.08% +18.18%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

RS-485 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 7,571 4,931 5,279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.85% 13.73% 15.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2,822 2,461 4,336
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,750 £25,750
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 £76,250 £71,250
UK median annual salary £38,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +10.00% -4.76%

RS-485
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RS-485 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

RS-485 job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

RS-485
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing RS-485.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing RS-485

RS-485
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing RS-485 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for RS-485 in the UK excluding London

RS-485
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-485 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Midlands +25 5 £52,500 - 1
West Midlands +24 5 £52,500 -
North of England -5 2 - - 3
North West - 2 - -
South East +33 1 £72,500 - 2
South West - 1 £90,000 - 3
RS-485
UK

RS-485
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 (11.11%) AutoCAD
1 1 (11.11%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) RS-232
2 5 (55.56%) Modbus
3 4 (44.44%) 3G
3 4 (44.44%) GPRS
3 4 (44.44%) GSM
3 4 (44.44%) SSL
3 4 (44.44%) TCP/IP
4 2 (22.22%) Profibus
5 1 (11.11%) Bluetooth
5 1 (11.11%) Ethernet
5 1 (11.11%) Firewall
5 1 (11.11%) VLAN
5 1 (11.11%) VPN
5 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (11.11%) Wireless
5 1 (11.11%) ZigBee
General
1 3 (33.33%) Electronics
1 3 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) C Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded C Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded C Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Instrumentation Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Linux Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Senior
1 2 (22.22%) Senior Electrical Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Software Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (11.11%) Acoustics
2 1 (11.11%) CCTV
2 1 (11.11%) Derivative
2 1 (11.11%) Driving Licence
2 1 (11.11%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (11.11%) IoT
2 1 (11.11%) Operational Technology
2 1 (11.11%) Robotics
2 1 (11.11%) Self-Driving Car
2 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Linux
2 4 (44.44%) Embedded Linux
2 4 (44.44%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (11.11%) Debian
3 1 (11.11%) OpenWrt
3 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Software Engineering
2 4 (44.44%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (44.44%) Secure Coding
2 4 (44.44%) Test Automation
3 3 (33.33%) Agile
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (22.22%) Bill of Materials
4 2 (22.22%) QMS
4 2 (22.22%) Quality Management
4 2 (22.22%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (11.11%) Battery Management
5 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (11.11%) Data Acquisition
5 1 (11.11%) FMEA
5 1 (11.11%) Hazard Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Mechatronics
5 1 (11.11%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) C
1 4 (44.44%) C++
2 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 3 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 2 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) MISRA
2 2 (22.22%) IEC 61508
3 1 (11.11%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (55.56%) Firmware
2 4 (44.44%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (11.11%) iptables
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) Functional Safety
2 1 (11.11%) Ansible
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) EMC
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco
2 1 (11.11%) Fortinet
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) MikroTik