Bluetooth Job Trends

Bluetooth
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Bluetooth skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 634 417 698
Rank change year-on-year -217 +281 +227
Permanent jobs citing Bluetooth 30 307 100
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.045% 0.62% 0.13%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.30% 4.56% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 25 25 64
10th Percentile - £40,800 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,000 £52,500 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £61,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -11.48% +8.44% -13.46%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £71,438
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,750 £85,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £61,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.48% +10.91% -21.43%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 9,862 6,735 10,295
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.70% 13.56% 13.79%
Number of salaries quoted 3,954 3,572 8,464
10th Percentile £25,875 £31,183 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £39,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +12.24% -6.67%
75th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £34,000 £50,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -32.00% +16.28% -4.44%

Bluetooth
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Bluetooth job vacancy trend in the UK

Bluetooth
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Bluetooth.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Bluetooth

Bluetooth
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Bluetooth over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Bluetooth in the UK

Bluetooth
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bluetooth within the UK over the 6 months to 14 February 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
UK excluding London -206 29 £54,000 -11.48% 19
England -211 18 £60,000 -1.64% 22
Work from Home +32 15 £51,000 -16.39% 10
Scotland -5 8 £51,000 -28.42% 2
Midlands -40 7 £54,000 -16.92% 6
South East -91 7 £65,000 +44.44% 1
Wales +2 4 - -
East Midlands -53 4 £54,000 -1.82% 1
West Midlands +7 3 £52,500 -19.23% 5
South West - 2 £62,500 - 4
London +27 1 - - 1
North of England -21 1 £60,000 -1.64% 3
Yorkshire -32 1 £60,000 -4.00% 2

Bluetooth
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 4 (13.33%) Google Workspace
1 4 (13.33%) SurveyMonkey
2 2 (6.67%) Google Play
3 1 (3.33%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 17 (56.67%) Wireless
2 9 (30.00%) RS-232
3 8 (26.67%) Modbus
4 7 (23.33%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (16.67%) ZigBee
6 4 (13.33%) Firewall
6 4 (13.33%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (13.33%) LTE
6 4 (13.33%) Network Security
6 4 (13.33%) TCP/IP
6 4 (13.33%) VLAN
6 4 (13.33%) Wireshark
7 2 (6.67%) RFID
8 1 (3.33%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 4 (13.33%) Burp Suite
1 4 (13.33%) Eclipse
1 4 (13.33%) Git
1 4 (13.33%) Metasploit
1 4 (13.33%) Subversion
2 1 (3.33%) Balsamiq
2 1 (3.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (43.33%) Electronics
2 8 (26.67%) Manufacturing
3 5 (16.67%) Law
4 4 (13.33%) Aerospace
5 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.33%) Retail
6 1 (3.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (46.67%) Embedded Engineer
2 12 (40.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 12 (40.00%) Software Engineer
3 8 (26.67%) Developer
4 7 (23.33%) Bluetooth Developer
4 7 (23.33%) IoT Developer
4 7 (23.33%) Mobile Developer
4 7 (23.33%) React Developer
5 3 (10.00%) Firmware Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Electronics Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Development Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Linux Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Principal Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Product Development Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Senior
7 1 (3.33%) Senior Firmware Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (23.33%) React Native
2 1 (3.33%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (46.67%) IoT
2 5 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (16.67%) Raspberry Pi
3 4 (13.33%) CAN bus
3 4 (13.33%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (13.33%) Operational Technology
3 4 (13.33%) SCADA
4 3 (10.00%) Mobile App
5 2 (6.67%) Smart Home
6 1 (3.33%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (3.33%) FPGA
6 1 (3.33%) PCIe
6 1 (3.33%) Photography
6 1 (3.33%) Product Ownership
6 1 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (3.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.00%) Android
2 5 (16.67%) Linux
3 4 (13.33%) Kali Linux
3 4 (13.33%) Ubuntu
4 2 (6.67%) Apple iOS
4 2 (6.67%) Windows
5 1 (3.33%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (43.33%) Software Engineering
2 7 (23.33%) Mobile Development
3 5 (16.67%) Prototyping
3 5 (16.67%) User Experience
4 4 (13.33%) AI
4 4 (13.33%) Cognitive Science
4 4 (13.33%) Computer Science
4 4 (13.33%) Cryptography
4 4 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (13.33%) Data Science
4 4 (13.33%) Decision-Making
4 4 (13.33%) Ergonomics
4 4 (13.33%) Human Factors
4 4 (13.33%) Innovative Thinking
4 4 (13.33%) Machine Learning
4 4 (13.33%) Psychology
4 4 (13.33%) Risk Management
4 4 (13.33%) Security Architecture
4 4 (13.33%) Statistics
4 4 (13.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 14 (46.67%) C
1 14 (46.67%) C++
2 8 (26.67%) Python
3 4 (13.33%) Embedded C
3 4 (13.33%) Java
3 4 (13.33%) R
3 4 (13.33%) Rust
Qualifications
1 7 (23.33%) Degree
2 4 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (13.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (13.33%) SC Cleared
2 4 (13.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.33%) ISO 9001
1 1 (3.33%) QA
System Software
1 16 (53.33%) Firmware
2 5 (16.67%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (13.33%) Nessus
1 4 (13.33%) Nmap
Vendors
1 6 (20.00%) Google
2 4 (13.33%) Atmel
2 4 (13.33%) Cisco
2 4 (13.33%) Qualtrics
2 4 (13.33%) Red Hat
2 4 (13.33%) Splunk
3 2 (6.67%) Apple
3 2 (6.67%) EMC