Ethernet
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Ethernet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 613 542 555
Rank change year-on-year -71 +13 +73
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 197 135 198
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.27% 0.27%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.48% 1.91% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 111 77 111
10th Percentile £31,875 £35,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £38,375 £37,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,125 £71,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7,938 7,068 8,642
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.72% 14.32% 11.96%
Number of salaries quoted 4,851 3,963 4,291
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,375 £28,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £38,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +29.87% -26.67% +1.94%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,875 £68,875
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £34,000 £49,008
% change year-on-year +32.35% -30.62% +8.91%

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Ethernet job vacancy trend in the UK

Ethernet
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Ethernet.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Ethernet

Ethernet
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ethernet within the UK over the 6 months to 11 October 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 -37 181 £50,000 -9.09% 276
England -73 178 £51,000 -7.27% 345
Work from Home -19 56 £65,000 -3.70% 130
East of England +5 52 £50,000 - 55
South East -20 46 £45,000 -10.00% 81
Midlands -42 41 £52,500 -4.55% 51
West Midlands -44 27 £52,500 -4.55% 38
South West -54 23 £55,000 +75.55% 21
East Midlands -27 14 £52,500 -19.23% 13
London -70 10 £52,000 +79.31% 75
Scotland +7 6 £67,500 - 16
North of England -77 6 £59,250 +18.37% 36
North West -28 4 £59,250 +18.37% 19
Northern Ireland -73 4 £38,000 +1.33% 19
Wales - 3 £25,000 - 3
North East - 2 - - 9

Ethernet
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (4.57%) FactoryTalk
2 6 (3.05%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.52%) WinCC
4 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (7.11%) Maple
2 13 (6.60%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (4.57%) Simulink
4 6 (3.05%) EPLAN
5 4 (2.03%) Lightworks
6 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.51%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.51%) OrCAD
7 1 (0.51%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.51%) S-PLUS
Cloud Services
1 10 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (2.54%) Azure
3 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
3 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
3 3 (1.52%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 51 (25.89%) Profibus
2 41 (20.81%) Modbus
3 34 (17.26%) TCP/IP
4 18 (9.14%) RS-232
4 18 (9.14%) VLAN
4 18 (9.14%) VPN
5 16 (8.12%) Wireless
6 15 (7.61%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (6.60%) DMZ
7 13 (6.60%) OSPF
8 12 (6.09%) IPv4
9 11 (5.58%) WAN
10 10 (5.08%) Firewall
10 10 (5.08%) SD-WAN
11 9 (4.57%) Internet
11 9 (4.57%) RS-485
12 7 (3.55%) Broadband
13 6 (3.05%) VoIP
14 5 (2.54%) BGP
14 5 (2.54%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.52%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (3.55%) Git
2 4 (2.03%) LabVIEW
2 4 (2.03%) PetaLinux
3 3 (1.52%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (1.02%) Eclipse
4 2 (1.02%) Subversion
4 2 (1.02%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.51%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.51%) JIRA
General
1 72 (36.55%) Social Skills
2 61 (30.96%) Manufacturing
3 37 (18.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 34 (17.26%) Electronics
5 30 (15.23%) Aerospace
6 27 (13.71%) Telecoms
7 21 (10.66%) Finance
8 18 (9.14%) Automotive
9 16 (8.12%) Analytical Skills
10 14 (7.11%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (3.05%) Military
12 5 (2.54%) Avionics
12 5 (2.54%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (2.03%) Advertising
14 3 (1.52%) Aviation
14 3 (1.52%) Games
14 3 (1.52%) Mandarin Language
14 3 (1.52%) Marketing
14 3 (1.52%) Wearables
15 2 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (16.24%) Software Engineer
2 25 (12.69%) Senior
3 23 (11.68%) Embedded Engineer
3 23 (11.68%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 20 (10.15%) Control Systems Engineer
5 18 (9.14%) Electrical Engineer
6 12 (6.09%) Automation Engineer
6 12 (6.09%) C++ Software Engineer
6 12 (6.09%) Embedded C++ Engineer
6 12 (6.09%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 12 (6.09%) Principal Engineer
6 12 (6.09%) Systems Engineer
7 11 (5.58%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 11 (5.58%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 11 (5.58%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 11 (5.58%) Senior Software Engineer
8 10 (5.08%) Network Engineer
9 9 (4.57%) Design Engineer
10 8 (4.06%) Electronics Engineer
10 8 (4.06%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.57%) Yocto
2 5 (2.54%) STL
3 3 (1.52%) Flash
4 2 (1.02%) .NET
4 2 (1.02%) Node.js
4 2 (1.02%) Web Services
5 1 (0.51%) EDI
5 1 (0.51%) JavaFX
5 1 (0.51%) NETCONF
5 1 (0.51%) QML
5 1 (0.51%) Qt
5 1 (0.51%) Qt Quick
5 1 (0.51%) Swing
5 1 (0.51%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 63 (31.98%) SCADA
2 37 (18.78%) Driving Licence
3 28 (14.21%) FPGA
4 23 (11.68%) Embedded Systems
5 20 (10.15%) Robotics
6 13 (6.60%) VHDL
7 12 (6.09%) IoT
7 12 (6.09%) PCIe
8 11 (5.58%) Device Driver
8 11 (5.58%) Verilog
9 10 (5.08%) Social Media
10 8 (4.06%) Replication
11 6 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (2.03%) FMCG
12 4 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (2.03%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (1.52%) Algorithms
13 3 (1.52%) Analogue Electronics
13 3 (1.52%) Data Centre
13 3 (1.52%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (15.74%) Linux
2 17 (8.63%) Windows
3 7 (3.55%) Embedded Linux
4 5 (2.54%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (1.52%) Unix
6 1 (0.51%) CentOS
6 1 (0.51%) macOS
6 1 (0.51%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.51%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.51%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (20.81%) Validation
2 37 (18.78%) Software Engineering
3 34 (17.26%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (11.17%) Technical Leadership
5 16 (8.12%) Integration Testing
6 14 (7.11%) Cybersecurity
6 14 (7.11%) Root Cause Analysis
7 13 (6.60%) Customer Requirements
7 13 (6.60%) Schematic Capture
7 13 (6.60%) Test Automation
8 12 (6.09%) CI/CD
8 12 (6.09%) High Availability
8 12 (6.09%) OO
8 12 (6.09%) Project Delivery
9 11 (5.58%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (5.58%) Data Acquisition
9 11 (5.58%) Data Modelling
10 10 (5.08%) FPGA Design
11 9 (4.57%) Motion Control
11 9 (4.57%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 34 (17.26%) C++
2 27 (13.71%) C
3 16 (8.12%) Python
4 11 (5.58%) Embedded C
5 10 (5.08%) Embedded C++
6 9 (4.57%) C#
6 9 (4.57%) MATLAB
7 8 (4.06%) Rust
8 7 (3.55%) SQL
9 6 (3.05%) Java
9 6 (3.05%) JavaScript
10 5 (2.54%) Tcl
11 4 (2.03%) Ada
12 3 (1.52%) Ada 95
12 3 (1.52%) Perl
12 3 (1.52%) PowerShell
13 2 (1.02%) Ladder Logic
13 2 (1.02%) SystemVerilog
14 1 (0.51%) Bash
Qualifications
1 54 (27.41%) Degree
2 49 (24.87%) HNC
3 25 (12.69%) HND
4 19 (9.64%) Security Cleared
5 15 (7.61%) SC Cleared
6 11 (5.58%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (5.58%) DV Cleared
7 9 (4.57%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (4.06%) CCNP
9 7 (3.55%) CCNA
9 7 (3.55%) Master's Degree
10 6 (3.05%) PhD
11 2 (1.02%) EMC Certification
11 2 (1.02%) MCSA
11 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.51%) CCIE
12 1 (0.51%) CCIE Routing and Switching
12 1 (0.51%) Chartered Engineer
12 1 (0.51%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.63%) Accessibility
2 8 (4.06%) HAZOP
3 4 (2.03%) ECSS
3 4 (2.03%) IEC 61131
3 4 (2.03%) ISO 9001
3 4 (2.03%) MIL-STD-1553
4 3 (1.52%) GDPR
5 2 (1.02%) Def Stans
5 2 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 2 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.02%) NIST
5 2 (1.02%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.02%) SLA
6 1 (0.51%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 1 (0.51%) DO-254
6 1 (0.51%) GAMP
6 1 (0.51%) GMP
6 1 (0.51%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.51%) JTAG
System Software
1 15 (7.61%) Firmware
2 9 (4.57%) Active Directory
3 4 (2.03%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (2.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.52%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (1.52%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (1.02%) Terminal Services
5 2 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.51%) GPFS
6 1 (0.51%) Lustre
6 1 (0.51%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.51%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (4.06%) Wonderware InTouch
2 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.03%) Functional Safety
4 2 (1.02%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.51%) Ansible
5 1 (0.51%) MOM
Vendors
1 33 (16.75%) Siemens
2 26 (13.20%) Microsoft
3 22 (11.17%) Allen-Bradley
4 20 (10.15%) Rockwell
5 12 (6.09%) Cisco
6 9 (4.57%) Wonderware
6 9 (4.57%) Xilinx
7 7 (3.55%) EMC
7 7 (3.55%) VMware
8 6 (3.05%) BT
8 6 (3.05%) Juniper
9 4 (2.03%) Meraki
9 4 (2.03%) Tenable
10 3 (1.52%) Altera
10 3 (1.52%) Intel
10 3 (1.52%) MikroTik
10 3 (1.52%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.52%) Starlink
10 3 (1.52%) Ubiquiti
11 2 (1.02%) Fortinet