RS-485
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring RS-485 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 780 | 653 | 764 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -127 | +111 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing RS-485 | 18 | 17 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.016% | 0.034% | 0.042% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £43,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,500 | £46,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.70% | -3.16% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £49,000 | £51,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £49,900 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,500 | £46,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.70% | -3.16% | -9.52% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 7,681 | 7,229 | 9,235 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.83% | 14.58% | 11.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,965 | 4,064 | 5,027 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £25,087 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £29,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £40,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -20.00% | -2.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £61,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £44,472 | £35,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.06% | -26.32% | +5.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RS-485 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing RS-485.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing RS-485 over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.
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Top 8 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 9 September 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -111 | 18 | £61,500 | +33.70% | 22 |
| England | -120 | 18 | £61,500 | +33.70% | 22 |
| Work from Home | -35 | 10 | £61,500 | +4.68% | 12 |
| East of England | - | 9 | £61,500 | - | 6 |
| South East | -29 | 5 | £77,500 | +31.91% | 8 |
| South West | - | 3 | £40,000 | - | 6 |
| North of England | -69 | 1 | £48,500 | +5.43% | |
| North West | - | 1 | £48,500 | - |
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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: