Hybrid/Remote Electronics Job Trends

Electronics
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 209 294
Rank change year-on-year -20 +85 -76
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 265 244 217
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.07% 1.45% 0.98%
As % of the General category 1.74% 2.05% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 157 210 143
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,608 £41,730
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -10.57% +11.82%
75th Percentile £69,375 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +4.76%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 15,222 11,882 13,949
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.28% 70.69% 62.82%
Number of salaries quoted 9,179 6,201 7,773
10th Percentile £31,500 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,625 £84,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,200
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Electronics and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Electronics job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Electronics
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Electronics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Electronics

Electronics
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Electronics over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Electronics salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Electronics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 3 (1.13%) Artix
2 1 (0.38%) Kinematics
Applications
1 16 (6.04%) Simulink
2 11 (4.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.64%) Mathcad
3 7 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.13%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.13%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.75%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.75%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.38%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.75%) SaaS
2 1 (0.38%) AWS
2 1 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.28%) Wireless
2 11 (4.15%) TCP/IP
3 10 (3.77%) Bluetooth
3 10 (3.77%) RS-232
4 9 (3.40%) RS-485
5 8 (3.02%) Modbus
5 8 (3.02%) Profibus
5 8 (3.02%) ZigBee
6 7 (2.64%) Ethernet
7 3 (1.13%) NFC
7 3 (1.13%) RFID
7 3 (1.13%) RS-422
8 2 (0.75%) VSAT
9 1 (0.38%) 4G
9 1 (0.38%) 5G
9 1 (0.38%) ADSL
9 1 (0.38%) Broadband
9 1 (0.38%) LTE
9 1 (0.38%) Software-Defined Radio
9 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.75%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.38%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (7.17%) LabVIEW
2 10 (3.77%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.13%) Git
4 2 (0.75%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.75%) MLflow
4 2 (0.75%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.75%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.38%) Appium
5 1 (0.38%) CMake
5 1 (0.38%) GDB
5 1 (0.38%) TestRail
General
1 82 (30.94%) Social Skills
2 77 (29.06%) Aerospace
3 57 (21.51%) Manufacturing
4 54 (20.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (19.25%) Finance
6 32 (12.08%) Analytical Skills
7 31 (11.70%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (10.94%) Telecoms
9 25 (9.43%) Marketing
10 20 (7.55%) Military
11 16 (6.04%) Automotive
12 14 (5.28%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (3.02%) Retail
14 6 (2.26%) Law
15 4 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (1.13%) Legal
16 3 (1.13%) Spanish Language
17 2 (0.75%) Advertising
17 2 (0.75%) French Language
17 2 (0.75%) German Language
Job Titles
1 58 (21.89%) Senior
2 42 (15.85%) Electronics Engineer
3 32 (12.08%) Software Engineer
3 32 (12.08%) Systems Engineer
4 31 (11.70%) Lead
5 25 (9.43%) Embedded Engineer
6 24 (9.06%) Principal Engineer
7 20 (7.55%) Hardware Engineer
8 19 (7.17%) Test Engineer
9 18 (6.79%) Senior Software Engineer
10 15 (5.66%) Sales Engineer
11 14 (5.28%) Business Manager
11 14 (5.28%) Design Engineer
12 12 (4.53%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 12 (4.53%) Software Team Leader
12 12 (4.53%) Team Leader
12 12 (4.53%) Technical Engineer
13 11 (4.15%) Sales Manager
13 11 (4.15%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 11 (4.15%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.02%) Yocto
2 7 (2.64%) XML
3 5 (1.89%) React
3 5 (1.89%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.13%) Node.js
4 3 (1.13%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.75%) .NET
5 2 (0.75%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.75%) Avalonia
5 2 (0.75%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.75%) LangChain
5 2 (0.75%) React Native
5 2 (0.75%) WPF
6 1 (0.38%) EDI
6 1 (0.38%) Flash
6 1 (0.38%) REST
6 1 (0.38%) Terraform
6 1 (0.38%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 40 (15.09%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (11.32%) FPGA
3 28 (10.57%) IoT
4 24 (9.06%) Analogue Electronics
5 13 (4.91%) Algorithms
5 13 (4.91%) Robotics
6 12 (4.53%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (4.15%) Driving Licence
7 11 (4.15%) Management Information System
8 9 (3.40%) Fibre Optics
9 8 (3.02%) VHDL
10 7 (2.64%) Client/Server
10 7 (2.64%) PCIe
10 7 (2.64%) SCADA
11 6 (2.26%) Device Driver
12 5 (1.89%) Mobile App
13 4 (1.51%) Acoustics
13 4 (1.51%) Data Centre
13 4 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
13 4 (1.51%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 23 (8.68%) Linux
2 14 (5.28%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (4.91%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (1.13%) Android
4 3 (1.13%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.13%) Windows
5 2 (0.75%) Unix
5 2 (0.75%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (25.66%) Validation
2 64 (24.15%) Software Engineering
3 63 (23.77%) Problem-Solving
4 40 (15.09%) Physics
5 31 (11.70%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (11.32%) Technical Leadership
7 29 (10.94%) Mentoring
8 28 (10.57%) Business Development
8 28 (10.57%) Decision-Making
8 28 (10.57%) Project Management
9 25 (9.43%) Computer Science
9 25 (9.43%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (9.43%) CRM
9 25 (9.43%) Systems Engineering
10 24 (9.06%) Commercial Awareness
10 24 (9.06%) Verification and Validation
11 23 (8.68%) Project Delivery
12 22 (8.30%) Customer Engagement
12 22 (8.30%) Schematic Capture
13 20 (7.55%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 42 (15.85%) C
2 39 (14.72%) C++
3 36 (13.58%) Python
4 29 (10.94%) MATLAB
5 13 (4.91%) Embedded C
6 11 (4.15%) C#
7 8 (3.02%) Embedded C++
8 4 (1.51%) Rust
9 2 (0.75%) Java
9 2 (0.75%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.75%) SQL
9 2 (0.75%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.75%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.75%) VB
9 2 (0.75%) XAML
10 1 (0.38%) Bash
10 1 (0.38%) Go
10 1 (0.38%) R
10 1 (0.38%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.38%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 128 (48.30%) Degree
2 62 (23.40%) Security Cleared
3 51 (19.25%) SC Cleared
4 35 (13.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 34 (12.83%) Master's Degree
6 33 (12.45%) DV Cleared
7 24 (9.06%) PhD
8 13 (4.91%) HND
9 12 (4.53%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (4.15%) HNC
11 7 (2.64%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (1.51%) CITP
13 3 (1.13%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.38%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.38%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.57%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.64%) Def Stans
2 7 (2.64%) DO-254
3 5 (1.89%) DO-160
4 4 (1.51%) ARP4761
4 4 (1.51%) IEC 61508
4 4 (1.51%) ISO 26262
4 4 (1.51%) QA
5 2 (0.75%) GDPR
5 2 (0.75%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.75%) JTAG
6 1 (0.38%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.38%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.38%) ECSS
6 1 (0.38%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.38%) MISRA
System Software
1 52 (19.62%) Firmware
2 28 (10.57%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.26%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.38%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 27 (10.19%) EMC
2 14 (5.28%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.26%) Thales
4 4 (1.51%) Siemens
4 4 (1.51%) Xilinx
5 3 (1.13%) Autodesk
5 3 (1.13%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.13%) SAP
6 2 (0.75%) Keysight
6 2 (0.75%) Mentor Graphics
7 1 (0.38%) Altera
7 1 (0.38%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.38%) Cisco
7 1 (0.38%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.38%) IBM
7 1 (0.38%) Intel
7 1 (0.38%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle
7 1 (0.38%) Panasonic
7 1 (0.38%) Sony