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 25 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 231 206 278
Rank change year-on-year -25 +72 -71
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 256 251 231
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.04% 1.52% 1.00%
As % of the General category 1.69% 2.13% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 146 217 158
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,750 £43,720
25th Percentile £49,050 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,750
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -9.47% +21.50%
75th Percentile £69,375 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £80,375
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%

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 15,167 11,766 14,445
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.38% 71.37% 62.71%
Number of salaries quoted 9,235 6,295 8,225
10th Percentile £32,250 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £39,000 £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 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.14% -5.00%

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 25 September 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 (1.17%) Artix
2 1 (0.39%) Kinematics
Applications
1 16 (6.25%) Simulink
2 10 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.73%) Mathcad
3 7 (2.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.17%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.17%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.78%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.78%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.39%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.78%) SaaS
2 1 (0.39%) AWS
2 1 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.47%) Wireless
2 11 (4.30%) TCP/IP
3 10 (3.91%) Bluetooth
3 10 (3.91%) RS-232
4 9 (3.52%) RS-485
5 8 (3.13%) Modbus
5 8 (3.13%) Profibus
5 8 (3.13%) ZigBee
6 7 (2.73%) Ethernet
7 3 (1.17%) NFC
7 3 (1.17%) RFID
7 3 (1.17%) RS-422
8 2 (0.78%) DHCP
8 2 (0.78%) DNS
8 2 (0.78%) Firewall
8 2 (0.78%) LAN
8 2 (0.78%) VLAN
8 2 (0.78%) VPN
8 2 (0.78%) VSAT
8 2 (0.78%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.78%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.39%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (7.42%) LabVIEW
2 11 (4.30%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.17%) Git
4 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.78%) MLflow
4 2 (0.78%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.78%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.39%) Appium
5 1 (0.39%) CMake
5 1 (0.39%) GDB
5 1 (0.39%) TestRail
General
1 82 (32.03%) Social Skills
2 77 (30.08%) Aerospace
3 62 (24.22%) Manufacturing
4 53 (20.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 49 (19.14%) Finance
6 30 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
7 26 (10.16%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (9.77%) Telecoms
9 20 (7.81%) Marketing
9 20 (7.81%) Military
10 16 (6.25%) Automotive
11 9 (3.52%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (2.34%) Law
12 6 (2.34%) Retail
13 4 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.17%) Legal
14 3 (1.17%) Spanish Language
15 2 (0.78%) Advertising
15 2 (0.78%) French Language
15 2 (0.78%) German Language
Job Titles
1 56 (21.88%) Senior
2 40 (15.63%) Electronics Engineer
3 36 (14.06%) Systems Engineer
4 32 (12.50%) Software Engineer
5 27 (10.55%) Lead
6 25 (9.77%) Embedded Engineer
7 23 (8.98%) Principal Engineer
8 19 (7.42%) Hardware Engineer
9 18 (7.03%) Senior Software Engineer
9 18 (7.03%) Test Engineer
10 14 (5.47%) Business Manager
10 14 (5.47%) Sales Engineer
11 12 (4.69%) Design Engineer
11 12 (4.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 12 (4.69%) Technical Engineer
12 11 (4.30%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 11 (4.30%) Sales Manager
12 11 (4.30%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 11 (4.30%) Team Leader
12 11 (4.30%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.13%) Yocto
2 7 (2.73%) XML
3 5 (1.95%) React
3 5 (1.95%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.17%) Node.js
4 3 (1.17%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.78%) .NET
5 2 (0.78%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.78%) Avalonia
5 2 (0.78%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.78%) LangChain
5 2 (0.78%) React Native
5 2 (0.78%) WPF
6 1 (0.39%) EDI
6 1 (0.39%) Flash
6 1 (0.39%) REST
6 1 (0.39%) Terraform
6 1 (0.39%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 37 (14.45%) Embedded Systems
2 28 (10.94%) FPGA
3 27 (10.55%) IoT
4 22 (8.59%) Analogue Electronics
5 14 (5.47%) Algorithms
5 14 (5.47%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (4.69%) Robotics
7 10 (3.91%) Driving Licence
8 9 (3.52%) Fibre Optics
9 7 (2.73%) Client/Server
9 7 (2.73%) SCADA
9 7 (2.73%) VHDL
10 6 (2.34%) Device Driver
10 6 (2.34%) PCIe
11 5 (1.95%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.56%) Acoustics
12 4 (1.56%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (1.56%) Management Information System
13 3 (1.17%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.38%) Linux
2 14 (5.47%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (5.08%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (1.17%) Android
4 3 (1.17%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.17%) Windows
5 2 (0.78%) Unix
5 2 (0.78%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (26.56%) Validation
2 63 (24.61%) Software Engineering
3 61 (23.83%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (16.02%) Physics
5 30 (11.72%) Business Development
6 29 (11.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 28 (10.94%) Technical Leadership
8 27 (10.55%) Decision-Making
8 27 (10.55%) Mentoring
8 27 (10.55%) Systems Engineering
9 25 (9.77%) Computer Science
9 25 (9.77%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (9.77%) CRM
10 24 (9.38%) Verification and Validation
11 22 (8.59%) Project Management
12 21 (8.20%) Customer Engagement
12 21 (8.20%) Project Delivery
13 20 (7.81%) Prototyping
13 20 (7.81%) Schematic Capture
13 20 (7.81%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 41 (16.02%) C
2 39 (15.23%) C++
3 35 (13.67%) Python
4 29 (11.33%) MATLAB
5 13 (5.08%) Embedded C
6 11 (4.30%) C#
7 8 (3.13%) Embedded C++
8 4 (1.56%) Rust
9 2 (0.78%) Java
9 2 (0.78%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.78%) SQL
9 2 (0.78%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.78%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.78%) VB
9 2 (0.78%) XAML
10 1 (0.39%) Bash
10 1 (0.39%) Go
10 1 (0.39%) R
10 1 (0.39%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.39%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 127 (49.61%) Degree
2 59 (23.05%) Security Cleared
3 50 (19.53%) SC Cleared
4 36 (14.06%) BPSS Clearance
5 35 (13.67%) Master's Degree
6 33 (12.89%) DV Cleared
7 24 (9.38%) PhD
8 12 (4.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (4.30%) HND
10 9 (3.52%) HNC
11 7 (2.73%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (1.56%) CITP
13 3 (1.17%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.39%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.39%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.94%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.73%) Def Stans
2 7 (2.73%) DO-254
3 5 (1.95%) DO-160
4 4 (1.56%) ARP4761
4 4 (1.56%) IEC 61508
4 4 (1.56%) ISO 26262
4 4 (1.56%) QA
5 2 (0.78%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 2 (0.78%) JTAG
6 1 (0.39%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.39%) ECSS
6 1 (0.39%) GDPR
6 1 (0.39%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.39%) MISRA
System Software
1 50 (19.53%) Firmware
2 27 (10.55%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.34%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.39%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 25 (9.77%) EMC
2 13 (5.08%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.34%) Thales
4 4 (1.56%) Siemens
4 4 (1.56%) Xilinx
5 3 (1.17%) Autodesk
5 3 (1.17%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.17%) SAP
6 2 (0.78%) IBM
6 2 (0.78%) Keysight
6 2 (0.78%) Mentor Graphics
7 1 (0.39%) Altera
7 1 (0.39%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.39%) Cisco
7 1 (0.39%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.39%) Intel
7 1 (0.39%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle
7 1 (0.39%) Panasonic
7 1 (0.39%) Sony