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 26 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 278 212 275
Rank change year-on-year -66 +63 -59
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 176 236 301
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.81% 1.43% 1.10%
As % of the General category 1.35% 1.98% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 103 203 242
10th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £49,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £59,400 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.72% +8.00% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,500 £71,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% 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 13,013 11,945 16,741
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.60% 72.47% 61.14%
Number of salaries quoted 8,364 6,695 11,656
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,928 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,688 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -10.00%

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 26 July 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 (1.70%) Artix
Applications
1 5 (2.84%) Simulink
2 3 (1.70%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.70%) Autodesk Inventor
3 2 (1.14%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.57%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.14%) AWS
2 1 (0.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (8.52%) Wireless
2 11 (6.25%) Bluetooth
3 10 (5.68%) RS-232
3 10 (5.68%) RS-485
4 9 (5.11%) Modbus
4 9 (5.11%) Profibus
4 9 (5.11%) ZigBee
5 5 (2.84%) RFID
5 5 (2.84%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.27%) DHCP
6 4 (2.27%) DNS
6 4 (2.27%) Firewall
6 4 (2.27%) LAN
6 4 (2.27%) VLAN
6 4 (2.27%) VPN
6 4 (2.27%) WAN
7 3 (1.70%) NFC
8 2 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.57%) LTE
9 1 (0.57%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.14%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.57%) DTS
2 1 (0.57%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (6.25%) LabVIEW
2 8 (4.55%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.14%) Git
3 2 (1.14%) MLflow
3 2 (1.14%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (1.14%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.57%) Appium
4 1 (0.57%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.57%) TestRail
General
1 49 (27.84%) Social Skills
2 47 (26.70%) Manufacturing
3 24 (13.64%) Marketing
4 22 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (11.93%) Aerospace
6 20 (11.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (10.80%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (9.66%) Finance
9 10 (5.68%) Telecoms
10 6 (3.41%) Automotive
11 5 (2.84%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (2.27%) Legal
13 2 (1.14%) Advertising
13 2 (1.14%) Military
13 2 (1.14%) Wearables
14 1 (0.57%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.57%) Law
14 1 (0.57%) Retail
Job Titles
1 42 (23.86%) Senior
2 37 (21.02%) Systems Engineer
3 28 (15.91%) Software Engineer
4 22 (12.50%) Embedded Engineer
5 17 (9.66%) Lead
5 17 (9.66%) Senior Software Engineer
6 14 (7.95%) Electronics Engineer
7 12 (6.82%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (6.82%) Hardware Engineer
7 12 (6.82%) RF Engineer
7 12 (6.82%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 12 (6.82%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (6.82%) Support Engineer
8 11 (6.25%) Marketing Manager
8 11 (6.25%) Principal Engineer
8 11 (6.25%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 11 (6.25%) Technical Engineer
9 9 (5.11%) Graduate
9 9 (5.11%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 8 (4.55%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.84%) React
1 5 (2.84%) Yocto
2 4 (2.27%) Node.js
3 3 (1.70%) TensorFlow
3 3 (1.70%) XML
4 2 (1.14%) LangChain
4 2 (1.14%) React Native
5 1 (0.57%) .NET
5 1 (0.57%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.57%) Avalonia
5 1 (0.57%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.57%) Flash
5 1 (0.57%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.57%) REST
5 1 (0.57%) Vue
5 1 (0.57%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 31 (17.61%) Embedded Systems
2 22 (12.50%) IoT
3 16 (9.09%) FPGA
4 14 (7.95%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (5.68%) Algorithms
6 8 (4.55%) Analogue Electronics
6 8 (4.55%) Fibre Optics
7 7 (3.98%) Robotics
8 5 (2.84%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.84%) PCIe
8 5 (2.84%) VHDL
9 4 (2.27%) Data Centre
9 4 (2.27%) Device Driver
9 4 (2.27%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (2.27%) Raspberry Pi
10 3 (1.70%) Client/Server
10 3 (1.70%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.70%) MicroBlaze
10 3 (1.70%) SCADA
10 3 (1.70%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 23 (13.07%) Linux
2 13 (7.39%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (6.25%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.14%) Android
4 2 (1.14%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.14%) Unix
4 2 (1.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (26.14%) Validation
2 44 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 39 (22.16%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (12.50%) Physics
5 21 (11.93%) Systems Engineering
6 16 (9.09%) Business Development
6 16 (9.09%) Customer Engagement
6 16 (9.09%) Project Management
6 16 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
7 15 (8.52%) Decision-Making
7 15 (8.52%) Prototyping
7 15 (8.52%) Test Automation
8 14 (7.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (7.95%) Technology Strategy
9 13 (7.39%) Computer Science
9 13 (7.39%) Mentoring
10 12 (6.82%) Regulatory Compliance
10 12 (6.82%) Roadmaps
10 12 (6.82%) Unit Testing
10 12 (6.82%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 31 (17.61%) C++
2 30 (17.05%) C
3 26 (14.77%) Python
4 16 (9.09%) MATLAB
5 10 (5.68%) Embedded C
6 6 (3.41%) C#
6 6 (3.41%) Embedded C++
7 3 (1.70%) Rust
7 3 (1.70%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.14%) Go
9 1 (0.57%) Java
9 1 (0.57%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.57%) SystemVerilog
9 1 (0.57%) XAML
Qualifications
1 84 (47.73%) Degree
2 27 (15.34%) Master's Degree
3 20 (11.36%) Security Cleared
4 14 (7.95%) SC Cleared
5 13 (7.39%) PhD
6 12 (6.82%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (5.68%) DV Cleared
8 7 (3.98%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.14%) HND
10 1 (0.57%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.55%) Accessibility
2 3 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 3 (1.70%) QA
3 2 (1.14%) JTAG
4 1 (0.57%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.57%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 38 (21.59%) Firmware
2 22 (12.50%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (2.84%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (5.11%) EMC
2 3 (1.70%) Autodesk
2 3 (1.70%) IBM
2 3 (1.70%) Xilinx
3 2 (1.14%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.57%) Altera
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle
4 1 (0.57%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.57%) SAP