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 19 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 222 276
Rank change year-on-year -24 +54 -71
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 222 235 259
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.97% 1.43% 1.05%
As % of the General category 1.61% 1.99% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 124 206 206
10th Percentile £35,000 £46,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,625 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,450 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.65% -1.76% +13.33%
75th Percentile £66,563 £70,600 £66,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,875 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%

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 13,791 11,833 15,151
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.24% 71.76% 61.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,701 6,558 10,031
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,869 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% -5.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,266 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.35% -1.33% -8.33%

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 19 August 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 (1.35%) Artix
2 1 (0.45%) Kinematics
Applications
1 14 (6.31%) Simulink
2 6 (2.70%) Mathcad
3 5 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.35%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.35%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.90%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.90%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.45%) CANalyzer
6 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.45%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.35%) AWS
2 1 (0.45%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.86%) Wireless
2 10 (4.50%) RS-232
2 10 (4.50%) RS-485
3 9 (4.05%) Bluetooth
3 9 (4.05%) Modbus
3 9 (4.05%) Profibus
3 9 (4.05%) ZigBee
4 7 (3.15%) TCP/IP
5 6 (2.70%) Ethernet
6 4 (1.80%) DHCP
6 4 (1.80%) DNS
6 4 (1.80%) Firewall
6 4 (1.80%) LAN
6 4 (1.80%) VLAN
6 4 (1.80%) VPN
6 4 (1.80%) WAN
7 3 (1.35%) NFC
7 3 (1.35%) RFID
8 1 (0.45%) Broadband
8 1 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.35%) NoSQL
1 3 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.90%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (7.21%) LabVIEW
2 11 (4.95%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.35%) Git
4 2 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.90%) MLflow
4 2 (0.90%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.90%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.45%) Appium
5 1 (0.45%) CMake
5 1 (0.45%) GDB
5 1 (0.45%) TestRail
General
1 71 (31.98%) Social Skills
2 61 (27.48%) Manufacturing
3 53 (23.87%) Aerospace
4 47 (21.17%) Finance
5 45 (20.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (10.81%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (8.11%) Marketing
8 15 (6.76%) Telecoms
9 11 (4.95%) Automotive
9 11 (4.95%) Military
10 4 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.80%) Law
10 4 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.35%) Legal
11 3 (1.35%) Spanish Language
12 2 (0.90%) Advertising
12 2 (0.90%) Agriculture
12 2 (0.90%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 49 (22.07%) Senior
2 41 (18.47%) Systems Engineer
3 33 (14.86%) Software Engineer
4 27 (12.16%) Electronics Engineer
5 24 (10.81%) Embedded Engineer
6 23 (10.36%) Lead
7 20 (9.01%) Principal Engineer
8 18 (8.11%) Senior Software Engineer
9 15 (6.76%) Hardware Engineer
10 13 (5.86%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 13 (5.86%) Test Engineer
11 12 (5.41%) Business Manager
11 12 (5.41%) RF Engineer
11 12 (5.41%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 12 (5.41%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 12 (5.41%) Support Engineer
11 12 (5.41%) Technical Engineer
12 11 (4.95%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 11 (4.95%) Technical Manager
13 10 (4.50%) Sales Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.15%) React
2 6 (2.70%) Yocto
3 5 (2.25%) Node.js
3 5 (2.25%) TensorFlow
4 4 (1.80%) XML
5 3 (1.35%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.90%) .NET
6 2 (0.90%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.90%) Avalonia
6 2 (0.90%) Entity Framework
6 2 (0.90%) LangChain
6 2 (0.90%) React Native
6 2 (0.90%) WPF
7 1 (0.45%) Flash
7 1 (0.45%) REST
7 1 (0.45%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 34 (15.32%) Embedded Systems
2 24 (10.81%) IoT
3 23 (10.36%) FPGA
4 14 (6.31%) Analogue Electronics
5 12 (5.41%) Algorithms
6 11 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (4.05%) Robotics
8 8 (3.60%) Fibre Optics
9 5 (2.25%) Driving Licence
9 5 (2.25%) Mobile App
9 5 (2.25%) PCIe
9 5 (2.25%) VHDL
10 4 (1.80%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.80%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.80%) Device Driver
10 4 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (1.80%) SCADA
11 3 (1.35%) Contactless
11 3 (1.35%) MicroBlaze
11 3 (1.35%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 22 (9.91%) Linux
2 12 (5.41%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (4.95%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (1.35%) Android
4 3 (1.35%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.35%) Windows
5 2 (0.90%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (26.58%) Validation
2 57 (25.68%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (24.32%) Software Engineering
4 40 (18.02%) Physics
5 26 (11.71%) Systems Engineering
6 24 (10.81%) Business Development
7 23 (10.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (10.36%) Decision-Making
8 20 (9.01%) Mentoring
8 20 (9.01%) Test Automation
8 20 (9.01%) Verification and Validation
9 19 (8.56%) Stakeholder Management
9 19 (8.56%) Technical Leadership
10 18 (8.11%) Computer Science
10 18 (8.11%) CRM
10 18 (8.11%) Prototyping
11 17 (7.66%) Customer Engagement
11 17 (7.66%) Project Management
11 17 (7.66%) Roadmaps
12 15 (6.76%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 35 (15.77%) C++
2 33 (14.86%) Python
3 32 (14.41%) C
4 27 (12.16%) MATLAB
5 10 (4.50%) Embedded C
6 8 (3.60%) C#
7 7 (3.15%) Embedded C++
8 4 (1.80%) Rust
8 4 (1.80%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.35%) Go
10 2 (0.90%) Java
10 2 (0.90%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.90%) XAML
11 1 (0.45%) Bash
11 1 (0.45%) SQL
11 1 (0.45%) SystemVerilog
11 1 (0.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 111 (50.00%) Degree
2 50 (22.52%) Security Cleared
3 40 (18.02%) SC Cleared
4 36 (16.22%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (14.41%) Master's Degree
6 30 (13.51%) DV Cleared
7 23 (10.36%) PhD
8 10 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (3.60%) HND
10 5 (2.25%) HNC
11 2 (0.90%) Chartered Engineer
12 1 (0.45%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (12.61%) Accessibility
2 4 (1.80%) QA
3 2 (0.90%) Def Stans
3 2 (0.90%) DO-160
3 2 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 2 (0.90%) JTAG
4 1 (0.45%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.45%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 49 (22.07%) Firmware
2 24 (10.81%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (6.76%) EMC
2 7 (3.15%) Microsoft
3 4 (1.80%) Siemens
4 3 (1.35%) Autodesk
4 3 (1.35%) SAP
4 3 (1.35%) Xilinx
5 2 (0.90%) IBM
5 2 (0.90%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.45%) Altera
6 1 (0.45%) Keysight
6 1 (0.45%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.45%) Oracle