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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 226 258
Rank change year-on-year -66 +32 -30
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 160 228 374
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.75% 1.38% 1.22%
As % of the General category 1.25% 1.91% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 92 188 293
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,750 £36,275
25th Percentile £41,875 £51,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,000 £70,600 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,340 £80,000 £70,000
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 12,760 11,938 18,884
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.58% 72.40% 61.35%
Number of salaries quoted 8,265 6,688 13,493
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 17 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 (1.88%) Artix
Applications
1 4 (2.50%) Simulink
2 3 (1.88%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.88%) Autodesk Inventor
3 1 (0.63%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.63%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.25%) AWS
2 1 (0.63%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.38%) Wireless
2 11 (6.88%) Bluetooth
3 10 (6.25%) RS-232
3 10 (6.25%) RS-485
4 9 (5.63%) Modbus
4 9 (5.63%) Profibus
4 9 (5.63%) ZigBee
5 5 (3.13%) RFID
5 5 (3.13%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.50%) DHCP
6 4 (2.50%) DNS
6 4 (2.50%) Firewall
6 4 (2.50%) LAN
6 4 (2.50%) VLAN
6 4 (2.50%) VPN
6 4 (2.50%) WAN
7 3 (1.88%) NFC
8 2 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.63%) LTE
9 1 (0.63%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.25%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.63%) DTS
Development Applications
1 10 (6.25%) LabVIEW
2 6 (3.75%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.25%) Git
3 2 (1.25%) MLflow
3 2 (1.25%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (1.25%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.63%) Appium
4 1 (0.63%) TestRail
General
1 44 (27.50%) Social Skills
2 43 (26.88%) Manufacturing
3 23 (14.38%) Marketing
4 22 (13.75%) Organisational Skills
5 19 (11.88%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (8.75%) Aerospace
6 14 (8.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (6.25%) Finance
7 10 (6.25%) Telecoms
8 6 (3.75%) Automotive
9 5 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (2.50%) Legal
11 3 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.25%) Advertising
12 2 (1.25%) Wearables
13 1 (0.63%) Agriculture
13 1 (0.63%) Law
13 1 (0.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 36 (22.50%) Senior
2 34 (21.25%) Systems Engineer
3 25 (15.63%) Software Engineer
4 21 (13.13%) Embedded Engineer
5 16 (10.00%) Senior Software Engineer
6 14 (8.75%) Electronics Engineer
6 14 (8.75%) Lead
7 12 (7.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (7.50%) RF Engineer
7 12 (7.50%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 12 (7.50%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (7.50%) Support Engineer
8 11 (6.88%) Marketing Manager
8 11 (6.88%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 11 (6.88%) Technical Engineer
9 9 (5.63%) Graduate
10 8 (5.00%) Graduate Systems Engineer
10 8 (5.00%) Project Manager
10 8 (5.00%) Systems Support
10 8 (5.00%) Systems Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.13%) Yocto
2 4 (2.50%) Node.js
2 4 (2.50%) React
3 3 (1.88%) XML
4 2 (1.25%) LangChain
4 2 (1.25%) React Native
4 2 (1.25%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.63%) Flash
5 1 (0.63%) REST
5 1 (0.63%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 30 (18.75%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (13.13%) IoT
3 16 (10.00%) FPGA
4 14 (8.75%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (5.63%) Algorithms
6 8 (5.00%) Fibre Optics
7 7 (4.38%) Analogue Electronics
8 6 (3.75%) Robotics
9 5 (3.13%) Mobile App
9 5 (3.13%) PCIe
9 5 (3.13%) VHDL
10 4 (2.50%) Data Centre
10 4 (2.50%) Device Driver
10 4 (2.50%) Raspberry Pi
11 3 (1.88%) Client/Server
11 3 (1.88%) Contactless
11 3 (1.88%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (1.88%) MicroBlaze
11 3 (1.88%) SCADA
11 3 (1.88%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 22 (13.75%) Linux
2 12 (7.50%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (6.88%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.25%) Unix
5 1 (0.63%) Android
5 1 (0.63%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (26.88%) Validation
2 39 (24.38%) Software Engineering
3 38 (23.75%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (13.75%) Physics
5 18 (11.25%) Systems Engineering
6 16 (10.00%) Project Management
7 15 (9.38%) Customer Engagement
7 15 (9.38%) Technical Leadership
8 14 (8.75%) Business Development
8 14 (8.75%) Prototyping
8 14 (8.75%) Technology Strategy
8 14 (8.75%) Test Automation
9 12 (7.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (7.50%) Regulatory Compliance
9 12 (7.50%) Unit Testing
10 11 (6.88%) Computer Science
10 11 (6.88%) Decision-Making
10 11 (6.88%) Mentoring
11 10 (6.25%) B2B
11 10 (6.25%) B2B Marketing
Programming Languages
1 28 (17.50%) C++
2 26 (16.25%) C
3 25 (15.63%) Python
4 14 (8.75%) MATLAB
5 6 (3.75%) Embedded C
5 6 (3.75%) Embedded C++
6 5 (3.13%) C#
7 3 (1.88%) Rust
7 3 (1.88%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.25%) Go
9 1 (0.63%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 78 (48.75%) Degree
2 27 (16.88%) Master's Degree
3 13 (8.13%) Security Cleared
4 12 (7.50%) PhD
5 7 (4.38%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.75%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.50%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.25%) HND
10 1 (0.63%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (1.25%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.25%) JTAG
2 2 (1.25%) QA
3 1 (0.63%) DO-178B
3 1 (0.63%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 34 (21.25%) Firmware
2 20 (12.50%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (2.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (3.13%) EMC
2 3 (1.88%) Autodesk
2 3 (1.88%) IBM
2 3 (1.88%) Xilinx
3 2 (1.25%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.63%) Altera
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle
4 1 (0.63%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.63%) SAP