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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 198 277
Rank change year-on-year -42 +79 -76
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 244 246 239
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.03% 1.52% 1.02%
As % of the General category 1.70% 2.12% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 141 214 169
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,750 £41,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £69,375 £70,600 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £80,250
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 14,362 11,593 14,518
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.39% 71.61% 62.24%
Number of salaries quoted 8,972 6,409 8,591
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,471 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.97% -0.96% -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 9 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 (1.23%) Artix
2 1 (0.41%) Kinematics
Applications
1 16 (6.56%) Simulink
2 8 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.87%) Mathcad
3 7 (2.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.23%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.23%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.82%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.41%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.23%) AWS
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.33%) Wireless
2 11 (4.51%) RS-232
2 11 (4.51%) TCP/IP
3 10 (4.10%) RS-485
4 9 (3.69%) Bluetooth
4 9 (3.69%) Modbus
4 9 (3.69%) Profibus
4 9 (3.69%) ZigBee
5 7 (2.87%) Ethernet
6 4 (1.64%) DHCP
6 4 (1.64%) DNS
6 4 (1.64%) Firewall
6 4 (1.64%) LAN
6 4 (1.64%) VLAN
6 4 (1.64%) VPN
6 4 (1.64%) WAN
7 3 (1.23%) NFC
7 3 (1.23%) RFID
8 2 (0.82%) RS-422
9 1 (0.41%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.23%) NoSQL
1 3 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.82%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (7.79%) LabVIEW
2 11 (4.51%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.23%) Git
4 2 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.82%) MLflow
4 2 (0.82%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.82%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.41%) Appium
5 1 (0.41%) CMake
5 1 (0.41%) GDB
5 1 (0.41%) TestRail
General
1 81 (33.20%) Social Skills
2 65 (26.64%) Aerospace
3 64 (26.23%) Manufacturing
4 51 (20.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 50 (20.49%) Finance
6 30 (12.30%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (10.25%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (9.02%) Telecoms
9 16 (6.56%) Marketing
9 16 (6.56%) Military
10 14 (5.74%) Automotive
11 6 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (2.05%) Law
13 4 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.23%) Legal
14 3 (1.23%) Spanish Language
15 2 (0.82%) French Language
15 2 (0.82%) German Language
15 2 (0.82%) Retail
Job Titles
1 52 (21.31%) Senior
2 41 (16.80%) Systems Engineer
3 34 (13.93%) Software Engineer
4 33 (13.52%) Electronics Engineer
5 26 (10.66%) Lead
6 25 (10.25%) Embedded Engineer
7 21 (8.61%) Principal Engineer
8 19 (7.79%) Senior Software Engineer
9 17 (6.97%) Hardware Engineer
9 17 (6.97%) Test Engineer
10 14 (5.74%) Business Manager
11 13 (5.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) Sales Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) Technical Engineer
12 12 (4.92%) Technical Manager
13 11 (4.51%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 11 (4.51%) RF Engineer
13 11 (4.51%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.87%) React
1 7 (2.87%) XML
2 6 (2.46%) Yocto
3 5 (2.05%) Node.js
3 5 (2.05%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.23%) PyTorch
4 3 (1.23%) Terraform
5 2 (0.82%) .NET
5 2 (0.82%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.82%) Avalonia
5 2 (0.82%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.82%) LangChain
5 2 (0.82%) React Native
5 2 (0.82%) WPF
6 1 (0.41%) EDI
6 1 (0.41%) Flash
6 1 (0.41%) REST
6 1 (0.41%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 37 (15.16%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (10.25%) IoT
3 24 (9.84%) FPGA
4 19 (7.79%) Analogue Electronics
5 12 (4.92%) Algorithms
6 11 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (3.69%) Fibre Optics
7 9 (3.69%) Robotics
8 7 (2.87%) Client/Server
8 7 (2.87%) Driving Licence
8 7 (2.87%) SCADA
9 5 (2.05%) Mobile App
9 5 (2.05%) PCIe
9 5 (2.05%) VHDL
10 4 (1.64%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.64%) Device Driver
10 4 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (1.64%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.23%) Contactless
11 3 (1.23%) MicroBlaze
Operating Systems
1 22 (9.02%) Linux
2 13 (5.33%) FreeRTOS
3 12 (4.92%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (1.23%) Android
4 3 (1.23%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.23%) Windows
5 2 (0.82%) Unix
6 1 (0.41%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (27.46%) Validation
2 61 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (24.59%) Software Engineering
4 42 (17.21%) Physics
5 31 (12.70%) Business Development
6 27 (11.07%) Systems Engineering
7 24 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 24 (9.84%) Decision-Making
7 24 (9.84%) Mentoring
7 24 (9.84%) Technical Leadership
8 23 (9.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 23 (9.43%) Verification and Validation
9 22 (9.02%) CRM
9 22 (9.02%) Test Automation
10 21 (8.61%) Computer Science
10 21 (8.61%) Customer Engagement
11 20 (8.20%) Prototyping
12 18 (7.38%) Project Delivery
12 18 (7.38%) Software Testing
13 17 (6.97%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (15.57%) C++
2 37 (15.16%) C
3 34 (13.93%) Python
4 29 (11.89%) MATLAB
5 12 (4.92%) Embedded C
6 10 (4.10%) C#
7 7 (2.87%) Embedded C++
8 4 (1.64%) Rust
8 4 (1.64%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.23%) Go
10 2 (0.82%) Java
10 2 (0.82%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.82%) SQL
10 2 (0.82%) VB
10 2 (0.82%) XAML
11 1 (0.41%) Bash
11 1 (0.41%) R
11 1 (0.41%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 122 (50.00%) Degree
2 55 (22.54%) Security Cleared
3 45 (18.44%) SC Cleared
4 36 (14.75%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (13.52%) Master's Degree
6 32 (13.11%) DV Cleared
7 24 (9.84%) PhD
8 10 (4.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (4.10%) HND
9 7 (2.87%) HNC
10 4 (1.64%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.82%) CITP
12 1 (0.41%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.41%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.41%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (11.48%) Accessibility
2 5 (2.05%) Def Stans
2 5 (2.05%) DO-160
3 4 (1.64%) DO-254
3 4 (1.64%) QA
4 2 (0.82%) ARP4761
4 2 (0.82%) IEC 61508
4 2 (0.82%) ISO 26262
4 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 2 (0.82%) JTAG
5 1 (0.41%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.41%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.41%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.41%) MISRA
System Software
1 52 (21.31%) Firmware
2 27 (11.07%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.46%) Docker
Vendors
1 19 (7.79%) EMC
2 11 (4.51%) Microsoft
3 4 (1.64%) Siemens
4 3 (1.23%) Autodesk
4 3 (1.23%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.23%) SAP
4 3 (1.23%) Thales
4 3 (1.23%) Xilinx
5 2 (0.82%) IBM
5 2 (0.82%) Keysight
6 1 (0.41%) Altera
6 1 (0.41%) CA Agile Central
6 1 (0.41%) Cisco
6 1 (0.41%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.41%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.41%) Mentor Graphics
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle
6 1 (0.41%) Panasonic
6 1 (0.41%) Sony