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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 228 270
Rank change year-on-year -48 +42 -62
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 188 233 281
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.85% 1.41% 1.08%
As % of the General category 1.41% 1.94% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 111 202 226
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,800 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £48,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £58,450 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% +4.38% +6.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £65,938
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,750 £78,125
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £51,196
% change year-on-year -4.55% +7.43% +2.39%

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 13,299 12,005 15,922
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.87% 72.59% 61.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,558 6,727 10,957
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 1 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 (1.60%) Artix
Applications
1 6 (3.19%) Simulink
2 3 (1.60%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.60%) Autodesk Inventor
2 3 (1.60%) Mathcad
3 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.53%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.53%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.53%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.53%) Zemax
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.06%) AWS
2 1 (0.53%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (7.98%) Wireless
2 11 (5.85%) Bluetooth
3 10 (5.32%) RS-232
3 10 (5.32%) RS-485
4 9 (4.79%) Modbus
4 9 (4.79%) Profibus
4 9 (4.79%) ZigBee
5 6 (3.19%) TCP/IP
6 5 (2.66%) RFID
7 4 (2.13%) DHCP
7 4 (2.13%) DNS
7 4 (2.13%) Firewall
7 4 (2.13%) LAN
7 4 (2.13%) VLAN
7 4 (2.13%) VPN
7 4 (2.13%) WAN
8 3 (1.60%) NFC
9 2 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.53%) Broadband
10 1 (0.53%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.06%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.53%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (6.38%) LabVIEW
2 9 (4.79%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.60%) Git
4 2 (1.06%) MLflow
4 2 (1.06%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (1.06%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.53%) Appium
5 1 (0.53%) CMake
5 1 (0.53%) GDB
5 1 (0.53%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.53%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.53%) TestRail
General
1 55 (29.26%) Social Skills
2 51 (27.13%) Manufacturing
3 28 (14.89%) Aerospace
4 24 (12.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 23 (12.23%) Finance
5 23 (12.23%) Marketing
5 23 (12.23%) Organisational Skills
6 19 (10.11%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (6.38%) Telecoms
8 8 (4.26%) Automotive
9 5 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (2.13%) Legal
10 4 (2.13%) Military
11 2 (1.06%) Advertising
11 2 (1.06%) Law
11 2 (1.06%) Wearables
12 1 (0.53%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.53%) Retail
Job Titles
1 44 (23.40%) Senior
2 38 (20.21%) Systems Engineer
3 29 (15.43%) Software Engineer
4 23 (12.23%) Embedded Engineer
5 18 (9.57%) Lead
6 17 (9.04%) Electronics Engineer
6 17 (9.04%) Senior Software Engineer
7 14 (7.45%) Principal Engineer
8 13 (6.91%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 12 (6.38%) Hardware Engineer
9 12 (6.38%) RF Engineer
9 12 (6.38%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 12 (6.38%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 12 (6.38%) Support Engineer
9 12 (6.38%) Technical Engineer
10 11 (5.85%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 10 (5.32%) Marketing Manager
11 10 (5.32%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 9 (4.79%) Sales Engineer
12 9 (4.79%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.19%) Yocto
2 5 (2.66%) React
3 4 (2.13%) Node.js
4 3 (1.60%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.60%) XML
5 2 (1.06%) LangChain
5 2 (1.06%) React Native
6 1 (0.53%) .NET
6 1 (0.53%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.53%) Avalonia
6 1 (0.53%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.53%) Flash
6 1 (0.53%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.53%) REST
6 1 (0.53%) Vue
6 1 (0.53%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 31 (16.49%) Embedded Systems
2 22 (11.70%) IoT
3 18 (9.57%) FPGA
4 14 (7.45%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (5.32%) Algorithms
6 8 (4.26%) Analogue Electronics
6 8 (4.26%) Fibre Optics
7 7 (3.72%) Robotics
8 6 (3.19%) PCIe
9 5 (2.66%) Mobile App
9 5 (2.66%) VHDL
10 4 (2.13%) Data Centre
10 4 (2.13%) Device Driver
10 4 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (2.13%) Driving Licence
10 4 (2.13%) Raspberry Pi
11 3 (1.60%) Client/Server
11 3 (1.60%) Contactless
11 3 (1.60%) MicroBlaze
11 3 (1.60%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 24 (12.77%) Linux
2 14 (7.45%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (5.85%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.06%) Android
4 2 (1.06%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.06%) Unix
4 2 (1.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (26.60%) Validation
2 46 (24.47%) Software Engineering
3 43 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (14.89%) Physics
5 23 (12.23%) Systems Engineering
6 18 (9.57%) Decision-Making
7 17 (9.04%) Technical Leadership
8 16 (8.51%) Business Development
8 16 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (8.51%) Customer Engagement
8 16 (8.51%) Project Management
8 16 (8.51%) Test Automation
9 15 (7.98%) Prototyping
10 14 (7.45%) Computer Science
10 14 (7.45%) Mentoring
10 14 (7.45%) Technology Strategy
10 14 (7.45%) Verification and Validation
11 13 (6.91%) CRM
11 13 (6.91%) Regulatory Compliance
11 13 (6.91%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 33 (17.55%) C++
2 31 (16.49%) C
3 28 (14.89%) Python
4 17 (9.04%) MATLAB
5 10 (5.32%) Embedded C
6 7 (3.72%) Embedded C++
7 6 (3.19%) C#
8 4 (2.13%) Rust
9 3 (1.60%) TypeScript
10 2 (1.06%) Go
11 1 (0.53%) Bash
11 1 (0.53%) Java
11 1 (0.53%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.53%) SystemVerilog
11 1 (0.53%) XAML
Qualifications
1 90 (47.87%) Degree
2 28 (14.89%) Master's Degree
2 28 (14.89%) Security Cleared
3 20 (10.64%) SC Cleared
4 18 (9.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (8.51%) PhD
6 13 (6.91%) DV Cleared
7 7 (3.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (2.66%) HND
9 3 (1.60%) HNC
10 1 (0.53%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.85%) Accessibility
2 3 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 3 (1.60%) QA
3 2 (1.06%) JTAG
4 1 (0.53%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.53%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 40 (21.28%) Firmware
2 23 (12.23%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (3.19%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.06%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (4.79%) EMC
2 3 (1.60%) Autodesk
2 3 (1.60%) IBM
2 3 (1.60%) Microsoft
2 3 (1.60%) Xilinx
3 2 (1.06%) SAP
4 1 (0.53%) Altera
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle
4 1 (0.53%) Salesforce