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 2 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 228 204 292
Rank change year-on-year -24 +88 -83
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 264 249 220
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.06% 1.48% 0.98%
As % of the General category 1.73% 2.09% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 153 215 147
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,665 £42,690
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -10.57% +17.14%
75th Percentile £69,375 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +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 15,298 11,913 14,126
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.36% 70.62% 62.84%
Number of salaries quoted 9,266 6,228 7,932
10th Percentile £32,250 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,781 £38,750 £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 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 2 October 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 (1.14%) Artix
2 1 (0.38%) Kinematics
Applications
1 16 (6.06%) Simulink
2 11 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.65%) Mathcad
3 7 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.14%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.14%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.76%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.76%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.38%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.76%) SaaS
2 1 (0.38%) AWS
2 1 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.30%) Wireless
2 11 (4.17%) TCP/IP
3 10 (3.79%) Bluetooth
3 10 (3.79%) RS-232
4 9 (3.41%) RS-485
5 8 (3.03%) Modbus
5 8 (3.03%) Profibus
5 8 (3.03%) ZigBee
6 7 (2.65%) Ethernet
7 3 (1.14%) NFC
7 3 (1.14%) RFID
7 3 (1.14%) RS-422
8 2 (0.76%) VSAT
9 1 (0.38%) ADSL
9 1 (0.38%) Broadband
9 1 (0.38%) DHCP
9 1 (0.38%) DNS
9 1 (0.38%) LTE
9 1 (0.38%) VLAN
9 1 (0.38%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.76%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.38%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (7.20%) LabVIEW
2 11 (4.17%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.14%) Git
4 2 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.76%) MLflow
4 2 (0.76%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.76%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.38%) Appium
5 1 (0.38%) CMake
5 1 (0.38%) GDB
5 1 (0.38%) TestRail
General
1 84 (31.82%) Social Skills
2 78 (29.55%) Aerospace
3 59 (22.35%) Manufacturing
4 54 (20.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (19.32%) Finance
6 31 (11.74%) Analytical Skills
7 29 (10.98%) Organisational Skills
7 29 (10.98%) Telecoms
8 22 (8.33%) Marketing
9 20 (7.58%) Military
10 16 (6.06%) Automotive
11 12 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.65%) Retail
13 6 (2.27%) Law
14 4 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (1.14%) Legal
15 3 (1.14%) Spanish Language
16 2 (0.76%) Advertising
16 2 (0.76%) French Language
16 2 (0.76%) German Language
Job Titles
1 58 (21.97%) Senior
2 43 (16.29%) Electronics Engineer
3 34 (12.88%) Systems Engineer
4 32 (12.12%) Software Engineer
5 30 (11.36%) Lead
6 25 (9.47%) Embedded Engineer
6 25 (9.47%) Principal Engineer
7 20 (7.58%) Hardware Engineer
8 19 (7.20%) Test Engineer
9 18 (6.82%) Senior Software Engineer
10 15 (5.68%) Sales Engineer
11 14 (5.30%) Business Manager
11 14 (5.30%) Design Engineer
12 12 (4.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 12 (4.55%) Software Team Leader
12 12 (4.55%) Team Leader
12 12 (4.55%) Technical Engineer
13 11 (4.17%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 11 (4.17%) Sales Manager
13 11 (4.17%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.03%) Yocto
2 7 (2.65%) XML
3 5 (1.89%) React
3 5 (1.89%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.14%) Node.js
4 3 (1.14%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.76%) .NET
5 2 (0.76%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.76%) Avalonia
5 2 (0.76%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.76%) LangChain
5 2 (0.76%) React Native
5 2 (0.76%) WPF
6 1 (0.38%) EDI
6 1 (0.38%) Flash
6 1 (0.38%) REST
6 1 (0.38%) Terraform
6 1 (0.38%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 40 (15.15%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (11.36%) FPGA
3 27 (10.23%) IoT
4 24 (9.09%) Analogue Electronics
5 14 (5.30%) Algorithms
6 13 (4.92%) Robotics
7 12 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (4.17%) Driving Licence
9 9 (3.41%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (3.03%) VHDL
11 7 (2.65%) Client/Server
11 7 (2.65%) Management Information System
11 7 (2.65%) PCIe
11 7 (2.65%) SCADA
12 6 (2.27%) Device Driver
13 5 (1.89%) Mobile App
14 4 (1.52%) Acoustics
14 4 (1.52%) Data Centre
14 4 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
15 3 (1.14%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.09%) Linux
2 14 (5.30%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (4.92%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (1.14%) Android
4 3 (1.14%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.14%) Windows
5 2 (0.76%) Unix
5 2 (0.76%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (26.14%) Validation
2 64 (24.24%) Software Engineering
3 63 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (15.53%) Physics
5 31 (11.74%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (11.36%) Technical Leadership
7 29 (10.98%) Decision-Making
7 29 (10.98%) Mentoring
8 28 (10.61%) Business Development
9 27 (10.23%) Systems Engineering
10 26 (9.85%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (9.47%) Computer Science
11 25 (9.47%) CRM
11 25 (9.47%) Project Management
12 24 (9.09%) Verification and Validation
13 23 (8.71%) Project Delivery
14 22 (8.33%) Schematic Capture
15 21 (7.95%) Commercial Awareness
15 21 (7.95%) Customer Engagement
16 20 (7.58%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 42 (15.91%) C
2 39 (14.77%) C++
3 36 (13.64%) Python
4 29 (10.98%) MATLAB
5 13 (4.92%) Embedded C
6 11 (4.17%) C#
7 8 (3.03%) Embedded C++
8 4 (1.52%) Rust
9 2 (0.76%) Java
9 2 (0.76%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.76%) SQL
9 2 (0.76%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.76%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.76%) VB
9 2 (0.76%) XAML
10 1 (0.38%) Bash
10 1 (0.38%) Go
10 1 (0.38%) R
10 1 (0.38%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.38%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 128 (48.48%) Degree
2 62 (23.48%) Security Cleared
3 51 (19.32%) SC Cleared
4 36 (13.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 34 (12.88%) Master's Degree
6 33 (12.50%) DV Cleared
7 24 (9.09%) PhD
8 12 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (4.55%) HND
9 10 (3.79%) HNC
10 7 (2.65%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (1.52%) CITP
12 3 (1.14%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.38%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.38%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.61%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.65%) Def Stans
2 7 (2.65%) DO-254
3 5 (1.89%) DO-160
4 4 (1.52%) ARP4761
4 4 (1.52%) IEC 61508
4 4 (1.52%) ISO 26262
4 4 (1.52%) QA
5 2 (0.76%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 2 (0.76%) JTAG
6 1 (0.38%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.38%) ECSS
6 1 (0.38%) GDPR
6 1 (0.38%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.38%) MISRA
System Software
1 51 (19.32%) Firmware
2 28 (10.61%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.27%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.38%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 27 (10.23%) EMC
2 14 (5.30%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.27%) Thales
4 4 (1.52%) Siemens
4 4 (1.52%) Xilinx
5 3 (1.14%) Autodesk
5 3 (1.14%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.14%) SAP
6 2 (0.76%) IBM
6 2 (0.76%) Keysight
6 2 (0.76%) Mentor Graphics
7 1 (0.38%) Altera
7 1 (0.38%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.38%) Cisco
7 1 (0.38%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.38%) Intel
7 1 (0.38%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle
7 1 (0.38%) Panasonic
7 1 (0.38%) Sony