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 25 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 252 259
Rank change year-on-year -46 +7 -28
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 137 192 413
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 1.23% 1.21%
As % of the General category 1.15% 1.65% 1.99%
Number of salaries quoted 78 146 321
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,608 £36,375
25th Percentile £40,000 £54,700 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,375 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.35% +23.81% -
75th Percentile £63,625 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,380 £81,250 £69,000
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 11,922 11,617 20,744
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.50% 74.29% 60.71%
Number of salaries quoted 7,817 6,429 15,176
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,549
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,250
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 25 June 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 (2.19%) Artix
Applications
1 3 (2.19%) AutoCAD
1 3 (2.19%) Autodesk Inventor
1 3 (2.19%) Simulink
2 1 (0.73%) CANalyzer
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.46%) AWS
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.49%) Wireless
2 11 (8.03%) Bluetooth
3 10 (7.30%) RS-232
3 10 (7.30%) RS-485
4 9 (6.57%) Modbus
4 9 (6.57%) Profibus
4 9 (6.57%) ZigBee
5 5 (3.65%) RFID
6 4 (2.92%) DHCP
6 4 (2.92%) DNS
6 4 (2.92%) Firewall
6 4 (2.92%) LAN
6 4 (2.92%) VLAN
6 4 (2.92%) VPN
6 4 (2.92%) WAN
7 3 (2.19%) NFC
8 2 (1.46%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.73%) 5G
9 1 (0.73%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.46%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.73%) DTS
Development Applications
1 9 (6.57%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (2.92%) LabVIEW
3 2 (1.46%) Git
3 2 (1.46%) MLflow
3 2 (1.46%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (1.46%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.73%) Appium
4 1 (0.73%) TestRail
General
1 44 (32.12%) Manufacturing
2 35 (25.55%) Social Skills
3 18 (13.14%) Marketing
4 17 (12.41%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (8.76%) Aerospace
6 11 (8.03%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (5.84%) Telecoms
8 7 (5.11%) Finance
9 6 (4.38%) Automotive
10 5 (3.65%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.92%) Legal
12 3 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.46%) Advertising
13 2 (1.46%) Wearables
14 1 (0.73%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.73%) Law
14 1 (0.73%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.73%) Retail
Job Titles
1 30 (21.90%) Systems Engineer
2 28 (20.44%) Senior
3 20 (14.60%) Software Engineer
4 16 (11.68%) Embedded Engineer
5 13 (9.49%) Electronics Engineer
5 13 (9.49%) Senior Software Engineer
6 12 (8.76%) RF Engineer
6 12 (8.76%) Support Engineer
7 11 (8.03%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 11 (8.03%) Marketing Manager
7 11 (8.03%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 11 (8.03%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 9 (6.57%) Graduate
8 9 (6.57%) Lead
9 8 (5.84%) Graduate Systems Engineer
9 8 (5.84%) Principal Engineer
9 8 (5.84%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 8 (5.84%) Project Manager
9 8 (5.84%) Systems Support
9 8 (5.84%) Systems Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.92%) Node.js
1 4 (2.92%) React
1 4 (2.92%) Yocto
2 2 (1.46%) LangChain
2 2 (1.46%) React Native
2 2 (1.46%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.73%) Flash
3 1 (0.73%) REST
3 1 (0.73%) SAP CAF
3 1 (0.73%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 25 (18.25%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (10.95%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (9.49%) FPGA
4 12 (8.76%) Algorithms
5 10 (7.30%) IoT
6 7 (5.11%) Analogue Electronics
7 5 (3.65%) PCIe
8 4 (2.92%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.92%) Raspberry Pi
8 4 (2.92%) VHDL
9 3 (2.19%) Contactless
9 3 (2.19%) Device Driver
9 3 (2.19%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (2.19%) MicroBlaze
9 3 (2.19%) Mobile App
9 3 (2.19%) Robotics
9 3 (2.19%) Smartcard
10 2 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (1.46%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (1.46%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 18 (13.14%) Linux
2 9 (6.57%) FreeRTOS
3 8 (5.84%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (1.46%) Unix
5 1 (0.73%) Android
5 1 (0.73%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.73%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (22.63%) Software Engineering
2 30 (21.90%) Validation
3 25 (18.25%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (12.41%) Systems Engineering
5 15 (10.95%) Physics
6 13 (9.49%) Business Development
7 12 (8.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (8.03%) Technical Leadership
8 11 (8.03%) Test Automation
9 10 (7.30%) B2B
9 10 (7.30%) B2B Marketing
9 10 (7.30%) Business Enablement
9 10 (7.30%) Project Management
9 10 (7.30%) Unit Testing
10 9 (6.57%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (6.57%) Mentoring
10 9 (6.57%) Signal Processing
10 9 (6.57%) TDD
11 8 (5.84%) Computer Science
12 7 (5.11%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 22 (16.06%) C++
2 21 (15.33%) C
3 18 (13.14%) Python
4 8 (5.84%) MATLAB
5 5 (3.65%) C#
6 4 (2.92%) Embedded C
6 4 (2.92%) Embedded C++
7 3 (2.19%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.46%) Go
8 2 (1.46%) Rust
Qualifications
1 57 (41.61%) Degree
2 20 (14.60%) Master's Degree
3 10 (7.30%) Security Cleared
4 8 (5.84%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (3.65%) PhD
6 4 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.92%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.46%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.46%) HND
8 1 (0.73%) CISM
8 1 (0.73%) CISSP
8 1 (0.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (0.73%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.11%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (0.73%) DO-178B
2 1 (0.73%) GRC
2 1 (0.73%) ISO 13485
2 1 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.73%) NIST
System Software
1 27 (19.71%) Firmware
2 16 (11.68%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.46%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.46%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (5.11%) IBM
2 3 (2.19%) Autodesk
2 3 (2.19%) EMC
2 3 (2.19%) Xilinx
3 2 (1.46%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.46%) SAP
4 1 (0.73%) Oracle
4 1 (0.73%) Salesforce