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

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 202 288
Rank change year-on-year -43 +86 -85
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 227 253 241
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.97% 1.55% 1.00%
As % of the General category 1.61% 2.17% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 130 221 179
10th Percentile £38,750 £45,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,400 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,600 £66,875
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £80,000
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 14,093 11,654 14,928
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.31% 71.30% 61.68%
Number of salaries quoted 8,818 6,521 9,283
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £43,750
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 £78,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £108,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,284 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.32% -1.30% -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 3 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 (1.32%) Artix
2 1 (0.44%) Kinematics
Applications
1 13 (5.73%) Simulink
2 7 (3.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.64%) Mathcad
4 3 (1.32%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.32%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.88%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.44%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.32%) AWS
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.44%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.73%) Wireless
2 10 (4.41%) RS-232
2 10 (4.41%) RS-485
3 9 (3.96%) Bluetooth
3 9 (3.96%) Modbus
3 9 (3.96%) Profibus
3 9 (3.96%) TCP/IP
3 9 (3.96%) ZigBee
4 6 (2.64%) Ethernet
5 4 (1.76%) DHCP
5 4 (1.76%) DNS
5 4 (1.76%) Firewall
5 4 (1.76%) LAN
5 4 (1.76%) VLAN
5 4 (1.76%) VPN
5 4 (1.76%) WAN
6 3 (1.32%) NFC
6 3 (1.32%) RFID
7 1 (0.44%) Broadband
7 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.32%) NoSQL
1 3 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 17 (7.49%) LabVIEW
2 11 (4.85%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.32%) Git
4 2 (0.88%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.88%) MLflow
4 2 (0.88%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.88%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.44%) Appium
5 1 (0.44%) CMake
5 1 (0.44%) GDB
5 1 (0.44%) TestRail
General
1 76 (33.48%) Social Skills
2 63 (27.75%) Manufacturing
3 56 (24.67%) Aerospace
4 49 (21.59%) Finance
4 49 (21.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (11.89%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (10.13%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (7.93%) Telecoms
8 17 (7.49%) Marketing
9 14 (6.17%) Automotive
10 13 (5.73%) Military
11 5 (2.20%) Law
11 5 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.32%) Legal
13 3 (1.32%) Spanish Language
14 2 (0.88%) Advertising
14 2 (0.88%) French Language
14 2 (0.88%) German Language
Job Titles
1 51 (22.47%) Senior
2 39 (17.18%) Systems Engineer
3 33 (14.54%) Software Engineer
4 26 (11.45%) Electronics Engineer
5 24 (10.57%) Embedded Engineer
6 23 (10.13%) Lead
7 20 (8.81%) Principal Engineer
8 18 (7.93%) Senior Software Engineer
9 16 (7.05%) Test Engineer
10 15 (6.61%) Hardware Engineer
11 14 (6.17%) Business Manager
12 13 (5.73%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 12 (5.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 12 (5.29%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 12 (5.29%) Technical Engineer
14 11 (4.85%) Principal Systems Engineer
14 11 (4.85%) RF Engineer
14 11 (4.85%) Sales Engineer
14 11 (4.85%) Support Engineer
14 11 (4.85%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.08%) React
2 6 (2.64%) XML
2 6 (2.64%) Yocto
3 5 (2.20%) Node.js
3 5 (2.20%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.32%) PyTorch
4 3 (1.32%) Terraform
5 2 (0.88%) .NET
5 2 (0.88%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.88%) Avalonia
5 2 (0.88%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.88%) LangChain
5 2 (0.88%) React Native
5 2 (0.88%) WPF
6 1 (0.44%) Flash
6 1 (0.44%) REST
6 1 (0.44%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 36 (15.86%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (11.01%) IoT
3 21 (9.25%) FPGA
4 16 (7.05%) Analogue Electronics
5 12 (5.29%) Algorithms
6 9 (3.96%) Robotics
6 9 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (3.52%) Fibre Optics
8 6 (2.64%) Client/Server
8 6 (2.64%) SCADA
9 5 (2.20%) Driving Licence
9 5 (2.20%) Mobile App
9 5 (2.20%) PCIe
9 5 (2.20%) VHDL
10 4 (1.76%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.76%) Device Driver
10 4 (1.76%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (1.76%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.32%) Contactless
11 3 (1.32%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 21 (9.25%) Linux
2 12 (5.29%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (4.85%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (1.32%) Android
4 3 (1.32%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.32%) Windows
5 2 (0.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (27.31%) Validation
2 58 (25.55%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (24.23%) Software Engineering
4 41 (18.06%) Physics
5 31 (13.66%) Business Development
6 26 (11.45%) Systems Engineering
7 23 (10.13%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (10.13%) Decision-Making
8 22 (9.69%) Mentoring
8 22 (9.69%) Technical Leadership
8 22 (9.69%) Verification and Validation
9 21 (9.25%) CRM
9 21 (9.25%) Customer Engagement
9 21 (9.25%) Stakeholder Management
9 21 (9.25%) Test Automation
10 19 (8.37%) Computer Science
10 19 (8.37%) Prototyping
11 17 (7.49%) Project Management
12 16 (7.05%) Roadmaps
12 16 (7.05%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 37 (16.30%) C++
2 34 (14.98%) Python
3 33 (14.54%) C
4 26 (11.45%) MATLAB
5 10 (4.41%) Embedded C
6 9 (3.96%) C#
7 7 (3.08%) Embedded C++
8 4 (1.76%) Rust
8 4 (1.76%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.32%) Go
10 2 (0.88%) Java
10 2 (0.88%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.88%) SQL
10 2 (0.88%) VB
10 2 (0.88%) XAML
11 1 (0.44%) Bash
11 1 (0.44%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 116 (51.10%) Degree
2 50 (22.03%) Security Cleared
3 41 (18.06%) SC Cleared
4 36 (15.86%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (14.10%) Master's Degree
6 31 (13.66%) DV Cleared
7 23 (10.13%) PhD
8 10 (4.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (3.96%) HND
10 6 (2.64%) HNC
11 3 (1.32%) Chartered Engineer
12 1 (0.44%) CITP
12 1 (0.44%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (12.33%) Accessibility
2 4 (1.76%) Def Stans
2 4 (1.76%) QA
3 3 (1.32%) DO-160
4 2 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 2 (0.88%) JTAG
5 1 (0.44%) ARP4761
5 1 (0.44%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.44%) DO-254
5 1 (0.44%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.44%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.44%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 50 (22.03%) Firmware
2 25 (11.01%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.64%) Docker
Vendors
1 17 (7.49%) EMC
2 9 (3.96%) Microsoft
3 4 (1.76%) Siemens
4 3 (1.32%) Autodesk
4 3 (1.32%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.32%) SAP
4 3 (1.32%) Xilinx
5 2 (0.88%) IBM
5 2 (0.88%) Keysight
6 1 (0.44%) Altera
6 1 (0.44%) CA Agile Central
6 1 (0.44%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.44%) MathWorks
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle
6 1 (0.44%) Panasonic
6 1 (0.44%) Sony