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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 216 204 292
Rank change year-on-year -12 +88 -85
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 280 244 205
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.12% 1.48% 0.98%
As % of the General category 1.81% 2.08% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 171 211 133
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,608 £41,730
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,438 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,900 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +4.76%

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 15,459 11,713 13,125
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.66% 70.87% 62.53%
Number of salaries quoted 9,262 6,184 7,410
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,891 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,468 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% -8.05% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,560
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.79% -4.07%

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 14 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 (1.07%) Artix
2 1 (0.36%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (5.71%) Simulink
2 11 (3.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.50%) Mathcad
3 7 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.07%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.07%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.71%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.71%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.36%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (0.71%) SaaS
2 1 (0.36%) AWS
2 1 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.36%) Copilot Studio
2 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (0.36%) OneDrive
2 1 (0.36%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.00%) Wireless
2 12 (4.29%) TCP/IP
3 10 (3.57%) Bluetooth
4 9 (3.21%) RS-232
5 8 (2.86%) Ethernet
5 8 (2.86%) RS-485
6 7 (2.50%) Modbus
6 7 (2.50%) Profibus
6 7 (2.50%) ZigBee
7 3 (1.07%) NFC
7 3 (1.07%) RFID
7 3 (1.07%) RS-422
8 2 (0.71%) VSAT
8 2 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.36%) 5G
9 1 (0.36%) ADSL
9 1 (0.36%) Broadband
9 1 (0.36%) LAN
9 1 (0.36%) LTE
9 1 (0.36%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.71%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (6.79%) LabVIEW
2 10 (3.57%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.07%) Git
4 2 (0.71%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.71%) MLflow
4 2 (0.71%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.71%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.36%) Appium
5 1 (0.36%) CMake
5 1 (0.36%) GDB
5 1 (0.36%) TestRail
General
1 89 (31.79%) Social Skills
2 80 (28.57%) Aerospace
3 61 (21.79%) Manufacturing
4 54 (19.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (18.21%) Finance
6 35 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
6 35 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
7 30 (10.71%) Telecoms
8 28 (10.00%) Marketing
9 20 (7.14%) Military
10 19 (6.79%) Automotive
11 18 (6.43%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (3.21%) Retail
13 6 (2.14%) Law
14 4 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (1.07%) Legal
15 3 (1.07%) Spanish Language
16 2 (0.71%) Advertising
16 2 (0.71%) French Language
16 2 (0.71%) German Language
Job Titles
1 58 (20.71%) Senior
2 47 (16.79%) Electronics Engineer
3 32 (11.43%) Lead
3 32 (11.43%) Software Engineer
4 31 (11.07%) Systems Engineer
5 25 (8.93%) Embedded Engineer
5 25 (8.93%) Principal Engineer
6 20 (7.14%) Hardware Engineer
7 19 (6.79%) Test Engineer
8 18 (6.43%) Design Engineer
9 17 (6.07%) Senior Software Engineer
10 16 (5.71%) Sales Engineer
11 14 (5.00%) Business Manager
12 13 (4.64%) Marketing Manager
13 12 (4.29%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 12 (4.29%) Sales Manager
13 12 (4.29%) Software Team Leader
13 12 (4.29%) Team Leader
13 12 (4.29%) Technical Engineer
14 11 (3.93%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.86%) Yocto
2 7 (2.50%) XML
3 5 (1.79%) React
3 5 (1.79%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.07%) Node.js
4 3 (1.07%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.71%) .NET
5 2 (0.71%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.71%) Avalonia
5 2 (0.71%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.71%) LangChain
5 2 (0.71%) React Native
5 2 (0.71%) WPF
6 1 (0.36%) EDI
6 1 (0.36%) Flash
6 1 (0.36%) REST
6 1 (0.36%) Terraform
6 1 (0.36%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 41 (14.64%) Embedded Systems
2 31 (11.07%) FPGA
3 30 (10.71%) IoT
4 28 (10.00%) Analogue Electronics
5 15 (5.36%) Management Information System
6 14 (5.00%) Driving Licence
6 14 (5.00%) Robotics
7 13 (4.64%) Algorithms
8 12 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (3.21%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.86%) VHDL
11 7 (2.50%) Client/Server
11 7 (2.50%) PCIe
11 7 (2.50%) SCADA
12 6 (2.14%) Device Driver
13 5 (1.79%) Mobile App
13 5 (1.79%) Onboarding
14 4 (1.43%) AI Agents
14 4 (1.43%) Data Centre
14 4 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 23 (8.21%) Linux
2 14 (5.00%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (4.64%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (1.43%) Windows
5 3 (1.07%) Android
5 3 (1.07%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.71%) Unix
6 2 (0.71%) VxWorks
7 1 (0.36%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (25.00%) Validation
2 69 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (23.57%) Software Engineering
4 39 (13.93%) Physics
5 33 (11.79%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (11.07%) Mentoring
6 31 (11.07%) Project Management
7 30 (10.71%) Technical Leadership
8 29 (10.36%) Business Development
8 29 (10.36%) Decision-Making
9 28 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
10 27 (9.64%) Commercial Awareness
10 27 (9.64%) Computer Science
11 26 (9.29%) Schematic Capture
12 25 (8.93%) CRM
12 25 (8.93%) Project Delivery
13 24 (8.57%) Prototyping
13 24 (8.57%) Systems Engineering
13 24 (8.57%) Verification and Validation
14 23 (8.21%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 43 (15.36%) C
2 39 (13.93%) C++
3 35 (12.50%) Python
4 29 (10.36%) MATLAB
5 14 (5.00%) Embedded C
6 10 (3.57%) C#
7 8 (2.86%) Embedded C++
8 5 (1.79%) Rust
9 2 (0.71%) Java
9 2 (0.71%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.71%) R
9 2 (0.71%) SQL
9 2 (0.71%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.71%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.71%) VB
9 2 (0.71%) XAML
10 1 (0.36%) Bash
10 1 (0.36%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.36%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.36%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 134 (47.86%) Degree
2 65 (23.21%) Security Cleared
3 54 (19.29%) SC Cleared
4 35 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
5 34 (12.14%) DV Cleared
6 33 (11.79%) Master's Degree
7 25 (8.93%) PhD
8 16 (5.71%) HND
9 13 (4.64%) HNC
10 12 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (2.50%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (1.43%) CITP
13 3 (1.07%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.71%) Postgraduate
15 1 (0.36%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.36%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.50%) Def Stans
2 7 (2.50%) DO-254
3 5 (1.79%) DO-160
4 4 (1.43%) ARP4761
4 4 (1.43%) IEC 61508
4 4 (1.43%) ISO 26262
4 4 (1.43%) QA
5 3 (1.07%) GDPR
6 2 (0.71%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.71%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.71%) JTAG
6 2 (0.71%) MISRA
7 1 (0.36%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.36%) ECSS
7 1 (0.36%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 55 (19.64%) Firmware
2 28 (10.00%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.14%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.36%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 30 (10.71%) EMC
2 16 (5.71%) Microsoft
3 7 (2.50%) Thales
4 4 (1.43%) Siemens
4 4 (1.43%) Xilinx
5 3 (1.07%) Autodesk
5 3 (1.07%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.07%) SAP
6 2 (0.71%) Keysight
6 2 (0.71%) Mentor Graphics
7 1 (0.36%) Altera
7 1 (0.36%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.36%) Cisco
7 1 (0.36%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.36%) IBM
7 1 (0.36%) Intel
7 1 (0.36%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle
7 1 (0.36%) Panasonic
7 1 (0.36%) Sony