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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 244 264
Rank change year-on-year -54 +20 -27
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 144 202 408
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.69% 1.27% 1.22%
As % of the General category 1.17% 1.73% 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 84 159 316
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,608 £36,375
25th Percentile £41,875 £54,700 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +19.05% -
75th Percentile £64,750 £70,600 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,250 £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 12,259 11,700 20,415
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.89% 73.29% 61.01%
Number of salaries quoted 8,035 6,533 14,895
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £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 £97,500
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 2 July 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 (2.08%) Artix
Applications
1 3 (2.08%) AutoCAD
1 3 (2.08%) Autodesk Inventor
1 3 (2.08%) Simulink
2 1 (0.69%) CANalyzer
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.39%) AWS
2 1 (0.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.03%) Wireless
2 11 (7.64%) Bluetooth
3 10 (6.94%) RS-232
3 10 (6.94%) RS-485
4 9 (6.25%) Modbus
4 9 (6.25%) Profibus
4 9 (6.25%) ZigBee
5 5 (3.47%) RFID
6 4 (2.78%) DHCP
6 4 (2.78%) DNS
6 4 (2.78%) Firewall
6 4 (2.78%) LAN
6 4 (2.78%) VLAN
6 4 (2.78%) VPN
6 4 (2.78%) WAN
7 3 (2.08%) NFC
8 2 (1.39%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.69%) LTE
9 1 (0.69%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.39%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.69%) DTS
Development Applications
1 7 (4.86%) LabVIEW
1 7 (4.86%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (1.39%) Git
2 2 (1.39%) MLflow
2 2 (1.39%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (1.39%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.69%) Appium
3 1 (0.69%) TestRail
General
1 44 (30.56%) Manufacturing
2 39 (27.08%) Social Skills
3 20 (13.89%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (13.19%) Marketing
5 14 (9.72%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (8.33%) Aerospace
7 8 (5.56%) Finance
7 8 (5.56%) Telecoms
8 7 (4.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (4.17%) Automotive
10 5 (3.47%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (2.78%) Legal
12 3 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.39%) Advertising
13 2 (1.39%) Wearables
14 1 (0.69%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.69%) Law
14 1 (0.69%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 33 (22.92%) Senior
2 32 (22.22%) Systems Engineer
3 22 (15.28%) Software Engineer
4 18 (12.50%) Embedded Engineer
5 15 (10.42%) Senior Software Engineer
6 14 (9.72%) Electronics Engineer
7 12 (8.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (8.33%) RF Engineer
7 12 (8.33%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 12 (8.33%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (8.33%) Support Engineer
8 11 (7.64%) Marketing Manager
9 10 (6.94%) Lead
10 9 (6.25%) Graduate
10 9 (6.25%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 8 (5.56%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
11 8 (5.56%) Graduate Support Engineer
11 8 (5.56%) Project Manager
11 8 (5.56%) Systems Support
11 8 (5.56%) Systems Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.78%) Node.js
1 4 (2.78%) React
1 4 (2.78%) Yocto
2 2 (1.39%) LangChain
2 2 (1.39%) React Native
2 2 (1.39%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.69%) Flash
3 1 (0.69%) REST
3 1 (0.69%) SAP CAF
3 1 (0.69%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 26 (18.06%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (10.42%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (9.72%) FPGA
4 11 (7.64%) IoT
5 10 (6.94%) Algorithms
6 7 (4.86%) Analogue Electronics
7 6 (4.17%) Fibre Optics
8 5 (3.47%) PCIe
9 4 (2.78%) Data Centre
9 4 (2.78%) Raspberry Pi
9 4 (2.78%) Robotics
9 4 (2.78%) VHDL
10 3 (2.08%) Contactless
10 3 (2.08%) Device Driver
10 3 (2.08%) MicroBlaze
10 3 (2.08%) Mobile App
10 3 (2.08%) Smartcard
11 2 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
11 2 (1.39%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (1.39%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 20 (13.89%) Linux
2 10 (6.94%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (6.25%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.39%) Unix
5 1 (0.69%) Android
5 1 (0.69%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (23.61%) Software Engineering
2 33 (22.92%) Validation
3 28 (19.44%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (13.19%) Physics
5 16 (11.11%) Systems Engineering
6 14 (9.72%) Business Development
6 14 (9.72%) Technical Leadership
7 12 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (7.64%) Project Management
8 11 (7.64%) Test Automation
9 10 (6.94%) B2B
9 10 (6.94%) B2B Marketing
9 10 (6.94%) Business Enablement
9 10 (6.94%) Computer Science
9 10 (6.94%) Mentoring
9 10 (6.94%) Prototyping
9 10 (6.94%) Regulatory Compliance
9 10 (6.94%) Unit Testing
10 9 (6.25%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (6.25%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 23 (15.97%) C++
2 22 (15.28%) C
3 21 (14.58%) Python
4 11 (7.64%) MATLAB
5 5 (3.47%) C#
6 4 (2.78%) Embedded C
6 4 (2.78%) Embedded C++
7 3 (2.08%) Rust
7 3 (2.08%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.39%) Go
Qualifications
1 63 (43.75%) Degree
2 24 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 11 (7.64%) Security Cleared
4 8 (5.56%) PhD
5 6 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (3.47%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.39%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.39%) HND
9 1 (0.69%) CISM
9 1 (0.69%) CISSP
9 1 (0.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (0.69%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (0.69%) DO-178B
2 1 (0.69%) GRC
2 1 (0.69%) ISO 13485
2 1 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.69%) NIST
System Software
1 28 (19.44%) Firmware
2 17 (11.81%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (2.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (3.47%) IBM
2 3 (2.08%) Autodesk
2 3 (2.08%) EMC
2 3 (2.08%) Xilinx
3 2 (1.39%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.39%) SAP
4 1 (0.69%) Oracle
4 1 (0.69%) Salesforce