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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 233 199 286
Rank change year-on-year -34 +87 -76
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 258 253 236
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.05% 1.55% 1.01%
As % of the General category 1.73% 2.16% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 149 218 161
10th Percentile £39,750 £45,750 £43,650
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,500 £76,250 £81,250
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 14,942 11,730 14,717
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.99% 71.91% 62.75%
Number of salaries quoted 9,184 6,378 8,467
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £39,377 £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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,688 £56,000
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.13% -6.67%

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 19 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 (1.16%) Artix
2 1 (0.39%) Kinematics
Applications
1 16 (6.20%) Simulink
2 10 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.71%) Mathcad
3 7 (2.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.16%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.16%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.78%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.78%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.39%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.78%) SaaS
2 1 (0.39%) AWS
2 1 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.43%) Wireless
2 11 (4.26%) RS-232
2 11 (4.26%) TCP/IP
3 10 (3.88%) Bluetooth
3 10 (3.88%) RS-485
4 9 (3.49%) Modbus
4 9 (3.49%) Profibus
4 9 (3.49%) ZigBee
5 7 (2.71%) Ethernet
6 3 (1.16%) NFC
6 3 (1.16%) RFID
6 3 (1.16%) RS-422
7 2 (0.78%) DHCP
7 2 (0.78%) DNS
7 2 (0.78%) Firewall
7 2 (0.78%) LAN
7 2 (0.78%) VLAN
7 2 (0.78%) VPN
7 2 (0.78%) VSAT
7 2 (0.78%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.78%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.39%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (7.36%) LabVIEW
2 11 (4.26%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.16%) Git
4 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.78%) MLflow
4 2 (0.78%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.78%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.39%) Appium
5 1 (0.39%) CMake
5 1 (0.39%) GDB
5 1 (0.39%) TestRail
General
1 84 (32.56%) Social Skills
2 76 (29.46%) Aerospace
3 66 (25.58%) Manufacturing
4 53 (20.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 50 (19.38%) Finance
6 30 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (9.69%) Organisational Skills
7 25 (9.69%) Telecoms
8 20 (7.75%) Military
9 18 (6.98%) Marketing
10 16 (6.20%) Automotive
11 7 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (2.33%) Law
13 5 (1.94%) Retail
14 4 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (1.16%) Legal
15 3 (1.16%) Spanish Language
16 2 (0.78%) Advertising
16 2 (0.78%) French Language
Job Titles
1 56 (21.71%) Senior
2 39 (15.12%) Electronics Engineer
3 38 (14.73%) Systems Engineer
4 33 (12.79%) Software Engineer
5 27 (10.47%) Lead
6 25 (9.69%) Embedded Engineer
7 23 (8.91%) Principal Engineer
8 19 (7.36%) Senior Software Engineer
9 18 (6.98%) Hardware Engineer
9 18 (6.98%) Test Engineer
10 14 (5.43%) Business Manager
10 14 (5.43%) Sales Engineer
11 13 (5.04%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 12 (4.65%) Design Engineer
12 12 (4.65%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 12 (4.65%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 12 (4.65%) Technical Engineer
12 12 (4.65%) Technical Manager
13 11 (4.26%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 11 (4.26%) Software Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.71%) XML
1 7 (2.71%) Yocto
2 5 (1.94%) React
2 5 (1.94%) TensorFlow
3 3 (1.16%) Node.js
3 3 (1.16%) PyTorch
4 2 (0.78%) .NET
4 2 (0.78%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.78%) Avalonia
4 2 (0.78%) Entity Framework
4 2 (0.78%) LangChain
4 2 (0.78%) React Native
4 2 (0.78%) WPF
5 1 (0.39%) EDI
5 1 (0.39%) Flash
5 1 (0.39%) REST
5 1 (0.39%) Terraform
5 1 (0.39%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 38 (14.73%) Embedded Systems
2 27 (10.47%) FPGA
3 25 (9.69%) IoT
4 21 (8.14%) Analogue Electronics
5 14 (5.43%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (5.04%) Algorithms
7 11 (4.26%) Robotics
8 10 (3.88%) Driving Licence
9 9 (3.49%) Fibre Optics
10 7 (2.71%) Client/Server
10 7 (2.71%) SCADA
10 7 (2.71%) VHDL
11 6 (2.33%) PCIe
12 5 (1.94%) Device Driver
12 5 (1.94%) Mobile App
13 4 (1.55%) Acoustics
13 4 (1.55%) Data Centre
13 4 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
14 3 (1.16%) AI Agents
14 3 (1.16%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.30%) Linux
2 14 (5.43%) FreeRTOS
3 13 (5.04%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (1.16%) Android
4 3 (1.16%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.16%) Windows
5 2 (0.78%) Unix
5 2 (0.78%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (27.13%) Validation
2 63 (24.42%) Software Engineering
3 61 (23.64%) Problem-Solving
4 42 (16.28%) Physics
5 32 (12.40%) Business Development
6 29 (11.24%) Systems Engineering
7 28 (10.85%) Stakeholder Management
7 28 (10.85%) Technical Leadership
8 27 (10.47%) Decision-Making
8 27 (10.47%) Mentoring
9 25 (9.69%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (9.69%) CRM
10 24 (9.30%) Computer Science
10 24 (9.30%) Verification and Validation
11 21 (8.14%) Customer Engagement
11 21 (8.14%) Project Delivery
11 21 (8.14%) Prototyping
11 21 (8.14%) Test Automation
12 20 (7.75%) Schematic Capture
13 19 (7.36%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 41 (15.89%) C
2 39 (15.12%) C++
3 34 (13.18%) Python
4 29 (11.24%) MATLAB
5 12 (4.65%) Embedded C
6 11 (4.26%) C#
7 7 (2.71%) Embedded C++
8 4 (1.55%) Rust
9 2 (0.78%) Java
9 2 (0.78%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.78%) SQL
9 2 (0.78%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.78%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.78%) VB
9 2 (0.78%) XAML
10 1 (0.39%) Bash
10 1 (0.39%) Go
10 1 (0.39%) R
10 1 (0.39%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.39%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 127 (49.22%) Degree
2 60 (23.26%) Security Cleared
3 50 (19.38%) SC Cleared
4 36 (13.95%) BPSS Clearance
5 35 (13.57%) Master's Degree
6 34 (13.18%) DV Cleared
7 25 (9.69%) PhD
8 11 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (4.26%) HND
9 9 (3.49%) HNC
10 7 (2.71%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (1.55%) CITP
12 3 (1.16%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.39%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.39%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.85%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.71%) Def Stans
2 7 (2.71%) DO-254
3 5 (1.94%) DO-160
4 4 (1.55%) ARP4761
4 4 (1.55%) IEC 61508
4 4 (1.55%) ISO 26262
4 4 (1.55%) QA
5 2 (0.78%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 2 (0.78%) JTAG
6 1 (0.39%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.39%) ECSS
6 1 (0.39%) GDPR
6 1 (0.39%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.39%) MISRA
System Software
1 51 (19.77%) Firmware
2 28 (10.85%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.39%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 24 (9.30%) EMC
2 13 (5.04%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.33%) Thales
4 4 (1.55%) Siemens
4 4 (1.55%) Xilinx
5 3 (1.16%) Autodesk
5 3 (1.16%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.16%) SAP
6 2 (0.78%) IBM
6 2 (0.78%) Keysight
6 2 (0.78%) Mentor Graphics
7 1 (0.39%) Altera
7 1 (0.39%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.39%) Cisco
7 1 (0.39%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.39%) Intel
7 1 (0.39%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle
7 1 (0.39%) Panasonic
7 1 (0.39%) Sony