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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 254 257
Rank change year-on-year -32 +3 -26
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 140 197 409
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.68% 1.25% 1.22%
As % of the General category 1.16% 1.70% 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 81 154 317
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,608 £36,325
25th Percentile £40,000 £54,700 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.77% +23.81% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,600 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,900 £80,875 £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 12,109 11,609 20,487
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.66% 73.74% 61.07%
Number of salaries quoted 7,957 6,450 14,957
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,500
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 £96,539
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 29 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 (2.14%) Artix
Applications
1 3 (2.14%) AutoCAD
1 3 (2.14%) Autodesk Inventor
1 3 (2.14%) Simulink
2 1 (0.71%) CANalyzer
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.43%) AWS
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.29%) Wireless
2 11 (7.86%) Bluetooth
3 10 (7.14%) RS-232
3 10 (7.14%) RS-485
4 9 (6.43%) Modbus
4 9 (6.43%) Profibus
4 9 (6.43%) ZigBee
5 5 (3.57%) RFID
6 4 (2.86%) DHCP
6 4 (2.86%) DNS
6 4 (2.86%) Firewall
6 4 (2.86%) LAN
6 4 (2.86%) VLAN
6 4 (2.86%) VPN
6 4 (2.86%) WAN
7 3 (2.14%) NFC
8 2 (1.43%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.43%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.71%) 5G
9 1 (0.71%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.43%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.71%) DTS
Development Applications
1 9 (6.43%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (4.29%) LabVIEW
3 2 (1.43%) Git
3 2 (1.43%) MLflow
3 2 (1.43%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (1.43%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.71%) Appium
4 1 (0.71%) TestRail
General
1 44 (31.43%) Manufacturing
2 37 (26.43%) Social Skills
3 19 (13.57%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (12.86%) Marketing
5 13 (9.29%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (8.57%) Aerospace
7 8 (5.71%) Telecoms
8 7 (5.00%) Finance
9 6 (4.29%) Automotive
9 6 (4.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (2.86%) Legal
12 3 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.43%) Advertising
13 2 (1.43%) Wearables
14 1 (0.71%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.71%) Law
14 1 (0.71%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.71%) Retail
Job Titles
1 33 (23.57%) Systems Engineer
2 30 (21.43%) Senior
3 20 (14.29%) Software Engineer
4 17 (12.14%) Embedded Engineer
5 13 (9.29%) Electronics Engineer
5 13 (9.29%) Senior Software Engineer
6 12 (8.57%) RF Engineer
6 12 (8.57%) Support Engineer
7 11 (7.86%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 11 (7.86%) Marketing Manager
7 11 (7.86%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 11 (7.86%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 9 (6.43%) Graduate
8 9 (6.43%) Lead
8 9 (6.43%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (6.43%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 8 (5.71%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
9 8 (5.71%) Graduate Support Engineer
9 8 (5.71%) Graduate Systems Engineer
9 8 (5.71%) Systems Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.86%) Node.js
1 4 (2.86%) React
1 4 (2.86%) Yocto
2 2 (1.43%) LangChain
2 2 (1.43%) React Native
2 2 (1.43%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.71%) Flash
3 1 (0.71%) REST
3 1 (0.71%) SAP CAF
3 1 (0.71%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 26 (18.57%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (10.71%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (9.29%) FPGA
4 12 (8.57%) Algorithms
5 10 (7.14%) IoT
6 7 (5.00%) Analogue Electronics
7 5 (3.57%) Fibre Optics
7 5 (3.57%) PCIe
8 4 (2.86%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.86%) Raspberry Pi
8 4 (2.86%) VHDL
9 3 (2.14%) Contactless
9 3 (2.14%) Device Driver
9 3 (2.14%) MicroBlaze
9 3 (2.14%) Mobile App
9 3 (2.14%) Robotics
9 3 (2.14%) Smartcard
10 2 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (1.43%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (1.43%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 18 (12.86%) Linux
2 9 (6.43%) FreeRTOS
3 8 (5.71%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (1.43%) Unix
5 1 (0.71%) Android
5 1 (0.71%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (22.86%) Validation
2 31 (22.14%) Software Engineering
3 25 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (12.14%) Physics
4 17 (12.14%) Systems Engineering
5 14 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
6 13 (9.29%) Business Development
7 12 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (7.86%) Test Automation
9 10 (7.14%) B2B
9 10 (7.14%) B2B Marketing
9 10 (7.14%) Business Enablement
9 10 (7.14%) Project Management
9 10 (7.14%) Unit Testing
10 9 (6.43%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (6.43%) Mentoring
10 9 (6.43%) Regulatory Compliance
10 9 (6.43%) Signal Processing
10 9 (6.43%) TDD
11 8 (5.71%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 22 (15.71%) C++
2 21 (15.00%) C
3 20 (14.29%) Python
4 10 (7.14%) MATLAB
5 5 (3.57%) C#
6 4 (2.86%) Embedded C
6 4 (2.86%) Embedded C++
7 3 (2.14%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.43%) Go
8 2 (1.43%) Rust
Qualifications
1 59 (42.14%) Degree
2 22 (15.71%) Master's Degree
3 10 (7.14%) Security Cleared
4 8 (5.71%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (5.00%) PhD
6 4 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (2.86%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.43%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.43%) HND
8 1 (0.71%) CISM
8 1 (0.71%) CISSP
8 1 (0.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (0.71%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (0.71%) DO-178B
2 1 (0.71%) GRC
2 1 (0.71%) ISO 13485
2 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.71%) NIST
System Software
1 27 (19.29%) Firmware
2 16 (11.43%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (5.00%) IBM
2 3 (2.14%) Autodesk
2 3 (2.14%) EMC
2 3 (2.14%) Xilinx
3 2 (1.43%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.43%) SAP
4 1 (0.71%) Oracle
4 1 (0.71%) Salesforce