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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 200 276
Rank change year-on-year -19 +76 -67
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 276 246 210
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.11% 1.48% 0.97%
As % of the General category 1.80% 2.09% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 166 212 137
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,622 £39,750
25th Percentile £50,313 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -10.57% +11.82%
75th Percentile £69,375 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,215 £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 15,294 11,758 13,560
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.48% 70.76% 62.80%
Number of salaries quoted 9,164 6,192 7,537
10th Percentile £31,645 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.80% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £84,964
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 11 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 (1.09%) Artix
2 1 (0.36%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (5.80%) Simulink
2 11 (3.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.54%) Mathcad
3 7 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.09%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.09%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.72%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.36%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.72%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (0.72%) 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 (5.07%) Wireless
2 12 (4.35%) TCP/IP
3 10 (3.62%) Bluetooth
4 9 (3.26%) RS-232
5 8 (2.90%) Ethernet
5 8 (2.90%) RS-485
6 7 (2.54%) Modbus
6 7 (2.54%) Profibus
6 7 (2.54%) ZigBee
7 3 (1.09%) NFC
7 3 (1.09%) RFID
7 3 (1.09%) RS-422
8 2 (0.72%) VSAT
8 2 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.36%) 4G
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 (0.72%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (6.88%) LabVIEW
2 10 (3.62%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.09%) Git
4 2 (0.72%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.72%) MLflow
4 2 (0.72%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.72%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.36%) Appium
5 1 (0.36%) CMake
5 1 (0.36%) GDB
5 1 (0.36%) TestRail
General
1 87 (31.52%) Social Skills
2 79 (28.62%) Aerospace
3 60 (21.74%) Manufacturing
4 54 (19.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (18.48%) Finance
6 34 (12.32%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (11.59%) Organisational Skills
8 30 (10.87%) Telecoms
9 25 (9.06%) Marketing
10 20 (7.25%) Military
11 18 (6.52%) Automotive
12 15 (5.43%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (2.90%) Retail
14 6 (2.17%) Law
15 4 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (1.09%) Legal
16 3 (1.09%) Spanish Language
17 2 (0.72%) Advertising
17 2 (0.72%) French Language
17 2 (0.72%) German Language
Job Titles
1 59 (21.38%) Senior
2 47 (17.03%) Electronics Engineer
3 32 (11.59%) Lead
3 32 (11.59%) Software Engineer
3 32 (11.59%) Systems Engineer
4 25 (9.06%) Embedded Engineer
4 25 (9.06%) Principal Engineer
5 21 (7.61%) Hardware Engineer
6 19 (6.88%) Test Engineer
7 18 (6.52%) Design Engineer
8 17 (6.16%) Senior Software Engineer
9 16 (5.80%) Sales Engineer
10 14 (5.07%) Business Manager
11 12 (4.35%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 12 (4.35%) Sales Manager
11 12 (4.35%) Software Team Leader
11 12 (4.35%) Team Leader
11 12 (4.35%) Technical Engineer
12 11 (3.99%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 11 (3.99%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.26%) Yocto
2 7 (2.54%) XML
3 5 (1.81%) React
3 5 (1.81%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.09%) Node.js
4 3 (1.09%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.72%) .NET
5 2 (0.72%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.72%) Avalonia
5 2 (0.72%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.72%) LangChain
5 2 (0.72%) React Native
5 2 (0.72%) 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 42 (15.22%) Embedded Systems
2 31 (11.23%) FPGA
3 29 (10.51%) IoT
4 28 (10.14%) Analogue Electronics
5 14 (5.07%) Driving Licence
5 14 (5.07%) Robotics
6 13 (4.71%) Algorithms
7 12 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (3.99%) Management Information System
9 9 (3.26%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.90%) VHDL
11 7 (2.54%) Client/Server
11 7 (2.54%) PCIe
11 7 (2.54%) SCADA
12 6 (2.17%) Device Driver
13 5 (1.81%) Mobile App
14 4 (1.45%) AI Agents
14 4 (1.45%) Data Centre
14 4 (1.45%) Distributed Systems
14 4 (1.45%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.70%) Linux
2 15 (5.43%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (4.71%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (1.45%) Windows
5 3 (1.09%) Android
5 3 (1.09%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.72%) Unix
6 2 (0.72%) VxWorks
7 1 (0.36%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (25.72%) Validation
2 68 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (23.55%) Software Engineering
4 39 (14.13%) Physics
5 33 (11.96%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (11.23%) Mentoring
7 30 (10.87%) Technical Leadership
8 29 (10.51%) Business Development
8 29 (10.51%) Decision-Making
9 28 (10.14%) Project Management
10 27 (9.78%) Continuous Improvement
11 26 (9.42%) Computer Science
11 26 (9.42%) Schematic Capture
12 25 (9.06%) CRM
12 25 (9.06%) Project Delivery
13 24 (8.70%) Commercial Awareness
13 24 (8.70%) Systems Engineering
13 24 (8.70%) Verification and Validation
14 23 (8.33%) Prototyping
15 22 (7.97%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 43 (15.58%) C
2 40 (14.49%) C++
3 36 (13.04%) Python
4 29 (10.51%) MATLAB
5 13 (4.71%) Embedded C
6 11 (3.99%) C#
7 8 (2.90%) Embedded C++
8 5 (1.81%) Rust
9 2 (0.72%) Java
9 2 (0.72%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.72%) SQL
9 2 (0.72%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.72%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.72%) VB
9 2 (0.72%) XAML
10 1 (0.36%) Bash
10 1 (0.36%) Go
10 1 (0.36%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.36%) R
10 1 (0.36%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 134 (48.55%) Degree
2 64 (23.19%) Security Cleared
3 53 (19.20%) SC Cleared
4 35 (12.68%) BPSS Clearance
5 34 (12.32%) DV Cleared
5 34 (12.32%) Master's Degree
6 24 (8.70%) PhD
7 15 (5.43%) HND
8 12 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (4.35%) HNC
9 7 (2.54%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (1.45%) CITP
11 3 (1.09%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.36%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.36%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.51%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.54%) Def Stans
2 7 (2.54%) DO-254
3 5 (1.81%) DO-160
4 4 (1.45%) ARP4761
4 4 (1.45%) IEC 61508
4 4 (1.45%) ISO 26262
4 4 (1.45%) QA
5 2 (0.72%) GDPR
5 2 (0.72%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.72%) JTAG
6 1 (0.36%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.36%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.36%) ECSS
6 1 (0.36%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.36%) MISRA
System Software
1 54 (19.57%) Firmware
2 28 (10.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.36%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 30 (10.87%) EMC
2 16 (5.80%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.17%) Thales
4 4 (1.45%) Siemens
4 4 (1.45%) Xilinx
5 3 (1.09%) Autodesk
5 3 (1.09%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.09%) SAP
6 2 (0.72%) Keysight
6 2 (0.72%) 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