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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 290 236 257
Rank change year-on-year -54 +21 -37
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 156 223 396
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.73% 1.35% 1.24%
As % of the General category 1.23% 1.86% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 90 184 308
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,900 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £51,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,875 £61,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% +14.42% +2.38%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,600 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £69,300
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 12,681 11,973 19,570
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.40% 72.39% 61.30%
Number of salaries quoted 8,277 6,714 14,105
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £31,762
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +2.65% -9.60%
75th Percentile £78,800 £80,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £108,375 £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 13 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 (1.92%) Artix
Applications
1 3 (1.92%) AutoCAD
1 3 (1.92%) Autodesk Inventor
1 3 (1.92%) Simulink
2 1 (0.64%) CANalyzer
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.28%) AWS
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.62%) Wireless
2 11 (7.05%) Bluetooth
3 10 (6.41%) RS-232
3 10 (6.41%) RS-485
4 9 (5.77%) Modbus
4 9 (5.77%) Profibus
4 9 (5.77%) ZigBee
5 5 (3.21%) RFID
5 5 (3.21%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.56%) DHCP
6 4 (2.56%) DNS
6 4 (2.56%) Firewall
6 4 (2.56%) LAN
6 4 (2.56%) VLAN
6 4 (2.56%) VPN
6 4 (2.56%) WAN
7 3 (1.92%) NFC
8 2 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.64%) 5G
9 1 (0.64%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.28%) NoSQL
1 2 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.64%) DTS
Development Applications
1 8 (5.13%) LabVIEW
2 5 (3.21%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.28%) Git
3 2 (1.28%) MLflow
3 2 (1.28%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (1.28%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.64%) Appium
4 1 (0.64%) TestRail
General
1 43 (27.56%) Manufacturing
2 42 (26.92%) Social Skills
3 22 (14.10%) Marketing
4 21 (13.46%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (7.69%) Aerospace
7 11 (7.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (6.41%) Telecoms
9 8 (5.13%) Finance
10 6 (3.85%) Automotive
11 5 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (2.56%) Legal
13 3 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (1.28%) Advertising
14 2 (1.28%) Wearables
15 1 (0.64%) Agriculture
15 1 (0.64%) Law
15 1 (0.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 35 (22.44%) Senior
2 31 (19.87%) Systems Engineer
3 25 (16.03%) Software Engineer
4 19 (12.18%) Embedded Engineer
5 16 (10.26%) Senior Software Engineer
6 14 (8.97%) Electronics Engineer
6 14 (8.97%) Lead
7 12 (7.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (7.69%) RF Engineer
7 12 (7.69%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 12 (7.69%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (7.69%) Support Engineer
8 11 (7.05%) Marketing Manager
9 10 (6.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 10 (6.41%) Technical Engineer
10 9 (5.77%) Graduate
11 8 (5.13%) Graduate Systems Engineer
11 8 (5.13%) Project Manager
11 8 (5.13%) Systems Support
11 8 (5.13%) Systems Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.21%) Yocto
2 4 (2.56%) Node.js
2 4 (2.56%) React
3 3 (1.92%) XML
4 2 (1.28%) LangChain
4 2 (1.28%) React Native
4 2 (1.28%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.64%) Flash
5 1 (0.64%) REST
5 1 (0.64%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 29 (18.59%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (12.82%) IoT
3 15 (9.62%) FPGA
3 15 (9.62%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (5.77%) Algorithms
5 7 (4.49%) Analogue Electronics
5 7 (4.49%) Fibre Optics
6 6 (3.85%) Robotics
7 5 (3.21%) Mobile App
7 5 (3.21%) PCIe
8 4 (2.56%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.56%) Device Driver
8 4 (2.56%) Raspberry Pi
8 4 (2.56%) VHDL
9 3 (1.92%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.92%) Contactless
9 3 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.92%) MicroBlaze
9 3 (1.92%) SCADA
9 3 (1.92%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 22 (14.10%) Linux
2 12 (7.69%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (7.05%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.28%) Unix
5 1 (0.64%) Android
5 1 (0.64%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (26.28%) Validation
2 39 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 36 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (12.82%) Physics
5 16 (10.26%) Systems Engineering
6 15 (9.62%) Project Management
7 14 (8.97%) Business Development
7 14 (8.97%) Test Automation
8 13 (8.33%) Customer Engagement
8 13 (8.33%) Prototyping
8 13 (8.33%) Technical Leadership
9 12 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (7.69%) Technology Strategy
9 12 (7.69%) Unit Testing
10 11 (7.05%) Computer Science
10 11 (7.05%) Mentoring
10 11 (7.05%) Regulatory Compliance
11 10 (6.41%) B2B Marketing
11 10 (6.41%) Customer Requirements
11 10 (6.41%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 27 (17.31%) C++
2 25 (16.03%) C
3 23 (14.74%) Python
4 12 (7.69%) MATLAB
5 5 (3.21%) C#
5 5 (3.21%) Embedded C
5 5 (3.21%) Embedded C++
6 3 (1.92%) Rust
6 3 (1.92%) TypeScript
7 2 (1.28%) Go
Qualifications
1 75 (48.08%) Degree
2 25 (16.03%) Master's Degree
3 11 (7.05%) Security Cleared
4 9 (5.77%) PhD
5 5 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.21%) SC Cleared
6 4 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.28%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.28%) HND
8 1 (0.64%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (1.28%) JTAG
2 2 (1.28%) QA
3 1 (0.64%) DO-178B
3 1 (0.64%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 33 (21.15%) Firmware
2 20 (12.82%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (2.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (3.21%) EMC
2 3 (1.92%) Autodesk
2 3 (1.92%) IBM
2 3 (1.92%) Xilinx
3 2 (1.28%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.64%) Oracle
4 1 (0.64%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.64%) SAP