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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 206 284
Rank change year-on-year -16 +78 -70
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 274 244 212
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.10% 1.45% 0.97%
As % of the General category 1.80% 2.06% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 165 210 140
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,736 £40,875
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,750
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -9.47% +10.45%
75th Percentile £69,375 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,935 £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 15,213 11,852 13,724
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.34% 70.56% 62.76%
Number of salaries quoted 9,157 6,173 7,693
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £38,750 £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 £84,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
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 8 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
Applications
1 16 (5.84%) Simulink
2 11 (4.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.55%) Mathcad
3 7 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.09%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.09%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.73%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.36%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.73%) SaaS
2 1 (0.36%) AWS
2 1 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.36%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.11%) Wireless
2 12 (4.38%) TCP/IP
3 10 (3.65%) Bluetooth
4 9 (3.28%) RS-232
5 8 (2.92%) Ethernet
5 8 (2.92%) RS-485
6 7 (2.55%) Modbus
6 7 (2.55%) Profibus
6 7 (2.55%) ZigBee
7 3 (1.09%) NFC
7 3 (1.09%) RFID
7 3 (1.09%) RS-422
8 2 (0.73%) VSAT
8 2 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
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
9 1 (0.36%) Wideband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.73%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 19 (6.93%) LabVIEW
2 10 (3.65%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (1.09%) Git
4 2 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.73%) MLflow
4 2 (0.73%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.73%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.36%) Appium
5 1 (0.36%) CMake
5 1 (0.36%) GDB
5 1 (0.36%) TestRail
General
1 86 (31.39%) Social Skills
2 79 (28.83%) Aerospace
3 60 (21.90%) Manufacturing
4 54 (19.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (18.61%) Finance
6 34 (12.41%) Analytical Skills
7 31 (11.31%) Organisational Skills
8 30 (10.95%) Telecoms
9 25 (9.12%) Marketing
10 20 (7.30%) Military
11 18 (6.57%) Automotive
12 15 (5.47%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (2.92%) Retail
14 6 (2.19%) Law
15 4 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (1.09%) Legal
16 3 (1.09%) Spanish Language
17 2 (0.73%) Advertising
17 2 (0.73%) French Language
17 2 (0.73%) German Language
Job Titles
1 59 (21.53%) Senior
2 47 (17.15%) Electronics Engineer
3 33 (12.04%) Systems Engineer
4 32 (11.68%) Lead
5 31 (11.31%) Software Engineer
6 25 (9.12%) Principal Engineer
7 24 (8.76%) Embedded Engineer
8 21 (7.66%) Hardware Engineer
9 19 (6.93%) Test Engineer
10 18 (6.57%) Design Engineer
11 17 (6.20%) Senior Software Engineer
12 16 (5.84%) Sales Engineer
13 14 (5.11%) Business Manager
14 12 (4.38%) Sales Manager
14 12 (4.38%) Software Team Leader
14 12 (4.38%) Team Leader
14 12 (4.38%) Technical Engineer
15 11 (4.01%) Embedded Software Engineer
15 11 (4.01%) Senior Systems Engineer
15 11 (4.01%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.92%) Yocto
2 7 (2.55%) XML
3 5 (1.82%) React
3 5 (1.82%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.09%) Node.js
4 3 (1.09%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.73%) .NET
5 2 (0.73%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.73%) Avalonia
5 2 (0.73%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.73%) LangChain
5 2 (0.73%) React Native
5 2 (0.73%) 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 41 (14.96%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (10.95%) FPGA
3 29 (10.58%) IoT
4 28 (10.22%) Analogue Electronics
5 14 (5.11%) Driving Licence
6 13 (4.74%) Algorithms
6 13 (4.74%) Robotics
7 12 (4.38%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (4.01%) Management Information System
9 9 (3.28%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.92%) VHDL
11 7 (2.55%) Client/Server
11 7 (2.55%) PCIe
11 7 (2.55%) SCADA
12 6 (2.19%) Device Driver
13 5 (1.82%) Mobile App
14 4 (1.46%) Acoustics
14 4 (1.46%) Data Centre
14 4 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
14 4 (1.46%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.76%) Linux
2 14 (5.11%) Embedded Linux
3 12 (4.38%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (1.46%) Windows
5 3 (1.09%) Android
5 3 (1.09%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.73%) Unix
6 2 (0.73%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (26.28%) Validation
2 68 (24.82%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (22.99%) Software Engineering
4 40 (14.60%) Physics
5 31 (11.31%) Mentoring
5 31 (11.31%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (10.95%) Technical Leadership
7 29 (10.58%) Business Development
7 29 (10.58%) Decision-Making
8 28 (10.22%) Project Management
9 27 (9.85%) Continuous Improvement
10 26 (9.49%) Schematic Capture
11 25 (9.12%) Computer Science
11 25 (9.12%) CRM
11 25 (9.12%) Project Delivery
11 25 (9.12%) Systems Engineering
12 24 (8.76%) Commercial Awareness
12 24 (8.76%) Verification and Validation
13 22 (8.03%) Customer Engagement
14 21 (7.66%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 42 (15.33%) C
2 39 (14.23%) C++
3 36 (13.14%) Python
4 29 (10.58%) MATLAB
5 13 (4.74%) Embedded C
6 11 (4.01%) C#
7 8 (2.92%) Embedded C++
8 5 (1.82%) Rust
9 2 (0.73%) Java
9 2 (0.73%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.73%) SQL
9 2 (0.73%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.73%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.73%) VB
9 2 (0.73%) XAML
10 1 (0.36%) Bash
10 1 (0.36%) Go
10 1 (0.36%) R
10 1 (0.36%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.36%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 133 (48.54%) Degree
2 64 (23.36%) Security Cleared
3 53 (19.34%) SC Cleared
4 35 (12.77%) BPSS Clearance
5 34 (12.41%) DV Cleared
5 34 (12.41%) Master's Degree
6 24 (8.76%) PhD
7 14 (5.11%) HND
8 12 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (4.38%) HNC
9 7 (2.55%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (1.46%) CITP
11 3 (1.09%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.36%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.36%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.58%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.55%) Def Stans
2 7 (2.55%) DO-254
3 5 (1.82%) DO-160
4 4 (1.46%) ARP4761
4 4 (1.46%) IEC 61508
4 4 (1.46%) ISO 26262
4 4 (1.46%) QA
5 2 (0.73%) GDPR
5 2 (0.73%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.73%) 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 53 (19.34%) Firmware
2 28 (10.22%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.19%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.36%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 30 (10.95%) EMC
2 15 (5.47%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.19%) Thales
4 4 (1.46%) Siemens
4 4 (1.46%) Xilinx
5 3 (1.09%) Autodesk
5 3 (1.09%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.09%) SAP
6 2 (0.73%) Keysight
6 2 (0.73%) 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