Hybrid/Remote Ethernet Job Trends

Ethernet
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Ethernet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 419 392 448
Rank change year-on-year -27 +56 +16
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 48 38 46
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.23% 0.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.14% 2.14% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 19 20 37
10th Percentile £47,250 £50,125 -
25th Percentile £48,750 £59,781 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,125 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £51,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.82% - -4.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Ethernet falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,239 1,776 3,429
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.03% 10.70% 15.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,357 1,005 1,545
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,500 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £49,500 £40,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +23.75% -20.79% -1.94%

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ethernet and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Ethernet job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Ethernet
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Ethernet.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Ethernet

Ethernet
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 27 September 2026.

Ethernet salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Ethernet
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 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (22.92%) Maple
2 8 (16.67%) Simulink
3 4 (8.33%) Lightworks
3 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (6.25%) EPLAN
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (31.25%) Profibus
2 11 (22.92%) Modbus
3 8 (16.67%) RS-232
3 8 (16.67%) TCP/IP
4 4 (8.33%) MQTT
4 4 (8.33%) Wireless
5 3 (6.25%) Broadband
5 3 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (4.17%) SD-WAN
6 2 (4.17%) WAN
7 1 (2.08%) 4G
7 1 (2.08%) ADSL
7 1 (2.08%) RS-422
Development Applications
1 5 (10.42%) Git
2 4 (8.33%) PetaLinux
3 3 (6.25%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (2.08%) Subversion
General
1 22 (45.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 15 (31.25%) Social Skills
3 12 (25.00%) Aerospace
3 12 (25.00%) Finance
4 8 (16.67%) Manufacturing
5 7 (14.58%) Electronics
6 4 (8.33%) Telecoms
7 3 (6.25%) Automotive
7 3 (6.25%) Aviation
7 3 (6.25%) Avionics
7 3 (6.25%) Marketing
7 3 (6.25%) Military
7 3 (6.25%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (4.17%) Banking
9 1 (2.08%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (39.58%) Software Engineer
2 16 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 16 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 14 (29.17%) Senior
4 12 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 12 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 12 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
5 5 (10.42%) C++ Software Engineer
5 5 (10.42%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 5 (10.42%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 5 (10.42%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
6 4 (8.33%) Technical Specialist
7 3 (6.25%) Business Development Manager
7 3 (6.25%) Business Manager
7 3 (6.25%) Design Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) Development Manager
7 3 (6.25%) Electrical Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) FPGA Design Engineer
7 3 (6.25%) FPGA Engineer
8 2 (4.17%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (22.92%) Yocto
2 3 (6.25%) STL
3 1 (2.08%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (31.25%) Driving Licence
2 14 (29.17%) SCADA
3 11 (22.92%) FPGA
4 7 (14.58%) Device Driver
4 7 (14.58%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (10.42%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (10.42%) Robotics
5 5 (10.42%) Verilog
5 5 (10.42%) VHDL
6 4 (8.33%) IoT
7 3 (6.25%) PCIe
7 3 (6.25%) Social Media
8 2 (4.17%) CMDB
8 2 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (2.08%) Algorithms
9 1 (2.08%) Fibre Optics
9 1 (2.08%) Life Science
9 1 (2.08%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (2.08%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 15 (31.25%) Linux
2 7 (14.58%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (8.33%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (6.25%) Unix
5 2 (4.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (41.67%) Software Engineering
2 7 (14.58%) Agile
2 7 (14.58%) Scrum
2 7 (14.58%) SysML
2 7 (14.58%) UML
3 6 (12.50%) Physics
3 6 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (12.50%) Test Automation
4 5 (10.42%) AI
4 5 (10.42%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (8.33%) CI/CD
5 4 (8.33%) Data Development
5 4 (8.33%) Electronic Design Automation
5 4 (8.33%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (8.33%) Image Processing
5 4 (8.33%) Integration Testing
5 4 (8.33%) Logistics
5 4 (8.33%) Requirements Engineering
5 4 (8.33%) Software Testing
5 4 (8.33%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 19 (39.58%) C++
2 14 (29.17%) C
3 8 (16.67%) MATLAB
4 7 (14.58%) Embedded C
4 7 (14.58%) Rust
5 5 (10.42%) Python
6 3 (6.25%) Ada
6 3 (6.25%) Ada 95
6 3 (6.25%) C#
6 3 (6.25%) Java
7 2 (4.17%) PowerShell
8 1 (2.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (27.08%) HNC
2 10 (20.83%) Degree
2 10 (20.83%) Security Cleared
3 9 (18.75%) DV Cleared
3 9 (18.75%) SC Cleared
4 6 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (8.33%) Master's Degree
5 4 (8.33%) PhD
6 2 (4.17%) HND
6 2 (4.17%) MCSA
6 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (18.75%) Accessibility
2 4 (8.33%) ECSS
3 3 (6.25%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 2 (4.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.17%) Functional Safety
1 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (4.17%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 8 (16.67%) Siemens
2 4 (8.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.33%) Xilinx
3 3 (6.25%) Rockwell
4 2 (4.17%) Apple
4 2 (4.17%) Bloomberg
4 2 (4.17%) ServiceNow
4 2 (4.17%) Symantec
4 2 (4.17%) Tenable
4 2 (4.17%) Veeam
4 2 (4.17%) VMware
5 1 (2.08%) Cisco
5 1 (2.08%) Salesforce