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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 401 382 433
Rank change year-on-year -19 +51 +13
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 56 38 42
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.23% 0.23% 0.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.55% 2.20% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 23 21 33
10th Percentile £46,500 £30,165 £43,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £58,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,125 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -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 2,199 1,729 3,129
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.84% 10.41% 14.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,341 990 1,472
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,250 £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 £74,475 £70,000 £70,344
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £38,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +29.87% -26.67% +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 11 October 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 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (23.21%) Maple
2 8 (14.29%) Simulink
3 6 (10.71%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (8.93%) EPLAN
5 4 (7.14%) Lightworks
6 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 19 (33.93%) Profibus
2 14 (25.00%) Modbus
3 10 (17.86%) TCP/IP
4 6 (10.71%) RS-232
5 4 (7.14%) Broadband
5 4 (7.14%) MQTT
5 4 (7.14%) Wireless
6 3 (5.36%) WAN
6 3 (5.36%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (3.57%) SD-WAN
8 1 (1.79%) 4G
8 1 (1.79%) BGP
8 1 (1.79%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (1.79%) Firewall
8 1 (1.79%) IPv4
8 1 (1.79%) IPv6
8 1 (1.79%) OSPF
8 1 (1.79%) Spanning Tree
8 1 (1.79%) VLAN
8 1 (1.79%) VRRP
Development Applications
1 5 (8.93%) Git
2 4 (7.14%) PetaLinux
3 3 (5.36%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (1.79%) Subversion
General
1 24 (42.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 21 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 14 (25.00%) Aerospace
4 12 (21.43%) Finance
4 12 (21.43%) Manufacturing
5 8 (14.29%) Electronics
6 6 (10.71%) Pharmaceutical
7 5 (8.93%) Automotive
8 4 (7.14%) Telecoms
9 3 (5.36%) Aviation
9 3 (5.36%) Avionics
9 3 (5.36%) Marketing
9 3 (5.36%) Military
10 2 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (3.57%) Banking
10 2 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (32.14%) Software Engineer
2 15 (26.79%) Embedded Engineer
2 15 (26.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 14 (25.00%) Senior
4 11 (19.64%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 11 (19.64%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 11 (19.64%) Senior Software Engineer
5 6 (10.71%) C++ Software Engineer
5 6 (10.71%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 6 (10.71%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 6 (10.71%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
6 4 (7.14%) Technical Specialist
7 3 (5.36%) Business Development Manager
7 3 (5.36%) Business Manager
7 3 (5.36%) Design Engineer
7 3 (5.36%) Development Manager
7 3 (5.36%) Electrical Engineer
7 3 (5.36%) FPGA Design Engineer
7 3 (5.36%) FPGA Engineer
8 2 (3.57%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (16.07%) Yocto
2 5 (8.93%) STL
3 1 (1.79%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 19 (33.93%) Driving Licence
1 19 (33.93%) SCADA
2 11 (19.64%) FPGA
3 7 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (10.71%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (10.71%) Robotics
5 5 (8.93%) Device Driver
5 5 (8.93%) IoT
5 5 (8.93%) Verilog
5 5 (8.93%) VHDL
6 3 (5.36%) PCIe
6 3 (5.36%) Social Media
7 2 (3.57%) CMDB
7 2 (3.57%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.79%) Algorithms
8 1 (1.79%) FMCG
8 1 (1.79%) Life Science
8 1 (1.79%) Smart City
8 1 (1.79%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 16 (28.57%) Linux
2 5 (8.93%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (7.14%) FreeRTOS
3 4 (7.14%) Windows
4 3 (5.36%) Unix
5 1 (1.79%) macOS
5 1 (1.79%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (33.93%) Software Engineering
2 8 (14.29%) Test Automation
3 7 (12.50%) SysML
3 7 (12.50%) UML
4 6 (10.71%) Logistics
4 6 (10.71%) Physics
4 6 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (10.71%) Systems Engineering
5 5 (8.93%) Agile
5 5 (8.93%) AI
5 5 (8.93%) Motion Control
5 5 (8.93%) Scrum
5 5 (8.93%) Software Testing
6 4 (7.14%) Electronic Design Automation
6 4 (7.14%) Embedded Software Development
6 4 (7.14%) Image Processing
6 4 (7.14%) Integration Testing
6 4 (7.14%) Line Management
6 4 (7.14%) Requirements Engineering
6 4 (7.14%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 18 (32.14%) C++
2 12 (21.43%) C
3 8 (14.29%) MATLAB
4 7 (12.50%) Rust
5 6 (10.71%) Python
6 5 (8.93%) Embedded C
7 3 (5.36%) Ada
7 3 (5.36%) Ada 95
7 3 (5.36%) C#
7 3 (5.36%) Java
8 2 (3.57%) PowerShell
8 2 (3.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (26.79%) HNC
2 12 (21.43%) Degree
3 10 (17.86%) Security Cleared
4 9 (16.07%) DV Cleared
4 9 (16.07%) SC Cleared
5 6 (10.71%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (7.14%) Master's Degree
6 4 (7.14%) PhD
7 2 (3.57%) HND
7 2 (3.57%) MCSA
7 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.79%) CCIE
8 1 (1.79%) CCIE Routing and Switching
8 1 (1.79%) CCNP
8 1 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.79%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.07%) Accessibility
2 4 (7.14%) ECSS
3 3 (5.36%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 2 (3.57%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.79%) Firmware
2 1 (1.79%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 3 (5.36%) Functional Safety
2 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.57%) Norton AntiVirus
3 1 (1.79%) Ansible
Vendors
1 11 (19.64%) Siemens
2 6 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.71%) Rockwell
3 4 (7.14%) Xilinx
4 3 (5.36%) VMware
5 2 (3.57%) Apple
5 2 (3.57%) Bloomberg
5 2 (3.57%) Cisco
5 2 (3.57%) ServiceNow
5 2 (3.57%) Symantec
5 2 (3.57%) Tenable
5 2 (3.57%) Veeam
6 1 (1.79%) Mellanox
6 1 (1.79%) NVIDIA
6 1 (1.79%) Salesforce