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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 380 443
Rank change year-on-year +69 +63 +161
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 78 18 116
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.46% 0.14% 0.38%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.22% 1.12% 2.69%
Number of salaries quoted 25 16 96
10th Percentile £28,750 £42,500 -
25th Percentile £30,165 £45,938 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £63,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +10.87% -28.13%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,625 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £100,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £54,709 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.82% +20.00% -9.09%

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 1,848 1,610 4,306
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.98% 12.55% 13.93%
Number of salaries quoted 955 1,190 3,473
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.72% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,938 £67,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +9.38% -7.69%

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 March 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:

Applications
1 5 (6.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (6.41%) Magento
2 2 (2.56%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.56%) Azure
2 1 (1.28%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (19.23%) RS-232
2 13 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (12.82%) Broadband
4 3 (3.85%) Wireshark
5 2 (2.56%) Firewall
6 1 (1.28%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (1.28%) DHCP
6 1 (1.28%) DNS
6 1 (1.28%) LAN
6 1 (1.28%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.28%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.28%) VLAN
6 1 (1.28%) VPN
6 1 (1.28%) WAN
6 1 (1.28%) Wireless
General
1 16 (20.51%) Social Skills
2 10 (12.82%) Presentation Skills
2 10 (12.82%) Telecoms
3 7 (8.97%) Electronics
4 5 (6.41%) Advertising
4 5 (6.41%) Finance
5 3 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (23.08%) Senior
2 11 (14.10%) Embedded Engineer
2 11 (14.10%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 11 (14.10%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 11 (14.10%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 11 (14.10%) Senior Software Engineer
2 11 (14.10%) Software Engineer
3 5 (6.41%) Development Manager
4 4 (5.13%) Administrator
4 4 (5.13%) Business Development Manager
4 4 (5.13%) Business Manager
4 4 (5.13%) Electronics Engineer
4 4 (5.13%) FPGA Engineer
4 4 (5.13%) Senior Electronics Engineer
4 4 (5.13%) Senior FPGA Engineer
5 3 (3.85%) Data Analyst
5 3 (3.85%) Senior Business Development Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Senior Business Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Senior Development Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (14.10%) Yocto
2 1 (1.28%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 47 (60.26%) FPGA
2 43 (55.13%) Embedded Systems
3 11 (14.10%) Device Driver
4 10 (12.82%) Social Media
5 5 (6.41%) Blog
6 4 (5.13%) VHDL
7 3 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (3.85%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (1.28%) Data Centre
8 1 (1.28%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 54 (69.23%) Linux
2 11 (14.10%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (19.23%) CRM
2 11 (14.10%) Agile
2 11 (14.10%) Scrum
2 11 (14.10%) Software Engineering
3 10 (12.82%) B2B
3 10 (12.82%) Business Development
3 10 (12.82%) Contract Negotiation
4 9 (11.54%) Business Strategy
5 5 (6.41%) Customer Service
5 5 (6.41%) ERP
5 5 (6.41%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (5.13%) FPGA Design
6 4 (5.13%) Schematic Capture
7 3 (3.85%) Data Analysis
7 3 (3.85%) Fuzz Testing
7 3 (3.85%) Logistics
7 3 (3.85%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (3.85%) Systems Engineering
7 3 (3.85%) Systems Thinking
7 3 (3.85%) Technical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 14 (17.95%) C
1 14 (17.95%) C++
2 11 (14.10%) Embedded C
3 4 (5.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (5.13%) SC Cleared
1 4 (5.13%) Security Cleared
2 3 (3.85%) Degree
2 3 (3.85%) DV Cleared
3 1 (1.28%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.85%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (1.28%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.28%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 1 (1.28%) Ansible
1 1 (1.28%) FortiGate
1 1 (1.28%) SCCM
1 1 (1.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (8.97%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.13%) EMC
3 1 (1.28%) Blue Coat
3 1 (1.28%) CheckPoint
3 1 (1.28%) Cisco
3 1 (1.28%) F5
3 1 (1.28%) Google
3 1 (1.28%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.28%) VMware