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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 391 446
Rank change year-on-year -35 +55 +40
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 31 37 58
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.14% 0.22% 0.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.30% 1.89% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 14 24 50
10th Percentile £52,000 £47,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £57,188 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +12.50% -14.29%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile - £78,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -8.70%

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 2,393 1,961 3,775
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.48% 11.82% 15.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,325 1,193 1,967
10th Percentile £29,250 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -3.85%

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 16 August 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 (6.45%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (22.58%) Simulink
2 3 (9.68%) Lightworks
3 2 (6.45%) Maple
3 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (38.71%) RS-232
2 3 (9.68%) Broadband
2 3 (9.68%) MQTT
2 3 (9.68%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (9.68%) Wireless
3 2 (6.45%) Modbus
3 2 (6.45%) Profibus
3 2 (6.45%) SD-WAN
3 2 (6.45%) TCP/IP
3 2 (6.45%) WAN
Development Applications
1 3 (9.68%) Git
1 3 (9.68%) PetaLinux
1 3 (9.68%) Rational DOORS
General
1 13 (41.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 11 (35.48%) Finance
3 9 (29.03%) Aerospace
4 6 (19.35%) Electronics
5 4 (12.90%) Manufacturing
6 3 (9.68%) Aviation
6 3 (9.68%) Avionics
6 3 (9.68%) Marketing
6 3 (9.68%) Military
6 3 (9.68%) Telecoms
7 2 (6.45%) Banking
7 2 (6.45%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (58.06%) Software Engineer
2 15 (48.39%) Embedded Engineer
2 15 (48.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 13 (41.94%) Senior
4 12 (38.71%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 12 (38.71%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 12 (38.71%) Senior Software Engineer
5 4 (12.90%) Technical Specialist
6 3 (9.68%) Business Development Manager
6 3 (9.68%) Business Manager
6 3 (9.68%) Development Manager
7 2 (6.45%) Design Engineer
7 2 (6.45%) Desktop Engineer
7 2 (6.45%) Desktop Support
7 2 (6.45%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 2 (6.45%) FPGA Design Engineer
7 2 (6.45%) FPGA Engineer
7 2 (6.45%) Support Engineer
8 1 (3.23%) Senior Business Manager
8 1 (3.23%) Senior Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (48.39%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 12 (38.71%) Device Driver
2 9 (29.03%) FPGA
3 6 (19.35%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (9.68%) IoT
4 3 (9.68%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (9.68%) Robotics
4 3 (9.68%) Social Media
4 3 (9.68%) Verilog
4 3 (9.68%) VHDL
5 2 (6.45%) CMDB
5 2 (6.45%) Driving Licence
5 2 (6.45%) PCIe
5 2 (6.45%) SCADA
5 2 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (3.23%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 18 (58.06%) Linux
2 12 (38.71%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (9.68%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (9.68%) Unix
4 2 (6.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (58.06%) Software Engineering
2 12 (38.71%) Agile
2 12 (38.71%) Scrum
3 6 (19.35%) Physics
3 6 (19.35%) SysML
3 6 (19.35%) UML
4 5 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (12.90%) Electronic Design Automation
5 4 (12.90%) Schematic Capture
6 3 (9.68%) AI
6 3 (9.68%) B2B
6 3 (9.68%) Business Development
6 3 (9.68%) Embedded Software Development
6 3 (9.68%) Image Processing
6 3 (9.68%) Integration Testing
6 3 (9.68%) Machine Learning
6 3 (9.68%) Requirements Management
6 3 (9.68%) Test Automation
6 3 (9.68%) Test Scripting
6 3 (9.68%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 18 (58.06%) C
1 18 (58.06%) C++
2 12 (38.71%) Embedded C
3 7 (22.58%) MATLAB
4 6 (19.35%) Rust
5 3 (9.68%) Ada
5 3 (9.68%) Ada 95
5 3 (9.68%) C#
5 3 (9.68%) Java
5 3 (9.68%) Python
6 2 (6.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (29.03%) DV Cleared
1 9 (29.03%) SC Cleared
1 9 (29.03%) Security Cleared
2 6 (19.35%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (19.35%) Degree
3 4 (12.90%) HNC
3 4 (12.90%) Master's Degree
3 4 (12.90%) PhD
4 2 (6.45%) HND
4 2 (6.45%) MCSA
4 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (29.03%) Accessibility
2 3 (9.68%) ECSS
2 3 (9.68%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 2 (6.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (6.45%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) Siemens
2 3 (9.68%) Xilinx
3 2 (6.45%) Apple
3 2 (6.45%) Bloomberg
3 2 (6.45%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.45%) ServiceNow
3 2 (6.45%) Symantec
3 2 (6.45%) Tenable
3 2 (6.45%) Veeam
3 2 (6.45%) VMware
4 1 (3.23%) Salesforce