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

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 385 454
Rank change year-on-year -39 +69 +19
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 33 36 54
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.14% 0.22% 0.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.42% 1.89% 1.43%
Number of salaries quoted 12 22 46
10th Percentile £49,000 £51,375 £43,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £60,406 £51,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +12.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile - £79,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 2,318 1,903 3,765
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.91% 11.53% 15.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,342 1,135 1,834
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -12.04% -6.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £86,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% -3.05%

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 30 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 (6.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (21.21%) Simulink
2 6 (18.18%) Maple
3 3 (9.09%) Lightworks
4 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (30.30%) RS-232
2 6 (18.18%) Modbus
2 6 (18.18%) Profibus
3 3 (9.09%) Broadband
3 3 (9.09%) MQTT
3 3 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (9.09%) Wireless
4 2 (6.06%) SD-WAN
4 2 (6.06%) TCP/IP
4 2 (6.06%) WAN
Development Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Git
1 3 (9.09%) PetaLinux
1 3 (9.09%) Rational DOORS
General
1 17 (51.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 11 (33.33%) Finance
3 9 (27.27%) Aerospace
4 6 (18.18%) Electronics
4 6 (18.18%) Social Skills
5 4 (12.12%) Manufacturing
6 3 (9.09%) Aviation
6 3 (9.09%) Avionics
6 3 (9.09%) Marketing
6 3 (9.09%) Military
6 3 (9.09%) Telecoms
7 2 (6.06%) Banking
Job Titles
1 16 (48.48%) Software Engineer
2 13 (39.39%) Embedded Engineer
2 13 (39.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 11 (33.33%) Senior
4 10 (30.30%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 10 (30.30%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 10 (30.30%) Senior Software Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Technical Specialist
6 3 (9.09%) Business Development Manager
6 3 (9.09%) Business Manager
6 3 (9.09%) Development Manager
6 3 (9.09%) Electrical Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) Design Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) Desktop Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) Desktop Support
7 2 (6.06%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) FPGA Design Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) FPGA Engineer
7 2 (6.06%) Support Engineer
8 1 (3.03%) Senior Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (39.39%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 10 (30.30%) Device Driver
2 9 (27.27%) FPGA
3 6 (18.18%) Driving Licence
3 6 (18.18%) Embedded Systems
3 6 (18.18%) SCADA
4 3 (9.09%) IoT
4 3 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (9.09%) Robotics
4 3 (9.09%) Social Media
4 3 (9.09%) Verilog
4 3 (9.09%) VHDL
5 2 (6.06%) CMDB
5 2 (6.06%) PCIe
5 2 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (3.03%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 16 (48.48%) Linux
2 10 (30.30%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (9.09%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (9.09%) Unix
4 2 (6.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (48.48%) Software Engineering
2 10 (30.30%) Agile
2 10 (30.30%) Scrum
3 6 (18.18%) Physics
3 6 (18.18%) SysML
3 6 (18.18%) UML
4 5 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (12.12%) Electronic Design Automation
5 4 (12.12%) Schematic Capture
6 3 (9.09%) AI
6 3 (9.09%) B2B
6 3 (9.09%) Business Development
6 3 (9.09%) Data Development
6 3 (9.09%) Integration Testing
6 3 (9.09%) Line Management
6 3 (9.09%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 3 (9.09%) Requirements Management
6 3 (9.09%) SDLC
6 3 (9.09%) Systems Engineering
6 3 (9.09%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (48.48%) C
1 16 (48.48%) C++
2 10 (30.30%) Embedded C
3 7 (21.21%) MATLAB
4 6 (18.18%) Rust
5 3 (9.09%) Ada
5 3 (9.09%) Ada 95
5 3 (9.09%) C#
5 3 (9.09%) Java
5 3 (9.09%) Python
6 2 (6.06%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (27.27%) DV Cleared
1 9 (27.27%) SC Cleared
1 9 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 8 (24.24%) HNC
3 6 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (18.18%) Degree
4 4 (12.12%) Master's Degree
4 4 (12.12%) PhD
5 2 (6.06%) HND
5 2 (6.06%) MCSA
5 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (27.27%) Accessibility
2 3 (9.09%) ECSS
2 3 (9.09%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 2 (6.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (6.06%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 4 (12.12%) Siemens
2 3 (9.09%) Xilinx
3 2 (6.06%) Apple
3 2 (6.06%) Bloomberg
3 2 (6.06%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.06%) ServiceNow
3 2 (6.06%) Symantec
3 2 (6.06%) Tenable
3 2 (6.06%) Veeam
3 2 (6.06%) VMware
4 1 (3.03%) Salesforce