Hybrid/Remote J1939 Job Trends

SAE J1939
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring J1939 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 445 - 516
Rank change year-on-year - - +53
Permanent jobs citing J1939 1 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.005% - 0.025%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.042% - 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.24%
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -30.77% +18.18%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

J1939 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 2,361 1,963 4,230
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.88% 11.92% 14.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,281 1,199 2,492
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,196
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 £67,968
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -12.37% -6.73%

J1939
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing J1939 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

J1939 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

J1939
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing J1939.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing J1939

J1939
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware