Hybrid/Remote OpenWrt Job Trends

OpenWrt
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring OpenWrt skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 402 457 -
Rank change year-on-year +55 - -
Permanent jobs citing OpenWrt 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.019% 0.005% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.18% 0.037% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 £52,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +63.64% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £57,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £90,000 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year +63.64% - -

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

OpenWrt falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,655 2,684 3,477
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.44% 13.52% 15.91%
Number of salaries quoted 989 1,635 2,913
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,750
25th Percentile £33,375 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -4.76%

OpenWrt
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

OpenWrt job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

OpenWrt
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 1 (33.33%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Broadband
1 2 (66.67%) DHCP
1 2 (66.67%) DOCSIS
1 2 (66.67%) DSL
1 2 (66.67%) GPON
1 2 (66.67%) IPv4
1 2 (66.67%) IPv6
1 2 (66.67%) PPP
1 2 (66.67%) RTP
1 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
1 2 (66.67%) VoIP
1 2 (66.67%) WAN
1 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) Modbus
2 1 (33.33%) RS-485
2 1 (33.33%) VLAN
2 1 (33.33%) VPN
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Software Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Technology
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) CCTV
2 1 (33.33%) Derivative
2 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) Debian
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Open Source
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Software Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Use Case
2 2 (66.67%) User Stories
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (33.33%) QMS
3 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C
1 2 (66.67%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) iptables
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) Fortinet
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) MikroTik