Hybrid/Remote RS-232 Job Trends

RS-232
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring RS-232 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 432 474
Rank change year-on-year +82 +42 +230
Permanent jobs citing RS-232 24 9 15
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.055% 0.069%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.71% 0.41% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 24 4 14
10th Percentile £35,925 - £55,750
25th Percentile £48,000 £43,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £47,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.37% -20.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £54,063 £64,375
90th Percentile £71,250 £59,125 £65,000
UK median annual salary £51,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.27% -8.33% +20.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

RS-232 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 1,400 2,184 2,920
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.24% 13.29% 13.52%
Number of salaries quoted 881 1,227 2,474
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% - -
75th Percentile £71,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £84,056
UK median annual salary £38,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +10.00% -4.76%

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RS-232 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

RS-232 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

RS-232
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RS-232.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RS-232

RS-232
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RS-232 over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

RS-232 salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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:

Communications & Networking
1 11 (45.83%) Bluetooth
1 11 (45.83%) Wireless
2 9 (37.50%) Ethernet
3 1 (4.17%) TCP/IP
General
1 16 (66.67%) Electronics
2 4 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (4.17%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 15 (62.50%) Embedded Engineer
1 15 (62.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 15 (62.50%) Software Engineer
2 9 (37.50%) Senior
3 5 (20.83%) Electronics Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) FPGA Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) Senior Electronics Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) Senior FPGA Engineer
4 4 (16.67%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 4 (16.67%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 4 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) Audio Visual Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) Video Conferencing Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Field Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Field Service Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.67%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.83%) FPGA
1 5 (20.83%) VHDL
2 4 (16.67%) Device Driver
3 3 (12.50%) Digital Signage
3 3 (12.50%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (4.17%) Life Science
4 1 (4.17%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
1 4 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 6 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (20.83%) FPGA Design
3 5 (20.83%) Schematic Capture
4 4 (16.67%) Agile
4 4 (16.67%) Scrum
5 3 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (12.50%) Proactive Maintenance
6 1 (4.17%) Biotechnology
6 1 (4.17%) Motion Control
6 1 (4.17%) Presales
6 1 (4.17%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 15 (62.50%) C
1 15 (62.50%) C++
2 4 (16.67%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 1 (4.17%) Degree
1 1 (4.17%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) GxP
System Software
1 12 (50.00%) Firmware
2 2 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (20.83%) EMC
2 3 (12.50%) Cisco
2 3 (12.50%) Logitech
2 3 (12.50%) Polycom
2 3 (12.50%) Yealink