Hybrid/Remote Rust Job Trends

Rust
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Rust skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 389 177 393
Rank change year-on-year -212 +216 +50
Permanent jobs citing Rust 73 281 77
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 1.70% 0.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.17% 5.70% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 42 14 43
10th Percentile £52,775 £50,750 £47,250
25th Percentile £56,563 £67,188 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £115,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year -41.30% +15.00% +37.93%
75th Percentile £80,938 £166,250 £123,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £230,000 £140,000
UK median annual salary £90,000 £105,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +26.67%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

Rust falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 6,266 4,930 8,638
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 24.92% 29.82% 41.48%
Number of salaries quoted 4,570 3,265 5,565
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -

Rust
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Rust job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Rust
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Rust
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Rust over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Rust salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Rust
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 (2.74%) Ethereum
Applications
1 4 (5.48%) Lightworks
1 4 (5.48%) Simulink
2 1 (1.37%) SOLIDWORKS
2 1 (1.37%) Zemax
Cloud Services
1 28 (38.36%) Azure
2 23 (31.51%) AWS
3 11 (15.07%) GCP
4 3 (4.11%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (4.11%) GitHub
4 3 (4.11%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (2.74%) Amazon EC2
5 2 (2.74%) AWS Lambda
5 2 (2.74%) Serverless
5 2 (2.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
5 2 (2.74%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.96%) Wireless
2 7 (9.59%) Ethernet
3 4 (5.48%) MQTT
3 4 (5.48%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (4.11%) Bluetooth
5 2 (2.74%) DNS
5 2 (2.74%) UWB
5 2 (2.74%) X.509
6 1 (1.37%) 5G
6 1 (1.37%) DHCP
6 1 (1.37%) LTE
6 1 (1.37%) Network Security
6 1 (1.37%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.37%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (10.96%) MongoDB
2 6 (8.22%) MySQL
2 6 (8.22%) SQL Server
3 4 (5.48%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (13.70%) Git
2 4 (5.48%) PetaLinux
3 3 (4.11%) Rational DOORS
General
1 22 (30.14%) Finance
2 14 (19.18%) Banking
3 11 (15.07%) Retail Banking
4 8 (10.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (10.96%) Social Skills
5 5 (6.85%) Electronics
6 4 (5.48%) Aerospace
7 3 (4.11%) Aviation
7 3 (4.11%) Avionics
7 3 (4.11%) Law
7 3 (4.11%) Military
7 3 (4.11%) Multimedia
8 2 (2.74%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.37%) Automotive
9 1 (1.37%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 51 (69.86%) Software Engineer
2 20 (27.40%) Senior
3 17 (23.29%) Senior Software Engineer
4 12 (16.44%) Graduate
4 12 (16.44%) Graduate Software Engineer
5 10 (13.70%) Developer
5 10 (13.70%) Embedded Engineer
5 10 (13.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 6 (8.22%) Architect
6 6 (8.22%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 6 (8.22%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 6 (8.22%) Solutions Architect
7 5 (6.85%) Python Engineer
7 5 (6.85%) Python Software Engineer
8 4 (5.48%) Clojure Developer
8 4 (5.48%) Security Engineer
9 3 (4.11%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 3 (4.11%) Junior
9 3 (4.11%) Scientific Software Engineer
9 3 (4.11%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (12.33%) Middleware
2 5 (6.85%) .NET
2 5 (6.85%) Yocto
3 4 (5.48%) Node.js
3 4 (5.48%) Terraform
4 3 (4.11%) OpenTofu
4 3 (4.11%) React
4 3 (4.11%) REST
5 2 (2.74%) Smart Contracts
5 2 (2.74%) web3js
6 1 (1.37%) FastAPI
6 1 (1.37%) Jest
6 1 (1.37%) OAuth
6 1 (1.37%) OAuth2
6 1 (1.37%) OpenID
6 1 (1.37%) Playwright
6 1 (1.37%) POSIX
6 1 (1.37%) SailPoint
6 1 (1.37%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 14 (19.18%) Embedded Systems
2 11 (15.07%) Mobile Banking
3 9 (12.33%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (9.59%) Algorithms
4 7 (9.59%) Product Ownership
5 5 (6.85%) Device Driver
6 4 (5.48%) Cyberattack
6 4 (5.48%) Data Structures
6 4 (5.48%) FPGA
6 4 (5.48%) IoT
6 4 (5.48%) Verilog
6 4 (5.48%) VHDL
7 3 (4.11%) Client/Server
7 3 (4.11%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (4.11%) Media Streaming
7 3 (4.11%) Robotics
8 2 (2.74%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (2.74%) Hedge funds
8 2 (2.74%) PKI
8 2 (2.74%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 23 (31.51%) Linux
2 5 (6.85%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (5.48%) FreeRTOS
3 4 (5.48%) Unix
4 2 (2.74%) Debian
4 2 (2.74%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (83.56%) Software Engineering
2 27 (36.99%) AI
3 21 (28.77%) Test Automation
4 20 (27.40%) Machine Learning
5 18 (24.66%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (20.55%) Agile
7 13 (17.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 13 (17.81%) UML
8 12 (16.44%) CI/CD
8 12 (16.44%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (16.44%) Embedded Software Development
8 12 (16.44%) SDLC
9 11 (15.07%) Data Science
10 10 (13.70%) Containerisation
11 9 (12.33%) Computer Science
12 8 (10.96%) DevOps
12 8 (10.96%) Prototyping
13 7 (9.59%) Critical Thinking
13 7 (9.59%) Fintech
13 7 (9.59%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 47 (64.38%) Python
2 29 (39.73%) Go
3 28 (38.36%) C++
3 28 (38.36%) Java
4 23 (31.51%) TypeScript
5 20 (27.40%) C
6 13 (17.81%) C#
7 11 (15.07%) Kotlin
8 7 (9.59%) JavaScript
9 4 (5.48%) Clojure
9 4 (5.48%) Haskell
9 4 (5.48%) Lisp
9 4 (5.48%) MATLAB
9 4 (5.48%) OCaml
10 3 (4.11%) Ada
10 3 (4.11%) Ada 95
11 2 (2.74%) Bash
11 2 (2.74%) Shell Script
12 1 (1.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (30.14%) Degree
2 12 (16.44%) Security Cleared
3 11 (15.07%) Azure Certification
4 6 (8.22%) SC Cleared
5 5 (6.85%) DV Cleared
6 3 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (4.11%) PhD
7 2 (2.74%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.48%) Accessibility
1 4 (5.48%) ECSS
2 3 (4.11%) JTAG
2 3 (4.11%) MIL-STD-1553
3 1 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.37%) NIST
3 1 (1.37%) QA
3 1 (1.37%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (10.96%) Docker
2 2 (2.74%) Firmware
3 1 (1.37%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.37%) KVM
3 1 (1.37%) QEMU
3 1 (1.37%) Slurm Workload Manager
3 1 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (5.48%) Kubernetes
2 3 (4.11%) Ansible
2 3 (4.11%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (2.74%) Podman
Vendors
1 11 (15.07%) Google
2 6 (8.22%) Oracle
3 4 (5.48%) Xilinx
4 2 (2.74%) Yahoo!
5 1 (1.37%) EMC
5 1 (1.37%) Okta
5 1 (1.37%) VMware