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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 173 404
Rank change year-on-year -218 +231 +39
Permanent jobs citing Rust 71 289 75
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.28% 1.75% 0.35%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.14% 5.88% 0.86%
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 6,210 4,914 8,687
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 24.92% 29.73% 40.45%
Number of salaries quoted 4,539 3,243 5,588
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 £63,112
% change year-on-year +4.00% -0.97% -2.90%

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 12 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 (2.82%) Ethereum
Applications
1 4 (5.63%) Lightworks
1 4 (5.63%) Simulink
2 1 (1.41%) SOLIDWORKS
2 1 (1.41%) Zemax
Cloud Services
1 26 (36.62%) Azure
2 23 (32.39%) AWS
3 11 (15.49%) GCP
4 3 (4.23%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (4.23%) GitHub
4 3 (4.23%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (2.82%) Amazon EC2
5 2 (2.82%) AWS Lambda
5 2 (2.82%) Serverless
5 2 (2.82%) Virtual Private Cloud
5 2 (2.82%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (11.27%) Wireless
2 7 (9.86%) Ethernet
3 4 (5.63%) MQTT
3 4 (5.63%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (4.23%) Bluetooth
5 2 (2.82%) DNS
5 2 (2.82%) UWB
5 2 (2.82%) X.509
6 1 (1.41%) 5G
6 1 (1.41%) DHCP
6 1 (1.41%) LTE
6 1 (1.41%) Network Security
6 1 (1.41%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.41%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (11.27%) MongoDB
2 6 (8.45%) MySQL
2 6 (8.45%) SQL Server
3 4 (5.63%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (14.08%) Git
2 4 (5.63%) PetaLinux
3 3 (4.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 20 (28.17%) Finance
2 12 (16.90%) Banking
3 9 (12.68%) Retail Banking
4 8 (11.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (11.27%) Social Skills
5 5 (7.04%) Electronics
6 4 (5.63%) Aerospace
7 3 (4.23%) Aviation
7 3 (4.23%) Avionics
7 3 (4.23%) Law
7 3 (4.23%) Military
7 3 (4.23%) Multimedia
8 2 (2.82%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.41%) Automotive
9 1 (1.41%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.41%) Retail
Job Titles
1 49 (69.01%) Software Engineer
2 20 (28.17%) Senior
3 17 (23.94%) Senior Software Engineer
4 10 (14.08%) Developer
4 10 (14.08%) Embedded Engineer
4 10 (14.08%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 10 (14.08%) Graduate
4 10 (14.08%) Graduate Software Engineer
5 6 (8.45%) Architect
5 6 (8.45%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 6 (8.45%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 6 (8.45%) Solutions Architect
6 5 (7.04%) Python Engineer
6 5 (7.04%) Python Software Engineer
7 4 (5.63%) Clojure Developer
7 4 (5.63%) Security Engineer
8 3 (4.23%) Junior
8 3 (4.23%) Rust Software Engineer
8 3 (4.23%) Scientific Software Engineer
8 3 (4.23%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (12.68%) Middleware
2 5 (7.04%) .NET
2 5 (7.04%) Yocto
3 4 (5.63%) Node.js
3 4 (5.63%) Terraform
4 3 (4.23%) OpenTofu
4 3 (4.23%) React
4 3 (4.23%) REST
5 2 (2.82%) Smart Contracts
5 2 (2.82%) web3js
6 1 (1.41%) FastAPI
6 1 (1.41%) Jest
6 1 (1.41%) OAuth
6 1 (1.41%) OAuth2
6 1 (1.41%) OpenID
6 1 (1.41%) Playwright
6 1 (1.41%) POSIX
6 1 (1.41%) SailPoint
6 1 (1.41%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 14 (19.72%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (12.68%) Cyber Threat
2 9 (12.68%) Mobile Banking
3 7 (9.86%) Algorithms
3 7 (9.86%) Product Ownership
4 5 (7.04%) Device Driver
5 4 (5.63%) Cyberattack
5 4 (5.63%) Data Structures
5 4 (5.63%) FPGA
5 4 (5.63%) IoT
5 4 (5.63%) Verilog
5 4 (5.63%) VHDL
6 3 (4.23%) Client/Server
6 3 (4.23%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (4.23%) Media Streaming
6 3 (4.23%) Robotics
7 2 (2.82%) ARM Cortex
7 2 (2.82%) Hedge funds
7 2 (2.82%) PKI
7 2 (2.82%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 23 (32.39%) Linux
2 5 (7.04%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (5.63%) FreeRTOS
3 4 (5.63%) Unix
4 2 (2.82%) Debian
4 2 (2.82%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (83.10%) Software Engineering
2 25 (35.21%) AI
3 19 (26.76%) Test Automation
4 18 (25.35%) Machine Learning
4 18 (25.35%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (21.13%) Agile
6 13 (18.31%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (18.31%) UML
7 12 (16.90%) CI/CD
7 12 (16.90%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (16.90%) Embedded Software Development
7 12 (16.90%) SDLC
8 10 (14.08%) Containerisation
9 9 (12.68%) Computer Science
9 9 (12.68%) Data Science
10 8 (11.27%) DevOps
10 8 (11.27%) Prototyping
11 7 (9.86%) Critical Thinking
11 7 (9.86%) Fintech
11 7 (9.86%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 45 (63.38%) Python
2 28 (39.44%) C++
3 27 (38.03%) Go
4 26 (36.62%) Java
5 21 (29.58%) TypeScript
6 20 (28.17%) C
7 13 (18.31%) C#
8 9 (12.68%) Kotlin
9 7 (9.86%) JavaScript
10 4 (5.63%) Clojure
10 4 (5.63%) Haskell
10 4 (5.63%) Lisp
10 4 (5.63%) MATLAB
10 4 (5.63%) OCaml
11 3 (4.23%) Ada
11 3 (4.23%) Ada 95
12 2 (2.82%) Bash
12 2 (2.82%) Shell Script
13 1 (1.41%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (30.99%) Degree
2 12 (16.90%) Security Cleared
3 9 (12.68%) Azure Certification
4 6 (8.45%) SC Cleared
5 5 (7.04%) DV Cleared
6 3 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (4.23%) PhD
7 2 (2.82%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.63%) Accessibility
1 4 (5.63%) ECSS
2 3 (4.23%) JTAG
2 3 (4.23%) MIL-STD-1553
3 1 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.41%) NIST
3 1 (1.41%) QA
3 1 (1.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (11.27%) Docker
2 2 (2.82%) Firmware
3 1 (1.41%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.41%) KVM
3 1 (1.41%) QEMU
3 1 (1.41%) Slurm Workload Manager
3 1 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (5.63%) Kubernetes
2 3 (4.23%) Ansible
2 3 (4.23%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (2.82%) Podman
Vendors
1 9 (12.68%) Google
2 6 (8.45%) Oracle
3 4 (5.63%) Xilinx
4 2 (2.82%) Yahoo!
5 1 (1.41%) EMC
5 1 (1.41%) Okta
5 1 (1.41%) VMware