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 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 367 184 432
Rank change year-on-year -183 +248 +99
Permanent jobs citing Rust 71 298 114
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.33% 1.81% 0.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.22% 5.11% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 52 16 102
10th Percentile £52,775 £48,750 -
25th Percentile £61,250 £51,875 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £73,750 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +8.47% +25.53% -26.56%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,188 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £117,500
UK median annual salary £90,000 £100,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +25.00% -

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 5,800 5,830 12,053
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 26.91% 35.34% 39.56%
Number of salaries quoted 4,379 4,068 9,797
10th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

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 19 July 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 4 (5.63%) Ethereum
2 1 (1.41%) Apache
Applications
1 3 (4.23%) Lightworks
1 3 (4.23%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 29 (40.85%) AWS
2 23 (32.39%) Azure
3 16 (22.54%) GCP
4 2 (2.82%) GitHub
4 2 (2.82%) GitHub Actions
4 2 (2.82%) WhatsApp
5 1 (1.41%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 1 (1.41%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.86%) MQTT
2 5 (7.04%) Wireless
3 3 (4.23%) Ethernet
3 3 (4.23%) Network Security
4 2 (2.82%) Bluetooth
4 2 (2.82%) UWB
4 2 (2.82%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.23%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.41%) Apache Arrow
2 1 (1.41%) Parquet
2 1 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 12 (16.90%) Git
2 5 (7.04%) GitLab
3 3 (4.23%) PetaLinux
4 1 (1.41%) Jenkins
4 1 (1.41%) LabVIEW
4 1 (1.41%) SonarQube
4 1 (1.41%) Subversion
General
1 16 (22.54%) Finance
2 9 (12.68%) Games
3 8 (11.27%) Banking
4 6 (8.45%) Law
5 5 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (7.04%) Social Skills
6 4 (5.63%) Investment Banking
7 3 (4.23%) Electronics
7 3 (4.23%) Multimedia
8 1 (1.41%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.41%) Automotive
8 1 (1.41%) Aviation
8 1 (1.41%) Cyber-Physical System
8 1 (1.41%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.41%) Retail
Job Titles
1 44 (61.97%) Software Engineer
2 22 (30.99%) Senior
3 19 (26.76%) Senior Software Engineer
4 16 (22.54%) Developer
4 16 (22.54%) Junior
5 15 (21.13%) Rust Engineer
6 14 (19.72%) Rust Software Engineer
7 11 (15.49%) Rust Developer
8 10 (14.08%) Embedded Engineer
8 10 (14.08%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 9 (12.68%) Junior Software Engineer
10 7 (9.86%) Junior Developer
11 6 (8.45%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 6 (8.45%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 6 (8.45%) Software Developer
12 5 (7.04%) DevSecOps Engineer
13 4 (5.63%) Junior Software Developer
14 3 (4.23%) C++ Software Engineer
14 3 (4.23%) PHP Developer
14 3 (4.23%) Testing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (11.27%) .NET
2 4 (5.63%) Kafka
2 4 (5.63%) Middleware
2 4 (5.63%) Node.js
2 4 (5.63%) Smart Contracts
2 4 (5.63%) web3js
3 3 (4.23%) .NET Framework
3 3 (4.23%) Yocto
4 1 (1.41%) Flutter
4 1 (1.41%) gRPC
4 1 (1.41%) Protocol Buffers
4 1 (1.41%) React
4 1 (1.41%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.68%) Embedded Systems
2 8 (11.27%) Distributed Systems
3 7 (9.86%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (9.86%) Sports Betting
4 6 (8.45%) Product Ownership
5 5 (7.04%) Algorithms
5 5 (7.04%) Device Driver
6 4 (5.63%) Blockchain
6 4 (5.63%) Client/Server
6 4 (5.63%) Cyberattack
6 4 (5.63%) Hedge funds
6 4 (5.63%) Web3
7 3 (4.23%) Data Structures
7 3 (4.23%) FPGA
7 3 (4.23%) IoT
7 3 (4.23%) Management Information System
7 3 (4.23%) Public Cloud
7 3 (4.23%) Security Posture
7 3 (4.23%) Verilog
7 3 (4.23%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 25 (35.21%) Linux
2 4 (5.63%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (4.23%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (4.23%) Windows
4 1 (1.41%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (80.28%) Software Engineering
2 26 (36.62%) CI/CD
3 20 (28.17%) High-Frequency Trading
4 16 (22.54%) Computer Science
4 16 (22.54%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (19.72%) Low Latency
6 13 (18.31%) Observability
7 12 (16.90%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (15.49%) Agile
8 11 (15.49%) DevOps
8 11 (15.49%) Embedded Software Development
9 10 (14.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 9 (12.68%) Containerisation
10 9 (12.68%) Mentoring
10 9 (12.68%) Site Reliability Engineering
11 8 (11.27%) Market Making
11 8 (11.27%) Microservices
12 7 (9.86%) Analytics
12 7 (9.86%) Data Munging
12 7 (9.86%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 29 (40.85%) C++
2 24 (33.80%) Python
3 19 (26.76%) Go
4 17 (23.94%) C
5 15 (21.13%) Java
6 11 (15.49%) C#
7 8 (11.27%) TypeScript
8 4 (5.63%) JavaScript
8 4 (5.63%) Perl
8 4 (5.63%) SQL
9 3 (4.23%) Bash
9 3 (4.23%) MATLAB
9 3 (4.23%) Objective-C
9 3 (4.23%) PHP
9 3 (4.23%) PowerShell
9 3 (4.23%) Ruby
10 1 (1.41%) Dart
10 1 (1.41%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 27 (38.03%) Degree
2 11 (15.49%) SC Cleared
2 11 (15.49%) Security Cleared
3 8 (11.27%) Master's Degree
4 7 (9.86%) PhD
5 4 (5.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (4.23%) CCSAM
6 3 (4.23%) CREST Certified
6 3 (4.23%) GPEN
6 3 (4.23%) GXPN
6 3 (4.23%) OSCE
6 3 (4.23%) OSCP
7 2 (2.82%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.63%) QA
2 3 (4.23%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (4.23%) ECSS
3 2 (2.82%) JTAG
4 1 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.41%) NIST
4 1 (1.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (12.68%) Docker
2 2 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.41%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.41%) Firmware
3 1 (1.41%) KVM
3 1 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.41%) Xen
Systems Management
1 7 (9.86%) Kubernetes
1 7 (9.86%) Terraform
2 6 (8.45%) Grafana
2 6 (8.45%) Prometheus
3 5 (7.04%) Ansible
4 1 (1.41%) Podman
4 1 (1.41%) Puppet
4 1 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (4.23%) Xilinx
2 2 (2.82%) VMware
2 2 (2.82%) Yahoo!
3 1 (1.41%) Okta
3 1 (1.41%) Tenable