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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 405 | 201 | 401 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -204 | +200 | +26 |
| Permanent jobs citing Rust | 76 | 243 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.30% | 1.49% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.19% | 5.03% | 0.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 15 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,775 | £51,000 | £47,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £69,375 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £115,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.30% | +15.00% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £205,000 | £130,000 |
| 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% | +18.75% |
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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 6,392 | 4,834 | 8,426 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 25.12% | 29.68% | 41.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,573 | 3,202 | 5,436 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,345 | £35,000 | £39,250 |
| 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 Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 21 October 2026.
Rust Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 68.4% | 52 |
| 2 | Go | 43.4% | 33 |
| 2 | Java | 43.4% | 33 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 36.8% | 28 |
| 5 | C++ | 35.5% | 27 |
| 6 | C | 25.0% | 19 |
| 7 | Kotlin | 22.4% | 17 |
| 8 | C# | 17.1% | 13 |
| 9 | JavaScript | 7.9% | 6 |
| 10 | Clojure | 5.3% | 4 |
| 10 | Haskell | 5.3% | 4 |
| 10 | Lisp | 5.3% | 4 |
| 10 | MATLAB | 5.3% | 4 |
| 10 | OCaml | 5.3% | 4 |
| 15 | Ada | 3.9% | 3 |
| 15 | Ada 95 | 3.9% | 3 |
| 17 | Bash | 2.6% | 2 |
| 17 | Shell Script | 2.6% | 2 |
| 19 | SQL | 1.3% | 1 |