Signal Processing Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Signal Processing
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Signal Processing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Signal Processing over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 240 510 622
Rank change year-on-year +270 +112 +109
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 177 79 49
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.18% 0.23% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% 0.25% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 164 60 23
10th Percentile - £40,000 £48,750
25th Percentile - £42,000 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.96% -3.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile - £80,313 -
90th Percentile - £85,000 £78,500
UK median annual salary £70,600 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +17.67% -7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Signal Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,938 31,020 41,026
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.13% 91.65% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 9,733 23,575 28,496
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,800 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Signal Processing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Signal Processing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Signal Processing trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Signal Processing
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Signal Processing.

Signal Processing salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Signal Processing
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Signal Processing over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Signal Processing salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Signal Processing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (1.69%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 4 (2.26%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.08%) Software-Defined Radio
2 8 (4.52%) 5G
2 8 (4.52%) SD-WAN
2 8 (4.52%) WAN
3 6 (3.39%) RS-485
3 6 (3.39%) Wireless
4 4 (2.26%) DNS
4 4 (2.26%) HTTP
4 4 (2.26%) Internet
4 4 (2.26%) SMTP
4 4 (2.26%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.56%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 144 (81.36%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (4.52%) Git
3 4 (2.26%) Subversion
3 4 (2.26%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.56%) PetaLinux
General
1 157 (88.70%) Electronics
2 9 (5.08%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (3.39%) Social Skills
4 5 (2.82%) Finance
4 5 (2.82%) Marketing
5 4 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (1.69%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.56%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 144 (81.36%) Principal Engineer
1 144 (81.36%) Principal Systems Engineer
1 144 (81.36%) Systems Engineer
2 14 (7.91%) Senior
3 10 (5.65%) Software Engineer
4 7 (3.95%) Firmware Engineer
4 7 (3.95%) Radar Engineer
5 5 (2.82%) Electronics Engineer
5 5 (2.82%) Embedded Engineer
5 5 (2.82%) Radio Engineer
5 5 (2.82%) Senior Electronics Engineer
5 5 (2.82%) Senior Software Engineer
6 4 (2.26%) C Software Engineer
6 4 (2.26%) C++ Software Engineer
6 4 (2.26%) DSP Engineer
6 4 (2.26%) Embedded C Engineer
6 4 (2.26%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 4 (2.26%) Embedded C++ Engineer
6 4 (2.26%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 4 (2.26%) Senior DSP Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.56%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 161 (90.96%) Algorithms
2 16 (9.04%) FPGA
3 8 (4.52%) GNSS
3 8 (4.52%) Self-Driving Car
3 8 (4.52%) Verilog
4 6 (3.39%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (2.82%) Life Science
5 5 (2.82%) MicroBlaze
6 4 (2.26%) e-Learning
6 4 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.26%) Tandem
6 4 (2.26%) VHDL
7 2 (1.13%) ASIC
8 1 (0.56%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.65%) Linux
2 4 (2.26%) Unix
2 4 (2.26%) Windows
3 2 (1.13%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (85.31%) Systems Engineering
1 151 (85.31%) Technical Leadership
2 144 (81.36%) Test Planning
3 20 (11.30%) Digital Signal Processing
4 14 (7.91%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (5.65%) Software Engineering
5 10 (5.65%) Validation
6 9 (5.08%) Creative Thinking
7 8 (4.52%) B2B
7 8 (4.52%) Innovative Thinking
7 8 (4.52%) Test Assurance
7 8 (4.52%) Test Automation
8 7 (3.95%) Architectural Design
8 7 (3.95%) Mathematics
8 7 (3.95%) Prototyping
9 5 (2.82%) CAD
9 5 (2.82%) Physics
9 5 (2.82%) Regulatory Compliance
10 4 (2.26%) Configuration Management
10 4 (2.26%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (8.47%) C
1 15 (8.47%) C++
2 9 (5.08%) Python
3 4 (2.26%) Bash
3 4 (2.26%) Perl
4 3 (1.69%) MATLAB
5 1 (0.56%) Rust
5 1 (0.56%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 151 (85.31%) BPSS Clearance
2 15 (8.47%) Degree
3 8 (4.52%) SC Cleared
3 8 (4.52%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (85.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (2.26%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (4.52%) Firmware
2 5 (2.82%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 144 (81.36%) IBM
2 9 (5.08%) Xilinx
3 6 (3.39%) EMC
4 1 (0.56%) Altera
4 1 (0.56%) Freescale
4 1 (0.56%) SAP