Hybrid/Remote Zemax Job Trends

Zemax
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Zemax skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 458 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Zemax 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.004% - -
As % of the Applications category 0.065% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
75th Percentile £125,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Zemax falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,540 2,604 2,017
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.43% 15.99% 8.62%
Number of salaries quoted 875 829 940
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £28,459
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,770 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

Zemax
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Zemax job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Zemax
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Physicist
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD