RISC-V
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term RISC-V in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited RISC-V over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 875 955 1221
Rank change year-on-year +80 +266 -321
Permanent jobs citing RISC-V 21 15 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.021% 0.014% 0.007%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.060% 0.033% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 15 2 0
10th Percentile £93,000 £60,375 -
25th Percentile £107,500 £70,313 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £120,000 £88,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +35.21% - -
75th Percentile £130,000 £105,313 -
90th Percentile £133,000 £114,125 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £120,000 £88,750 -
% change year-on-year +35.21% - -

All Generic Skills
UK

RISC-V is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

RISC-V
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing RISC-V as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RISC-V in the UK

RISC-V
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing RISC-V.

Salary trend for RISC-V in the UK

RISC-V
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing RISC-V over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for RISC-V in the UK

RISC-V
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RISC-V within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +118 20 £120,000 +35.21% 25
UK excluding London +17 18 £120,000 +35.21% 22
East of England +26 16 £120,000 - 12
Work from Home - 11 £120,000 - 15
South West -11 2 £110,000 +23.94% 8
London - 2 £130,000 - 3

RISC-V
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 11 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 10 (47.62%) Architect
2 8 (38.10%) Software Manager
3 6 (28.57%) Development Manager
3 6 (28.57%) Software Development Manager
4 5 (23.81%) Engineering Manager
5 2 (9.52%) Software Engineering Manager
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) Distributed Systems
1 11 (52.38%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (23.81%) IoT
3 2 (9.52%) Client/Server
3 2 (9.52%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 13 (61.90%) Linux
2 2 (9.52%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) Roadmaps
2 11 (52.38%) Agile
2 11 (52.38%) Coaching
2 11 (52.38%) Collaborative Culture
2 11 (52.38%) Containerisation
2 11 (52.38%) Mentoring
2 11 (52.38%) Open Source
2 11 (52.38%) Software Engineering
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Architecture
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Science
3 2 (9.52%) Decision-Making
3 2 (9.52%) Linux Kernel Development
3 2 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 13 (61.90%) C
2 11 (52.38%) Embedded C
3 2 (9.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (9.52%) Degree
1 2 (9.52%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) IEC 61508
1 2 (9.52%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 11 (52.38%) Docker
2 4 (19.05%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (52.38%) Kubernetes
2 2 (9.52%) Functional Safety