Signal Processing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Signal Processing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Signal Processing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 693 882 738
Rank change year-on-year +189 -144 -44
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 204 88 539
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.21% 0.084% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.24% 0.088% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 144 53 99
10th Percentile £39,400 £34,500 £38,100
25th Percentile £42,000 £48,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -13.08% - +18.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Signal Processing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Signal Processing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing.

Salary trend for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Signal Processing 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 +223 194 £58,750 -16.07% 112
UK excluding London +130 191 £56,500 -13.08% 109
South East +76 85 £60,000 -14.29% 49
Work from Home +116 75 £62,500 -3.85% 48
East of England +50 54 £56,500 -13.08% 25
South West +35 44 £50,000 -29.82% 26
London +126 5 £60,000 -14.29% 10
North of England - 4 £51,500 - 4
North West - 4 £51,500 - 1
West Midlands +24 2 - - 6
Midlands +5 2 - - 8
Scotland - 2 £49,000 - 6

Signal Processing
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 37 (18.14%) Simulink
2 15 (7.35%) GNU Octave
3 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 10 (4.90%) AWS
1 10 (4.90%) Azure
2 8 (3.92%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 26 (12.75%) 5G
1 26 (12.75%) Wireless
2 14 (6.86%) SD-WAN
2 14 (6.86%) WAN
3 13 (6.37%) Software-Defined Radio
4 9 (4.41%) Ethernet
4 9 (4.41%) OFDM
5 8 (3.92%) PPP
6 7 (3.43%) 5G NR
6 7 (3.43%) LTE
7 6 (2.94%) 802.11
7 6 (2.94%) Bluetooth
8 5 (2.45%) 3GPP
9 2 (0.98%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.98%) ZigBee
10 1 (0.49%) 4G
10 1 (0.49%) Modbus
10 1 (0.49%) MQTT
10 1 (0.49%) RS-232
10 1 (0.49%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.90%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 25 (12.25%) Git
2 13 (6.37%) Visual Studio
3 10 (4.90%) Vagrant
4 6 (2.94%) JIRA
4 6 (2.94%) Rational DOORS
4 6 (2.94%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.98%) PetaLinux
6 1 (0.49%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.49%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.49%) TeamCity
General
1 55 (26.96%) Social Skills
2 51 (25.00%) Electronics
3 30 (14.71%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (9.31%) Marketing
5 16 (7.84%) Aerospace
6 9 (4.41%) Retail
7 8 (3.92%) Aviation
8 7 (3.43%) Finance
8 7 (3.43%) Manufacturing
8 7 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (3.43%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.47%) Italian Language
10 3 (1.47%) Military
10 3 (1.47%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.98%) Automotive
11 2 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.49%) Avionics
12 1 (0.49%) Law
Job Titles
1 75 (36.76%) Software Engineer
2 35 (17.16%) Developer
2 35 (17.16%) Senior
3 24 (11.76%) Embedded Engineer
4 23 (11.27%) Senior Software Engineer
5 20 (9.80%) Lead
6 13 (6.37%) Electronics Engineer
6 13 (6.37%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (5.88%) DSP Engineer
7 12 (5.88%) Software Developer
8 11 (5.39%) Graduate
8 11 (5.39%) Python Developer
9 10 (4.90%) Embedded Developer
9 10 (4.90%) Embedded Software Developer
9 10 (4.90%) FPGA Developer
9 10 (4.90%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
10 9 (4.41%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 8 (3.92%) Python Engineer
11 8 (3.92%) Systems Engineer
12 7 (3.43%) Algorithm Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.90%) Middleware
2 8 (3.92%) NumPy
3 6 (2.94%) 802.1X
4 3 (1.47%) Yocto
5 2 (0.98%) POSIX
5 2 (0.98%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.49%) Flutter
6 1 (0.49%) Qt
6 1 (0.49%) STL
6 1 (0.49%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.49%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 87 (42.65%) Algorithms
2 54 (26.47%) FPGA
3 42 (20.59%) VHDL
4 32 (15.69%) GNSS
5 17 (8.33%) Analogue Electronics
6 15 (7.35%) Greenfield Project
7 14 (6.86%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (4.90%) Device Driver
9 9 (4.41%) Acoustics
10 8 (3.92%) Embedded Systems
10 8 (3.92%) Verilog
11 7 (3.43%) MicroBlaze
11 7 (3.43%) PCIe
11 7 (3.43%) Robotics
12 6 (2.94%) SIMD
13 5 (2.45%) Fibre Optics
13 5 (2.45%) Linux Command Line
14 4 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
15 3 (1.47%) Ray Tracing
16 2 (0.98%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 73 (35.78%) Linux
2 24 (11.76%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (6.37%) Ubuntu
4 12 (5.88%) Android
4 12 (5.88%) CentOS
4 12 (5.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (3.92%) Windows
6 2 (0.98%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (47.55%) Software Engineering
2 67 (32.84%) Digital Signal Processing
3 56 (27.45%) Computer Science
4 51 (25.00%) Mathematics
4 51 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (18.63%) Machine Learning
5 38 (18.63%) Validation
6 34 (16.67%) Physics
7 33 (16.18%) Artificial Intelligence
8 25 (12.25%) Collaborative Working
9 24 (11.76%) Innovative Thinking
10 23 (11.27%) B2B
10 23 (11.27%) Creative Thinking
10 23 (11.27%) Defect Tracking
10 23 (11.27%) Requirements Analysis
11 19 (9.31%) FPGA Design
11 19 (9.31%) Project Management
12 17 (8.33%) Data Analysis
12 17 (8.33%) Schematic Capture
13 16 (7.84%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 88 (43.14%) C++
2 74 (36.27%) Python
3 70 (34.31%) C
4 64 (31.37%) MATLAB
5 39 (19.12%) Java
6 21 (10.29%) Perl
7 14 (6.86%) Bash
8 11 (5.39%) SQL
9 10 (4.90%) JavaScript
9 10 (4.90%) Kotlin
10 9 (4.41%) Tcl
11 8 (3.92%) Embedded C
12 7 (3.43%) Assembly Language
12 7 (3.43%) VB
13 5 (2.45%) Fortran
14 4 (1.96%) SystemVerilog
15 2 (0.98%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.49%) Embedded C++
16 1 (0.49%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 115 (56.37%) Degree
2 91 (44.61%) Security Cleared
3 42 (20.59%) SC Cleared
4 31 (15.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 27 (13.24%) DV Cleared
6 23 (11.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (11.27%) PhD
7 8 (3.92%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.49%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.49%) MCAD
8 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.84%) PMO
2 3 (1.47%) JTAG
3 1 (0.49%) MISRA
3 1 (0.49%) MISRA C
3 1 (0.49%) SLA
System Software
1 40 (19.61%) Firmware
2 15 (7.35%) Embedded Firmware
3 7 (3.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (4.90%) Ansible
1 10 (4.90%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (18.63%) Xilinx
2 7 (3.43%) Altera
2 7 (3.43%) Green Hills
2 7 (3.43%) Motorola
3 6 (2.94%) Intel
3 6 (2.94%) Microsoft
4 4 (1.96%) Microsemi
5 2 (0.98%) SAP
6 1 (0.49%) Atlassian
6 1 (0.49%) EMC
6 1 (0.49%) QinetiQ
6 1 (0.49%) Renesas
6 1 (0.49%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.49%) Thales