Embedded Systems Job Trends in Bedford

Embedded Systems
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 2.39% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £68,750 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £75,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Bedford

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bedford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 72 29 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 28.69% 43.28% 46.84%
Number of salaries quoted 41 7 61
10th Percentile £31,250 £42,950 £21,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,625 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £39,800
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +38.19% -32.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £50,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £61,250
Bedfordshire median annual salary £40,869 £50,000 £49,043
% change year-on-year -18.26% +1.95% -18.26%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Bedford

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 6 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (50.00%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (50.00%) Lead
2 3 (50.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Principal Hardware Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (16.67%) Change Control
3 1 (16.67%) Chemistry
3 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
3 1 (16.67%) Market Surveillance
3 1 (16.67%) QMS
3 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Supplier Management
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (16.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft