Embedded Systems Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Embedded Systems
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 13 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 2.16% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £67,500 £68,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +37.50% -20.00%

All Generic Skills
Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 135 365 172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 22.43% 63.92% 35.46%
Number of salaries quoted 82 36 128
10th Percentile £30,125 £31,250 £24,763
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £29,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,869 £50,000 £49,043
Median % change year-on-year -18.26% +1.95% -18.26%
75th Percentile £64,688 £55,813 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £66,000 £81,250
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% -9.09%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 9 July 2026. 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
Luton - 7 £75,000 - 5
Bedford - 6 £75,000 - 8
Embedded Systems
East of England

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (23.08%) Electronics
2 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
2 1 (7.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 13 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 13 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Lead
2 3 (23.08%) Lead Systems Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Principal Hardware Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Principal Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Reverse Engineering
2 6 (46.15%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
4 1 (7.69%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (7.69%) Change Control
4 1 (7.69%) Chemistry
4 1 (7.69%) Configuration Management
4 1 (7.69%) Market Surveillance
4 1 (7.69%) QMS
4 1 (7.69%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (7.69%) Risk Management
4 1 (7.69%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (7.69%) Software Engineering
4 1 (7.69%) Supplier Management
4 1 (7.69%) Validation
4 1 (7.69%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
1 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (7.69%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft