Embedded Systems Job Trends in Bristol

Embedded Systems
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 104 125
Rank change year-on-year +21 +21 +23
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 13 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.63% 0.22% 0.34%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.48% 0.57% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 2
10th Percentile £47,500 - -
25th Percentile - £45,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -20.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £67,500 £55,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £79,900 - -
South West median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year +6.25% -37.25% +2.00%

All Generic Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 374 527 676
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 18.02% 38.05% 38.06%
Number of salaries quoted 274 288 559
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £36,875
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £45,959
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +1.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £74,164 £77,715
90th Percentile £81,250 £84,125 £93,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year -10.00% -5.21% +0.48%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Bristol

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in Bristol over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in Bristol

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Doxygen
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) Ethernet
2 1 (7.69%) 2G
2 1 (7.69%) 4G
2 1 (7.69%) 5G
2 1 (7.69%) Bluetooth
2 1 (7.69%) DNS
2 1 (7.69%) HTTP
2 1 (7.69%) ICMP
2 1 (7.69%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (7.69%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Git
1 2 (15.38%) JIRA
1 2 (15.38%) Zephyr
2 1 (7.69%) IDA Disassembler
2 1 (7.69%) Jenkins
General
1 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Automotive
2 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
2 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
2 1 (7.69%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Software Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Developer
3 1 (7.69%) Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (7.69%) Security Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Software Test Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Software Tester
3 1 (7.69%) Test Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) Next.js
1 1 (7.69%) Node.js
1 1 (7.69%) Qt
1 1 (7.69%) React
1 1 (7.69%) React Native
1 1 (7.69%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) FPGA
1 4 (30.77%) IoT
2 1 (7.69%) Arduino
2 1 (7.69%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (7.69%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Linux
2 3 (23.08%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Software Engineering
2 2 (15.38%) CI/CD
2 2 (15.38%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (15.38%) Secure Coding
2 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
3 1 (7.69%) Business Development
3 1 (7.69%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (7.69%) Mentoring
3 1 (7.69%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (7.69%) Prototyping
3 1 (7.69%) Rapid Prototyping
3 1 (7.69%) Red Team
3 1 (7.69%) Reverse Engineering
3 1 (7.69%) Software Architecture
3 1 (7.69%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (7.69%) Test Automation
3 1 (7.69%) Validation
3 1 (7.69%) Vulnerability Research
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) C
1 4 (30.77%) C++
1 4 (30.77%) Python
2 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
3 1 (7.69%) Java
3 1 (7.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) DV Cleared
1 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Firmware