Embedded Linux Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Embedded Linux
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - 98
Rank change year-on-year - - -14
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.048% - 0.081%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.68% - 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,000 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £55,000 - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -31.25% +36.17%

All Operating Systems
Buckinghamshire

Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Buckinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 146 171 185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 7.04% 14.09% 14.98%
Number of salaries quoted 126 126 111
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £32,875 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -6.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £64,688 £42,000 £46,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £60,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% +7.53%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Embedded Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 21 September 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
High Wycombe - 1 £50,000 -
Embedded Linux
South East

Embedded Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) NGN
1 1 (100.00%) SNMP
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) QML
1 1 (100.00%) Qt
1 1 (100.00%) Qt Quick
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft