Embedded Linux Jobs in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Linux
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 75 107
Rank change year-on-year +18 +32 +51
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 4 22 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 0.79% 1.40% 0.90%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.96% 6.63% 4.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4 12 4
10th Percentile - £45,000 £64,875
25th Percentile £51,250 £63,750 £66,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £80,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.81% +10.34% +38.10%
75th Percentile £79,375 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £118,750 - £87,000
East of England median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% - +33.33%

All Operating Systems
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 101 332 310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 20.04% 21.19% 21.45%
Number of salaries quoted 74 260 159
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,188 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.15% +3.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £87,375 £83,750 £80,750
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £38,000 £45,250
% change year-on-year +18.42% -16.02% +5.85%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in Cambridgeshire.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. 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
Cambridge +19 1 £130,000 +62.50% 35
Embedded Linux
East of England

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) GDB
1 1 (25.00%) Git
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) DevOps Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Firmware Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Firmware Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) OpenEmbedded
1 1 (25.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Device Driver
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (25.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) DevOps
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Code Coverage
2 1 (25.00%) Device Driver Development
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (25.00%) Key Management
2 1 (25.00%) Linux Kernel Development
2 1 (25.00%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C
1 2 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) JTAG
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Firmware