Embedded Linux Jobs in the East of England

Embedded Linux
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 186 216
Rank change year-on-year +21 +30 +51
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 8 27 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.24% 0.44% 0.28%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.03% 2.53% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7 17 5
10th Percentile £51,250 £45,000 £59,250
25th Percentile £51,875 £52,500 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% - +33.33%
75th Percentile £69,375 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £101,500 - £86,000
England median annual salary £56,250 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -

All Operating Systems
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 394 1,067 1,089
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 12.00% 17.42% 20.47%
Number of salaries quoted 306 918 638
10th Percentile £26,625 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £38,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% +5.88%
75th Percentile £58,086 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,225 £72,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in the East of England

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in the East of England.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in the East of England

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux in the East of England over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux in the East of England

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the East of England region over the 6 months to 11 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
Cambridgeshire +23 4 £53,750 -32.81% 45
Essex - 3 £63,750 - 9
Bedfordshire - 1 £70,000 - 1
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 3 (37.50%) Git
2 2 (25.00%) JIRA
3 1 (12.50%) GDB
3 1 (12.50%) PetaLinux
General
1 2 (25.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Electronics
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Senior
3 2 (25.00%) DevOps Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Design Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Firmware Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) FPGA Design Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) FPGA Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Lead
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) Yocto
2 1 (12.50%) OpenEmbedded
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Algorithms
2 1 (12.50%) Device Driver
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (12.50%) FPGA
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (12.50%) Verilog
2 1 (12.50%) VHDL
2 1 (12.50%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) DevOps
3 1 (12.50%) Code Coverage
3 1 (12.50%) Code Quality
3 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (12.50%) Device Driver Development
3 1 (12.50%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (12.50%) FPGA Design
3 1 (12.50%) Issue Tracking
3 1 (12.50%) Key Management
3 1 (12.50%) Linux Kernel Development
3 1 (12.50%) OOD
3 1 (12.50%) Open Source
3 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) SDLC
3 1 (12.50%) Signal Processing
3 1 (12.50%) Software Testing
3 1 (12.50%) UML
3 1 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) C++
2 4 (50.00%) C
3 3 (37.50%) Python
4 1 (12.50%) Rust
4 1 (12.50%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) JTAG
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Xilinx