ARM Cortex Job Trends in England

ARM Cortex
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term ARM Cortex in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited ARM Cortex over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 706 647 739
Rank change year-on-year -59 +92 +39
Permanent jobs citing ARM Cortex 26 7 25
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.028% 0.016% 0.034%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.11% 0.038% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 20 6 13
10th Percentile £45,725 - £34,950
25th Percentile £46,500 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -10.42% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £74,475 £65,125 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% +9.09%

All Generic Skills
England

ARM Cortex 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,697 18,410 24,063
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.81% 42.18% 32.99%
Number of salaries quoted 15,571 9,334 14,963
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% -0.87% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £56,121 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.35% -2.40% -9.02%

ARM Cortex
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ARM Cortex relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

ARM Cortex job vacancy trend in England

ARM Cortex
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ARM Cortex.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ARM Cortex

ARM Cortex
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ARM Cortex in England over the 6 months to 2 August 2026.

Salary histogram for ARM Cortex in England

ARM Cortex
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ARM Cortex within the England region over the 6 months to 2 August 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
Midlands -24 9 £67,500 +28.57% 7
South West -60 7 £55,000 - 6
East Midlands -26 6 - - 5
South East -21 5 £60,000 +9.09% 6
North East - 4 £51,000 - 2
North of England - 4 £51,000 - 3
West Midlands -35 3 £67,500 -1.46% 2
East of England - 1 £50,000 - 7
ARM Cortex
UK

ARM Cortex
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 6 (23.08%) Azure
1 6 (23.08%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (7.69%) AWS
2 2 (7.69%) AWS IoT
2 2 (7.69%) GCP
2 2 (7.69%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (30.77%) Wi-Fi
1 8 (30.77%) Wireless
2 6 (23.08%) Bluetooth
2 6 (23.08%) MQTT
2 6 (23.08%) ZigBee
3 2 (7.69%) Ethernet
3 2 (7.69%) LoRaWAN
3 2 (7.69%) Modbus
3 2 (7.69%) RS-485
3 2 (7.69%) UWB
Development Applications
1 12 (46.15%) Git
2 6 (23.08%) GDB
2 6 (23.08%) GitLab
2 6 (23.08%) Jenkins
3 4 (15.38%) Robot Framework
4 2 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 6 (23.08%) Electronics
2 2 (7.69%) Law
3 1 (3.85%) Aerospace
3 1 (3.85%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 23 (88.46%) Embedded Engineer
2 20 (76.92%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 20 (76.92%) Software Engineer
3 5 (19.23%) Senior
4 3 (11.54%) Design Engineer
4 3 (11.54%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 3 (11.54%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 3 (11.54%) Senior Software Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Developer
5 2 (7.69%) IoT Software Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Senior Developer
5 2 (7.69%) Senior Software Developer
5 2 (7.69%) Software Developer
6 1 (3.85%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Electronics Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Hardware Design Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Hardware Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (23.08%) Yocto
2 4 (15.38%) pytest
2 4 (15.38%) Unity DI Container
Miscellaneous
1 16 (61.54%) Embedded Systems
2 10 (38.46%) IoT
3 8 (30.77%) Device Driver
4 2 (7.69%) Raspberry Pi
5 1 (3.85%) Algorithms
5 1 (3.85%) Analogue Electronics
Operating Systems
1 9 (34.62%) Linux
2 4 (15.38%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (7.69%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (7.69%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (84.62%) Software Engineering
2 9 (34.62%) Test Automation
2 9 (34.62%) Validation
3 7 (26.92%) CI/CD
3 7 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (26.92%) Embedded Software Development
4 6 (23.08%) BDD
4 6 (23.08%) Collaborative Culture
4 6 (23.08%) Computer Science
4 6 (23.08%) DevOps
4 6 (23.08%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 6 (23.08%) Software Delivery
5 4 (15.38%) Mentoring
5 4 (15.38%) Software Architecture
6 3 (11.54%) SDLC
6 3 (11.54%) Software Testing
7 2 (7.69%) AI
7 2 (7.69%) Cryptography
7 2 (7.69%) Machine Learning
7 2 (7.69%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (92.31%) C
2 12 (46.15%) C++
3 11 (42.31%) Python
4 7 (26.92%) Embedded C
5 4 (15.38%) Bash
6 3 (11.54%) Embedded C++
7 2 (7.69%) MATLAB
7 2 (7.69%) Rust
8 1 (3.85%) R
Qualifications
1 9 (34.62%) Degree
2 6 (23.08%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (23.08%) Master's Degree
3 2 (7.69%) DV Cleared
3 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
3 2 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (30.77%) JTAG
2 3 (11.54%) IEC 61508
3 2 (7.69%) MISRA
3 2 (7.69%) MISRA C
4 1 (3.85%) DO-254
4 1 (3.85%) HAZOP
4 1 (3.85%) IEC 62304
4 1 (3.85%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 16 (61.54%) Firmware
2 5 (19.23%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (7.69%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (7.69%) Google
1 2 (7.69%) Yahoo!