Device Driver Job Trends in England

Device Drivers
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Device Driver in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Device Driver over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 594 644 651
Rank change year-on-year +50 +7 +248
Permanent jobs citing Device Driver 3 35 39
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.006% 0.073% 0.079%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.016% 0.19% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 22 36
10th Percentile £64,325 £43,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £64,438 £48,750 £50,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,250 £63,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.06% +5.83% -
75th Percentile £74,438 £67,750 £74,813
90th Percentile £74,775 £71,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +4.35%

All Generic Skills
England

Device Driver 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 18,351 17,991 17,966
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.13% 37.41% 36.18%
Number of salaries quoted 9,250 8,462 13,367
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £84,013 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Device Driver
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Device Driver job vacancy trend in England

Device Driver
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Device Driver.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Device Driver

Device Driver
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the England region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
West Midlands +21 2 £69,250 +9.06% 1
Midlands +18 2 £69,250 +9.06% 1
South East +24 1 - - 7
Device Driver
UK

Device Driver
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Bluetooth
1 2 (66.67%) UWB
2 1 (33.33%) PBX
2 1 (33.33%) Wideband
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Git
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) C++ Developer
1 1 (33.33%) C++ Software Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded C++ Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) IT Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) IT Support
1 1 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Python Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Software Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (33.33%) ARM Cortex
2 1 (33.33%) e-Learning
2 1 (33.33%) IVR
2 1 (33.33%) Raspberry Pi
2 1 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Cryptography
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Fintech
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Security Patching
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Use Case
3 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C++
1 2 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA