Digital Signal Processing Job Trends in England

Digital Signal Processing
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Digital Signal Processing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 555 646 621
Rank change year-on-year +91 -25 +321
Permanent jobs citing Digital Signal Processing 54 49 41
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.10% 0.097% 0.092%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.11% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 13 27 28
10th Percentile £34,456 £43,250 -
25th Percentile £39,281 £50,000 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,250 £61,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.26% +6.09% -23.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £74,125 £95,000
90th Percentile £96,000 £90,000 £128,375
UK median annual salary £49,250 £61,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -19.26% +6.09% -20.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Digital Signal Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 43,182 45,318 40,775
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.38% 90.00% 91.96%
Number of salaries quoted 25,805 22,886 31,508
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Digital Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Digital Signal Processing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Digital Signal Processing job vacancy trend in England

Digital Signal Processing
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Signal Processing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Signal Processing

Digital Signal Processing
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Signal Processing in England over the 6 months to 25 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Digital Signal Processing in England

Digital Signal Processing
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Signal Processing within the England region over the 6 months to 25 December 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
South East +32 26 £34,500 -42.50% 10
South West +20 14 £40,792 -54.68% 9
East of England +41 10 £100,000 - 15
London +62 3 £55,000 - 2
North West +21 1 £56,000 +49.33% 2
North of England +20 1 £56,000 +49.33% 2
Digital Signal Processing
UK

Digital Signal Processing
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 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.85%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (7.41%) Simulink
2 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.85%) GNU Octave
3 1 (1.85%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.85%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 27 (50.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 15 (27.78%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (5.56%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (5.56%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (1.85%) JIRA
General
1 13 (24.07%) Finance
2 8 (14.81%) Social Skills
3 7 (12.96%) Electronics
4 5 (9.26%) Telecoms
5 3 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.70%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.70%) Law
7 1 (1.85%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.85%) Military
Job Titles
1 26 (48.15%) Software Engineer
2 17 (31.48%) Embedded Engineer
2 17 (31.48%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 11 (20.37%) Systems Engineer
4 9 (16.67%) C++ Software Engineer
5 7 (12.96%) Radio Engineer
6 6 (11.11%) Design Engineer
7 5 (9.26%) Senior
8 3 (5.56%) Firmware Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Audio Visual Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Data Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Data Scientist
9 2 (3.70%) Graduate
9 2 (3.70%) Research Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Research Scientist
9 2 (3.70%) RF Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Senior Data Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Senior Data Scientist
9 2 (3.70%) Senior Design Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Senior RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (16.67%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 18 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (24.07%) e-Learning
2 13 (24.07%) MicroBlaze
2 13 (24.07%) RISC-V
3 11 (20.37%) Algorithms
4 8 (14.81%) FPGA
5 2 (3.70%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (3.70%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.70%) VHDL
6 1 (1.85%) GNSS
6 1 (1.85%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.85%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 22 (40.74%) Linux
2 13 (24.07%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (1.85%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (100.00%) Signal Processing
2 35 (64.81%) Software Engineering
3 27 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
4 19 (35.19%) Physics
5 14 (25.93%) Agile
6 12 (22.22%) Mathematics
7 10 (18.52%) Validation
8 9 (16.67%) Systems Engineering
9 6 (11.11%) AI
10 5 (9.26%) Verification and Validation
11 4 (7.41%) Computer Science
11 4 (7.41%) Embedded Software Development
11 4 (7.41%) Linear Algebra
11 4 (7.41%) Mathematical Modelling
11 4 (7.41%) Mentoring
12 3 (5.56%) Collaborative Working
12 3 (5.56%) Customer Requirements
12 3 (5.56%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
12 3 (5.56%) SysML
12 3 (5.56%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 29 (53.70%) C++
2 23 (42.59%) C
3 14 (25.93%) MATLAB
4 9 (16.67%) Embedded C++
5 6 (11.11%) Python
6 4 (7.41%) Rust
7 3 (5.56%) Embedded C
8 1 (1.85%) VB
Qualifications
1 35 (64.81%) Security Cleared
2 32 (59.26%) SC Cleared
3 26 (48.15%) Degree
4 7 (12.96%) Master's Degree
5 6 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (7.41%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.85%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.70%) PMO
System Software
1 28 (51.85%) Firmware
2 23 (42.59%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.85%) ANSYS
2 1 (1.85%) Atlassian
2 1 (1.85%) Keysight
2 1 (1.85%) PTC