Embedded Linux Engineer Job Trends in England

Embedded Linux Engineer
UK > England

The median Embedded Linux Engineer salary in England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 702 630 707
Rank change year-on-year -72 +77 -24
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Linux Engineer 56 4 25
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.054% 0.009% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.010% 0.040%
Number of salaries quoted 52 3 21
10th Percentile - £52,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £53,125 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £90,000 £66,875 £64,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £74,000 £67,750
UK median annual salary £67,500 £72,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +20.83% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 96,039 39,178 62,479
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 90.48% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 67,339 23,090 36,055
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £31,020
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.73% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.34% -0.91% -8.33%

Embedded Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Linux Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Embedded Linux Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Embedded Linux Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Linux Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Linux Engineer job vacancies in England

Embedded Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux Engineer in England over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux Engineer in England

Embedded Linux Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 8 October 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
East of England - 36 £70,000 - 13
Midlands -32 11 £67,500 +25.58% 3
East Midlands - 11 £67,500 - 1
North West - 7 £60,000 -
North of England - 7 £60,000 - 1
South East -48 2 £56,250 -22.41% 9
Embedded Linux Engineer
UK

Embedded Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 October 2026, Embedded Linux Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Embedded Linux Engineer in the job title.

1 56 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 56 (100.00%) Linux
2 46 (82.14%) Software Engineering
3 20 (35.71%) C
3 20 (35.71%) C++
4 19 (33.93%) Yocto
5 14 (25.00%) Embedded C
6 13 (23.21%) CI/CD
7 12 (21.43%) Collaborative Engineering
8 11 (19.64%) Collaborative Culture
8 11 (19.64%) Git
8 11 (19.64%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (17.86%) Device Driver Development
9 10 (17.86%) Python
9 10 (17.86%) Wireless
10 8 (14.29%) Open Source
11 5 (8.93%) Degree
11 5 (8.93%) Embedded C++
11 5 (8.93%) Master's Degree
11 5 (8.93%) Problem-Solving
12 4 (7.14%) Computer Science
12 4 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (5.36%) MATLAB
13 3 (5.36%) PetaLinux
13 3 (5.36%) Robot Operating System
13 3 (5.36%) Signal Processing
13 3 (5.36%) UML
14 2 (3.57%) Azure
15 1 (1.79%) AI

Embedded Linux Engineer Skill Set
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 2 (3.57%) Azure
2 1 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (19.64%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (17.86%) Wireless
3 1 (1.79%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.79%) NGN
3 1 (1.79%) SNMP
3 1 (1.79%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.79%) VLAN
Development Applications
1 11 (19.64%) Git
2 3 (5.36%) PetaLinux
3 1 (1.79%) CMake
3 1 (1.79%) GDB
General
1 6 (10.71%) Electronics
2 1 (1.79%) Aviation
2 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (1.79%) Legal
2 1 (1.79%) Retail
2 1 (1.79%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (33.93%) Yocto
2 1 (1.79%) QML
2 1 (1.79%) Qt
2 1 (1.79%) Qt Quick
Miscellaneous
1 25 (44.64%) Embedded Systems
2 14 (25.00%) Device Driver
2 14 (25.00%) IoT
3 7 (12.50%) Algorithms
3 7 (12.50%) FPGA
3 7 (12.50%) Robotics
4 1 (1.79%) Digital Signage
4 1 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 56 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 56 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (5.36%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (82.14%) Software Engineering
2 13 (23.21%) CI/CD
3 12 (21.43%) Collaborative Engineering
4 11 (19.64%) Collaborative Culture
5 10 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (17.86%) Device Driver Development
6 8 (14.29%) Open Source
7 5 (8.93%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (7.14%) Computer Science
9 3 (5.36%) Signal Processing
9 3 (5.36%) UML
10 1 (1.79%) AI
10 1 (1.79%) Concurrent Programming
10 1 (1.79%) DevOps
10 1 (1.79%) Embedded Software Development
10 1 (1.79%) Machine Learning
10 1 (1.79%) Memory Management
10 1 (1.79%) Multithreading
10 1 (1.79%) Security Hardening
10 1 (1.79%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 20 (35.71%) C
1 20 (35.71%) C++
2 14 (25.00%) Embedded C
3 10 (17.86%) Python
4 5 (8.93%) Embedded C++
5 3 (5.36%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.79%) Bash
6 1 (1.79%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (8.93%) Degree
1 5 (8.93%) Master's Degree
2 4 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 1 (1.79%) Docker
1 1 (1.79%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (1.79%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (1.79%) Microsoft