Embedded Linux Job Trends in England

Embedded Linux
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 581 557 610
Rank change year-on-year -24 +53 +221
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 24 119 74
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.046% 0.25% 0.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.54% 1.61% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 12 67 69
10th Percentile - £50,750 £50,500
25th Percentile - £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £66,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.33% +2.31% +8.33%
75th Percentile £53,750 £85,000 £72,500
90th Percentile - - £82,500
UK median annual salary £48,750 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -22.00% +4.17% -

All Operating Systems
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,425 7,390 7,869
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.42% 15.40% 15.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3,377 4,165 6,559
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,897 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in England

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Embedded Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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
South East -20 11 - - 17
East of England +2 9 £45,000 -35.71% 5
Midlands +11 4 £52,500 -12.50% 5
West Midlands +11 4 £52,500 -14.63%
Embedded Linux
UK

Embedded Linux
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 1 (4.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (45.83%) Software-Defined Radio
1 11 (45.83%) Wireless
2 4 (16.67%) 3G
2 4 (16.67%) GPRS
2 4 (16.67%) GSM
2 4 (16.67%) Modbus
2 4 (16.67%) RS-232
2 4 (16.67%) RS-485
2 4 (16.67%) SSL
2 4 (16.67%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (4.17%) JIRA
General
1 11 (45.83%) Finance
2 3 (12.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 21 (87.50%) Software Engineer
2 18 (75.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 18 (75.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 10 (41.67%) Linux Engineer
4 7 (29.17%) Embedded Linux Engineer
4 7 (29.17%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) C Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Embedded C Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Embedded Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Embedded Software Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Firmware Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 11 (45.83%) e-Learning
1 11 (45.83%) Embedded Systems
1 11 (45.83%) MicroBlaze
1 11 (45.83%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 24 (100.00%) Linux
2 4 (16.67%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (95.83%) Software Engineering
2 15 (62.50%) Agile
3 11 (45.83%) Digital Signal Processing
3 11 (45.83%) Innovative Thinking
3 11 (45.83%) Signal Processing
4 5 (20.83%) Test Automation
5 4 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (16.67%) Secure Coding
6 1 (4.17%) Manual Testing
6 1 (4.17%) Scrum
6 1 (4.17%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 23 (95.83%) C
1 23 (95.83%) C++
2 7 (29.17%) Embedded C++
3 5 (20.83%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 11 (45.83%) SC Cleared
1 11 (45.83%) Security Cleared
2 8 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.67%) MISRA
System Software
1 15 (62.50%) Embedded Firmware
1 15 (62.50%) Firmware