Embedded Linux Jobs in England

Embedded Linux
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 645 587 749
Rank change year-on-year -58 +162 +180
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 45 297 126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.091% 0.31% 0.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.67% 2.29% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 22 249 61
10th Percentile £43,000 £45,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £67,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.41% -1.67%
75th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,400 £85,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £59,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% +13.45% -0.83%

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 6,728 12,982 13,293
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.56% 13.34% 16.45%
Number of salaries quoted 4,089 9,873 9,285
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £92,000
UK median annual salary £44,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.22% -14.29% -

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in England

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in England.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in England

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux in England over the 6 months to 22 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux in England

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 22 June 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 +39 24 £55,000 -26.67% 43
East of England -6 6 £65,000 -7.14% 42
Midlands +68 5 £77,500 +34.78% 3
Yorkshire +40 5 £46,000 -8.00% 8
North of England +8 5 £46,000 -23.33% 21
East Midlands +32 3 - -
London +110 2 £55,000 -45.00% 68
West Midlands +52 2 £77,500 +19.23% 3
South West +52 1 £57,500 -4.17% 12
Embedded Linux
UK

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 19 (42.22%) Software-Defined Radio
1 19 (42.22%) Wireless
2 5 (11.11%) Modbus
2 5 (11.11%) RS-485
3 3 (6.67%) Internet
Development Applications
1 5 (11.11%) Git
2 3 (6.67%) GDB
3 2 (4.44%) JIRA
3 2 (4.44%) webpack
4 1 (2.22%) PetaLinux
4 1 (2.22%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 22 (48.89%) Finance
2 14 (31.11%) Social Skills
3 13 (28.89%) Electronics
4 4 (8.89%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.44%) Aerospace
6 2 (4.44%) Automotive
6 2 (4.44%) Law
Job Titles
1 30 (66.67%) Embedded Engineer
2 27 (60.00%) Software Engineer
3 25 (55.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 8 (17.78%) Firmware Engineer
5 5 (11.11%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
5 5 (11.11%) Senior
6 4 (8.89%) Developer
6 4 (8.89%) FPGA Engineer
7 3 (6.67%) Lead
7 3 (6.67%) Senior Firmware Engineer
8 2 (4.44%) C++ Developer
8 2 (4.44%) Embedded C++ Developer
8 2 (4.44%) Embedded Developer
8 2 (4.44%) Linux Engineer
8 2 (4.44%) Network Engineer
8 2 (4.44%) Rust Developer
8 2 (4.44%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 2 (4.44%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (4.44%) Senior Software Engineer
9 1 (2.22%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (15.56%) Yocto
2 3 (6.67%) .NET
2 3 (6.67%) OpenEmbedded
3 2 (4.44%) Electron
3 2 (4.44%) React
Miscellaneous
1 35 (77.78%) Embedded Systems
2 19 (42.22%) e-Learning
2 19 (42.22%) MicroBlaze
2 19 (42.22%) RISC-V
3 5 (11.11%) Analogue Electronics
3 5 (11.11%) CAN bus
4 4 (8.89%) FPGA
5 3 (6.67%) Algorithms
5 3 (6.67%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (6.67%) IoT
5 3 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (6.67%) Virtual Team
6 2 (4.44%) Robotics
6 2 (4.44%) Self-Driving Car
7 1 (2.22%) Device Driver
7 1 (2.22%) Verilog
7 1 (2.22%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 45 (100.00%) Linux
2 2 (4.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (71.11%) Software Engineering
2 22 (48.89%) Agile
3 20 (44.44%) Signal Processing
4 19 (42.22%) Digital Signal Processing
4 19 (42.22%) Innovative Thinking
5 5 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
5 5 (11.11%) Mentoring
5 5 (11.11%) Network Design
6 4 (8.89%) FPGA Design
6 4 (8.89%) UML
7 3 (6.67%) Asset Management
7 3 (6.67%) Code Quality
7 3 (6.67%) Data Science
7 3 (6.67%) Feasibility Study
7 3 (6.67%) Key Management
7 3 (6.67%) Linux Kernel Development
7 3 (6.67%) Machine Learning
7 3 (6.67%) Mathematics
7 3 (6.67%) Open Source
8 2 (4.44%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 40 (88.89%) C++
2 33 (73.33%) C
3 9 (20.00%) Python
4 5 (11.11%) JavaScript
5 4 (8.89%) Rust
6 3 (6.67%) C#
6 3 (6.67%) Go
6 3 (6.67%) Java
7 2 (4.44%) Embedded C++
7 2 (4.44%) SQL
7 2 (4.44%) TypeScript
8 1 (2.22%) Ada
8 1 (2.22%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 24 (53.33%) Security Cleared
2 23 (51.11%) SC Cleared
3 5 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.67%) JTAG
2 2 (4.44%) QA
3 1 (2.22%) Def Stans
3 1 (2.22%) MISRA
System Software
1 29 (64.44%) Firmware
2 24 (53.33%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (8.89%) Xilinx
2 3 (6.67%) Atmel