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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 656 595 571
Rank change year-on-year -61 -24 +182
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 34 37 250
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.041% 0.094% 0.30%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.68% 0.58% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 26 24 211
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,100 £45,000
25th Percentile £51,563 £51,250 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -18.52% +12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,688 £80,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £99,200 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £61,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +10.20% -5.77% +8.33%

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 4,979 6,388 12,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.06% 16.27% 14.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,756 4,009 9,822
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,000 £25,759
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,800 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

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
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

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 21 May 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 +5 25 £70,000 +12.00% 20
South East -33 5 £75,000 +36.36% 14
Midlands -26 2 £52,500 -32.26% 2
West Midlands -39 2 £52,500 -32.26% 1
South West -56 1 £70,000 +21.74% 7
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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.82%) Bluetooth
1 3 (8.82%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (8.82%) Wireless
2 2 (5.88%) RFID
3 1 (2.94%) LTE
3 1 (2.94%) Multicast
3 1 (2.94%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (2.94%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) PetaLinux
2 2 (5.88%) Git
2 2 (5.88%) Visual Studio
3 1 (2.94%) Bitbucket
3 1 (2.94%) CMake
3 1 (2.94%) JIRA
3 1 (2.94%) Zephyr
General
1 8 (23.53%) Electronics
2 5 (14.71%) Aerospace
3 2 (5.88%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.94%) Automotive
4 1 (2.94%) Cyber-Physical System
4 1 (2.94%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.94%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 27 (79.41%) Embedded Engineer
2 23 (67.65%) Linux Engineer
3 19 (55.88%) Embedded Linux Engineer
4 18 (52.94%) Software Engineer
5 16 (47.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 11 (32.35%) Senior
7 9 (26.47%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
7 9 (26.47%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 6 (17.65%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 6 (17.65%) Senior Linux Engineer
8 6 (17.65%) Senior Software Engineer
9 3 (8.82%) Firmware Engineer
10 2 (5.88%) Developer
10 2 (5.88%) Embedded Developer
10 2 (5.88%) Linux Developer
10 2 (5.88%) Principal Engineer
10 2 (5.88%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 1 (2.94%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
11 1 (2.94%) FPGA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.65%) Yocto
2 1 (2.94%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 21 (61.76%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (26.47%) Robotics
3 7 (20.59%) Device Driver
3 7 (20.59%) IoT
4 6 (17.65%) FPGA
5 5 (14.71%) Algorithms
6 2 (5.88%) PCIe
6 2 (5.88%) Photography
6 2 (5.88%) Raspberry Pi
7 1 (2.94%) Data Structures
7 1 (2.94%) NB-IoT
7 1 (2.94%) Verilog
7 1 (2.94%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 34 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (8.82%) Robot Operating System
3 1 (2.94%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (2.94%) ThreadX
3 1 (2.94%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (94.12%) Software Engineering
2 5 (14.71%) Computer Science
3 4 (11.76%) Signal Processing
4 3 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (8.82%) UML
5 2 (5.88%) DevOps
5 2 (5.88%) Memory Management
6 1 (2.94%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (2.94%) Device Driver Development
6 1 (2.94%) Embedded Software Development
6 1 (2.94%) Full-Stack Development
6 1 (2.94%) Integration Testing
6 1 (2.94%) Performance Optimisation
6 1 (2.94%) Performance Tuning
6 1 (2.94%) Prototyping
6 1 (2.94%) Software Architecture
6 1 (2.94%) Software Testing
6 1 (2.94%) Systems Thinking
6 1 (2.94%) Use Case
6 1 (2.94%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 16 (47.06%) C++
2 13 (38.24%) C
3 10 (29.41%) Python
4 5 (14.71%) Embedded C
5 4 (11.76%) Embedded C++
6 3 (8.82%) C#
6 3 (8.82%) MATLAB
7 2 (5.88%) Rust
Qualifications
1 12 (35.29%) Degree
2 4 (11.76%) Master's Degree
3 3 (8.82%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (5.88%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.94%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.94%) PhD
System Software
1 9 (26.47%) Firmware
2 8 (23.53%) Embedded Firmware