Embedded Systems Job Trends in England

Embedded Systems
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 452 501 505
Rank change year-on-year +49 +4 +185
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 166 202 165
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.32% 0.40% 0.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.89% 1.08% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 109 78 119
10th Percentile £39,281 £40,104 £45,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £68,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £74,875 £81,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.74% -4.17% -3.92%

All Generic Skills
England

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,731 18,731 16,303
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 36.15% 37.21% 38.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,461 9,100 12,255
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,613 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,055 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,450
% change year-on-year -8.33% -3.92% -3.92%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in England

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in England

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the England region over the 6 months to 22 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
North of England +39 43 £56,500 -7.38% 22
South East +30 42 £55,000 - 46
South West +18 31 £42,500 +6.25% 30
Midlands +19 29 £55,000 -8.33% 20
West Midlands +38 22 £60,000 - 12
East of England -8 19 £80,000 +23.08% 45
Yorkshire +9 18 £55,000 -6.38% 3
North West +34 17 £60,000 +9.09% 11
North East +11 8 £56,500 -7.38% 8
East Midlands -13 7 £55,000 -8.33% 8
London +39 2 £90,000 +44.00% 38
Embedded Systems
UK

Embedded Systems
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 (1.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.81%) Simulink
2 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.60%) Doxygen
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.60%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 28 (16.87%) Ethernet
2 20 (12.05%) Software-Defined Radio
3 18 (10.84%) Wireless
4 6 (3.61%) Bluetooth
4 6 (3.61%) RS-485
5 4 (2.41%) Modbus
6 3 (1.81%) UWB
7 2 (1.20%) DNS
7 2 (1.20%) HTTP
7 2 (1.20%) ICMP
7 2 (1.20%) RS-232
7 2 (1.20%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.60%) 2G
8 1 (0.60%) 4G
8 1 (0.60%) 5G
8 1 (0.60%) SpaceWire
8 1 (0.60%) Wideband
8 1 (0.60%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 12 (7.23%) JIRA
2 6 (3.61%) Git
3 5 (3.01%) Subversion
4 2 (1.20%) IDA Disassembler
4 2 (1.20%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.60%) Jenkins
General
1 53 (31.93%) Electronics
2 36 (21.69%) Social Skills
3 23 (13.86%) Finance
4 14 (8.43%) Automotive
5 12 (7.23%) Manufacturing
6 9 (5.42%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (3.61%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.41%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.81%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.20%) Aerospace
10 2 (1.20%) Marketing
10 2 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.60%) Agriculture
11 1 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.60%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 76 (45.78%) Embedded Engineer
2 56 (33.73%) Software Engineer
3 44 (26.51%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 20 (12.05%) Systems Engineer
5 17 (10.24%) Senior
6 13 (7.83%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 13 (7.83%) Firmware Engineer
7 11 (6.63%) Electronics Engineer
8 10 (6.02%) Design Engineer
9 9 (5.42%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 8 (4.82%) Software Manager
11 7 (4.22%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 7 (4.22%) Senior Software Engineer
12 6 (3.61%) Electronics Design Engineer
12 6 (3.61%) Software Test Engineer
12 6 (3.61%) Test Engineer
13 5 (3.01%) Developer
13 5 (3.01%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
13 5 (3.01%) Products Support Manager
13 5 (3.01%) Systems Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.42%) Flash
2 7 (4.22%) Qt
3 4 (2.41%) .NET
4 1 (0.60%) Next.js
4 1 (0.60%) Node.js
4 1 (0.60%) React
4 1 (0.60%) React Native
4 1 (0.60%) WebSockets
4 1 (0.60%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 33 (19.88%) FPGA
2 17 (10.24%) e-Learning
2 17 (10.24%) RISC-V
3 15 (9.04%) MicroBlaze
4 10 (6.02%) Analogue Electronics
5 9 (5.42%) IoT
5 9 (5.42%) Raspberry Pi
6 7 (4.22%) Arduino
7 6 (3.61%) Algorithms
8 5 (3.01%) Digital Media
9 4 (2.41%) CAN bus
9 4 (2.41%) Verilog
9 4 (2.41%) VHDL
10 3 (1.81%) ARM Cortex
10 3 (1.81%) Device Driver
10 3 (1.81%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (1.20%) Linux Command Line
11 2 (1.20%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (1.20%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 60 (36.14%) Linux
2 20 (12.05%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.81%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.60%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (38.55%) Software Engineering
2 28 (16.87%) Signal Processing
3 25 (15.06%) Agile
4 20 (12.05%) Digital Signal Processing
5 19 (11.45%) Software Testing
6 18 (10.84%) Mentoring
7 16 (9.64%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (9.04%) Innovative Thinking
9 14 (8.43%) Collaborative Culture
10 12 (7.23%) Systems Engineering
11 11 (6.63%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (6.63%) Embedded Software Development
12 10 (6.02%) Physics
13 9 (5.42%) Actionable Insight
13 9 (5.42%) Mathematics
13 9 (5.42%) Test Automation
14 6 (3.61%) DevOps
14 6 (3.61%) Test Scripting
15 5 (3.01%) Performance Testing
15 5 (3.01%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 61 (36.75%) C
2 54 (32.53%) C++
3 18 (10.84%) Embedded C
4 11 (6.63%) Python
5 7 (4.22%) Embedded C++
6 5 (3.01%) C#
6 5 (3.01%) Rust
7 3 (1.81%) SystemVerilog
8 2 (1.20%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.60%) Java
9 1 (0.60%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.60%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 36 (21.69%) Security Cleared
2 27 (16.27%) SC Cleared
3 20 (12.05%) Degree
4 17 (10.24%) DV Cleared
5 6 (3.61%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.20%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.20%) ISO 9000
1 2 (1.20%) JTAG
2 1 (0.60%) ECSS
2 1 (0.60%) IEC 62304
2 1 (0.60%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 49 (29.52%) Firmware
2 41 (24.70%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.81%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.60%) systemd
Vendors
1 3 (1.81%) EMC
1 3 (1.81%) Intel
1 3 (1.81%) Microsemi
1 3 (1.81%) Xilinx
2 2 (1.20%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.20%) SAP