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 21 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 464 477 497
Rank change year-on-year +13 +20 +142
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 181 140 313
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.27% 0.37% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.87% 0.95% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 128 72 230
10th Percentile £39,281 £34,125 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,563 £66,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £73,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -11.54%

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 20,882 14,691 26,860
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 31.07% 38.83% 35.72%
Number of salaries quoted 10,790 8,039 19,744
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £28,262
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -15.38%

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 21 March 2026.

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 21 March 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
North of England -45 38 £56,500 -7.38% 48
East of England -3 37 £67,500 +12.50% 61
Midlands -2 36 £55,000 +10.00% 36
South East -12 36 £65,000 +18.18% 99
West Midlands +17 30 £55,000 +47.65% 14
South West -14 25 £55,000 -6.38% 44
North West -24 15 £60,000 +9.09% 11
Yorkshire -32 14 £55,000 +4.76% 25
London -15 9 £100,000 +60.00% 18
North East -19 9 £56,500 -7.38% 12
East Midlands -48 6 £55,000 - 22
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 1 (0.55%) Kinematics
Applications
1 1 (0.55%) AutoCAD
1 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.55%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 29 (16.02%) Ethernet
2 8 (4.42%) Bluetooth
2 8 (4.42%) Wireless
3 6 (3.31%) Software-Defined Radio
4 5 (2.76%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (2.21%) HTTP
6 2 (1.10%) DNS
6 2 (1.10%) ICMP
6 2 (1.10%) MQTT
6 2 (1.10%) RFID
6 2 (1.10%) SpaceWire
6 2 (1.10%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.55%) 2G
7 1 (0.55%) 4G
7 1 (0.55%) 5G
7 1 (0.55%) LTE
7 1 (0.55%) RS-232
7 1 (0.55%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 7 (3.87%) JIRA
2 6 (3.31%) Subversion
3 5 (2.76%) Git
4 2 (1.10%) IDA Disassembler
4 2 (1.10%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.10%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.55%) Bitbucket
General
1 43 (23.76%) Electronics
2 25 (13.81%) Social Skills
3 15 (8.29%) Manufacturing
4 10 (5.52%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (5.52%) Automotive
5 7 (3.87%) Documentation Skills
6 6 (3.31%) Finance
7 4 (2.21%) Aerospace
8 3 (1.66%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.10%) Aviation
9 2 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.10%) Law
9 2 (1.10%) Military
9 2 (1.10%) Retail
9 2 (1.10%) Wearables
10 1 (0.55%) Aeronautics
10 1 (0.55%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.55%) Avionics
10 1 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.55%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 81 (44.75%) Embedded Engineer
2 43 (23.76%) Software Engineer
3 40 (22.10%) Systems Engineer
4 30 (16.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 25 (13.81%) Senior
6 13 (7.18%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 10 (5.52%) Firmware Engineer
7 10 (5.52%) Senior Software Engineer
7 10 (5.52%) Software Manager
8 9 (4.97%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 8 (4.42%) Development Engineer
10 7 (3.87%) Developer
10 7 (3.87%) Electronics Engineer
10 7 (3.87%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 7 (3.87%) Lead
10 7 (3.87%) Senior Support Engineer
10 7 (3.87%) Software Support Engineer
10 7 (3.87%) Support Engineer
11 6 (3.31%) Design Engineer
11 6 (3.31%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.87%) .NET
2 3 (1.66%) Flash
2 3 (1.66%) Qt
3 2 (1.10%) OpenCV
3 2 (1.10%) PyTorch
3 2 (1.10%) TensorFlow
3 2 (1.10%) Yocto
4 1 (0.55%) Next.js
4 1 (0.55%) Node.js
4 1 (0.55%) React
4 1 (0.55%) React Native
4 1 (0.55%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 33 (18.23%) FPGA
2 13 (7.18%) IoT
3 10 (5.52%) Algorithms
4 9 (4.97%) Robotics
5 7 (3.87%) Acoustics
6 6 (3.31%) Analogue Electronics
6 6 (3.31%) Raspberry Pi
7 5 (2.76%) Digital Media
8 4 (2.21%) Device Driver
8 4 (2.21%) Self-Driving Car
9 3 (1.66%) Arduino
9 3 (1.66%) Smart Home
10 2 (1.10%) ARM Cortex
10 2 (1.10%) CUDA
10 2 (1.10%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.10%) Lidar
10 2 (1.10%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (1.10%) PCIe
10 2 (1.10%) Photography
11 1 (0.55%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 40 (22.10%) Linux
2 6 (3.31%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.66%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (1.66%) Robot Operating System
4 2 (1.10%) VxWorks
5 1 (0.55%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.55%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (31.49%) Software Engineering
2 22 (12.15%) Systems Engineering
3 17 (9.39%) Software Testing
4 15 (8.29%) Mentoring
5 14 (7.73%) Agile
6 13 (7.18%) Embedded Software Development
7 12 (6.63%) DevOps
8 11 (6.08%) Mathematics
8 11 (6.08%) Physics
9 10 (5.52%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (5.52%) Technical Leadership
10 9 (4.97%) Actionable Insight
10 9 (4.97%) Test Automation
10 9 (4.97%) Validation
11 7 (3.87%) Collaborative Engineering
11 7 (3.87%) Presales
11 7 (3.87%) Prototyping
11 7 (3.87%) Roadmaps
11 7 (3.87%) Signal Processing
11 7 (3.87%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 40 (22.10%) C++
2 37 (20.44%) C
3 12 (6.63%) Python
4 10 (5.52%) Embedded C
5 7 (3.87%) C#
6 6 (3.31%) Embedded C++
7 5 (2.76%) Rust
8 2 (1.10%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.10%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.55%) Assembly Language
9 1 (0.55%) Java
9 1 (0.55%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.55%) PHP
9 1 (0.55%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.55%) VB
9 1 (0.55%) VB6
Qualifications
1 22 (12.15%) Degree
1 22 (12.15%) Security Cleared
2 16 (8.84%) DV Cleared
3 13 (7.18%) SC Cleared
4 11 (6.08%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.66%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.10%) ECSS
1 2 (1.10%) JTAG
2 1 (0.55%) MISRA
2 1 (0.55%) QA
System Software
1 31 (17.13%) Firmware
2 22 (12.15%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.66%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 5 (2.76%) EMC
2 2 (1.10%) Google
2 2 (1.10%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.10%) NVIDIA