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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 450 479 512
Rank change year-on-year +29 +33 +138
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 157 192 211
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.29% 0.40% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.84% 1.07% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 110 71 158
10th Percentile £39,281 £37,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +4.35% -14.81%
75th Percentile £72,188 £70,500 £67,188
90th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,750
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.76% -11.15%

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 18,720 17,862 20,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.56% 37.45% 36.04%
Number of salaries quoted 9,511 8,354 15,120
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,819 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +1.37% -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £103,978
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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 January 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 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
North of England +23 37 £56,500 -7.38% 25
South East +18 37 £58,750 +6.82% 57
Midlands +21 27 £55,000 -8.33% 28
South West +18 27 £42,500 +6.25% 37
East of England -9 25 £67,500 +3.85% 41
West Midlands +29 22 £60,000 -5.14% 10
North West +16 15 £72,500 -3.33% 8
Yorkshire -1 14 £55,000 -6.38% 13
North East +8 8 £56,500 -7.38% 4
East Midlands -14 5 £55,000 -8.33% 18
London +40 4 £100,000 +63.27% 16
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 (1.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.91%) Simulink
2 1 (0.64%) Doxygen
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.64%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 28 (17.83%) Ethernet
2 12 (7.64%) Software-Defined Radio
3 9 (5.73%) Wireless
4 4 (2.55%) Bluetooth
5 3 (1.91%) HTTP
6 2 (1.27%) DNS
6 2 (1.27%) ICMP
6 2 (1.27%) RS-232
6 2 (1.27%) RS-485
6 2 (1.27%) SpaceWire
6 2 (1.27%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.27%) UWB
7 1 (0.64%) 2G
7 1 (0.64%) 4G
7 1 (0.64%) 5G
7 1 (0.64%) MQTT
7 1 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.64%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 12 (7.64%) JIRA
2 6 (3.82%) Git
3 5 (3.18%) Subversion
4 2 (1.27%) IDA Disassembler
4 2 (1.27%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.64%) Jenkins
General
1 45 (28.66%) Electronics
2 32 (20.38%) Social Skills
3 13 (8.28%) Automotive
3 13 (8.28%) Finance
4 9 (5.73%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (5.73%) Manufacturing
5 6 (3.82%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.27%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.27%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.64%) Agriculture
7 1 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (0.64%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.64%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 70 (44.59%) Embedded Engineer
2 44 (28.03%) Software Engineer
3 36 (22.93%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 22 (14.01%) Senior
5 21 (13.38%) Systems Engineer
6 14 (8.92%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 10 (6.37%) Design Engineer
7 10 (6.37%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 10 (6.37%) Senior Software Engineer
8 9 (5.73%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 9 (5.73%) Firmware Engineer
8 9 (5.73%) Software Manager
9 7 (4.46%) Electronics Engineer
10 6 (3.82%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 6 (3.82%) Senior Support Engineer
10 6 (3.82%) Software Support Engineer
10 6 (3.82%) Software Test Engineer
10 6 (3.82%) Support Engineer
10 6 (3.82%) Test Engineer
11 5 (3.18%) Products Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.73%) Flash
2 8 (5.10%) Qt
3 6 (3.82%) .NET
4 1 (0.64%) Next.js
4 1 (0.64%) Node.js
4 1 (0.64%) OpenCV
4 1 (0.64%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.64%) React
4 1 (0.64%) React Native
4 1 (0.64%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.64%) WebSockets
4 1 (0.64%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 31 (19.75%) FPGA
2 9 (5.73%) RISC-V
3 8 (5.10%) e-Learning
3 8 (5.10%) Raspberry Pi
4 7 (4.46%) Algorithms
4 7 (4.46%) Arduino
4 7 (4.46%) IoT
4 7 (4.46%) MicroBlaze
5 6 (3.82%) Analogue Electronics
6 5 (3.18%) Digital Media
7 4 (2.55%) Verilog
7 4 (2.55%) VHDL
8 3 (1.91%) Self-Driving Car
9 2 (1.27%) ARM Cortex
9 2 (1.27%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (1.27%) Robotics
10 1 (0.64%) CUDA
10 1 (0.64%) Device Driver
10 1 (0.64%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 46 (29.30%) Linux
2 7 (4.46%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.91%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.27%) VxWorks
5 1 (0.64%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (33.12%) Software Engineering
2 20 (12.74%) Software Testing
3 17 (10.83%) Agile
4 16 (10.19%) Signal Processing
5 15 (9.55%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (9.55%) Systems Engineering
6 14 (8.92%) Mentoring
7 12 (7.64%) Digital Signal Processing
7 12 (7.64%) Embedded Software Development
7 12 (7.64%) Physics
8 11 (7.01%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (7.01%) Mathematics
9 10 (6.37%) Collaborative Culture
10 9 (5.73%) Actionable Insight
11 8 (5.10%) DevOps
11 8 (5.10%) Test Automation
12 7 (4.46%) Collaborative Engineering
12 7 (4.46%) Innovative Thinking
12 7 (4.46%) Test Scripting
12 7 (4.46%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 47 (29.94%) C
2 40 (25.48%) C++
3 17 (10.83%) Embedded C
4 10 (6.37%) Python
5 7 (4.46%) C#
6 5 (3.18%) Embedded C++
7 4 (2.55%) Rust
8 3 (1.91%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (1.27%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.27%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.64%) Java
10 1 (0.64%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 25 (15.92%) Security Cleared
2 20 (12.74%) Degree
3 18 (11.46%) SC Cleared
4 16 (10.19%) DV Cleared
5 7 (4.46%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.64%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.91%) JTAG
2 2 (1.27%) ECSS
2 2 (1.27%) ISO 9000
3 1 (0.64%) IEC 62304
3 1 (0.64%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 36 (22.93%) Firmware
2 30 (19.11%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.91%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 3 (1.91%) EMC
1 3 (1.91%) Intel
1 3 (1.91%) Microsemi
1 3 (1.91%) Xilinx
2 1 (0.64%) Google
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.64%) NVIDIA