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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 442 512 468
Rank change year-on-year +70 -44 +174
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 291 139 414
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.34% 0.34% 0.45%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.33% 0.80% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 206 83 288
10th Percentile £45,625 £29,450 £38,375
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -18.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,375 £62,500
90th Percentile £86,875 £116,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -15.38%

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 21,829 17,372 30,885
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.58% 42.45% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 14,425 8,518 20,859
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,250 £28,125
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,563 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £59,527 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% +4.55% -14.35%

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 29 June 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 29 June 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
South East +16 103 £60,000 +9.09% 45
East of England +40 64 £67,500 -1.82% 26
South West -38 38 £62,500 +8.70% 23
Midlands -25 37 £52,500 +23.53% 19
North of England -52 28 £51,000 -2.86% 16
West Midlands -1 27 £55,000 +83.33% 10
London -1 17 £100,000 +60.00% 16
North East - 14 £51,000 - 1
East Midlands -27 10 £50,000 +11.11% 9
Yorkshire -30 9 £50,000 +8.70% 3
North West -6 5 £65,000 +18.18% 12
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 3 (1.03%) Confluence
2 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.69%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.34%) Kinematics
Applications
1 11 (3.78%) Simulink
2 5 (1.72%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (1.03%) Lightworks
4 1 (0.34%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.75%) AWS
1 8 (2.75%) Azure
2 5 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (1.03%) GCP
3 3 (1.03%) Google Analytics
3 3 (1.03%) MailChimp
3 3 (1.03%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (0.69%) AWS CodePipeline
4 2 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (0.69%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (0.69%) Power Automate
4 2 (0.69%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.69%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.34%) Amazon ECS
5 1 (0.34%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (0.34%) AWS IoT
5 1 (0.34%) GitHub
5 1 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.34%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 32 (11.00%) Wireless
2 22 (7.56%) Bluetooth
3 14 (4.81%) ZigBee
4 13 (4.47%) RS-232
5 12 (4.12%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (3.78%) Ethernet
6 11 (3.78%) MQTT
7 10 (3.44%) RS-485
8 9 (3.09%) Modbus
8 9 (3.09%) Profibus
9 6 (2.06%) Software-Defined Radio
10 4 (1.37%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.69%) HTTP
11 2 (0.69%) RFID
12 1 (0.34%) LTE
12 1 (0.34%) SpaceWire
12 1 (0.34%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 29 (9.97%) Git
2 10 (3.44%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.41%) JIRA
4 6 (2.06%) PetaLinux
5 5 (1.72%) GDB
5 5 (1.72%) GitLab
5 5 (1.72%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (1.37%) Robot Framework
6 4 (1.37%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.03%) Polyspace
7 3 (1.03%) Subversion
7 3 (1.03%) VectorCAST
8 2 (0.69%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.69%) MLflow
8 2 (0.69%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.34%) CMake
9 1 (0.34%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.34%) GoogleTest
9 1 (0.34%) Selenium
9 1 (0.34%) SonarQube
General
1 74 (25.43%) Electronics
2 44 (15.12%) Manufacturing
3 31 (10.65%) Social Skills
4 26 (8.93%) Automotive
5 25 (8.59%) Aerospace
6 9 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (2.41%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (2.06%) Military
9 5 (1.72%) Finance
10 4 (1.37%) Advertising
10 4 (1.37%) Marketing
11 3 (1.03%) Aviation
11 3 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.03%) Wearables
12 2 (0.69%) Avionics
12 2 (0.69%) Games
12 2 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.69%) Law
12 2 (0.69%) Retail
13 1 (0.34%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 153 (52.58%) Embedded Engineer
2 111 (38.14%) Software Engineer
3 71 (24.40%) Systems Engineer
4 66 (22.68%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 58 (19.93%) Senior
6 32 (11.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 31 (10.65%) Senior Software Engineer
8 26 (8.93%) Lead
9 21 (7.22%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 20 (6.87%) Principal Engineer
11 19 (6.53%) Firmware Engineer
11 19 (6.53%) Linux Engineer
12 17 (5.84%) Developer
12 17 (5.84%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 16 (5.50%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
13 16 (5.50%) Lead Systems Engineer
14 11 (3.78%) Development Engineer
15 10 (3.44%) Embedded C++ Engineer
15 10 (3.44%) Hardware Engineer
15 10 (3.44%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.53%) Yocto
2 11 (3.78%) .NET
3 8 (2.75%) pytest
3 8 (2.75%) TensorFlow
4 6 (2.06%) PyTorch
5 5 (1.72%) React
6 4 (1.37%) Qt
6 4 (1.37%) Unity DI Container
7 3 (1.03%) OpenCV
7 3 (1.03%) REST
8 2 (0.69%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 2 (0.69%) HTML
8 2 (0.69%) LangChain
8 2 (0.69%) Middleware
8 2 (0.69%) Node.js
8 2 (0.69%) React Native
8 2 (0.69%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.34%) ONNX
9 1 (0.34%) Playwright
9 1 (0.34%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 36 (12.37%) Algorithms
2 35 (12.03%) IoT
3 27 (9.28%) FPGA
4 22 (7.56%) Device Driver
5 18 (6.19%) Robotics
6 16 (5.50%) Acoustics
7 12 (4.12%) ARM Cortex
7 12 (4.12%) Verilog
7 12 (4.12%) VHDL
8 7 (2.41%) Raspberry Pi
9 6 (2.06%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.72%) Analogue Electronics
10 5 (1.72%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.72%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.37%) Onboarding
12 3 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (1.03%) Mobile App
12 3 (1.03%) PCIe
12 3 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (1.03%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 69 (23.71%) Linux
2 37 (12.71%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (5.50%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (2.06%) Robot Operating System
4 6 (2.06%) Windows
5 3 (1.03%) Unix
6 2 (0.69%) Android
6 2 (0.69%) ThreadX
7 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.34%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (49.14%) Software Engineering
2 38 (13.06%) Validation
3 36 (12.37%) CI/CD
4 30 (10.31%) Computer Science
5 27 (9.28%) Test Automation
6 26 (8.93%) DevOps
7 24 (8.25%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (8.25%) Technical Leadership
8 21 (7.22%) Roadmaps
9 20 (6.87%) AI
10 19 (6.53%) Signal Processing
10 19 (6.53%) Software Testing
11 17 (5.84%) Agile
11 17 (5.84%) Collaborative Culture
11 17 (5.84%) Continuous Improvement
11 17 (5.84%) Machine Learning
11 17 (5.84%) Software Architecture
12 16 (5.50%) Prototyping
13 15 (5.15%) SDLC
13 15 (5.15%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 98 (33.68%) C++
2 87 (29.90%) C
3 62 (21.31%) Python
4 20 (6.87%) C#
5 17 (5.84%) Embedded C
6 16 (5.50%) Embedded C++
7 15 (5.15%) MATLAB
8 11 (3.78%) Rust
9 10 (3.44%) Java
10 7 (2.41%) Bash
11 6 (2.06%) JavaScript
12 5 (1.72%) Go
13 3 (1.03%) Assembly Language
13 3 (1.03%) SystemVerilog
14 2 (0.69%) PowerShell
15 1 (0.34%) PHP
15 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.34%) VB
15 1 (0.34%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.34%) VB6
Qualifications
1 52 (17.87%) Degree
2 34 (11.68%) Security Cleared
3 28 (9.62%) SC Cleared
4 16 (5.50%) Master's Degree
5 15 (5.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (4.81%) DV Cleared
7 7 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.72%) CEH
8 5 (1.72%) OSCP
9 4 (1.37%) HND
9 4 (1.37%) PhD
10 1 (0.34%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.34%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.09%) QA
2 6 (2.06%) JTAG
3 5 (1.72%) Def Stans
4 4 (1.37%) ECSS
4 4 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 4 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (1.03%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (1.03%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.03%) IEC 61508
5 3 (1.03%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.34%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.34%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.34%) MISRA
System Software
1 81 (27.84%) Firmware
2 47 (16.15%) Embedded Firmware
3 7 (2.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.03%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.69%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (2.41%) EMC
1 7 (2.41%) Google
1 7 (2.41%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.06%) Xilinx
3 3 (1.03%) HubSpot
3 3 (1.03%) Intel
3 3 (1.03%) Microsemi
3 3 (1.03%) YouTube
4 2 (0.69%) Adobe
4 2 (0.69%) Motorola
4 2 (0.69%) NVIDIA
4 2 (0.69%) Oracle
4 2 (0.69%) Salesforce
4 2 (0.69%) SAP
5 1 (0.34%) Xamarin