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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 397 499 478
Rank change year-on-year +102 -21 +84
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 377 156 300
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.40% 0.35% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.55% 0.84% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 259 93 193
10th Percentile £38,350 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £66,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 24,399 18,474 23,421
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.72% 42.01% 32.46%
Number of salaries quoted 15,987 9,386 14,274
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £41,381
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,875 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.16%

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 17 August 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 17 August 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 +22 135 £60,000 +9.09% 67
East of England +50 79 £70,000 -6.67% 74
Midlands +2 59 £55,000 +19.57% 29
South West -38 48 £62,500 +42.86% 51
West Midlands +10 38 £53,750 +44.30% 17
North of England -41 38 £51,000 +2.00% 37
East Midlands -18 21 £67,500 +42.11% 12
North East - 19 £51,000 - 11
London -42 13 £60,000 -7.69% 23
Yorkshire -31 11 £52,500 +14.13% 10
North West -21 8 £51,250 -6.82% 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 3 (0.80%) Confluence
1 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.80%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (4.24%) Simulink
2 12 (3.18%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (1.86%) Solid Edge
4 3 (0.80%) Lightworks
5 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.27%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.27%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 13 (3.45%) AWS
2 11 (2.92%) Azure
3 8 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (1.33%) GCP
5 4 (1.06%) Google Analytics
5 4 (1.06%) MailChimp
5 4 (1.06%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (1.06%) SaaS
6 3 (0.80%) AWS IoT
6 3 (0.80%) Datadog
6 3 (0.80%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.80%) Entra ID
6 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (0.80%) Power Automate
6 3 (0.80%) Power Platform
6 3 (0.80%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.53%) AWS CodePipeline
7 2 (0.53%) GitHub
7 2 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.53%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 37 (9.81%) Wireless
2 21 (5.57%) Bluetooth
3 19 (5.04%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (4.51%) ZigBee
5 14 (3.71%) Ethernet
5 14 (3.71%) RS-232
6 11 (2.92%) MQTT
6 11 (2.92%) RS-485
7 9 (2.39%) Modbus
7 9 (2.39%) Profibus
8 6 (1.59%) TCP/IP
9 5 (1.33%) Software-Defined Radio
10 2 (0.53%) LoRaWAN
10 2 (0.53%) UWB
11 1 (0.27%) LTE
11 1 (0.27%) NFC
11 1 (0.27%) RFID
11 1 (0.27%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 39 (10.34%) Git
2 13 (3.45%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.12%) GitLab
4 7 (1.86%) GDB
4 7 (1.86%) JIRA
5 6 (1.59%) PetaLinux
5 6 (1.59%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (1.06%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (1.06%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.80%) Polyspace
7 3 (0.80%) Subversion
7 3 (0.80%) VectorCAST
7 3 (0.80%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.53%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.53%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.53%) MLflow
8 2 (0.53%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.27%) CMake
9 1 (0.27%) GoogleTest
9 1 (0.27%) Selenium
General
1 106 (28.12%) Electronics
2 65 (17.24%) Manufacturing
3 47 (12.47%) Aerospace
4 44 (11.67%) Automotive
4 44 (11.67%) Social Skills
5 13 (3.45%) Finance
6 9 (2.39%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (2.39%) Military
6 9 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (1.59%) Avionics
7 6 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.33%) Aviation
8 5 (1.33%) Marketing
9 4 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.06%) Legal
10 3 (0.80%) Advertising
10 3 (0.80%) Law
10 3 (0.80%) Multimedia
10 3 (0.80%) Retail
10 3 (0.80%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 184 (48.81%) Embedded Engineer
2 132 (35.01%) Software Engineer
3 88 (23.34%) Systems Engineer
4 75 (19.89%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 62 (16.45%) Senior
6 46 (12.20%) Lead
7 36 (9.55%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 31 (8.22%) Senior Software Engineer
9 24 (6.37%) Hardware Engineer
9 24 (6.37%) Principal Engineer
10 23 (6.10%) Linux Engineer
11 22 (5.84%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 21 (5.57%) Developer
12 21 (5.57%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 18 (4.77%) Firmware Engineer
13 18 (4.77%) Lead Systems Engineer
14 17 (4.51%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
15 12 (3.18%) Architect
15 12 (3.18%) Design Engineer
15 12 (3.18%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (6.63%) Yocto
2 8 (2.12%) .NET
2 8 (2.12%) pytest
2 8 (2.12%) React
3 6 (1.59%) TensorFlow
4 4 (1.06%) Middleware
4 4 (1.06%) PyTorch
4 4 (1.06%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (0.80%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 3 (0.80%) Qt
5 3 (0.80%) REST
6 2 (0.53%) HTML
6 2 (0.53%) LangChain
6 2 (0.53%) Node.js
6 2 (0.53%) React Native
6 2 (0.53%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.27%) ONNX
7 1 (0.27%) Spring
7 1 (0.27%) Vue
7 1 (0.27%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 48 (12.73%) IoT
2 37 (9.81%) Algorithms
3 33 (8.75%) Device Driver
4 29 (7.69%) FPGA
5 22 (5.84%) Robotics
6 18 (4.77%) ARM Cortex
7 14 (3.71%) Acoustics
7 14 (3.71%) VHDL
8 13 (3.45%) Verilog
9 9 (2.39%) Analogue Electronics
10 8 (2.12%) Operational Technology
10 8 (2.12%) Product Ownership
10 8 (2.12%) Raspberry Pi
11 7 (1.86%) Life Science
12 6 (1.59%) Driving Licence
12 6 (1.59%) Onboarding
13 5 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (1.33%) Mobile App
13 5 (1.33%) Social Media
14 4 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 98 (25.99%) Linux
2 47 (12.47%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (4.77%) FreeRTOS
4 7 (1.86%) Windows
5 6 (1.59%) Unix
6 4 (1.06%) Android
7 3 (0.80%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.80%) Robot Operating System
8 2 (0.53%) ThreadX
8 2 (0.53%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (45.36%) Software Engineering
2 51 (13.53%) Validation
3 48 (12.73%) CI/CD
4 37 (9.81%) Problem-Solving
5 36 (9.55%) Continuous Improvement
6 33 (8.75%) Test Automation
7 32 (8.49%) Computer Science
8 30 (7.96%) DevOps
9 29 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
10 27 (7.16%) Software Testing
11 26 (6.90%) Collaborative Culture
11 26 (6.90%) Prototyping
12 25 (6.63%) AI
13 22 (5.84%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
13 22 (5.84%) Software Architecture
14 21 (5.57%) SDLC
14 21 (5.57%) Signal Processing
15 20 (5.31%) Systems Engineering
16 19 (5.04%) Embedded Software Development
16 19 (5.04%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 115 (30.50%) C++
2 109 (28.91%) C
3 74 (19.63%) Python
4 23 (6.10%) Embedded C
5 22 (5.84%) Rust
6 21 (5.57%) C#
7 18 (4.77%) MATLAB
8 17 (4.51%) Embedded C++
9 15 (3.98%) Java
10 11 (2.92%) Go
11 9 (2.39%) JavaScript
12 8 (2.12%) Bash
13 5 (1.33%) Ada
14 4 (1.06%) SystemVerilog
15 3 (0.80%) Ada 95
15 3 (0.80%) Assembly Language
15 3 (0.80%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.80%) TypeScript
16 1 (0.27%) PHP
16 1 (0.27%) VB6
Qualifications
1 67 (17.77%) Degree
2 57 (15.12%) Security Cleared
3 37 (9.81%) SC Cleared
4 25 (6.63%) DV Cleared
5 19 (5.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (4.24%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (4.24%) Master's Degree
7 8 (2.12%) CEH
7 8 (2.12%) OSCP
8 5 (1.33%) HND
9 4 (1.06%) PhD
10 1 (0.27%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.27%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.71%) QA
2 8 (2.12%) JTAG
3 5 (1.33%) Def Stans
4 4 (1.06%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 4 (1.06%) MIL-STD-1553
5 3 (0.80%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.80%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (0.80%) ECSS
5 3 (0.80%) IEC 61508
5 3 (0.80%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.27%) DO-160
6 1 (0.27%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.27%) DO-254
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 88 (23.34%) Firmware
2 47 (12.47%) Embedded Firmware
3 12 (3.18%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.86%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.06%) Grafana
2 4 (1.06%) Prometheus
2 4 (1.06%) Terraform
3 2 (0.53%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.27%) Ansible
Vendors
1 12 (3.18%) EMC
2 8 (2.12%) Google
2 8 (2.12%) Xilinx
3 6 (1.59%) Microsoft
4 4 (1.06%) HubSpot
4 4 (1.06%) Intel
4 4 (1.06%) Microsemi
4 4 (1.06%) YouTube
5 3 (0.80%) NVIDIA
6 2 (0.53%) Adobe
6 2 (0.53%) Motorola
6 2 (0.53%) Oracle
6 2 (0.53%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.53%) SAP
6 2 (0.53%) Yahoo!
7 1 (0.27%) IBM
7 1 (0.27%) Lattice Semiconductor
7 1 (0.27%) Xamarin