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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 439 514 484
Rank change year-on-year +75 -30 +145
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 265 132 416
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.31% 0.33% 0.43%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.24% 0.77% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 187 80 288
10th Percentile £45,750 £29,000 £38,750
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 £71,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £121,250 £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 21,382 17,228 31,559
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.41% 43.05% 32.97%
Number of salaries quoted 14,070 8,359 21,349
10th Percentile £30,987 £29,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,500
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 £75,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 22 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 22 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 +15 94 £58,750 +6.82% 56
East of England +31 56 £66,250 -3.64% 27
South West -33 36 £61,250 +11.36% 21
Midlands -25 32 £52,500 +23.53% 19
North of England -26 26 £53,000 -3.64% 18
West Midlands -3 24 £55,000 +83.33% 11
London -13 17 £100,000 +66.67% 13
North East - 14 £51,000 - 1
Yorkshire -29 9 £50,000 +8.70% 5
East Midlands -32 8 £50,000 +11.11% 8
North West -4 3 £70,000 +27.27% 13
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 (1.13%) Confluence
2 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.75%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.38%) Kinematics
Applications
1 9 (3.40%) Simulink
2 4 (1.51%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.75%) Lightworks
4 1 (0.38%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (2.64%) AWS
1 7 (2.64%) Azure
2 5 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (1.13%) Google Analytics
3 3 (1.13%) MailChimp
3 3 (1.13%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (0.75%) AWS CodePipeline
4 2 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (0.75%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.75%) GCP
4 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (0.75%) Power Automate
4 2 (0.75%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.75%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.38%) Amazon ECS
5 1 (0.38%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (0.38%) Google Kubernetes Engine
5 1 (0.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (10.57%) Wireless
2 20 (7.55%) Bluetooth
3 12 (4.53%) RS-232
3 12 (4.53%) ZigBee
4 10 (3.77%) Ethernet
4 10 (3.77%) MQTT
4 10 (3.77%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (3.40%) RS-485
6 8 (3.02%) Modbus
6 8 (3.02%) Profibus
7 6 (2.26%) Software-Defined Radio
8 2 (0.75%) HTTP
8 2 (0.75%) RFID
8 2 (0.75%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.38%) LTE
9 1 (0.38%) SpaceWire
9 1 (0.38%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 25 (9.43%) Git
2 9 (3.40%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.26%) JIRA
4 5 (1.89%) GDB
4 5 (1.89%) PetaLinux
4 5 (1.89%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (1.51%) GitLab
5 4 (1.51%) Robot Framework
5 4 (1.51%) Visual Studio
6 3 (1.13%) Polyspace
6 3 (1.13%) Subversion
6 3 (1.13%) VectorCAST
7 2 (0.75%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.75%) MLflow
8 1 (0.38%) CMake
8 1 (0.38%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.38%) GoogleTest
8 1 (0.38%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.38%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.38%) Zephyr
General
1 65 (24.53%) Electronics
2 38 (14.34%) Manufacturing
3 28 (10.57%) Social Skills
4 25 (9.43%) Automotive
5 23 (8.68%) Aerospace
6 8 (3.02%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (2.64%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (2.26%) Military
9 5 (1.89%) Finance
10 4 (1.51%) Advertising
10 4 (1.51%) Marketing
11 3 (1.13%) Aviation
11 3 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.13%) Wearables
12 2 (0.75%) Avionics
12 2 (0.75%) Games
12 2 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.75%) Law
12 2 (0.75%) Retail
13 1 (0.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 132 (49.81%) Embedded Engineer
2 103 (38.87%) Software Engineer
3 63 (23.77%) Systems Engineer
4 58 (21.89%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 52 (19.62%) Senior
6 29 (10.94%) Senior Software Engineer
7 26 (9.81%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 20 (7.55%) Lead
9 19 (7.17%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 17 (6.42%) Linux Engineer
11 16 (6.04%) Developer
11 16 (6.04%) Principal Engineer
12 15 (5.66%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 15 (5.66%) Firmware Engineer
13 14 (5.28%) Lead Systems Engineer
14 12 (4.53%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
15 11 (4.15%) Development Engineer
16 10 (3.77%) Embedded C++ Engineer
17 9 (3.40%) Embedded Developer
18 8 (3.02%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.04%) Yocto
2 10 (3.77%) .NET
3 8 (3.02%) pytest
3 8 (3.02%) TensorFlow
4 6 (2.26%) PyTorch
5 4 (1.51%) Qt
5 4 (1.51%) React
5 4 (1.51%) Unity DI Container
6 3 (1.13%) OpenCV
7 2 (0.75%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 2 (0.75%) LangChain
7 2 (0.75%) Node.js
7 2 (0.75%) React Native
7 2 (0.75%) REST
7 2 (0.75%) WebSockets
8 1 (0.38%) GStreamer
8 1 (0.38%) HTML
8 1 (0.38%) HTML5
8 1 (0.38%) Middleware
8 1 (0.38%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 32 (12.08%) Algorithms
2 31 (11.70%) IoT
3 24 (9.06%) FPGA
4 19 (7.17%) Device Driver
5 17 (6.42%) Robotics
6 16 (6.04%) Acoustics
7 12 (4.53%) ARM Cortex
8 10 (3.77%) Verilog
8 10 (3.77%) VHDL
9 7 (2.64%) Raspberry Pi
10 6 (2.26%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.89%) Analogue Electronics
11 5 (1.89%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.89%) Operational Technology
12 4 (1.51%) Onboarding
13 3 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (1.13%) PCIe
13 3 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (1.13%) Smart Home
13 3 (1.13%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 61 (23.02%) Linux
2 33 (12.45%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (4.91%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (2.26%) Robot Operating System
5 5 (1.89%) Windows
6 3 (1.13%) Unix
7 2 (0.75%) Android
7 2 (0.75%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.38%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (50.19%) Software Engineering
2 36 (13.58%) Validation
3 31 (11.70%) CI/CD
4 27 (10.19%) Computer Science
5 24 (9.06%) DevOps
5 24 (9.06%) Test Automation
6 21 (7.92%) Roadmaps
7 20 (7.55%) AI
7 20 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (7.17%) Technical Leadership
9 18 (6.79%) Signal Processing
10 17 (6.42%) Machine Learning
11 16 (6.04%) Agile
11 16 (6.04%) Prototyping
11 16 (6.04%) Software Architecture
11 16 (6.04%) Software Testing
11 16 (6.04%) Systems Engineering
12 15 (5.66%) Collaborative Culture
13 14 (5.28%) Continuous Improvement
13 14 (5.28%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 89 (33.58%) C++
2 77 (29.06%) C
3 57 (21.51%) Python
4 19 (7.17%) C#
5 15 (5.66%) Embedded C
5 15 (5.66%) Embedded C++
6 14 (5.28%) MATLAB
7 9 (3.40%) Rust
8 8 (3.02%) Java
9 7 (2.64%) Bash
10 5 (1.89%) Go
10 5 (1.89%) JavaScript
11 3 (1.13%) Assembly Language
12 2 (0.75%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.75%) SystemVerilog
13 1 (0.38%) PHP
13 1 (0.38%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.38%) VB
13 1 (0.38%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.38%) VB6
Qualifications
1 46 (17.36%) Degree
2 33 (12.45%) Security Cleared
3 28 (10.57%) SC Cleared
4 14 (5.28%) Master's Degree
5 13 (4.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (4.91%) DV Cleared
6 6 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.89%) CEH
7 5 (1.89%) OSCP
8 4 (1.51%) HND
8 4 (1.51%) PhD
9 1 (0.38%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.38%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.02%) QA
2 6 (2.26%) JTAG
3 5 (1.89%) Def Stans
4 4 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 4 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (1.13%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (1.13%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.13%) ECSS
5 3 (1.13%) IEC 61508
5 3 (1.13%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.38%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.38%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.38%) MISRA
System Software
1 74 (27.92%) Firmware
2 41 (15.47%) Embedded Firmware
3 7 (2.64%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.13%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.75%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (2.64%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.26%) EMC
2 6 (2.26%) Google
3 4 (1.51%) Xilinx
4 3 (1.13%) HubSpot
4 3 (1.13%) YouTube
5 2 (0.75%) Adobe
5 2 (0.75%) Intel
5 2 (0.75%) Microsemi
5 2 (0.75%) Motorola
5 2 (0.75%) NVIDIA
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle
5 2 (0.75%) Salesforce
5 2 (0.75%) SAP
6 1 (0.38%) Xamarin