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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 380 489 491
Rank change year-on-year +109 +2 +21
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 467 136 240
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.45% 0.32% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.68% 0.76% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 315 85 97
10th Percentile £39,000 £39,112 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £41,220
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.14% -4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £72,500
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 27,728 17,783 20,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.63% 41.59% 32.51%
Number of salaries quoted 17,870 9,226 10,232
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,400 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £113,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -4.00%

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 13 October 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 13 October 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 +37 152 £60,000 +9.09% 63
Midlands +11 86 £67,500 +50.00% 20
East of England +44 84 £72,500 -3.33% 55
South West -26 67 £62,500 +47.06% 20
West Midlands +7 56 £62,500 +13.64% 12
North of England -29 55 £55,000 +19.57% 18
East Midlands -16 30 £67,500 +58.82% 8
North East -48 24 £60,500 +7.08% 8
London -38 18 £60,000 - 40
North West -25 16 £55,000 -24.14% 8
Yorkshire -28 15 £55,000 +19.57% 2
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 (0.64%) Confluence
1 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.64%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 22 (4.71%) Simulink
2 12 (2.57%) SOLIDWORKS
3 9 (1.93%) OrCAD
4 7 (1.50%) Solid Edge
5 4 (0.86%) Lightworks
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (2.36%) AWS
1 11 (2.36%) Azure
2 7 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
2 7 (1.50%) GitHub
2 7 (1.50%) GitHub Actions
3 5 (1.07%) GCP
3 5 (1.07%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (0.86%) Google Analytics
4 4 (0.86%) MailChimp
4 4 (0.86%) SaaS
5 3 (0.64%) AWS IoT
5 3 (0.64%) Datadog
5 3 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (0.64%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
5 3 (0.64%) Power Platform
5 3 (0.64%) PowerApps
6 2 (0.43%) Dagster
6 2 (0.43%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 40 (8.57%) Wireless
2 23 (4.93%) Ethernet
2 23 (4.93%) Wi-Fi
3 16 (3.43%) Bluetooth
4 15 (3.21%) ZigBee
5 13 (2.78%) RS-232
6 12 (2.57%) MQTT
6 12 (2.57%) RS-485
7 9 (1.93%) Software-Defined Radio
8 8 (1.71%) TCP/IP
9 7 (1.50%) Modbus
9 7 (1.50%) Profibus
10 3 (0.64%) X.509
11 2 (0.43%) 5G
11 2 (0.43%) DHCP
11 2 (0.43%) DNS
11 2 (0.43%) LoRaWAN
11 2 (0.43%) RS-422
11 2 (0.43%) UWB
11 2 (0.43%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (0.64%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.21%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 46 (9.85%) Git
2 13 (2.78%) Jenkins
3 11 (2.36%) GitLab
4 10 (2.14%) JIRA
4 10 (2.14%) PetaLinux
5 6 (1.28%) GDB
5 6 (1.28%) LabVIEW
5 6 (1.28%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (0.86%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.86%) Robot Framework
6 4 (0.86%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.64%) Subversion
8 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.43%) MLflow
9 1 (0.21%) CMake
9 1 (0.21%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.21%) GoogleTest
9 1 (0.21%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 156 (33.40%) Electronics
2 94 (20.13%) Manufacturing
3 63 (13.49%) Social Skills
4 55 (11.78%) Aerospace
5 48 (10.28%) Automotive
6 17 (3.64%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (2.57%) Finance
8 10 (2.14%) Military
9 9 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.50%) Avionics
11 6 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.07%) Advertising
12 5 (1.07%) Marketing
13 4 (0.86%) Aviation
13 4 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.86%) Legal
14 3 (0.64%) Multimedia
14 3 (0.64%) Police
14 3 (0.64%) Retail
15 2 (0.43%) Games
Job Titles
1 209 (44.75%) Embedded Engineer
2 134 (28.69%) Software Engineer
3 90 (19.27%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 83 (17.77%) Senior
4 83 (17.77%) Systems Engineer
5 50 (10.71%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 49 (10.49%) Lead
7 46 (9.85%) Electronics Engineer
8 33 (7.07%) Principal Engineer
8 33 (7.07%) Senior Software Engineer
9 31 (6.64%) Hardware Engineer
10 28 (6.00%) Design Engineer
11 26 (5.57%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 25 (5.35%) Linux Engineer
13 24 (5.14%) Embedded Linux Engineer
14 23 (4.93%) Architect
15 17 (3.64%) Electronics Design Engineer
16 15 (3.21%) Developer
16 15 (3.21%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
16 15 (3.21%) Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (7.71%) Yocto
2 11 (2.36%) React
3 7 (1.50%) .NET
3 7 (1.50%) REST
4 6 (1.28%) pytest
4 6 (1.28%) TensorFlow
4 6 (1.28%) Terraform
5 4 (0.86%) Middleware
5 4 (0.86%) PyTorch
5 4 (0.86%) Qt
5 4 (0.86%) Unity DI Container
6 3 (0.64%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 3 (0.64%) GraphQL
6 3 (0.64%) WebSockets
7 2 (0.43%) CSS
7 2 (0.43%) JWT
7 2 (0.43%) LangChain
7 2 (0.43%) Node.js
7 2 (0.43%) React Native
8 1 (0.21%) ONNX
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.35%) IoT
2 52 (11.13%) FPGA
3 50 (10.71%) Algorithms
4 37 (7.92%) Device Driver
5 27 (5.78%) Analogue Electronics
6 25 (5.35%) Robotics
7 21 (4.50%) VHDL
8 19 (4.07%) ARM Cortex
8 19 (4.07%) Verilog
9 8 (1.71%) Acoustics
10 7 (1.50%) Life Science
10 7 (1.50%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.28%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.28%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.28%) PCIe
12 5 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.07%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.07%) Raspberry Pi
12 5 (1.07%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.07%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 107 (22.91%) Linux
2 55 (11.78%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (3.64%) FreeRTOS
4 7 (1.50%) Windows
5 5 (1.07%) Unix
6 4 (0.86%) Android
6 4 (0.86%) Robot Operating System
7 3 (0.64%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.64%) VxWorks
8 2 (0.43%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.21%) Debian
9 1 (0.21%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (39.19%) Software Engineering
2 67 (14.35%) Validation
3 62 (13.28%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (11.99%) CI/CD
5 52 (11.13%) Continuous Improvement
6 49 (10.49%) Test Automation
7 41 (8.78%) Computer Science
8 40 (8.57%) Prototyping
9 35 (7.49%) Signal Processing
10 34 (7.28%) Collaborative Culture
11 33 (7.07%) Technical Leadership
12 31 (6.64%) AI
13 30 (6.42%) DevOps
14 28 (6.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
14 28 (6.00%) Schematic Capture
15 27 (5.78%) Collaborative Engineering
16 26 (5.57%) CAD
17 24 (5.14%) Software Testing
18 23 (4.93%) Software Architecture
19 21 (4.50%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 150 (32.12%) C++
2 143 (30.62%) C
3 85 (18.20%) Python
4 35 (7.49%) Embedded C
5 31 (6.64%) MATLAB
6 25 (5.35%) Embedded C++
7 24 (5.14%) Rust
8 21 (4.50%) C#
9 15 (3.21%) Java
10 14 (3.00%) Go
11 13 (2.78%) JavaScript
12 7 (1.50%) SystemVerilog
13 6 (1.28%) TypeScript
14 5 (1.07%) Ada
14 5 (1.07%) Bash
15 3 (0.64%) Ada 95
15 3 (0.64%) PowerShell
16 2 (0.43%) Assembly Language
16 2 (0.43%) SQL
17 1 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 99 (21.20%) Degree
2 72 (15.42%) Security Cleared
3 39 (8.35%) SC Cleared
4 24 (5.14%) DV Cleared
5 22 (4.71%) Master's Degree
6 21 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (3.85%) HND
8 16 (3.43%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (2.36%) HNC
10 9 (1.93%) PhD
11 6 (1.28%) CEH
11 6 (1.28%) OSCP
12 2 (0.43%) EMC Certification
13 1 (0.21%) Chartered Engineer
13 1 (0.21%) CISA
13 1 (0.21%) CISM
13 1 (0.21%) CISMP
13 1 (0.21%) CRISC
13 1 (0.21%) PCI QSA
13 1 (0.21%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.43%) QA
2 10 (2.14%) JTAG
3 4 (0.86%) Accessibility
3 4 (0.86%) Data Quality
3 4 (0.86%) Def Stans
3 4 (0.86%) ECSS
3 4 (0.86%) ISO 9001
3 4 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 4 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 4 (0.86%) MIL-STD-1553
4 3 (0.64%) Automotive SPICE
5 2 (0.43%) MISRA
6 1 (0.21%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.21%) DO-254
6 1 (0.21%) GDPR
6 1 (0.21%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.21%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.21%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 110 (23.55%) Firmware
2 57 (12.21%) Embedded Firmware
3 15 (3.21%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (1.93%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.86%) Grafana
2 4 (0.86%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.43%) Ansible
3 2 (0.43%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.21%) Consul
Vendors
1 31 (6.64%) EMC
2 15 (3.21%) Xilinx
3 9 (1.93%) Google
3 9 (1.93%) Microsoft
4 7 (1.50%) Cadence
4 7 (1.50%) Intel
4 7 (1.50%) Microsemi
5 5 (1.07%) Altera
5 5 (1.07%) Motorola
5 5 (1.07%) NVIDIA
6 4 (0.86%) HubSpot
6 4 (0.86%) YouTube
7 3 (0.64%) Oracle
7 3 (0.64%) SAP
8 2 (0.43%) Adobe
8 2 (0.43%) Lattice Semiconductor
8 2 (0.43%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.43%) Yahoo!
9 1 (0.21%) Cisco
9 1 (0.21%) Xamarin