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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 459 481 497
Rank change year-on-year +22 +16 +161
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 155 192 261
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.28% 0.41% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.82% 1.10% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 111 69 197
10th Percentile £39,281 £40,476 £39,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -18.52%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £83,750
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 18,939 17,415 22,659
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.72% 37.26% 35.94%
Number of salaries quoted 9,629 8,085 17,203
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,888 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.84% +6.09% -11.54%

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 1 February 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 1 February 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 +3 36 £56,500 -7.38% 27
South East +20 35 £62,500 +13.64% 49
Midlands +15 27 £55,000 -6.38% 26
East of England -4 26 £67,500 +3.85% 34
South West +9 25 £42,500 -5.56% 34
West Midlands +37 22 £57,500 -4.17% 13
North West +18 14 £65,000 -13.33% 15
Yorkshire -1 14 £55,000 -6.38% 10
North East 0 8 £56,500 -7.38% 2
London +40 6 £100,000 +63.27% 14
East Midlands -12 5 £55,000 -4.35% 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 2 (1.29%) Confluence
2 1 (0.65%) Kinematics
Applications
1 1 (0.65%) Doxygen
1 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.65%) OrCAD
1 1 (0.65%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 29 (18.71%) Ethernet
2 8 (5.16%) Software-Defined Radio
3 5 (3.23%) Wireless
4 4 (2.58%) Bluetooth
5 3 (1.94%) HTTP
6 2 (1.29%) DNS
6 2 (1.29%) ICMP
6 2 (1.29%) RS-232
6 2 (1.29%) RS-485
6 2 (1.29%) SpaceWire
6 2 (1.29%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.65%) 2G
7 1 (0.65%) 4G
7 1 (0.65%) 5G
7 1 (0.65%) MQTT
7 1 (0.65%) UWB
7 1 (0.65%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 11 (7.10%) JIRA
2 5 (3.23%) Git
2 5 (3.23%) Subversion
3 2 (1.29%) IDA Disassembler
3 2 (1.29%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.65%) Jenkins
General
1 46 (29.68%) Electronics
2 30 (19.35%) Social Skills
3 13 (8.39%) Automotive
4 12 (7.74%) Manufacturing
5 9 (5.81%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (5.16%) Finance
7 6 (3.87%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.29%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.29%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.65%) Advertising
9 1 (0.65%) Agriculture
9 1 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.65%) Law
9 1 (0.65%) Retail
9 1 (0.65%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 68 (43.87%) Embedded Engineer
2 42 (27.10%) Software Engineer
3 34 (21.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 24 (15.48%) Senior
5 22 (14.19%) Systems Engineer
6 15 (9.68%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 11 (7.10%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 11 (7.10%) Senior Software Engineer
8 10 (6.45%) Firmware Engineer
9 9 (5.81%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 9 (5.81%) Software Manager
10 8 (5.16%) Design Engineer
10 8 (5.16%) Electronics Engineer
11 7 (4.52%) Senior Support Engineer
11 7 (4.52%) Software Support Engineer
11 7 (4.52%) Support Engineer
12 6 (3.87%) Electronics Design Engineer
12 6 (3.87%) Software Test Engineer
12 6 (3.87%) Test Engineer
13 5 (3.23%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.81%) Flash
2 7 (4.52%) .NET
3 6 (3.87%) Qt
4 2 (1.29%) OpenCV
4 2 (1.29%) PyTorch
4 2 (1.29%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.65%) Next.js
5 1 (0.65%) Node.js
5 1 (0.65%) React
5 1 (0.65%) React Native
5 1 (0.65%) WebSockets
5 1 (0.65%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 29 (18.71%) FPGA
2 10 (6.45%) Algorithms
3 8 (5.16%) IoT
4 6 (3.87%) Analogue Electronics
4 6 (3.87%) Raspberry Pi
5 5 (3.23%) Arduino
5 5 (3.23%) Digital Media
6 4 (2.58%) RISC-V
6 4 (2.58%) Robotics
6 4 (2.58%) Self-Driving Car
7 3 (1.94%) ARM Cortex
7 3 (1.94%) e-Learning
8 2 (1.29%) CUDA
8 2 (1.29%) Lidar
8 2 (1.29%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (1.29%) MicroBlaze
8 2 (1.29%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.65%) Acoustics
9 1 (0.65%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.65%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 38 (24.52%) Linux
2 4 (2.58%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (1.94%) Robot Operating System
4 2 (1.29%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (1.29%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (33.55%) Software Engineering
2 18 (11.61%) Software Testing
3 16 (10.32%) Mentoring
3 16 (10.32%) Systems Engineering
4 14 (9.03%) Agile
5 13 (8.39%) Physics
5 13 (8.39%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (7.74%) Embedded Software Development
6 12 (7.74%) Mathematics
7 10 (6.45%) Collaborative Culture
7 10 (6.45%) DevOps
8 9 (5.81%) Actionable Insight
8 9 (5.81%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (5.81%) Signal Processing
9 8 (5.16%) Digital Signal Processing
9 8 (5.16%) Test Automation
9 8 (5.16%) Validation
10 7 (4.52%) Collaborative Engineering
10 7 (4.52%) Presales
10 7 (4.52%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 42 (27.10%) C
2 38 (24.52%) C++
3 17 (10.97%) Embedded C
4 11 (7.10%) Python
5 8 (5.16%) C#
6 5 (3.23%) Embedded C++
6 5 (3.23%) Rust
7 2 (1.29%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.29%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.65%) Java
8 1 (0.65%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.65%) SystemVerilog
8 1 (0.65%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 21 (13.55%) Degree
2 20 (12.90%) Security Cleared
3 15 (9.68%) DV Cleared
4 14 (9.03%) SC Cleared
5 10 (6.45%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.29%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.94%) JTAG
2 2 (1.29%) ECSS
2 2 (1.29%) ISO 9000
3 1 (0.65%) IEC 62304
3 1 (0.65%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 34 (21.94%) Firmware
2 25 (16.13%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.94%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 5 (3.23%) EMC
2 1 (0.65%) Google
2 1 (0.65%) Intel
2 1 (0.65%) Microsemi
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.65%) NVIDIA
2 1 (0.65%) Xilinx