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

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 389 485 488
Rank change year-on-year +96 +3 +35
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 442 141 258
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.43% 0.33% 0.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.63% 0.79% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 298 86 128
10th Percentile £39,700 £39,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,000 £41,220
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £53,750 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +14.42% - -10.42%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,875 £80,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,750
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.46% -8.75%

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 27,040 17,959 21,700
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.10% 41.92% 32.42%
Number of salaries quoted 17,570 9,082 10,977
10th Percentile £31,125 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £44,863
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.64% -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 29 September 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 September 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 +22 150 £60,000 +9.09% 115
East of England +45 82 £73,750 -1.67% 107
Midlands -5 73 £67,500 +42.11% 51
South West -31 66 £62,500 +47.06% 75
North of England -42 49 £55,000 +19.57% 52
West Midlands -5 48 £47,500 -26.92% 30
East Midlands -33 25 £67,500 +58.82% 21
North East -50 20 £51,000 +5.70% 13
Yorkshire -26 16 £55,000 +19.57% 13
London -51 15 £60,000 - 94
North West -19 13 £55,000 -15.38% 26
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 (0.68%) Confluence
1 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.68%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 22 (4.98%) Simulink
2 12 (2.71%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (1.58%) Solid Edge
4 5 (1.13%) OrCAD
5 4 (0.90%) Lightworks
6 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.23%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.23%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 12 (2.71%) Azure
2 11 (2.49%) AWS
3 8 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (1.13%) GCP
4 5 (1.13%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (0.90%) Google Analytics
5 4 (0.90%) MailChimp
5 4 (0.90%) SaaS
6 3 (0.68%) AWS IoT
6 3 (0.68%) Datadog
6 3 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.68%) Entra ID
6 3 (0.68%) GitHub
6 3 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
6 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (0.68%) Power Automate
6 3 (0.68%) Power Platform
6 3 (0.68%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.45%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.23%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 41 (9.28%) Wireless
2 22 (4.98%) Ethernet
3 21 (4.75%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (3.62%) Bluetooth
4 16 (3.62%) ZigBee
5 14 (3.17%) RS-232
6 13 (2.94%) RS-485
7 12 (2.71%) MQTT
8 9 (2.04%) Software-Defined Radio
9 8 (1.81%) Modbus
9 8 (1.81%) Profibus
10 7 (1.58%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.68%) X.509
12 2 (0.45%) 5G
12 2 (0.45%) DHCP
12 2 (0.45%) DNS
12 2 (0.45%) LoRaWAN
12 2 (0.45%) RS-422
12 2 (0.45%) UWB
12 2 (0.45%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.23%) InfluxDB
2 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 41 (9.28%) Git
2 12 (2.71%) Jenkins
3 9 (2.04%) GitLab
3 9 (2.04%) PetaLinux
4 8 (1.81%) JIRA
5 7 (1.58%) GDB
6 6 (1.36%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (1.13%) LabVIEW
8 4 (0.90%) Rational DOORS
8 4 (0.90%) Robot Framework
9 3 (0.68%) Subversion
10 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.45%) MLflow
10 2 (0.45%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.45%) Zephyr
11 1 (0.23%) CMake
11 1 (0.23%) GoogleTest
11 1 (0.23%) Polyspace
11 1 (0.23%) SonarQube
11 1 (0.23%) VectorCAST
General
1 136 (30.77%) Electronics
2 85 (19.23%) Manufacturing
3 56 (12.67%) Social Skills
4 53 (11.99%) Aerospace
5 47 (10.63%) Automotive
6 13 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (2.71%) Finance
8 11 (2.49%) Military
9 8 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.58%) Avionics
11 6 (1.36%) Advertising
12 5 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.13%) Marketing
13 4 (0.90%) Aviation
13 4 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.90%) Legal
14 3 (0.68%) Multimedia
14 3 (0.68%) Police
14 3 (0.68%) Retail
15 2 (0.45%) Games
Job Titles
1 199 (45.02%) Embedded Engineer
2 135 (30.54%) Software Engineer
3 86 (19.46%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 80 (18.10%) Systems Engineer
5 77 (17.42%) Senior
6 52 (11.76%) Lead
7 47 (10.63%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 35 (7.92%) Senior Software Engineer
9 34 (7.69%) Principal Engineer
10 33 (7.47%) Electronics Engineer
11 30 (6.79%) Hardware Engineer
12 27 (6.11%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 26 (5.88%) Linux Engineer
14 25 (5.66%) Embedded Linux Engineer
15 23 (5.20%) Architect
16 19 (4.30%) Design Engineer
17 16 (3.62%) Developer
18 15 (3.39%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
18 15 (3.39%) Firmware Engineer
19 13 (2.94%) Lead Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (7.92%) Yocto
2 11 (2.49%) React
3 8 (1.81%) .NET
4 6 (1.36%) pytest
4 6 (1.36%) TensorFlow
4 6 (1.36%) Terraform
5 5 (1.13%) REST
6 4 (0.90%) Middleware
6 4 (0.90%) PyTorch
6 4 (0.90%) Qt
6 4 (0.90%) Unity DI Container
7 3 (0.68%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (0.68%) WebSockets
8 2 (0.45%) CSS
8 2 (0.45%) HTML
8 2 (0.45%) JWT
8 2 (0.45%) LangChain
8 2 (0.45%) Node.js
8 2 (0.45%) React Native
9 1 (0.23%) ONNX
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.99%) IoT
2 45 (10.18%) Algorithms
3 42 (9.50%) FPGA
4 37 (8.37%) Device Driver
5 25 (5.66%) Robotics
6 20 (4.52%) Analogue Electronics
7 19 (4.30%) ARM Cortex
8 17 (3.85%) VHDL
9 16 (3.62%) Verilog
10 9 (2.04%) Acoustics
10 9 (2.04%) Product Ownership
11 8 (1.81%) Operational Technology
12 7 (1.58%) Life Science
13 6 (1.36%) Onboarding
14 5 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
14 5 (1.13%) Mobile App
14 5 (1.13%) Raspberry Pi
14 5 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.13%) Social Media
15 4 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 107 (24.21%) Linux
2 54 (12.22%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (3.85%) FreeRTOS
4 9 (2.04%) Windows
5 5 (1.13%) Unix
6 4 (0.90%) Android
7 3 (0.68%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.68%) Robot Operating System
8 2 (0.45%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.45%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.23%) Debian
9 1 (0.23%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (41.18%) Software Engineering
2 63 (14.25%) Validation
3 56 (12.67%) Problem-Solving
4 55 (12.44%) CI/CD
5 46 (10.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 46 (10.41%) Test Automation
6 36 (8.14%) Computer Science
7 32 (7.24%) Collaborative Culture
8 31 (7.01%) DevOps
8 31 (7.01%) Signal Processing
9 30 (6.79%) Prototyping
9 30 (6.79%) Technical Leadership
10 28 (6.33%) AI
11 27 (6.11%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
12 26 (5.88%) Software Testing
13 25 (5.66%) Software Architecture
14 24 (5.43%) Collaborative Engineering
15 23 (5.20%) CAD
16 21 (4.75%) Cybersecurity
16 21 (4.75%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 145 (32.81%) C++
2 134 (30.32%) C
3 84 (19.00%) Python
4 30 (6.79%) Embedded C
5 29 (6.56%) MATLAB
6 25 (5.66%) Rust
7 23 (5.20%) Embedded C++
8 22 (4.98%) C#
9 15 (3.39%) Go
10 14 (3.17%) Java
11 12 (2.71%) JavaScript
12 6 (1.36%) Bash
13 5 (1.13%) Ada
13 5 (1.13%) SystemVerilog
13 5 (1.13%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.68%) Ada 95
14 3 (0.68%) PowerShell
15 1 (0.23%) Assembly Language
15 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.23%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 84 (19.00%) Degree
2 70 (15.84%) Security Cleared
3 39 (8.82%) SC Cleared
4 25 (5.66%) DV Cleared
5 19 (4.30%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (4.07%) Master's Degree
7 16 (3.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (2.71%) HND
9 8 (1.81%) CEH
9 8 (1.81%) OSCP
10 7 (1.58%) HNC
11 6 (1.36%) PhD
12 2 (0.45%) EMC Certification
13 1 (0.23%) CISA
13 1 (0.23%) CISM
13 1 (0.23%) CISMP
13 1 (0.23%) CISSP
13 1 (0.23%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.23%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.39%) QA
2 9 (2.04%) JTAG
3 5 (1.13%) Def Stans
4 4 (0.90%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.90%) ECSS
4 4 (0.90%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 4 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 4 (0.90%) MIL-STD-1553
5 3 (0.68%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.68%) Automotive SPICE
6 2 (0.45%) IEC 61508
6 2 (0.45%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.45%) MISRA
7 1 (0.23%) DO-160
7 1 (0.23%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.23%) DO-254
7 1 (0.23%) GDPR
7 1 (0.23%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 101 (22.85%) Firmware
2 51 (11.54%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (2.94%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.58%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.90%) Grafana
2 4 (0.90%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.45%) Ansible
3 2 (0.45%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.23%) Consul
Vendors
1 23 (5.20%) EMC
2 12 (2.71%) Xilinx
3 9 (2.04%) Google
3 9 (2.04%) Microsoft
4 5 (1.13%) Cadence
4 5 (1.13%) Intel
4 5 (1.13%) Microsemi
5 4 (0.90%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.90%) Motorola
5 4 (0.90%) NVIDIA
5 4 (0.90%) YouTube
6 3 (0.68%) Altera
7 2 (0.45%) Adobe
7 2 (0.45%) Oracle
7 2 (0.45%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.45%) SAP
7 2 (0.45%) Yahoo!
8 1 (0.23%) Cisco
8 1 (0.23%) IBM
8 1 (0.23%) Lattice Semiconductor