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

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 434 504 467
Rank change year-on-year +70 -37 +152
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 313 143 413
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.36% 0.34% 0.45%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.41% 0.81% 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 225 86 288
10th Percentile £45,000 £30,125 £38,375
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 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £108,125 £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 22,141 17,746 30,382
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.60% 41.86% 33.30%
Number of salaries quoted 14,663 8,811 20,476
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £38,750
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 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £59,275 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.09% +4.55% -14.06%

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 6 July 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 6 July 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 +26 108 £60,000 +9.09% 63
East of England +48 70 £67,500 -1.82% 37
South West -29 42 £62,500 +4.17% 31
Midlands -12 40 £53,750 +26.47% 23
North of England -31 32 £51,000 +2.00% 18
West Midlands -3 28 £55,000 +83.33% 10
London -15 17 £100,000 +60.00% 29
North East - 15 £51,000 - 5
East Midlands -30 12 £50,000 +11.11% 13
Yorkshire -27 9 £50,000 +8.70% 4
North West -18 8 £55,000 - 9
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 (0.96%) Confluence
1 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (0.96%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.32%) Kinematics
Applications
1 12 (3.83%) Simulink
2 5 (1.60%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (0.96%) Lightworks
4 1 (0.32%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 9 (2.88%) Azure
2 8 (2.56%) AWS
3 6 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (0.96%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.96%) GCP
5 3 (0.96%) Google Analytics
5 3 (0.96%) MailChimp
5 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (0.96%) Power Automate
5 3 (0.96%) Power Platform
5 3 (0.96%) PowerApps
6 2 (0.64%) AWS CodePipeline
6 2 (0.64%) GitHub
6 2 (0.64%) GitHub Actions
6 2 (0.64%) WhatsApp
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon ECS
7 1 (0.32%) Amazon EKS
7 1 (0.32%) AWS IoT
Communications & Networking
1 36 (11.50%) Wireless
2 25 (7.99%) Bluetooth
3 16 (5.11%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (4.79%) ZigBee
5 13 (4.15%) RS-232
6 11 (3.51%) Ethernet
6 11 (3.51%) MQTT
7 10 (3.19%) RS-485
8 9 (2.88%) Modbus
8 9 (2.88%) Profibus
9 6 (1.92%) Software-Defined Radio
10 5 (1.60%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.64%) HTTP
11 2 (0.64%) RFID
11 2 (0.64%) UWB
12 1 (0.32%) LTE
12 1 (0.32%) NFC
12 1 (0.32%) SpaceWire
12 1 (0.32%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 34 (10.86%) Git
2 11 (3.51%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.24%) JIRA
4 6 (1.92%) GitLab
4 6 (1.92%) PetaLinux
5 5 (1.60%) GDB
5 5 (1.60%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (1.28%) Robot Framework
6 4 (1.28%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.96%) Polyspace
7 3 (0.96%) Subversion
7 3 (0.96%) VectorCAST
8 2 (0.64%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.64%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.64%) MLflow
8 2 (0.64%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.32%) CMake
9 1 (0.32%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.32%) GoogleTest
9 1 (0.32%) Selenium
General
1 81 (25.88%) Electronics
2 49 (15.65%) Manufacturing
3 33 (10.54%) Social Skills
4 27 (8.63%) Aerospace
5 26 (8.31%) Automotive
6 9 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (2.24%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (2.24%) Military
8 5 (1.60%) Finance
9 4 (1.28%) Advertising
9 4 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.28%) Law
9 4 (1.28%) Marketing
9 4 (1.28%) Retail
10 3 (0.96%) Aviation
10 3 (0.96%) Wearables
11 2 (0.64%) Avionics
11 2 (0.64%) Games
11 2 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.64%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 166 (53.04%) Embedded Engineer
2 121 (38.66%) Software Engineer
3 75 (23.96%) Systems Engineer
4 72 (23.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 62 (19.81%) Senior
6 34 (10.86%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 32 (10.22%) Senior Software Engineer
8 28 (8.95%) Lead
9 22 (7.03%) Principal Engineer
9 22 (7.03%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 21 (6.71%) Linux Engineer
11 20 (6.39%) Developer
11 20 (6.39%) Firmware Engineer
12 19 (6.07%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 17 (5.43%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
13 17 (5.43%) Lead Systems Engineer
14 13 (4.15%) Hardware Engineer
15 12 (3.83%) Principal Software Engineer
16 11 (3.51%) Development Engineer
17 10 (3.19%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.03%) Yocto
2 11 (3.51%) .NET
3 8 (2.56%) pytest
3 8 (2.56%) TensorFlow
4 6 (1.92%) PyTorch
5 5 (1.60%) Qt
5 5 (1.60%) React
6 4 (1.28%) Unity DI Container
7 3 (0.96%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (0.96%) Middleware
7 3 (0.96%) OpenCV
7 3 (0.96%) REST
8 2 (0.64%) HTML
8 2 (0.64%) LangChain
8 2 (0.64%) Node.js
8 2 (0.64%) React Native
8 2 (0.64%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.32%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.32%) ONNX
9 1 (0.32%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 40 (12.78%) IoT
2 38 (12.14%) Algorithms
3 29 (9.27%) FPGA
4 27 (8.63%) Device Driver
5 19 (6.07%) Robotics
6 16 (5.11%) Acoustics
7 14 (4.47%) ARM Cortex
8 12 (3.83%) Verilog
8 12 (3.83%) VHDL
9 9 (2.88%) Raspberry Pi
10 7 (2.24%) Operational Technology
10 7 (2.24%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.60%) Analogue Electronics
11 5 (1.60%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.60%) Onboarding
12 4 (1.28%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.28%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.96%) PCIe
13 3 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 78 (24.92%) Linux
2 42 (13.42%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (5.75%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (1.92%) Robot Operating System
4 6 (1.92%) Windows
5 3 (0.96%) Unix
6 2 (0.64%) Android
6 2 (0.64%) ThreadX
7 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.32%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (50.48%) Software Engineering
2 42 (13.42%) Validation
3 39 (12.46%) CI/CD
4 33 (10.54%) Computer Science
5 30 (9.58%) Test Automation
6 28 (8.95%) DevOps
6 28 (8.95%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (7.99%) Technical Leadership
8 22 (7.03%) AI
8 22 (7.03%) Continuous Improvement
8 22 (7.03%) Software Testing
9 21 (6.71%) Collaborative Culture
9 21 (6.71%) Roadmaps
10 19 (6.07%) Agile
10 19 (6.07%) Machine Learning
10 19 (6.07%) Signal Processing
11 18 (5.75%) Software Architecture
12 17 (5.43%) Prototyping
12 17 (5.43%) SDLC
13 16 (5.11%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 108 (34.50%) C++
2 97 (30.99%) C
3 69 (22.04%) Python
4 20 (6.39%) C#
5 19 (6.07%) Embedded C
6 17 (5.43%) Embedded C++
7 16 (5.11%) MATLAB
7 16 (5.11%) Rust
8 10 (3.19%) Java
9 8 (2.56%) Bash
10 7 (2.24%) Go
10 7 (2.24%) JavaScript
11 3 (0.96%) Assembly Language
11 3 (0.96%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.96%) SystemVerilog
12 1 (0.32%) PHP
12 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.32%) VB
12 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.32%) VB6
Qualifications
1 59 (18.85%) Degree
2 38 (12.14%) Security Cleared
3 32 (10.22%) SC Cleared
4 18 (5.75%) DV Cleared
5 17 (5.43%) Master's Degree
6 16 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (2.24%) CEH
8 7 (2.24%) OSCP
9 5 (1.60%) HND
10 4 (1.28%) PhD
11 1 (0.32%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.32%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.83%) QA
2 8 (2.56%) JTAG
3 5 (1.60%) Def Stans
4 4 (1.28%) ECSS
4 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (0.96%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (0.96%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.96%) IEC 61508
5 3 (0.96%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.32%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.32%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.32%) MISRA
System Software
1 86 (27.48%) Firmware
2 49 (15.65%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (2.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.28%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.64%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.32%) Ansible
3 1 (0.32%) Grafana
3 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (2.56%) Microsoft
2 7 (2.24%) EMC
2 7 (2.24%) Google
3 6 (1.92%) Xilinx
4 3 (0.96%) HubSpot
4 3 (0.96%) Intel
4 3 (0.96%) Microsemi
4 3 (0.96%) YouTube
5 2 (0.64%) Adobe
5 2 (0.64%) Motorola
5 2 (0.64%) NVIDIA
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle
5 2 (0.64%) Salesforce
5 2 (0.64%) SAP
5 2 (0.64%) Yahoo!
6 1 (0.32%) Xamarin