GNSS Jobs in England

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term GNSS in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited GNSS over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 658 775 923
Rank change year-on-year +117 +148 +181
Permanent jobs citing GNSS 31 56 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.063% 0.065% 0.014%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.17% 0.19% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 1 15 2
10th Percentile - - £61,300
25th Percentile £58,750 £53,250 £63,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £75,000 £66,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +12.78% -16.88%
75th Percentile £66,250 £80,000 £69,750
90th Percentile - - £71,700
UK median annual salary £62,500 £75,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +36.36% -8.33%

All Generic Skills
England

GNSS 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 17,928 29,798 39,573
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 36.71% 34.76% 43.93%
Number of salaries quoted 8,772 20,825 21,320
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,478
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,000 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

GNSS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GNSS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GNSS in England

GNSS
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GNSS in England.

Salary trend for GNSS in England

GNSS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GNSS within the England region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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 West +95 29 - - 2
South East +91 1 - - 4
Yorkshire - 1 £62,500 -
North of England - 1 £62,500 -
GNSS
UK

GNSS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (16.13%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (12.90%) 5G
2 4 (12.90%) SD-WAN
2 4 (12.90%) WAN
3 1 (3.23%) Bluetooth
3 1 (3.23%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (12.90%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (61.29%) Finance
1 19 (61.29%) Presentation Skills
2 13 (41.94%) Social Skills
3 7 (22.58%) Electronics
4 6 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (12.90%) Marketing
6 1 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.23%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 6 (19.35%) FPGA Engineer
1 6 (19.35%) Senior
1 6 (19.35%) Senior FPGA Engineer
1 6 (19.35%) Senior VHDL Engineer
1 6 (19.35%) VHDL Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Embedded Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) Software Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) C Software Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) C++ Software Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Embedded C Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Embedded C Software Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Real Time Embedded Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Real Time Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Real Time Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (22.58%) FPGA
2 6 (19.35%) MicroBlaze
2 6 (19.35%) Satnav
2 6 (19.35%) VHDL
3 4 (12.90%) Self-Driving Car
4 1 (3.23%) Algorithms
4 1 (3.23%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (3.23%) IoT
4 1 (3.23%) Legacy Code
4 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (32.26%) Linux
2 6 (19.35%) Windows
3 1 (3.23%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (61.29%) Customer Engagement
2 13 (41.94%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (38.71%) Performance Management
3 12 (38.71%) Project Management
4 10 (32.26%) B2B
4 10 (32.26%) Computer Science
4 10 (32.26%) Defect Tracking
4 10 (32.26%) Requirements Analysis
5 7 (22.58%) Pricing Strategy
5 7 (22.58%) Signal Processing
6 6 (19.35%) Creative Thinking
6 6 (19.35%) FPGA Design
6 6 (19.35%) Innovative Thinking
6 6 (19.35%) Software Engineering
7 4 (12.90%) Configuration Management
7 4 (12.90%) Mentoring
7 4 (12.90%) Software Architecture
7 4 (12.90%) Test Automation
7 4 (12.90%) UML
7 4 (12.90%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 12 (38.71%) C
1 12 (38.71%) C++
2 6 (19.35%) MATLAB
2 6 (19.35%) Perl
2 6 (19.35%) Tcl
2 6 (19.35%) VB
3 2 (6.45%) Embedded C
3 2 (6.45%) Embedded C++
4 1 (3.23%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (32.26%) Degree
2 1 (3.23%) SC Cleared
2 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (74.19%) PMO
2 1 (3.23%) IEC 62304
2 1 (3.23%) MISRA
System Software
1 6 (19.35%) Embedded Firmware
1 6 (19.35%) Firmware
Vendors
1 6 (19.35%) Altera
1 6 (19.35%) Green Hills
1 6 (19.35%) Xilinx
2 4 (12.90%) Intel