RISC-V Job Trends in England

RISC-V
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term RISC-V in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited RISC-V over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 590 - 673
Rank change year-on-year - - +261
Permanent jobs citing RISC-V 16 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.031% - 0.004%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.086% - 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 - £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £85,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £51,250 - £100,000
% change year-on-year - - +12.68%

All Generic Skills
England

RISC-V 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 18,590 18,294 17,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.68% 37.22% 37.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,372 8,693 12,755
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

RISC-V
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RISC-V relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

RISC-V job vacancy trend in England

RISC-V
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing RISC-V.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing RISC-V

RISC-V
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RISC-V within the England region over the 6 months to 3 January 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 - 14 £55,000 - 17
London - 2 £47,500 - 5
RISC-V
UK

RISC-V
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:

Communications & Networking
1 12 (75.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 12 (75.00%) Wireless
General
1 12 (75.00%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Electronics
3 2 (12.50%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 14 (87.50%) Embedded Engineer
1 14 (87.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 14 (87.50%) Software Engineer
2 4 (25.00%) Senior
3 2 (12.50%) Graduate
3 2 (12.50%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Senior Software Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Senior Verification Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Verification Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (87.50%) Embedded Systems
2 12 (75.00%) e-Learning
2 12 (75.00%) MicroBlaze
3 2 (12.50%) Verilog
3 2 (12.50%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 14 (87.50%) Linux
2 12 (75.00%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (12.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Software Engineering
2 12 (75.00%) Agile
2 12 (75.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 12 (75.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 12 (75.00%) Signal Processing
3 4 (25.00%) Physics
4 2 (12.50%) AI
4 2 (12.50%) Machine Learning
4 2 (12.50%) Mathematics
4 2 (12.50%) Software Testing
4 2 (12.50%) Unit Testing
4 2 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 14 (87.50%) C
2 12 (75.00%) C++
3 2 (12.50%) Bash
3 2 (12.50%) Embedded C
3 2 (12.50%) Python
3 2 (12.50%) SystemVerilog
3 2 (12.50%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 12 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 12 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (25.00%) Degree
3 2 (12.50%) Master's Degree
3 2 (12.50%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) ISO 9000
1 2 (12.50%) JTAG
System Software
1 14 (87.50%) Firmware
2 12 (75.00%) Embedded Firmware