RISC-V Jobs 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 29 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 648 - 767
Rank change year-on-year - - +367
Permanent jobs citing RISC-V 36 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.075% - 0.006%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.18% - 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 - -

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 19,741 23,652 25,662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 41.16% 32.30% 41.70%
Number of salaries quoted 9,352 13,345 16,887
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £42,500 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -10.77% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £108,750 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% -

RISC-V
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing RISC-V as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for RISC-V 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 29 August 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 East - 36 £55,000 - 1
RISC-V
UK

RISC-V
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 34 (94.44%) Software-Defined Radio
1 34 (94.44%) Wireless
General
1 34 (94.44%) Finance
2 2 (5.56%) Automotive
2 2 (5.56%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 36 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 36 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 36 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (5.56%) Senior
2 2 (5.56%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 2 (5.56%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 2 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 36 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 34 (94.44%) e-Learning
2 34 (94.44%) MicroBlaze
Operating Systems
1 34 (94.44%) Embedded Linux
1 34 (94.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 34 (94.44%) Agile
2 34 (94.44%) Digital Signal Processing
2 34 (94.44%) Innovative Thinking
2 34 (94.44%) Signal Processing
3 2 (5.56%) Physics
3 2 (5.56%) Software Testing
3 2 (5.56%) Unit Testing
3 2 (5.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (100.00%) C
2 34 (94.44%) C++
3 2 (5.56%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 34 (94.44%) SC Cleared
1 34 (94.44%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.56%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.56%) ISO 9000
1 2 (5.56%) JTAG
System Software
1 36 (100.00%) Firmware
2 34 (94.44%) Embedded Firmware