Signal Processing Jobs in England

Signal Processing
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Signal Processing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Signal Processing over the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 367 645 868
Rank change year-on-year +278 +223 -228
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 339 200 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.72% 0.23% 0.087%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.27% 0.091%
Number of salaries quoted 318 142 50
10th Percentile - £39,775 £37,125
25th Percentile £62,000 £42,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £58,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.17% -16.07% +7.69%
75th Percentile - £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,600 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +17.67% -7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Signal Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 44,280 73,086 88,115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 93.72% 85.76% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 23,940 53,858 52,090
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,308
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,840 £73,650 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £101,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Signal Processing in England

Signal Processing
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Signal Processing in England

Signal Processing
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Signal Processing in England

Signal Processing
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Signal Processing within the England region over the 6 months to 6 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 East +229 312 £70,600 +17.67% 90
South West +71 9 £39,500 -21.00% 27
East of England +1 9 £50,000 -11.50% 48
North of England +69 8 £75,000 +45.63% 13
North West +18 8 £75,000 +45.63% 6
London +116 1 £62,000 +3.33% 28
Signal Processing
UK

Signal Processing
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:

Applications
1 17 (5.01%) Simulink
2 12 (3.54%) Mathcad
3 2 (0.59%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.13%) Software-Defined Radio
2 8 (2.36%) Wireless
3 6 (1.77%) RS-485
4 2 (0.59%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.29%) 3GPP
5 1 (0.29%) 5G
5 1 (0.29%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.29%) Broadband
5 1 (0.29%) HTTP
5 1 (0.29%) Internet
5 1 (0.29%) Mobile Broadband
5 1 (0.29%) Network Security
5 1 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.29%) RS-232
5 1 (0.29%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 249 (73.45%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.59%) Subversion
3 1 (0.29%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.29%) Git
3 1 (0.29%) GitLab
3 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.29%) JUnit
3 1 (0.29%) NetBeans
3 1 (0.29%) PetaLinux
General
1 293 (86.43%) Electronics
2 19 (5.60%) Social Skills
3 12 (3.54%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (2.36%) Finance
5 5 (1.47%) Manufacturing
6 3 (0.88%) Telecoms
7 2 (0.59%) Marketing
7 2 (0.59%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.29%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.29%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 252 (74.34%) Systems Engineer
2 135 (39.82%) Principal Engineer
2 135 (39.82%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 132 (38.94%) Senior
4 114 (33.63%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 22 (6.49%) Lead
6 14 (4.13%) FPGA Engineer
7 12 (3.54%) Mathematical Modeller
7 12 (3.54%) Radar Engineer
8 9 (2.65%) Radio Engineer
8 9 (2.65%) Software Engineer
9 8 (2.36%) VHDL Engineer
10 7 (2.06%) Senior FPGA Engineer
10 7 (2.06%) Senior VHDL Engineer
11 5 (1.47%) Electronics Engineer
11 5 (1.47%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 5 (1.47%) Senior Software Engineer
12 4 (1.18%) Embedded Engineer
12 4 (1.18%) Firmware Engineer
13 3 (0.88%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.59%) HTML
2 1 (0.29%) REST
2 1 (0.29%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 287 (84.66%) Algorithms
2 34 (10.03%) FPGA
3 21 (6.19%) VHDL
4 17 (5.01%) Verilog
5 9 (2.65%) MicroBlaze
6 8 (2.36%) Embedded Systems
6 8 (2.36%) GNSS
7 7 (2.06%) ASIC
7 7 (2.06%) Satnav
8 5 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.47%) e-Learning
8 5 (1.47%) Life Science
9 3 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.59%) RISC-V
11 1 (0.29%) Acoustics
11 1 (0.29%) Analogue Electronics
11 1 (0.29%) Device Driver
11 1 (0.29%) Smartphone
11 1 (0.29%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.42%) Linux
2 7 (2.06%) Windows
3 4 (1.18%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.29%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (80.53%) Systems Engineering
2 261 (76.99%) Technical Leadership
3 136 (40.12%) Test Planning
4 103 (30.38%) Mentoring
5 101 (29.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 31 (9.14%) Problem-Solving
7 30 (8.85%) Physics
8 23 (6.78%) Digital Signal Processing
9 20 (5.90%) Mathematics
10 19 (5.60%) Validation
11 18 (5.31%) Data Analysis
12 16 (4.72%) Verification and Validation
13 15 (4.42%) Innovative Thinking
13 15 (4.42%) Mathematical Modelling
14 12 (3.54%) Architectural Design
14 12 (3.54%) Creative Thinking
14 12 (3.54%) Performance Analysis
15 11 (3.24%) FPGA Design
15 11 (3.24%) Software Engineering
16 10 (2.95%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 101 (29.79%) R
2 44 (12.98%) MATLAB
3 30 (8.85%) C
4 27 (7.96%) C++
5 17 (5.01%) Python
6 8 (2.36%) Tcl
7 7 (2.06%) Perl
7 7 (2.06%) VB
8 4 (1.18%) Embedded C
9 3 (0.88%) Embedded C++
9 3 (0.88%) SystemVerilog
10 2 (0.59%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.59%) Rust
10 2 (0.59%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.29%) Java
Qualifications
1 291 (85.84%) BPSS Clearance
2 40 (11.80%) Degree
3 15 (4.42%) Security Cleared
4 10 (2.95%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.18%) PhD
6 3 (0.88%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 273 (80.53%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.29%) QA
System Software
1 18 (5.31%) Firmware
2 13 (3.83%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 249 (73.45%) IBM
2 19 (5.60%) Xilinx
3 12 (3.54%) MathWorks
4 8 (2.36%) Altera
5 7 (2.06%) Green Hills
6 6 (1.77%) EMC
7 2 (0.59%) Intel
7 2 (0.59%) Microsemi
7 2 (0.59%) SAP
8 1 (0.29%) Cisco
8 1 (0.29%) Freescale
8 1 (0.29%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.29%) ServiceNow