Embedded Linux Jobs in Essex

Embedded Linux
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Essex requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 - 87
Rank change year-on-year - - +22
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 0.61% - 0.12%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.35% - 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £59,375 - -
25th Percentile £60,313 - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.17%
75th Percentile £65,938 - £68,750
90th Percentile £66,125 - -
East of England median annual salary £63,750 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -8.93% - +33.33%

All Operating Systems
Essex

Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 69 157 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 14.11% 17.66% 16.61%
Number of salaries quoted 39 143 105
10th Percentile £27,000 £22,900 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £25,759 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £30,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -20.00% -2.60%
75th Percentile £47,500 £40,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £57,750 £50,000 £78,750
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +5.88%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in Essex

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in Essex

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in Essex.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in Essex

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the Essex region over the 6 months to 28 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
Chelmsford - 2 £63,750 - 4
Saffron Walden - 1 - - 1
Embedded Linux
East of England

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Git
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) PetaLinux
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Design Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) FPGA Design Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) FPGA Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (33.33%) FPGA
2 1 (33.33%) Verilog
2 1 (33.33%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Code Quality
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) FPGA Design
2 1 (33.33%) Issue Tracking
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Signal Processing
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C++
2 1 (33.33%) C
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Rust
2 1 (33.33%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Xilinx