Embedded Linux Job Trends in London

Embedded Linux
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 446 388 463
Rank change year-on-year -58 +75 +20
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 2 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.008% 0.008% 0.011%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.14% 0.069% 0.084%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £50,250
25th Percentile £48,750 - £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -58.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 - £55,625
90th Percentile - - £56,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -21.43% +21.74%

All Operating Systems
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,436 1,444 2,368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.54% 12.23% 12.58%
Number of salaries quoted 960 1,061 1,525
10th Percentile £33,250 £30,625 £36,000
25th Percentile £43,387 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.56%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £86,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £105,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -4.76%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in London

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Embedded Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Yocto
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared