Embedded Linux Job Trends in the Midlands

Embedded Linux
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 221 208
Rank change year-on-year +11 -13 +126
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 4 19 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.051% 0.30% 0.37%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.79% 1.80% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 4 15 21
10th Percentile - - £47,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £57,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £54,063 £67,625 £67,500
90th Percentile £54,625 £68,950 -
England median annual salary £45,000 £66,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -32.33% +2.31% +8.33%

All Operating Systems
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 507 1,053 839
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.52% 16.54% 14.64%
Number of salaries quoted 401 384 746
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,800 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,694 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £56,938
90th Percentile £63,400 £72,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% - -4.76%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Embedded Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
West Midlands +11 4 £52,500 -14.63%
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) 3G
1 4 (100.00%) GPRS
1 4 (100.00%) GSM
1 4 (100.00%) Modbus
1 4 (100.00%) RS-232
1 4 (100.00%) RS-485
1 4 (100.00%) SSL
1 4 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) C Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Linux Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Firmware Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Software Manager
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 4 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
2 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (100.00%) Firmware