Embedded Systems Job Trends in the North of England

Embedded Systems
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 257 257
Rank change year-on-year +35 0 +162
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 37 30 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.35% 0.33% 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.90% 1.07% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 21 9 21
10th Percentile - £51,500 -
25th Percentile £52,250 £58,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £61,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.38% +10.91% -
75th Percentile £60,750 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.83% +4.35% -14.81%

All Generic Skills
North of England

Embedded Systems 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,099 2,805 2,884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 38.27% 30.92% 33.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,617 1,260 2,225
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -8.99% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,389 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,100 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in the North of England

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the North of England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the North of England

Embedded Systems
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the North of England 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
North West +22 15 £72,500 -3.33% 9
Yorkshire +5 14 £55,000 -6.38% 17
North East +5 8 £56,500 -7.38% 8
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 3 (8.11%) Simulink
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 16 (43.24%) Ethernet
General
1 13 (35.14%) Electronics
2 7 (18.92%) Social Skills
3 5 (13.51%) Finance
3 5 (13.51%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.70%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.70%) Agriculture
4 1 (2.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (45.95%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (21.62%) Design Engineer
2 8 (21.62%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 8 (21.62%) Software Engineer
3 5 (13.51%) Electronics Design Engineer
3 5 (13.51%) Electronics Engineer
3 5 (13.51%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
3 5 (13.51%) Software Design Engineer
4 4 (10.81%) Systems Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) FPGA Design Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) FPGA Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Reliability Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Help Desk Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Sales Manager
7 1 (2.70%) Technical Manager
7 1 (2.70%) Technical Sales Manager
Miscellaneous
1 19 (51.35%) FPGA
2 5 (13.51%) Analogue Electronics
3 3 (8.11%) Verilog
3 3 (8.11%) VHDL
4 2 (5.41%) IoT
5 1 (2.70%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (2.70%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.70%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 16 (43.24%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.03%) Software Testing
2 8 (21.62%) Mentoring
2 8 (21.62%) Software Engineering
3 5 (13.51%) Agile
4 3 (8.11%) FPGA Design
4 3 (8.11%) Signal Processing
4 3 (8.11%) UVM
5 1 (2.70%) Business Development
5 1 (2.70%) Business Strategy
5 1 (2.70%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (2.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (2.70%) CRM
5 1 (2.70%) Edge Computing
5 1 (2.70%) Line Management
5 1 (2.70%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 16 (43.24%) C
2 12 (32.43%) C++
3 6 (16.22%) Embedded C
4 5 (13.51%) Embedded C++
5 3 (8.11%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 4 (10.81%) Degree
System Software
1 13 (35.14%) Firmware
2 12 (32.43%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (8.11%) Intel
1 3 (8.11%) Microsemi
1 3 (8.11%) Xilinx