Embedded Systems Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Embedded Systems
South East > Oxfordshire

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 72 62
Rank change year-on-year +31 -10 +54
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 17 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 2.41% 0.75% 0.58%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.44% 1.87% 1.93%
Number of salaries quoted 17 6 4
10th Percentile - £47,500 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -2.04% -5.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £67,563
90th Percentile £71,500 - £74,425
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -14.29%

All Generic Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 180 321 207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 25.50% 40.07% 30.22%
Number of salaries quoted 116 146 175
10th Percentile £27,000 - £34,229
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.91% - +29.41%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,188 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,125 £77,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £56,509 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.37% +2.74% -

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in Oxfordshire

Embedded Systems
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 6 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
Oxford - 8 £65,000 - 5
Abingdon - 7 £55,000 -
Embedded Systems
South East

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 1 (5.88%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Ethernet
1 1 (5.88%) RS-232
1 1 (5.88%) RS-485
1 1 (5.88%) SpaceWire
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Git
General
1 10 (58.82%) Electronics
2 9 (52.94%) Automotive
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (88.24%) Embedded Engineer
2 9 (52.94%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
2 9 (52.94%) Firmware Engineer
3 6 (35.29%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 6 (35.29%) Senior
3 6 (35.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 6 (35.29%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 6 (35.29%) Senior Software Engineer
3 6 (35.29%) Software Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Principal Hardware Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Software Validation Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Software Verification Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Validation Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (52.94%) Flash
2 1 (5.88%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Acoustics
1 1 (5.88%) Fibre Optics
1 1 (5.88%) Robotics
1 1 (5.88%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Linux
1 1 (5.88%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Collaborative Culture
2 7 (41.18%) Software Engineering
3 2 (11.76%) Validation
4 1 (5.88%) Battery Management
4 1 (5.88%) CI/CD
4 1 (5.88%) Dependency Management
4 1 (5.88%) Mechatronics
4 1 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (5.88%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (5.88%) SDLC
4 1 (5.88%) Test Automation
4 1 (5.88%) Test Scripting
4 1 (5.88%) UML
4 1 (5.88%) Verification and Validation
4 1 (5.88%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 10 (58.82%) C
2 9 (52.94%) Embedded C
3 1 (5.88%) C++
3 1 (5.88%) Python
3 1 (5.88%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (5.88%) Degree
1 1 (5.88%) Master's Degree
1 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
1 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) ECSS
System Software
1 9 (52.94%) Embedded Firmware
1 9 (52.94%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) EMC