Embedded Linux
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 48 | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +13 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield | - | 1.08% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 11.63% | 1.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | - | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | +17.65% |
All Operating Systems
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 32 | 43 | 96 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield | 7.80% | 9.27% | 20.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 19 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,550 | £26,050 | £24,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,250 | £34,038 | £27,215 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £42,500 | £32,625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.53% | +30.27% | -9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £50,625 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59,250 | £54,750 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £32,500 | £42,000 | £34,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.62% | +21.74% | -1.99% |
Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in Sheffield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Embedded Linux.
