Embedded Systems Job Trends in Somerset

Embedded Systems
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 - 60
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.15% - 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.47% - 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £55,000 £58,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.38% +6.82% -12.00%

All Generic Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 212 135 200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 31.04% 48.91% 29.50%
Number of salaries quoted 76 51 164
10th Percentile £25,177 £10,258 £28,353
25th Percentile £29,165 £40,000 £30,385
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £55,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -38.18% +34.15% -23.43%
75th Percentile £49,063 £62,500 £57,000
90th Percentile £59,537 £82,500 £70,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Somerset

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 20 March 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
Frome - 1 £47,500 - 1
Embedded Systems
South West

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
1 1 (100.00%) Avionics
1 1 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware