Embedded Linux Jobs in the South East

Embedded Linux
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 286 327 344
Rank change year-on-year +41 +17 +56
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 21 70 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.22% 0.40% 0.38%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.74% 2.47% 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 67 37
10th Percentile - £65,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £70,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £72,500
90th Percentile - - £79,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -18.52% +12.50% -

All Operating Systems
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,204 2,838 2,696
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 12.72% 16.38% 19.05%
Number of salaries quoted 881 2,256 1,874
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £25,688
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -0.58% -8.95%
75th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £60,438
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in the South East

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in the South East.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in the South East

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux in the South East over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux in the South East

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
Hampshire +48 19 £55,000 -31.25% 4
Thames Valley +46 2 £90,000 +28.57% 2
Oxfordshire - 2 £90,000 -
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 16 (76.19%) Software-Defined Radio
1 16 (76.19%) Wireless
General
1 16 (76.19%) Finance
2 3 (14.29%) Electronics
3 2 (9.52%) Automotive
3 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (76.19%) Embedded Engineer
1 16 (76.19%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 16 (76.19%) Software Engineer
2 3 (14.29%) FPGA Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) Linux Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (14.29%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 21 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 16 (76.19%) e-Learning
2 16 (76.19%) MicroBlaze
2 16 (76.19%) RISC-V
3 3 (14.29%) FPGA
3 3 (14.29%) Greenfield Project
4 2 (9.52%) Robotics
4 2 (9.52%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 21 (100.00%) Linux
2 2 (9.52%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (76.19%) Agile
1 16 (76.19%) Digital Signal Processing
1 16 (76.19%) Innovative Thinking
1 16 (76.19%) Signal Processing
1 16 (76.19%) Software Engineering
2 3 (14.29%) Data Science
2 3 (14.29%) FPGA Design
2 3 (14.29%) Machine Learning
3 2 (9.52%) Logistics
3 2 (9.52%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 19 (90.48%) C++
2 16 (76.19%) C
3 3 (14.29%) Go
3 3 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (90.48%) SC Cleared
1 19 (90.48%) Security Cleared
2 3 (14.29%) Degree
System Software
1 16 (76.19%) Embedded Firmware
1 16 (76.19%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (14.29%) Xilinx