Signal Processing Job Trends in the South East

Signal Processing
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Signal Processing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 227 209 270
Rank change year-on-year -18 +61 +108
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 46 88 26
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.44% 0.98% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.55% 1.11% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 19 59 20
10th Percentile £54,270 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £75,900 £50,625 £45,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,700 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.12% +4.17% -14.29%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £100,000 - £82,500
England median annual salary £75,900 £62,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +21.44% +10.62% -19.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Signal Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,306 7,897 7,821
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.19% 88.14% 88.35%
Number of salaries quoted 4,952 3,758 5,459
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Signal Processing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Signal Processing job vacancy trend in the South East

Signal Processing
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Signal Processing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Signal Processing

Signal Processing
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing in the South East over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Signal Processing in the South East

Signal Processing
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 Signal Processing within the South East 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
Hampshire +38 32 £87,950 +9.94% 10
Isle of Wight -1 10 £85,700 +29.26% 1
Thames Valley +2 2 £34,500 -44.80% 10
Berkshire -6 2 £34,500 - 6
Kent -17 1 £75,900 +44.57% 1
Surrey -34 1 - - 3
Signal Processing
England

Signal Processing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.17%) GNU Octave
2 1 (2.17%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.17%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 17 (36.96%) Software-Defined Radio
1 17 (36.96%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 12 (26.09%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.17%) JIRA
General
1 22 (47.83%) Electronics
2 11 (23.91%) Finance
3 3 (6.52%) Social Skills
4 2 (4.35%) Aerospace
4 2 (4.35%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.17%) Banking
5 1 (2.17%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.17%) Marketing
5 1 (2.17%) Military
5 1 (2.17%) Multimedia
5 1 (2.17%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (36.96%) Systems Engineer
2 15 (32.61%) Software Engineer
3 11 (23.91%) Embedded Engineer
3 11 (23.91%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 10 (21.74%) Principal Engineer
4 10 (21.74%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 8 (17.39%) Lead
6 4 (8.70%) Radio Engineer
7 3 (6.52%) Senior
8 2 (4.35%) Audio Visual Engineer
8 2 (4.35%) Graduate
8 2 (4.35%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 1 (2.17%) Analyst
9 1 (2.17%) Design Engineer
9 1 (2.17%) Graduate Analyst
9 1 (2.17%) Graduate Systems Analyst
9 1 (2.17%) Project Management Assistant
9 1 (2.17%) Project Manager
9 1 (2.17%) Project Office Manager
9 1 (2.17%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.17%) HEVC
Miscellaneous
1 13 (28.26%) Algorithms
2 12 (26.09%) Embedded Systems
3 11 (23.91%) e-Learning
3 11 (23.91%) MicroBlaze
3 11 (23.91%) RISC-V
4 4 (8.70%) FPGA
5 2 (4.35%) Driving Licence
6 1 (2.17%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
6 1 (2.17%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (23.91%) Embedded Linux
1 11 (23.91%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (45.65%) Digital Signal Processing
2 18 (39.13%) Innovative Thinking
3 15 (32.61%) Software Engineering
4 14 (30.43%) Systems Engineering
5 13 (28.26%) Physics
6 12 (26.09%) Agile
6 12 (26.09%) Technical Leadership
7 10 (21.74%) Test Planning
8 8 (17.39%) Data Analysis
9 2 (4.35%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (4.35%) Project Management
9 2 (4.35%) Service Delivery
10 1 (2.17%) Business Intelligence
10 1 (2.17%) Change Management
10 1 (2.17%) Data Management
10 1 (2.17%) IC Design
10 1 (2.17%) Mathematics
10 1 (2.17%) Project Planning
10 1 (2.17%) Risk Management
10 1 (2.17%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 14 (30.43%) MATLAB
2 11 (23.91%) C
2 11 (23.91%) C++
3 1 (2.17%) Python
3 1 (2.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 22 (47.83%) BPSS Clearance
2 18 (39.13%) Security Cleared
3 16 (34.78%) SC Cleared
4 12 (26.09%) Degree
5 1 (2.17%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (26.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (4.35%) PMO
System Software
1 15 (32.61%) Embedded Firmware
1 15 (32.61%) Firmware
Vendors
1 12 (26.09%) IBM
2 2 (4.35%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.17%) ANSYS
3 1 (2.17%) Atlassian
3 1 (2.17%) Keysight
3 1 (2.17%) PTC