Embedded Systems Job Trends in South Wales

Embedded Systems
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 55 68
Rank change year-on-year +5 +13 +20
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 14 11 1
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 1.81% 1.72% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.00% 4.30% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,000 £33,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £35,250 -
Median % change year-on-year +63.12% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £36,875 -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £57,500 £35,250 -
% change year-on-year +63.12% - -

All Generic Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 200 256 214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 25.84% 40.13% 35.14%
Number of salaries quoted 123 136 165
10th Percentile £28,400 £25,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,875 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,307 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.26% -5.39% +9.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,792 £71,000 £72,500
Wales median annual salary £50,500 £47,500 £48,546
% change year-on-year +6.32% -2.15% +7.88%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in South Wales

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in South Wales over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in South Wales

Embedded Systems
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 11 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
Cardiff +22 9 £50,000 +41.84% 5
Torfaen - 5 £65,000 -
Embedded Systems
Wales

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 5 (35.71%) Git
General
1 6 (42.86%) Aerospace
1 6 (42.86%) Automotive
1 6 (42.86%) Electronics
2 5 (35.71%) Aviation
3 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Firmware Engineer
1 5 (35.71%) Lead
1 5 (35.71%) Team Leader
2 1 (7.14%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (57.14%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Software Engineering
2 5 (35.71%) Agile
2 5 (35.71%) CI/CD
2 5 (35.71%) System Testing
2 5 (35.71%) Test Automation
2 5 (35.71%) Validation
2 5 (35.71%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (7.14%) Line Management
3 1 (7.14%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 6 (42.86%) C
1 6 (42.86%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (35.71%) QA
System Software
1 5 (35.71%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (35.71%) Firmware