Embedded Linux Jobs in the South West

Embedded Linux
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 220 262
Rank change year-on-year +42 +42 +50
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 1 66 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.028% 0.71% 0.059%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.20% 4.04% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1 66 4
10th Percentile - - £59,125
25th Percentile £53,750 £45,000 £65,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -17.24% +34.88%
75th Percentile £61,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile - - £83,250
England median annual salary £56,250 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -

All Operating Systems
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 489 1,633 1,257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 13.64% 17.59% 18.63%
Number of salaries quoted 346 1,241 743
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,750 £33,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £52,500 £60,918 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in the South West

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in the South West

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 11 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
Bristol +50 1 £57,500 -6.12% 7
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Rhapsody
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Ada Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Ada Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Ada
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (100.00%) MISRA