Embedded Systems Job Trends in the South West

Embedded Systems
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 180 153 196
Rank change year-on-year -27 +43 0
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 65 16 38
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.63% 0.45% 0.52%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.73% 1.29% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 47 14 16
10th Percentile - £37,159 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £39,773 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.06% -15.00% -41.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £45,000 £56,188
90th Percentile - £59,250 £62,500
England median annual salary £61,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.82% +4.76% -12.50%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,385 1,241 2,008
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 22.95% 35.01% 27.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,607 713 1,080
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,000 £27,598
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £57,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,250 £73,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in the South West

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the South West over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the South West

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 September 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
Bristol -16 27 £62,500 +35.14% 31
Gloucestershire -42 17 £70,000 +154.55% 24
Wiltshire -14 8 £43,750 +7.25% 7
Dorset -3 7 £62,500 +47.06% 6
Somerset - 4 £47,500 - 8
Devon -29 1 £50,000 +11.11% 8
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (1.54%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (9.23%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.54%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 12 (18.46%) Ethernet
2 5 (7.69%) Software-Defined Radio
3 3 (4.62%) RS-485
4 2 (3.08%) RS-422
4 2 (3.08%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.54%) Bluetooth
5 1 (1.54%) RS-232
5 1 (1.54%) UWB
5 1 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.54%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (7.69%) Git
2 4 (6.15%) LabVIEW
3 3 (4.62%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (1.54%) Bitbucket
4 1 (1.54%) Eclipse
4 1 (1.54%) GoogleTest
4 1 (1.54%) Jenkins
4 1 (1.54%) JIRA
4 1 (1.54%) SonarQube
4 1 (1.54%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 18 (27.69%) Electronics
2 15 (23.08%) Manufacturing
3 12 (18.46%) Aerospace
4 8 (12.31%) Automotive
5 6 (9.23%) Avionics
6 5 (7.69%) Finance
7 4 (6.15%) Aviation
7 4 (6.15%) Military
8 3 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (4.62%) Social Skills
9 2 (3.08%) Retail
10 1 (1.54%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (1.54%) Law
Job Titles
1 28 (43.08%) Software Engineer
2 21 (32.31%) Embedded Engineer
3 13 (20.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 12 (18.46%) Electronics Engineer
4 12 (18.46%) Principal Engineer
5 7 (10.77%) C++ Software Engineer
5 7 (10.77%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 7 (10.77%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 6 (9.23%) Principal Software Engineer
6 6 (9.23%) Senior
7 5 (7.69%) FPGA Engineer
8 4 (6.15%) Designer
8 4 (6.15%) Electrical Engineer
8 4 (6.15%) FPGA Designer
8 4 (6.15%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
8 4 (6.15%) Test Engineer
9 3 (4.62%) Robotics Engineer
10 2 (3.08%) Hardware Engineer
10 2 (3.08%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 2 (3.08%) Software Verification Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (20.00%) Analogue Electronics
2 11 (16.92%) FPGA
3 9 (13.85%) Robotics
3 9 (13.85%) Verilog
3 9 (13.85%) VHDL
4 8 (12.31%) Device Driver
5 5 (7.69%) Operational Technology
6 4 (6.15%) ARM Cortex
7 3 (4.62%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (3.08%) Legacy Code
8 2 (3.08%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (1.54%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (1.54%) Driving Licence
9 1 (1.54%) e-Learning
9 1 (1.54%) Lidar
9 1 (1.54%) Product Ownership
9 1 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 20 (30.77%) Linux
2 5 (7.69%) Embedded Linux
2 5 (7.69%) Unix
3 2 (3.08%) Android
3 2 (3.08%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.54%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (1.54%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (47.69%) Software Engineering
2 14 (21.54%) Test Automation
3 13 (20.00%) Validation
4 9 (13.85%) Signal Processing
5 8 (12.31%) CAD
5 8 (12.31%) CI/CD
5 8 (12.31%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (10.77%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 7 (10.77%) Software Architecture
7 6 (9.23%) AI
7 6 (9.23%) Design for Manufacturing
7 6 (9.23%) Motion Control
7 6 (9.23%) Performance Engineering
7 6 (9.23%) Robotic Control
7 6 (9.23%) Root Cause Analysis
7 6 (9.23%) SDLC
7 6 (9.23%) Software Testing
8 5 (7.69%) Requirements Management
8 5 (7.69%) Secure Coding
8 5 (7.69%) Vulnerability Research
Programming Languages
1 35 (53.85%) C++
2 28 (43.08%) C
3 13 (20.00%) Python
4 11 (16.92%) Rust
5 7 (10.77%) Embedded C++
6 6 (9.23%) Java
7 5 (7.69%) Go
8 4 (6.15%) C#
8 4 (6.15%) MATLAB
8 4 (6.15%) SystemVerilog
9 3 (4.62%) Ada
9 3 (4.62%) Ada 95
9 3 (4.62%) JavaScript
10 1 (1.54%) Assembly Language
10 1 (1.54%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 24 (36.92%) Security Cleared
2 21 (32.31%) DV Cleared
3 18 (27.69%) SC Cleared
4 11 (16.92%) Degree
5 5 (7.69%) CEH
5 5 (7.69%) OSCP
6 4 (6.15%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (3.08%) EMC Certification
7 2 (3.08%) HND
8 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.54%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.15%) QA
2 3 (4.62%) Accessibility
2 3 (4.62%) MIL-STD-1553
3 2 (3.08%) Def Stans
3 2 (3.08%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.54%) DO-178B
4 1 (1.54%) JTAG
System Software
1 21 (32.31%) Firmware
2 2 (3.08%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 6 (9.23%) Xilinx
2 4 (6.15%) EMC
2 4 (6.15%) Intel
2 4 (6.15%) Microsemi
2 4 (6.15%) Motorola
3 2 (3.08%) Altera
3 2 (3.08%) Google
4 1 (1.54%) Cisco
4 1 (1.54%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.54%) Yahoo!