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 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 148 239
Rank change year-on-year -29 +91 -22
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 37 6 55
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.47% 0.21% 0.54%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.07% 0.56% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 35 3 34
10th Percentile £46,750 £31,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £39,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +10.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £75,000 £64,375 £58,750
90th Percentile - £68,500 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -18.52%

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 1,785 1,068 2,899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 22.57% 36.80% 28.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,145 594 2,046
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £36,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,732 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,950 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%

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 June 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 June 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 -9 14 £58,750 +6.82% 14
Gloucestershire -16 13 £70,000 +47.37% 9
Wiltshire -10 7 £62,500 -
Somerset - 2 £47,500 - 1
Devon - 1 £50,000 - 1
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 (2.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (8.11%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 7 (18.92%) Ethernet
2 5 (13.51%) Software-Defined Radio
3 3 (8.11%) Bluetooth
3 3 (8.11%) Wireless
4 2 (5.41%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.70%) RS-232
5 1 (2.70%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Git
2 1 (2.70%) Bitbucket
2 1 (2.70%) Eclipse
2 1 (2.70%) GoogleTest
2 1 (2.70%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.70%) JIRA
2 1 (2.70%) SonarQube
2 1 (2.70%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 10 (27.03%) Aerospace
2 8 (21.62%) Electronics
3 7 (18.92%) Automotive
3 7 (18.92%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.41%) Aviation
4 2 (5.41%) Avionics
4 2 (5.41%) Military
5 1 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.70%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (56.76%) Software Engineer
2 16 (43.24%) Embedded Engineer
3 12 (32.43%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 7 (18.92%) C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (18.92%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 7 (18.92%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 5 (13.51%) FPGA Engineer
6 4 (10.81%) Principal Engineer
6 4 (10.81%) Principal Software Engineer
7 3 (8.11%) Designer
7 3 (8.11%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 3 (8.11%) Firmware Engineer
7 3 (8.11%) FPGA Designer
8 2 (5.41%) Electronics Engineer
8 2 (5.41%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (5.41%) Software Verification Engineer
8 2 (5.41%) Test and Validation Engineer
8 2 (5.41%) Test Engineer
8 2 (5.41%) Validation Engineer
9 1 (2.70%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.62%) FPGA
1 8 (21.62%) Verilog
1 8 (21.62%) VHDL
2 7 (18.92%) Device Driver
3 4 (10.81%) Analogue Electronics
4 3 (8.11%) IoT
4 3 (8.11%) Operational Technology
4 3 (8.11%) Smart Home
5 2 (5.41%) ARM Cortex
5 2 (5.41%) Driving Licence
5 2 (5.41%) Raspberry Pi
6 1 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (37.84%) Linux
2 5 (13.51%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (5.41%) Unix
4 1 (2.70%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (2.70%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (56.76%) Software Engineering
2 10 (27.03%) Validation
3 8 (21.62%) CI/CD
3 8 (21.62%) Signal Processing
4 7 (18.92%) SDLC
4 7 (18.92%) Software Architecture
5 5 (13.51%) Software Testing
6 4 (10.81%) Embedded Software Development
6 4 (10.81%) Requirements Management
7 3 (8.11%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (8.11%) FPGA Design
7 3 (8.11%) Project Management
7 3 (8.11%) Reverse Engineering
7 3 (8.11%) Roadmaps
7 3 (8.11%) Secure Coding
7 3 (8.11%) Technical Leadership
7 3 (8.11%) Test Automation
7 3 (8.11%) UVM
7 3 (8.11%) Vulnerability Research
8 2 (5.41%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 18 (48.65%) C++
2 13 (35.14%) C
3 7 (18.92%) Embedded C++
4 5 (13.51%) Python
5 3 (8.11%) Go
5 3 (8.11%) Rust
5 3 (8.11%) SystemVerilog
6 2 (5.41%) Java
6 2 (5.41%) MATLAB
7 1 (2.70%) Assembly Language
7 1 (2.70%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 12 (32.43%) Security Cleared
2 11 (29.73%) DV Cleared
3 9 (24.32%) SC Cleared
4 6 (16.22%) Degree
5 3 (8.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (8.11%) CEH
5 3 (8.11%) OSCP
6 2 (5.41%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.70%) DO-178B
1 1 (2.70%) QA
System Software
1 14 (37.84%) Firmware
2 4 (10.81%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (8.11%) Intel
1 3 (8.11%) Microsemi
1 3 (8.11%) Xilinx
2 2 (5.41%) Motorola
3 1 (2.70%) Google