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 13 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 197 193
Rank change year-on-year +44 -4 +71
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 19 33 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.53% 0.50% 0.58%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.49% 1.76% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 17 13 16
10th Percentile - - £57,750
25th Percentile £39,281 £37,500 £79,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -47.06% +41.67%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 -
90th Percentile £58,500 £62,500 -
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -5.88%

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 1,274 1,879 1,857
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.80% 28.35% 40.06%
Number of salaries quoted 753 981 1,452
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £29,269
25th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +9.53%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

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 13 October 2025.

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 13 October 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
Dorset - 7 £42,500 - 4
Wiltshire +28 6 £40,792 +1.98% 3
Bristol +35 4 £46,250 -7.50% 27
Devon -7 2 £45,000 +12.50% 2
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 2 (10.53%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Doxygen
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.79%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (5.26%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 7 (36.84%) JIRA
2 2 (10.53%) Git
2 2 (10.53%) Zephyr
3 1 (5.26%) Jenkins
General
1 12 (63.16%) Social Skills
2 8 (42.11%) Electronics
3 3 (15.79%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (47.37%) Software Engineer
2 6 (31.58%) Embedded Engineer
2 6 (31.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 5 (26.32%) Product Manager
3 5 (26.32%) Products Support Manager
3 5 (26.32%) Support Manager
4 3 (15.79%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Software Test Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Software Tester
5 1 (5.26%) Test Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (31.58%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 5 (26.32%) Arduino
1 5 (26.32%) Raspberry Pi
2 3 (15.79%) Algorithms
3 2 (10.53%) IoT
4 1 (5.26%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 5 (26.32%) Linux
2 4 (21.05%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (5.26%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (68.42%) Software Engineering
2 6 (31.58%) Systems Engineering
3 5 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (26.32%) Product Strategy
3 5 (26.32%) Roadmaps
3 5 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (26.32%) Strategic Roadmap
4 4 (21.05%) Embedded Software Development
4 4 (21.05%) Mathematics
5 3 (15.79%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (15.79%) Digital Signal Processing
5 3 (15.79%) Enterprise Architecture
5 3 (15.79%) Linear Algebra
5 3 (15.79%) Mathematical Modelling
5 3 (15.79%) Mentoring
5 3 (15.79%) Physics
5 3 (15.79%) Signal Processing
5 3 (15.79%) Systems Thinking
5 3 (15.79%) Test Automation
6 2 (10.53%) Code Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 9 (47.37%) C
2 8 (42.11%) C++
3 5 (26.32%) Python
4 3 (15.79%) Rust
5 2 (10.53%) JavaScript
6 1 (5.26%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (36.84%) Degree
2 6 (31.58%) DV Cleared
2 6 (31.58%) SC Cleared
2 6 (31.58%) Security Cleared
3 3 (15.79%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.53%) IEC 62304
2 1 (5.26%) DO-178B
2 1 (5.26%) IEC 61508
2 1 (5.26%) ISO 26262