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

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 201 205
Rank change year-on-year +45 +4 +75
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 13 42 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.37% 0.55% 0.52%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.05% 2.07% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 11 19 16
10th Percentile - - £47,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £57,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -41.18% +41.67%
75th Percentile £51,250 £58,125 -
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 -
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +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 1,238 2,032 2,001
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.40% 26.83% 41.24%
Number of salaries quoted 709 1,151 1,452
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £29,269
25th Percentile £31,750 £38,625 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% -4.55% +9.53%
75th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £73,777 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems 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 September 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 September 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 +35 7 £42,500 -26.09% 1
Bristol +40 3 £55,000 +10.00% 14
Devon +1 2 £45,000 +12.50% 2
Gloucestershire +30 1 £27,500 -45.81% 6
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Doxygen
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 7 (53.85%) JIRA
2 3 (23.08%) Git
3 1 (7.69%) Jenkins
3 1 (7.69%) Zephyr
General
1 6 (46.15%) Electronics
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Software Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Product Manager
2 5 (38.46%) Products Support Manager
2 5 (38.46%) Support Manager
3 3 (23.08%) Embedded Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate IT Support
4 1 (7.69%) Graduate Technical Support
4 1 (7.69%) IT Assistant
4 1 (7.69%) IT Graduate
4 1 (7.69%) IT Support
4 1 (7.69%) IT Support Assistant
4 1 (7.69%) Software Test Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Support Assistant
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Assistant
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Support
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Support Assistant
4 1 (7.69%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (46.15%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Arduino
1 5 (38.46%) Raspberry Pi
2 2 (15.38%) IoT
3 1 (7.69%) ARM Cortex
3 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Linux
2 3 (23.08%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (7.69%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Software Engineering
2 5 (38.46%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (38.46%) Product Strategy
2 5 (38.46%) Roadmaps
2 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (38.46%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (23.08%) Test Automation
4 2 (15.38%) Code Optimisation
4 2 (15.38%) Mathematics
4 2 (15.38%) Unit Testing
5 1 (7.69%) CI/CD
5 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (7.69%) Computer Science
5 1 (7.69%) Configuration Management
5 1 (7.69%) Mechatronics
5 1 (7.69%) Physics
5 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (7.69%) Software Testing
5 1 (7.69%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) C
2 5 (38.46%) C++
2 5 (38.46%) Python
3 1 (7.69%) Java
3 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) IEC 62304
2 1 (7.69%) DO-178B
2 1 (7.69%) IEC 61508
2 1 (7.69%) ISO 26262