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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 168 205
Rank change year-on-year +12 +37 +56
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 28 21 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.55% 0.50% 0.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.20% 1.31% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 22 6 8
10th Percentile - £35,000 £57,850
25th Percentile £39,281 £37,500 £60,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -37.25% +2.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £51,875 £87,188
90th Percentile £71,500 £63,750 £95,550
England median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -5.83% +3.45% -12.45%

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 1,272 1,600 1,634
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 25.15% 38.10% 35.12%
Number of salaries quoted 824 769 1,203
10th Percentile £27,000 £10,258 £29,440
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -6.54% +1.90%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £69,375
90th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £84,056
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 9 January 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 9 January 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 +20 13 £55,000 +10.00% 16
Wiltshire +14 8 £40,792 +1.98% 11
Dorset - 5 £42,500 - 8
Devon -9 1 £45,000 -14.29% 10
Gloucestershire - 1 £92,500 - 16
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 (7.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Doxygen
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.86%) Software-Defined Radio
2 4 (14.29%) Ethernet
3 2 (7.14%) DNS
3 2 (7.14%) HTTP
3 2 (7.14%) ICMP
3 2 (7.14%) TCP/IP
4 1 (3.57%) 2G
4 1 (3.57%) 4G
4 1 (3.57%) 5G
4 1 (3.57%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 7 (25.00%) JIRA
2 2 (7.14%) Git
2 2 (7.14%) IDA Disassembler
2 2 (7.14%) Zephyr
3 1 (3.57%) Jenkins
General
1 16 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 9 (32.14%) Electronics
3 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Aerospace
4 1 (3.57%) Automotive
4 1 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.57%) Telecoms
4 1 (3.57%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 9 (32.14%) Software Engineer
2 8 (28.57%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (28.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 5 (17.86%) Product Manager
3 5 (17.86%) Products Support Manager
3 5 (17.86%) Support Manager
4 4 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Developer
5 1 (3.57%) Full-Stack Developer
5 1 (3.57%) Security Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Software Test Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Software Tester
5 1 (3.57%) Test Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (21.43%) Qt
2 1 (3.57%) Next.js
2 1 (3.57%) Node.js
2 1 (3.57%) React
2 1 (3.57%) React Native
2 1 (3.57%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 7 (25.00%) Arduino
1 7 (25.00%) Raspberry Pi
2 5 (17.86%) IoT
3 4 (14.29%) Algorithms
3 4 (14.29%) FPGA
4 2 (7.14%) Linux Command Line
5 1 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 11 (39.29%) Linux
2 3 (10.71%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (53.57%) Software Engineering
2 8 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
3 7 (25.00%) Embedded Software Development
4 5 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (17.86%) Mentoring
4 5 (17.86%) Product Strategy
4 5 (17.86%) Roadmaps
4 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (17.86%) Strategic Roadmap
5 4 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
5 4 (14.29%) Digital Signal Processing
5 4 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
5 4 (14.29%) Linear Algebra
5 4 (14.29%) Mathematical Modelling
5 4 (14.29%) Mathematics
5 4 (14.29%) Physics
5 4 (14.29%) Signal Processing
5 4 (14.29%) Systems Thinking
6 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (7.14%) Vulnerability Research
Programming Languages
1 10 (35.71%) C
1 10 (35.71%) C++
2 6 (21.43%) Python
3 4 (14.29%) Rust
4 2 (7.14%) JavaScript
5 1 (3.57%) Java
5 1 (3.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 11 (39.29%) DV Cleared
1 11 (39.29%) Security Cleared
2 9 (32.14%) SC Cleared
3 8 (28.57%) Degree
4 4 (14.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 1 (3.57%) Firmware