Software-Defined Radio Job Trends in the South West

Software-Defined Radio
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Software-Defined Radio skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 - 215
Rank change year-on-year - - +64
Permanent jobs citing Software-Defined Radio 6 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.12% - 0.063%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.01% - 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile - - £60,250
25th Percentile £39,281 - £64,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,792 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £42,304 - £81,875
90th Percentile £71,521 - £83,750
England median annual salary £40,792 £56,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -27.16% +8.74% -28.97%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South West

Software-Defined Radio falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 596 478 795
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 11.73% 11.53% 16.75%
Number of salaries quoted 345 275 611
10th Percentile £25,202 £30,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £51,058 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.39% +4.20% +3.16%
75th Percentile £48,750 £71,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,250 £84,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%

Software-Defined Radio
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software-Defined Radio relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Software-Defined Radio job vacancy trend in the South West

Software-Defined Radio
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Software-Defined Radio.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Software-Defined Radio

Software-Defined Radio
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software-Defined Radio in the South West over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Software-Defined Radio in the South West

Software-Defined Radio
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 Software-Defined Radio within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Wiltshire - 4 £40,792 -
Bristol - 2 £91,000 -
Software-Defined Radio
England

Software-Defined Radio
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) 2G
1 2 (33.33%) 4G
1 2 (33.33%) 5G
2 1 (16.67%) DNS
2 1 (16.67%) HTTP
2 1 (16.67%) ICMP
2 1 (16.67%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Electronics
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Embedded Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (66.67%) Algorithms
3 2 (33.33%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (16.67%) Arduino
4 1 (16.67%) ARM Cortex
4 1 (16.67%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (66.67%) Digital Signal Processing
2 4 (66.67%) Linear Algebra
2 4 (66.67%) Mathematical Modelling
2 4 (66.67%) Mathematics
2 4 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 4 (66.67%) Physics
2 4 (66.67%) Signal Processing
2 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Prototyping
3 2 (33.33%) Rapid Prototyping
3 2 (33.33%) Reverse Engineering
3 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Research
4 1 (16.67%) Business Development
4 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Red Team
4 1 (16.67%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C
1 6 (100.00%) C++
2 4 (66.67%) Rust
3 2 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 4 (66.67%) Master's Degree
2 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared