Embedded Systems Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Embedded Systems
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 55 64
Rank change year-on-year +7 +9 -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 9 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 1.44% 0.37% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.04% 0.96% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile - £55,375 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,938 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% +6.82% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,438 £57,500
90th Percentile - £65,125 -
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £58,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.38% +17.50% -13.04%

All Generic Skills
South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 112 209 191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 17.86% 38.85% 30.13%
Number of salaries quoted 69 78 160
10th Percentile £26,200 £31,145 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,750 £42,500 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £58,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.33% +29.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,875 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,000 £96,250 £75,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Sheffield +13 9 £55,000 -6.38% 1
Embedded Systems
Yorkshire

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 4 (44.44%) Ethernet
General
1 5 (55.56%) Electronics
1 5 (55.56%) Finance
1 5 (55.56%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Design Engineer
1 5 (55.56%) Electronics Design Engineer
1 5 (55.56%) Electronics Engineer
1 5 (55.56%) Embedded Engineer
1 5 (55.56%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
1 5 (55.56%) Software Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Analogue Electronics
2 4 (44.44%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) C
1 5 (55.56%) C++
1 5 (55.56%) Embedded C
1 5 (55.56%) Embedded C++
System Software
1 5 (55.56%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (55.56%) Firmware