Embedded Linux
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 57 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -2 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton | - | 1.47% | 1.51% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 12.12% | 9.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £67,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £87,500 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | - | £80,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.08% | +85.71% |
All Operating Systems
Southampton
Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Southampton.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 67 | 66 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton | 12.43% | 12.09% | 16.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 47 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £32,000 | £26,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,500 | £29,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £60,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.83% | +84.62% | -35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £63,125 | £54,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,750 | £70,000 | £82,500 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £44,400 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +23.87% | -1.33% |
Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in Southampton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Embedded Linux.
