Embedded Linux Jobs in the UK excluding London

Embedded Linux
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 531 444 591
Rank change year-on-year -87 +147 +121
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 60 315 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.14% 0.43% 0.20%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.12% 3.08% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 30 259 58
10th Percentile - £45,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,000 £51,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £70,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.93% +21.74% -2.13%
75th Percentile £69,000 £82,500 £68,438
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +21.74% -4.17%

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,335 10,240 8,852
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.31% 14.09% 17.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3,341 7,589 5,750
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,000 £30,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £73,775
UK median annual salary £42,500 £46,293 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.19% -11.82% -

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in the UK excluding London

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in the UK excluding London

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux in the UK excluding London

Embedded Linux
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 July 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
South East +5 29 £55,000 -29.03% 21
Scotland +86 9 £66,000 +10.00% 6
Yorkshire +27 9 £46,000 -23.33%
North of England -1 9 £46,000 -23.33% 4
East of England -40 7 £67,500 -20.59% 21
Midlands +37 5 £77,500 +34.78% 3
East Midlands +17 3 - - 1
West Midlands +47 2 £77,500 +14.81% 2
South West +34 1 £57,500 -4.17% 4
Embedded Linux
UK

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 25 (41.67%) Software-Defined Radio
1 25 (41.67%) Wireless
2 14 (23.33%) Modbus
3 9 (15.00%) RS-485
4 5 (8.33%) TCP/IP
5 3 (5.00%) Ethernet
5 3 (5.00%) Internet
5 3 (5.00%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 3 (5.00%) Git
2 2 (3.33%) JIRA
2 2 (3.33%) webpack
3 1 (1.67%) GDB
3 1 (1.67%) PetaLinux
3 1 (1.67%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 31 (51.67%) Finance
2 15 (25.00%) Electronics
2 15 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (5.00%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.33%) Aerospace
4 2 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.33%) Law
5 1 (1.67%) Legal
5 1 (1.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (83.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 37 (61.67%) Software Engineer
3 35 (58.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 15 (25.00%) Firmware Engineer
5 14 (23.33%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 12 (20.00%) Senior
7 11 (18.33%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 6 (10.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 6 (10.00%) Senior Firmware Engineer
8 6 (10.00%) Senior Software Engineer
9 4 (6.67%) FPGA Engineer
10 2 (3.33%) Developer
10 2 (3.33%) Rust Developer
11 1 (1.67%) Ada Engineer
11 1 (1.67%) Android Engineer
11 1 (1.67%) Architect
11 1 (1.67%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 1 (1.67%) FPGA Design Engineer
11 1 (1.67%) Lead
11 1 (1.67%) Software Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (13.33%) Yocto
2 3 (5.00%) .NET
3 2 (3.33%) Electron
3 2 (3.33%) React
4 1 (1.67%) OpenEmbedded
Miscellaneous
1 41 (68.33%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (41.67%) e-Learning
2 25 (41.67%) MicroBlaze
2 25 (41.67%) RISC-V
3 9 (15.00%) Analogue Electronics
3 9 (15.00%) CAN bus
3 9 (15.00%) Device Driver
4 6 (10.00%) Product Ownership
5 4 (6.67%) FPGA
6 3 (5.00%) Algorithms
6 3 (5.00%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (5.00%) IoT
7 1 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.67%) Verilog
7 1 (1.67%) VHDL
7 1 (1.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 60 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (1.67%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (68.33%) Software Engineering
2 29 (48.33%) Agile
3 26 (43.33%) Signal Processing
4 25 (41.67%) Digital Signal Processing
4 25 (41.67%) Innovative Thinking
5 9 (15.00%) Collaborative Culture
5 9 (15.00%) Mentoring
6 6 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (8.33%) CI/CD
7 5 (8.33%) Continuous Deployment
7 5 (8.33%) Continuous Integration
7 5 (8.33%) Multithreading
7 5 (8.33%) Software Architecture
8 4 (6.67%) FPGA Design
9 3 (5.00%) Asset Management
9 3 (5.00%) Data Science
9 3 (5.00%) Feasibility Study
9 3 (5.00%) Machine Learning
9 3 (5.00%) Mathematics
9 3 (5.00%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 55 (91.67%) C++
2 51 (85.00%) C
3 7 (11.67%) Python
4 5 (8.33%) JavaScript
5 4 (6.67%) Java
5 4 (6.67%) Rust
6 3 (5.00%) C#
6 3 (5.00%) Embedded C
6 3 (5.00%) Go
7 2 (3.33%) TypeScript
8 1 (1.67%) Ada
8 1 (1.67%) Kotlin
8 1 (1.67%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 31 (51.67%) Security Cleared
2 30 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 5 (8.33%) Degree
4 1 (1.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.67%) Def Stans
1 1 (1.67%) JTAG
1 1 (1.67%) MISRA
System Software
1 42 (70.00%) Firmware
2 39 (65.00%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (6.67%) Xilinx
2 3 (5.00%) Atmel