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 12 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 544 454 591
Rank change year-on-year -90 +137 +127
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 60 324 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.14% 0.43% 0.20%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.13% 3.06% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 32 266 60
10th Percentile - £45,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,000 £51,563 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +17.39% -4.17%
75th Percentile £69,875 £82,188 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,125 £85,000 -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £58,250
% change year-on-year -3.70% +15.88% -2.92%

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 5,324 10,588 8,924
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 12.35% 14.06% 17.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,330 7,879 5,848
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £53,951 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £69,550 £73,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £46,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.61% -12.38% -

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 12 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 12 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 +19 29 £63,750 -15.00% 20
Scotland +89 9 £66,000 +10.00% 6
Yorkshire +29 9 £46,000 -8.00% 2
North of England +5 9 £46,000 -23.33% 6
East of England -25 7 £67,500 -15.63% 18
Midlands +45 5 £77,500 +34.78% 2
East Midlands +21 3 - - 1
West Midlands +58 2 £77,500 +14.81% 1
South West +41 1 £57,500 -4.17% 5
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 23 (38.33%) Software-Defined Radio
1 23 (38.33%) 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 29 (48.33%) Finance
2 17 (28.33%) Social Skills
3 15 (25.00%) Electronics
4 3 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (5.00%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.33%) Aerospace
5 2 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.33%) Automotive
5 2 (3.33%) Law
6 1 (1.67%) Legal
6 1 (1.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (80.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 35 (58.33%) Software Engineer
3 33 (55.00%) 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 3 (5.00%) Linux Engineer
11 2 (3.33%) Developer
11 2 (3.33%) Network Engineer
11 2 (3.33%) Rust Developer
12 1 (1.67%) Ada Engineer
12 1 (1.67%) Android Engineer
12 1 (1.67%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 1 (1.67%) Lead
12 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 23 (38.33%) e-Learning
2 23 (38.33%) MicroBlaze
2 23 (38.33%) 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 2 (3.33%) Robotics
7 2 (3.33%) Self-Driving Car
8 1 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.67%) Verilog
8 1 (1.67%) VHDL
8 1 (1.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 60 (100.00%) Linux
2 2 (3.33%) Unix
3 1 (1.67%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (65.00%) Software Engineering
2 27 (45.00%) Agile
3 24 (40.00%) Signal Processing
4 23 (38.33%) Digital Signal Processing
4 23 (38.33%) 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%) Network Design
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
Programming Languages
1 53 (88.33%) C++
2 49 (81.67%) 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 29 (48.33%) Security Cleared
2 28 (46.67%) 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 40 (66.67%) Firmware
2 37 (61.67%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (6.67%) Xilinx
2 3 (5.00%) Atmel