Embedded Linux Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Embedded Linux
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 467 405 492
Rank change year-on-year -62 +87 +198
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 41 191 54
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.11% 0.42% 0.19%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.17% 3.00% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 19 133 46
10th Percentile £43,000 £47,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £44,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £70,000 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.29% +17.65% +19.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £85,000 £64,625
90th Percentile £69,750 - £71,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +16.67% +6.67%

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 3,514 6,366 5,530
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.32% 14.09% 18.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,636 3,512 4,519
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £60,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,800
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -4.76%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Embedded Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Embedded Linux

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 1 December 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 1 December 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 -13 18 £72,500 -9.38% 13
East of England -21 7 £45,000 -47.06% 13
Scotland +7 6 £65,000 +4.00% 8
Midlands +28 5 £52,500 -12.50% 4
North of England +23 5 £46,000 -8.00% 4
Yorkshire +3 5 £46,000 -16.36%
West Midlands +39 4 £52,500 -14.63% 3
East Midlands +16 1 - - 1
Embedded Linux
UK

Embedded Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.44%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (41.46%) Software-Defined Radio
1 17 (41.46%) Wireless
2 9 (21.95%) Modbus
2 9 (21.95%) RS-485
3 7 (17.07%) RS-232
4 4 (9.76%) 3G
4 4 (9.76%) GPRS
4 4 (9.76%) GSM
4 4 (9.76%) SSL
4 4 (9.76%) TCP/IP
5 3 (7.32%) Ethernet
6 1 (2.44%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (2.44%) JIRA
General
1 17 (41.46%) Finance
2 6 (14.63%) Social Skills
3 5 (12.20%) Electronics
4 3 (7.32%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 36 (87.80%) Embedded Engineer
2 31 (75.61%) Software Engineer
3 30 (73.17%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 11 (26.83%) Linux Engineer
5 10 (24.39%) Embedded Linux Engineer
6 9 (21.95%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
7 6 (14.63%) Senior
7 6 (14.63%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 6 (14.63%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 6 (14.63%) Senior Software Engineer
8 5 (12.20%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 5 (12.20%) Firmware Engineer
9 3 (7.32%) Senior Linux Engineer
10 2 (4.88%) C++ Software Engineer
10 2 (4.88%) Embedded C Engineer
10 2 (4.88%) Embedded C Software Engineer
10 2 (4.88%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
10 2 (4.88%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
10 2 (4.88%) Embedded C++ Engineer
10 2 (4.88%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.76%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 23 (56.10%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (41.46%) e-Learning
2 17 (41.46%) MicroBlaze
2 17 (41.46%) RISC-V
3 5 (12.20%) Analogue Electronics
3 5 (12.20%) CAN bus
4 3 (7.32%) Device Driver
5 1 (2.44%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 41 (100.00%) Linux
2 4 (9.76%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (2.44%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (82.93%) Software Engineering
2 25 (60.98%) Agile
3 17 (41.46%) Digital Signal Processing
3 17 (41.46%) Innovative Thinking
3 17 (41.46%) Signal Processing
4 5 (12.20%) Collaborative Culture
4 5 (12.20%) Mentoring
4 5 (12.20%) Test Automation
5 4 (9.76%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (9.76%) Scrum
5 4 (9.76%) Secure Coding
6 1 (2.44%) Asset Management
6 1 (2.44%) Feasibility Study
6 1 (2.44%) Manual Testing
6 1 (2.44%) Mathematics
6 1 (2.44%) Network Design
6 1 (2.44%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 36 (87.80%) C
1 36 (87.80%) C++
2 7 (17.07%) Embedded C
3 6 (14.63%) Embedded C++
4 2 (4.88%) Java
5 1 (2.44%) C#
5 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.44%) Kotlin
5 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (43.90%) SC Cleared
1 18 (43.90%) Security Cleared
2 5 (12.20%) Degree
3 1 (2.44%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.76%) MISRA
System Software
1 26 (63.41%) Embedded Firmware
1 26 (63.41%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.44%) Atmel