RISC-V Job Trends in the UK excluding London

RISC-V
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term RISC-V in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited RISC-V over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 499 - 561
Rank change year-on-year - - +222
Permanent jobs citing RISC-V 35 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.10% - 0.003%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.29% - 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £80,000
75th Percentile £60,000 - £85,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £51,250 - £80,000

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

RISC-V 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,227 14,008 11,389
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.96% 29.29% 37.01%
Number of salaries quoted 6,450 6,100 8,342
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% +0.22%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,025 £69,800
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £84,056
UK median annual salary £53,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.83% -4.00% -

RISC-V
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

RISC-V job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

RISC-V
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing RISC-V.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing RISC-V

RISC-V
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 RISC-V within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 - 35 £55,000 - 6
RISC-V
UK

RISC-V
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:

Communications & Networking
1 33 (94.29%) Software-Defined Radio
1 33 (94.29%) Wireless
General
1 33 (94.29%) Finance
2 2 (5.71%) Automotive
2 2 (5.71%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 35 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 35 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 35 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (5.71%) Senior
2 2 (5.71%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 2 (5.71%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 2 (5.71%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 35 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 33 (94.29%) e-Learning
2 33 (94.29%) MicroBlaze
Operating Systems
1 33 (94.29%) Embedded Linux
1 33 (94.29%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 33 (94.29%) Agile
2 33 (94.29%) Digital Signal Processing
2 33 (94.29%) Innovative Thinking
2 33 (94.29%) Signal Processing
3 2 (5.71%) Physics
3 2 (5.71%) Software Testing
3 2 (5.71%) Unit Testing
3 2 (5.71%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 35 (100.00%) C
2 33 (94.29%) C++
3 2 (5.71%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 33 (94.29%) SC Cleared
1 33 (94.29%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.71%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.71%) ISO 9000
1 2 (5.71%) JTAG
System Software
1 35 (100.00%) Firmware
2 33 (94.29%) Embedded Firmware