Signal Processing Jobs in the UK excluding London

Signal Processing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Signal Processing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Signal Processing over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 200 552 682
Rank change year-on-year +352 +130 -244
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 559 217 77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.44% 0.29% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 0.36% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 480 158 49
10th Percentile - £39,175 £39,464
25th Percentile £62,000 £41,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £56,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.96% -13.08% -
75th Percentile - £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,600 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +22.78% -11.54% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Signal Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,047 60,812 55,780
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.70% 82.57% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 17,118 41,900 28,987
10th Percentile £26,338 £27,300 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Signal Processing in the UK excluding London

Signal Processing
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Signal Processing in the UK excluding London

Signal Processing
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Signal Processing in the UK excluding London

Signal Processing
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 Signal Processing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 May 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 +245 467 £70,600 +17.67% 116
Wales - 71 £70,600 - 6
East of England -4 8 £66,250 +17.26% 61
North of England +43 6 £75,000 +45.63% 33
North West +3 6 £75,000 +45.63% 17
South West +71 5 £39,500 -21.00% 34
Scotland +123 1 £62,500 +27.55% 17
Midlands +59 1 £65,000 - 17
East Midlands - 1 £65,000 - 6
Signal Processing
UK

Signal Processing
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:

Applications
1 19 (3.40%) Simulink
2 14 (2.50%) Mathcad
3 2 (0.36%) GNU Octave
4 1 (0.18%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 43 (7.69%) Software-Defined Radio
2 22 (3.94%) Wireless
3 3 (0.54%) RS-485
4 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.36%) RS-232
5 1 (0.18%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.18%) GPRS
5 1 (0.18%) GSM
5 1 (0.18%) HTTP
5 1 (0.18%) Network Security
5 1 (0.18%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 387 (69.23%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.36%) Subversion
3 1 (0.18%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.18%) Git
3 1 (0.18%) GitLab
3 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.18%) JUnit
3 1 (0.18%) NetBeans
3 1 (0.18%) PetaLinux
General
1 487 (87.12%) Electronics
2 22 (3.94%) Finance
3 12 (2.15%) Social Skills
4 9 (1.61%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (0.72%) Manufacturing
6 2 (0.36%) Marketing
6 2 (0.36%) Public Sector
6 2 (0.36%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.18%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.18%) Aviation
7 1 (0.18%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.18%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 405 (72.45%) Systems Engineer
2 217 (38.82%) Principal Engineer
2 217 (38.82%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 184 (32.92%) Senior
4 170 (30.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 52 (9.30%) Lead
6 38 (6.80%) Radar Engineer
7 24 (4.29%) Radio Engineer
7 24 (4.29%) Software Engineer
8 19 (3.40%) Embedded Engineer
9 18 (3.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 14 (2.50%) Mathematical Modeller
11 7 (1.25%) FPGA Engineer
12 6 (1.07%) Senior Software Engineer
13 4 (0.72%) Design Engineer
13 4 (0.72%) Electronics Engineer
13 4 (0.72%) VHDL Engineer
14 3 (0.54%) FPGA Designer
14 3 (0.54%) Senior Electronics Engineer
14 3 (0.54%) Senior VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.36%) HTML
2 1 (0.18%) REST
2 1 (0.18%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 453 (81.04%) Algorithms
2 38 (6.80%) FPGA
3 23 (4.11%) Embedded Systems
4 19 (3.40%) e-Learning
4 19 (3.40%) MicroBlaze
5 16 (2.86%) RISC-V
6 12 (2.15%) VHDL
7 9 (1.61%) Verilog
8 5 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.72%) GNSS
9 4 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.54%) Life Science
10 3 (0.54%) Satnav
11 2 (0.36%) ASIC
12 1 (0.18%) Analogue Electronics
12 1 (0.18%) CPLD
12 1 (0.18%) Device Driver
12 1 (0.18%) Lidar
12 1 (0.18%) Robotics
12 1 (0.18%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.65%) Linux
2 18 (3.22%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (0.54%) Windows
4 1 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 443 (79.25%) Systems Engineering
2 429 (76.74%) Technical Leadership
3 217 (38.82%) Test Planning
4 121 (21.65%) Mentoring
5 118 (21.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 73 (13.06%) Physics
7 50 (8.94%) Digital Signal Processing
8 49 (8.77%) Data Analysis
9 42 (7.51%) Architectural Design
10 40 (7.16%) Innovative Thinking
11 27 (4.83%) Problem-Solving
12 26 (4.65%) Software Engineering
13 22 (3.94%) Mathematics
14 19 (3.40%) Validation
15 18 (3.22%) Agile
15 18 (3.22%) Verification and Validation
16 17 (3.04%) Mathematical Modelling
17 14 (2.50%) Performance Analysis
18 8 (1.43%) Creative Thinking
18 8 (1.43%) FPGA Design
Programming Languages
1 118 (21.11%) R
2 90 (16.10%) MATLAB
3 36 (6.44%) C
4 32 (5.72%) C++
5 20 (3.58%) Python
6 4 (0.72%) Embedded C
6 4 (0.72%) Tcl
7 3 (0.54%) Embedded C++
7 3 (0.54%) Perl
7 3 (0.54%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (0.54%) VB
8 2 (0.36%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.36%) Rust
8 2 (0.36%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.18%) Java
Qualifications
1 492 (88.01%) BPSS Clearance
2 66 (11.81%) Degree
3 44 (7.87%) Security Cleared
4 39 (6.98%) SC Cleared
5 4 (0.72%) PhD
6 3 (0.54%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.18%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 443 (79.25%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 44 (7.87%) Firmware
2 39 (6.98%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 387 (69.23%) IBM
2 15 (2.68%) Xilinx
3 14 (2.50%) MathWorks
4 5 (0.89%) EMC
5 4 (0.72%) Altera
6 3 (0.54%) Green Hills
7 2 (0.36%) Intel
7 2 (0.36%) Microsemi
7 2 (0.36%) SAP
8 1 (0.18%) Freescale
8 1 (0.18%) Red Hat