Embedded Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 419 492 520
Rank change year-on-year +73 +28 -27
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 369 293 363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.53% 0.47% 0.51%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.55% 1.14% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 259 126 113
10th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £34,990
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,250 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,938 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,500 £82,500 £71,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Embedded Systems is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,814 25,654 30,607
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.07% 41.22% 43.34%
Number of salaries quoted 15,205 11,532 15,850
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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 +4 122 £59,500 -15.00% 49
East of England +45 68 £50,000 -41.18% 32
North of England +89 59 £50,750 -3.33% 12
Midlands +16 56 £50,000 -44.44% 17
South West +12 52 £51,500 -14.17% 28
North West +30 38 £55,000 +4.76% 6
West Midlands +38 36 £52,500 -47.50% 7
Yorkshire +109 21 £47,500 -17.39% 6
East Midlands -11 20 £42,500 -40.35% 10
Scotland -53 9 £65,000 +30.00% 13
Northern Ireland +24 2 - -
Wales +6 1 - - 2
Embedded Systems
UK

Embedded Systems
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (2.71%) nginx
2 4 (1.08%) Confluence
3 1 (0.27%) Kinematics
Applications
1 50 (13.55%) Simulink
2 24 (6.50%) Stateflow
3 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.36%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.27%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.27%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 9 (2.44%) AWS
2 8 (2.17%) Azure
3 4 (1.08%) GCP
4 2 (0.54%) GitHub
4 2 (0.54%) WhatsApp
5 1 (0.27%) AWS IoT
5 1 (0.27%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.27%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 40 (10.84%) Wireless
2 22 (5.96%) Wi-Fi
3 21 (5.69%) Bluetooth
4 18 (4.88%) Ethernet
5 14 (3.79%) Firewall
6 12 (3.25%) Software-Defined Radio
7 10 (2.71%) J1939
7 10 (2.71%) TCP/IP
8 9 (2.44%) RS-232
9 8 (2.17%) ZigBee
10 7 (1.90%) FlexRay
11 5 (1.36%) Modbus
12 4 (1.08%) Internet
12 4 (1.08%) LTE
12 4 (1.08%) MQTT
12 4 (1.08%) Wireless Security
13 3 (0.81%) 4G
13 3 (0.81%) 5G
14 2 (0.54%) 2G
14 2 (0.54%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.34%) MySQL
2 14 (3.79%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.08%) Big Data
3 4 (1.08%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 48 (13.01%) Git
2 20 (5.42%) JIRA
2 20 (5.42%) LabVIEW
3 15 (4.07%) Subversion
4 10 (2.71%) ClearCase
4 10 (2.71%) GNU Toolchain
4 10 (2.71%) Plastic SCM
5 9 (2.44%) GDB
6 7 (1.90%) ClearQuest
7 6 (1.63%) Jenkins
7 6 (1.63%) Rational DOORS
8 4 (1.08%) Burp Suite
8 4 (1.08%) Metasploit
9 2 (0.54%) Appium
9 2 (0.54%) CMake
9 2 (0.54%) UI Automator
9 2 (0.54%) VectorCAST
10 1 (0.27%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.27%) GCC
10 1 (0.27%) TeamCity
General
1 129 (34.96%) Electronics
2 80 (21.68%) Automotive
3 58 (15.72%) Social Skills
4 52 (14.09%) Manufacturing
5 26 (7.05%) Telecoms
6 25 (6.78%) Marketing
7 23 (6.23%) Aerospace
8 21 (5.69%) Finance
9 18 (4.88%) Analytical Skills
10 17 (4.61%) Legal
10 17 (4.61%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.63%) Avionics
13 5 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (1.08%) Multimedia
14 4 (1.08%) Tech for Good
15 3 (0.81%) Retail
15 3 (0.81%) Welsh Language
16 2 (0.54%) French Language
16 2 (0.54%) German Language
Job Titles
1 174 (47.15%) Software Engineer
2 159 (43.09%) Embedded Engineer
3 116 (31.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 72 (19.51%) Senior
5 55 (14.91%) Systems Engineer
6 36 (9.76%) Developer
7 27 (7.32%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 23 (6.23%) C Software Engineer
9 22 (5.96%) Electronics Engineer
9 22 (5.96%) Senior Software Engineer
10 21 (5.69%) C++ Software Engineer
10 21 (5.69%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 20 (5.42%) Software Developer
12 19 (5.15%) Embedded C Engineer
12 19 (5.15%) Embedded C++ Engineer
13 16 (4.34%) Embedded C Software Engineer
13 16 (4.34%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
13 16 (4.34%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
14 14 (3.79%) Junior
14 14 (3.79%) Linux Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.98%) HTML
1 11 (2.98%) HTML5
1 11 (2.98%) Node.js
2 10 (2.71%) POSIX
3 9 (2.44%) Yocto
4 8 (2.17%) React
4 8 (2.17%) Redux
5 7 (1.90%) Qt
6 5 (1.36%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 5 (1.36%) FFmpeg
6 5 (1.36%) GStreamer
6 5 (1.36%) OpenEmbedded
6 5 (1.36%) PyTorch
6 5 (1.36%) TensorFlow
7 3 (0.81%) CSS
7 3 (0.81%) Svelte
8 2 (0.54%) .NET
8 2 (0.54%) Middleware
8 2 (0.54%) PyQt
8 2 (0.54%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 49 (13.28%) Algorithms
2 27 (7.32%) FPGA
3 25 (6.78%) IoT
4 15 (4.07%) Analogue Electronics
4 15 (4.07%) Device Driver
4 15 (4.07%) Renewable Energy
5 14 (3.79%) Acoustics
5 14 (3.79%) Robotics
6 13 (3.52%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (2.98%) Linux Command Line
7 11 (2.98%) Mobile App
8 9 (2.44%) VHDL
9 8 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (2.17%) RISC-V
10 7 (1.90%) Hackathon
10 7 (1.90%) SCADA
11 6 (1.63%) Verilog
12 5 (1.36%) Arduino
12 5 (1.36%) CUDA
12 5 (1.36%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 119 (32.25%) Linux
2 26 (7.05%) Windows
3 20 (5.42%) Embedded Linux
4 17 (4.61%) Android
4 17 (4.61%) FreeRTOS
5 16 (4.34%) Unix
6 6 (1.63%) Apple iOS
7 4 (1.08%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.54%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.54%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.54%) Solaris
8 2 (0.54%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.27%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.27%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (62.33%) Software Engineering
2 72 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (15.18%) Agile
4 54 (14.63%) Computer Science
5 33 (8.94%) Mentoring
6 31 (8.40%) Open Source
7 27 (7.32%) Test Automation
8 26 (7.05%) Software Testing
9 25 (6.78%) Code Quality
10 24 (6.50%) Multithreading
11 22 (5.96%) Validation
12 21 (5.69%) Roadmaps
12 21 (5.69%) SDLC
13 20 (5.42%) Cybersecurity
13 20 (5.42%) Embedded Software Development
13 20 (5.42%) TDD
14 18 (4.88%) Business Intelligence
14 18 (4.88%) FPGA Design
14 18 (4.88%) Programme Management
15 17 (4.61%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 212 (57.45%) C
2 125 (33.88%) C++
3 97 (26.29%) Python
4 68 (18.43%) Embedded C
5 47 (12.74%) MATLAB
6 36 (9.76%) C#
7 17 (4.61%) Bash
7 17 (4.61%) Java
8 10 (2.71%) Rust
9 9 (2.44%) Embedded C++
10 6 (1.63%) SQL
11 5 (1.36%) JavaScript
11 5 (1.36%) Perl
12 4 (1.08%) R
13 3 (0.81%) Go
13 3 (0.81%) Groovy
14 2 (0.54%) Ada
14 2 (0.54%) Ada 83
14 2 (0.54%) PHP
14 2 (0.54%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 133 (36.04%) Degree
2 28 (7.59%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.15%) Master's Degree
3 19 (5.15%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.25%) PhD
6 4 (1.08%) CESG Certified Professional
6 4 (1.08%) CHECK Team Member
6 4 (1.08%) CREST Certified
6 4 (1.08%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.08%) OSCP
6 4 (1.08%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.81%) ISTQB
7 3 (0.81%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.27%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.79%) MISRA
2 13 (3.52%) Automotive SPICE
3 12 (3.25%) ISO 26262
4 8 (2.17%) IEC 62304
4 8 (2.17%) ISO 13485
5 6 (1.63%) Def Stans
5 6 (1.63%) IEC 61508
6 5 (1.36%) QA
7 4 (1.08%) AUTOSAR
7 4 (1.08%) MISRA C
8 3 (0.81%) JTAG
9 2 (0.54%) DO-178B
9 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 70 (18.97%) Firmware
2 30 (8.13%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (2.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (4.34%) Functional Safety
2 9 (2.44%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.08%) Nmap
Vendors
1 17 (4.61%) SAP
2 15 (4.07%) Microsoft
3 13 (3.52%) Lauterbach
4 10 (2.71%) IBM
5 7 (1.90%) Xilinx
6 6 (1.63%) EMC
6 6 (1.63%) Intel
7 5 (1.36%) NVIDIA
8 4 (1.08%) Google
9 3 (0.81%) Facebook
9 3 (0.81%) Instagram
10 2 (0.54%) Apple
10 2 (0.54%) MathWorks
10 2 (0.54%) Samsung
11 1 (0.27%) F5