Arduino Job Trends

Arduino
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Arduino in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Arduino over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 650 683 685
Rank change year-on-year +33 +2 +326
Permanent jobs citing Arduino 9 16 114
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.031% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.042% 0.084% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 27
10th Percentile - - £29,600
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% -5.00% +17.29%
75th Percentile £81,938 £56,875 £61,250
90th Percentile £93,625 £60,250 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.05% -5.00% -16.67%

All Generic Skills
UK

Arduino 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 21,230 19,033 26,356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.87% 37.29% 36.02%
Number of salaries quoted 10,671 8,851 19,461
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,000 £29,440
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £57,291
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +7.35% -11.86%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%

Arduino
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Arduino relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Arduino job vacancy trend in the UK

Arduino
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Arduino.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Arduino

Arduino
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Arduino over the 6 months to 4 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Arduino in the UK

Arduino
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Arduino within the UK over the 6 months to 4 February 2026. 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
England +36 9 £47,000 -1.05% 6
UK excluding London +15 9 £47,000 -1.05% 5
South West -1 5 £42,500 -5.56%
Work from Home +47 4 £92,500 +54.17% 2
East of England - 3 - -
South East +15 1 £51,500 -6.36% 1

Arduino
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (33.33%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) DNS
1 2 (22.22%) HTTP
1 2 (22.22%) ICMP
1 2 (22.22%) TCP/IP
2 1 (11.11%) 2G
2 1 (11.11%) 4G
2 1 (11.11%) 5G
2 1 (11.11%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) JIRA
2 2 (22.22%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (11.11%) Git
3 1 (11.11%) LabVIEW
General
1 9 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Electronics
3 3 (33.33%) Aerospace
4 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (11.11%) Aeronautics
5 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Product Manager
1 3 (33.33%) Products Support Manager
1 3 (33.33%) Support Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) Raspberry Pi
2 5 (55.56%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (33.33%) Algorithms
4 2 (22.22%) Linux Command Line
5 1 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) AI
1 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
1 3 (33.33%) Mathematical Modelling
1 3 (33.33%) Mathematics
1 3 (33.33%) Physics
1 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (33.33%) Product Strategy
1 3 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
2 2 (22.22%) Business Development
2 2 (22.22%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (22.22%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (22.22%) Prototyping
2 2 (22.22%) Rapid Prototyping
2 2 (22.22%) Reverse Engineering
2 2 (22.22%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Research
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) C
1 6 (66.67%) Python
2 5 (55.56%) C++
3 3 (33.33%) Assembly Language
3 3 (33.33%) Java
3 3 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 3 (33.33%) MATLAB
3 3 (33.33%) Objective-C
3 3 (33.33%) Swift
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 4 (44.44%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
5 1 (11.11%) PhD