Device Driver Job Trends

Device Drivers
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Device Driver in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Device Driver over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 631 666 677
Rank change year-on-year +35 +11 +260
Permanent jobs citing Device Driver 11 39 49
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.019% 0.073% 0.088%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.054% 0.20% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 10 26 46
10th Percentile £50,225 £43,750 £45,965
25th Percentile £50,250 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,688 £68,750
90th Percentile £72,975 £71,250 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £63,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.36% +5.83% +4.35%

All Generic Skills
UK

Device Driver 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 20,409 19,914 20,425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.40% 37.07% 36.52%
Number of salaries quoted 10,240 9,364 14,857
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,580 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £54,793 £53,000
% change year-on-year -13.31% +3.38% -3.64%

Device Driver
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Device Driver job vacancy trend in the UK

Device Driver
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Device Driver.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Device Driver

Device Driver
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Device Driver over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Device Driver in the UK

Device Driver
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the UK over the 6 months to 11 January 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
UK excluding London +23 10 £65,000 +2.36% 23
Wales - 4 £50,500 - 1
Work from Home +66 3 £65,000 +4.00% 11
England +41 3 £69,250 +9.06% 23
Scotland +4 3 £65,000 +8.33% 4
West Midlands +33 2 £69,250 +9.06% 1
Midlands +20 2 £69,250 +9.06% 1
South East +28 1 - - 7

Device Driver
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 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (36.36%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (36.36%) Modbus
1 4 (36.36%) MQTT
1 4 (36.36%) Network Security
1 4 (36.36%) TCP/IP
2 3 (27.27%) Ethernet
2 3 (27.27%) RS-232
3 2 (18.18%) Bluetooth
3 2 (18.18%) UWB
4 1 (9.09%) PBX
4 1 (9.09%) Wideband
4 1 (9.09%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Git
General
1 1 (9.09%) Electronics
1 1 (9.09%) Finance
1 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
1 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Embedded Engineer
1 4 (36.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 4 (36.36%) Firmware Engineer
1 4 (36.36%) Senior
1 4 (36.36%) Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) C++ Software Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded C++ Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded Software Developer
3 1 (9.09%) IT Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) IT Support
3 1 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Python Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (27.27%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) IoT
2 2 (18.18%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (9.09%) ARM Cortex
3 1 (9.09%) e-Learning
3 1 (9.09%) FPGA
3 1 (9.09%) IVR
3 1 (9.09%) Raspberry Pi
3 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (9.09%) VHDL
3 1 (9.09%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (90.91%) Linux
2 5 (45.45%) Windows
3 4 (36.36%) Unix
4 3 (27.27%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Software Engineering
2 4 (36.36%) API Development
2 4 (36.36%) Computer Architecture
2 4 (36.36%) Product Strategy
2 4 (36.36%) Technical Debt
3 3 (27.27%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (27.27%) Scrum
4 2 (18.18%) Cryptography
5 1 (9.09%) AI
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 1 (9.09%) Embedded Software Development
5 1 (9.09%) ITSM
5 1 (9.09%) Line Management
5 1 (9.09%) Machine Learning
5 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
5 1 (9.09%) Signal Processing
5 1 (9.09%) Unit Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Use Case
5 1 (9.09%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 10 (90.91%) C++
2 8 (72.73%) C
3 4 (36.36%) Embedded C
4 2 (18.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
2 2 (18.18%) DV Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) PhD
3 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (36.36%) Firmware