Digital Signal Processing Job Trends

Digital Signal Processing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Digital Signal Processing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 581 679 633
Rank change year-on-year +98 -46 +357
Permanent jobs citing Digital Signal Processing 62 63 78
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.099% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.11% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 11 34 32
10th Percentile £33,250 £42,875 -
25th Percentile £39,281 £51,563 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,792 £61,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.13% +6.09% -8.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,250 £85,000
90th Percentile - £89,625 £125,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,792 £61,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -33.13% +10.91% -6.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Digital 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,523 54,873 47,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.89% 85.86% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 27,788 28,510 36,562
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,905 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -0.94%

Digital Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Digital Signal Processing job vacancy trend in the UK

Digital Signal Processing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Digital Signal Processing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Digital Signal Processing

Digital Signal Processing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Signal Processing over the 6 months to 2 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Digital Signal Processing in the UK

Digital Signal Processing
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Signal Processing within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 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
England +117 62 £40,792 -33.13% 41
UK excluding London +99 59 £40,792 -33.13% 42
South East +38 34 £34,500 -40.00% 13
Work from Home +96 26 £55,000 -18.52% 17
South West +33 17 £40,792 -54.68% 13
East of England +37 8 £75,000 - 13
London +67 3 £55,000 -26.67% 1

Digital Signal Processing
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 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.61%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (6.45%) Simulink
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.61%) GNU Octave
3 1 (1.61%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.61%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 38 (61.29%) Software-Defined Radio
2 19 (30.65%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (4.84%) GitLab
1 3 (4.84%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (4.84%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (1.61%) JIRA
General
1 17 (27.42%) Finance
2 9 (14.52%) Electronics
3 8 (12.90%) Social Skills
4 5 (8.06%) Aerospace
4 5 (8.06%) Telecoms
5 4 (6.45%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.84%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (4.84%) Automotive
6 3 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.84%) Law
7 1 (1.61%) Military
Job Titles
1 31 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 22 (35.48%) Embedded Engineer
2 22 (35.48%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 15 (24.19%) Systems Engineer
4 11 (17.74%) Radio Engineer
5 9 (14.52%) C++ Software Engineer
6 4 (6.45%) Design Engineer
6 4 (6.45%) DSP Engineer
7 3 (4.84%) Process Engineer
8 2 (3.23%) Audio Visual Engineer
8 2 (3.23%) Firmware Engineer
8 2 (3.23%) Graduate
8 2 (3.23%) Senior
9 1 (1.61%) Graduate Analyst
9 1 (1.61%) Graduate Systems Engineer
9 1 (1.61%) Lead
9 1 (1.61%) PMO Project Manager
9 1 (1.61%) Senior Communications Engineer
9 1 (1.61%) Senior Design Engineer
9 1 (1.61%) Senior DSP Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (14.52%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 22 (35.48%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (27.42%) e-Learning
2 17 (27.42%) MicroBlaze
2 17 (27.42%) RISC-V
3 14 (22.58%) Algorithms
3 14 (22.58%) FPGA
4 4 (6.45%) Verilog
4 4 (6.45%) VHDL
5 2 (3.23%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.61%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (1.61%) GNSS
6 1 (1.61%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.61%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 29 (46.77%) Linux
2 17 (27.42%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (100.00%) Signal Processing
2 40 (64.52%) Software Engineering
3 35 (56.45%) Innovative Thinking
4 23 (37.10%) Physics
5 18 (29.03%) Agile
6 12 (19.35%) Mathematics
7 10 (16.13%) Validation
8 9 (14.52%) Systems Engineering
9 5 (8.06%) Verification and Validation
10 4 (6.45%) AI
10 4 (6.45%) Computer Science
10 4 (6.45%) Embedded Software Development
10 4 (6.45%) Linear Algebra
10 4 (6.45%) Mathematical Modelling
10 4 (6.45%) Mentoring
11 3 (4.84%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 3 (4.84%) Reverse Engineering
11 3 (4.84%) SDLC
11 3 (4.84%) SysML
11 3 (4.84%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 37 (59.68%) C++
2 29 (46.77%) C
3 18 (29.03%) MATLAB
4 9 (14.52%) Embedded C++
4 9 (14.52%) Python
5 4 (6.45%) Rust
6 3 (4.84%) Embedded C
7 1 (1.61%) VB
Qualifications
1 46 (74.19%) Security Cleared
2 40 (64.52%) SC Cleared
3 25 (40.32%) Degree
4 6 (9.68%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (9.68%) Master's Degree
5 4 (6.45%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.23%) PMO
System Software
1 35 (56.45%) Firmware
2 30 (48.39%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (3.23%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.61%) ANSYS
2 1 (1.61%) Atlassian
2 1 (1.61%) Keysight
2 1 (1.61%) PTC