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 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 601 652 696
Rank change year-on-year +51 +44 +260
Permanent jobs citing Digital Signal Processing 50 60 41
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.084% 0.11% 0.073%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.12% 0.081%
Number of salaries quoted 14 30 28
10th Percentile £35,059 £43,625 -
25th Percentile £39,281 £51,563 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,125 £61,750 £55,750
Median % change year-on-year -15.59% +10.76% -25.67%
75th Percentile £87,500 £70,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £125,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,250 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -21.20% +13.64% -24.14%

All Process & 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 48,315 48,345 50,335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.00% 90.62% 89.96%
Number of salaries quoted 28,473 23,469 38,401
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%

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 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Digital Signal Processing in the UK

Digital Signal Processing
Top 9 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 13 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
England +76 50 £52,125 -13.13% 33
UK excluding London +67 48 £49,250 -21.20% 32
South East +19 21 £34,500 -35.81% 11
Work from Home +62 19 £75,000 +6.38% 10
South West +18 14 £40,792 -54.68% 7
East of England +34 12 £100,000 - 13
London +53 2 £55,000 - 1
North West +25 1 £56,000 -0.44% 1
North of England +25 1 £56,000 -0.44% 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 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (8.00%) Simulink
2 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.00%) GNU Octave
3 1 (2.00%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.00%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 23 (46.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 14 (28.00%) Wireless
3 1 (2.00%) LTE
3 1 (2.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 3 (6.00%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (6.00%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (2.00%) JIRA
General
1 11 (22.00%) Finance
2 9 (18.00%) Social Skills
3 7 (14.00%) Electronics
4 5 (10.00%) Telecoms
5 3 (6.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.00%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.00%) Law
7 1 (2.00%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 24 (48.00%) Software Engineer
2 15 (30.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 15 (30.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 9 (18.00%) C++ Software Engineer
4 8 (16.00%) Systems Engineer
5 7 (14.00%) Senior
6 6 (12.00%) Design Engineer
7 4 (8.00%) Data Engineer
7 4 (8.00%) Data Scientist
7 4 (8.00%) Radio Engineer
7 4 (8.00%) Research Engineer
7 4 (8.00%) Research Scientist
7 4 (8.00%) RF Engineer
7 4 (8.00%) Senior Data Engineer
7 4 (8.00%) Senior Data Scientist
7 4 (8.00%) Senior RF Engineer
8 2 (4.00%) Audio Visual Engineer
8 2 (4.00%) Firmware Engineer
8 2 (4.00%) Graduate
8 2 (4.00%) Senior Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (18.00%) Qt
2 1 (2.00%) NumPy
2 1 (2.00%) PyTorch
2 1 (2.00%) SciPy
2 1 (2.00%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 16 (32.00%) Embedded Systems
2 11 (22.00%) Algorithms
2 11 (22.00%) e-Learning
2 11 (22.00%) MicroBlaze
2 11 (22.00%) RISC-V
3 6 (12.00%) FPGA
4 2 (4.00%) Analogue Electronics
4 2 (4.00%) Driving Licence
4 2 (4.00%) VHDL
5 1 (2.00%) GNSS
5 1 (2.00%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.00%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (2.00%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 20 (40.00%) Linux
2 11 (22.00%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (2.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (100.00%) Signal Processing
2 32 (64.00%) Software Engineering
3 22 (44.00%) Innovative Thinking
4 16 (32.00%) Physics
5 12 (24.00%) Agile
5 12 (24.00%) Mathematics
6 10 (20.00%) Validation
7 9 (18.00%) Systems Engineering
8 8 (16.00%) AI
9 5 (10.00%) Verification and Validation
10 4 (8.00%) Computer Science
10 4 (8.00%) Data Science
10 4 (8.00%) Embedded Software Development
10 4 (8.00%) Linear Algebra
10 4 (8.00%) Machine Learning
10 4 (8.00%) Mathematical Modelling
10 4 (8.00%) Mentoring
11 3 (6.00%) Kalman Filter
11 3 (6.00%) SysML
11 3 (6.00%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 27 (54.00%) C++
2 21 (42.00%) C
3 11 (22.00%) MATLAB
4 9 (18.00%) Embedded C++
5 7 (14.00%) Python
6 4 (8.00%) Rust
7 2 (4.00%) Embedded C
8 1 (2.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 30 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 27 (54.00%) SC Cleared
3 26 (52.00%) Degree
4 7 (14.00%) Master's Degree
5 6 (12.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (8.00%) DV Cleared
7 1 (2.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.00%) PMO
System Software
1 22 (44.00%) Firmware
2 17 (34.00%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (6.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.00%) ANSYS
2 1 (2.00%) Atlassian
2 1 (2.00%) Keysight
2 1 (2.00%) PTC