Embedded Linux Jobs

Embedded Linux
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 645 632 825
Rank change year-on-year -13 +193 +154
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 39 260 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.075% 0.26% 0.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.59% 1.84% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 37 210 77
10th Percentile £51,250 £45,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £69,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,750 £78,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% +13.74%

All Operating Systems
UK

Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 6,583 14,121 16,635
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.62% 14.36% 15.99%
Number of salaries quoted 4,456 10,927 11,200
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,760 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,625 £80,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% -5.56% -

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in the UK

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux in the UK

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux in the UK

Embedded Linux
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
UK excluding London -9 32 £62,500 -3.85% 84
Work from Home +68 24 £62,500 +4.17% 39
England -19 23 £56,250 -13.46% 84
Scotland +129 16 £65,000 +8.33% 12
East of England +41 8 £62,500 -3.85% 33
London +103 3 £55,000 -57.69% 14
South East +52 3 £90,000 +20.00% 19
North of England +47 2 £43,000 -28.33% 10
West Midlands +34 2 £60,000 -7.69% 4
Midlands +28 2 £60,000 -7.69% 5
Yorkshire +55 1 £46,000 -16.36% 2
South West +50 1 £57,500 -4.17% 8
North West +18 1 £40,000 -33.33% 2

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.56%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (25.64%) Modbus
2 9 (23.08%) TCP/IP
3 7 (17.95%) Ethernet
4 6 (15.38%) RS-232
5 1 (2.56%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 5 (12.82%) Git
2 3 (7.69%) GDB
3 2 (5.13%) JIRA
4 1 (2.56%) PetaLinux
4 1 (2.56%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 12 (30.77%) Finance
2 8 (20.51%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (10.26%) Electronics
5 3 (7.69%) Manufacturing
6 2 (5.13%) Aerospace
6 2 (5.13%) Automotive
7 1 (2.56%) Legal
7 1 (2.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (58.97%) Senior
2 22 (56.41%) Embedded Engineer
3 18 (46.15%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 14 (35.90%) Firmware Engineer
4 14 (35.90%) Software Engineer
5 12 (30.77%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 12 (30.77%) Senior Firmware Engineer
6 11 (28.21%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 9 (23.08%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 9 (23.08%) Senior Software Engineer
8 4 (10.26%) DevOps Engineer
9 3 (7.69%) C++ Developer
9 3 (7.69%) Developer
9 3 (7.69%) Embedded C++ Developer
9 3 (7.69%) Embedded Developer
9 3 (7.69%) Lead
10 2 (5.13%) Linux Engineer
10 2 (5.13%) Network Engineer
11 1 (2.56%) FPGA Design Engineer
11 1 (2.56%) FPGA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (23.08%) Yocto
2 3 (7.69%) OpenEmbedded
3 1 (2.56%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 13 (33.33%) Device Driver
2 10 (25.64%) Product Ownership
3 8 (20.51%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (7.69%) Algorithms
4 3 (7.69%) Life Science
4 3 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (7.69%) Virtual Team
5 2 (5.13%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (5.13%) FPGA
5 2 (5.13%) IoT
5 2 (5.13%) Robotics
5 2 (5.13%) Self-Driving Car
5 2 (5.13%) Verilog
5 2 (5.13%) VHDL
6 1 (2.56%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 39 (100.00%) Linux
2 2 (5.13%) Unix
3 1 (2.56%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (48.72%) Software Engineering
2 10 (25.64%) CI/CD
2 10 (25.64%) Collaborative Working
3 9 (23.08%) Continuous Deployment
3 9 (23.08%) Continuous Integration
3 9 (23.08%) Multithreading
3 9 (23.08%) Software Architecture
4 5 (12.82%) DevOps
4 5 (12.82%) Signal Processing
4 5 (12.82%) UML
5 4 (10.26%) Code Quality
5 4 (10.26%) Digital Signal Processing
5 4 (10.26%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (10.26%) Linux Kernel Development
6 3 (7.69%) Agile
6 3 (7.69%) Key Management
6 3 (7.69%) Open Source
7 2 (5.13%) Logistics
7 2 (5.13%) Network Design
7 2 (5.13%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 27 (69.23%) C
2 26 (66.67%) C++
3 8 (20.51%) Python
4 4 (10.26%) Embedded C
5 3 (7.69%) Embedded C++
5 3 (7.69%) SQL
6 2 (5.13%) Rust
7 1 (2.56%) Ada
7 1 (2.56%) Shell Script
7 1 (2.56%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.13%) Degree
3 1 (2.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.69%) JTAG
1 3 (7.69%) QA
2 1 (2.56%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.56%) MISRA
System Software
1 19 (48.72%) Firmware
2 14 (35.90%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.56%) Xilinx