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 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 655 629 805
Rank change year-on-year -26 +176 +188
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 56 276 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.28% 0.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.79% 1.98% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 36 226 72
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.77% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £69,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -

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 7,079 13,909 15,885
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.97% 13.90% 16.10%
Number of salaries quoted 4,140 10,673 10,643
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,525 £80,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -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 23 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux in the UK

Embedded Linux
Top 14 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 23 May 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 -28 45 £62,500 -3.85% 170
Work from Home +23 39 £65,000 - 81
England -34 39 £55,000 -18.52% 158
South East +45 18 £55,000 -26.67% 29
Scotland +120 13 £65,000 +8.33% 23
East of England +11 7 £63,750 -8.93% 69
North of England +5 4 £46,000 -23.33% 20
London +107 3 £55,000 -45.00% 15
Yorkshire +48 3 £46,000 -8.00% 4
Midlands +36 2 £77,500 +26.53% 11
West Midlands +51 1 £77,500 +19.23% 8
South West +41 1 £57,500 -4.17% 27
East Midlands +17 1 - - 3
North West -15 1 £40,000 -33.33% 12

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (1.79%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (30.36%) Software-Defined Radio
1 17 (30.36%) Wireless
2 11 (19.64%) Modbus
3 8 (14.29%) TCP/IP
4 4 (7.14%) Ethernet
4 4 (7.14%) RS-232
5 3 (5.36%) RS-485
6 1 (1.79%) Internet
Development Applications
1 5 (8.93%) Git
2 3 (5.36%) GDB
3 2 (3.57%) JIRA
4 1 (1.79%) PetaLinux
4 1 (1.79%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (1.79%) webpack
General
1 28 (50.00%) Finance
2 11 (19.64%) Social Skills
3 10 (17.86%) Electronics
4 4 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.36%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.57%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.57%) Automotive
7 1 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.79%) Law
7 1 (1.79%) Legal
7 1 (1.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 38 (67.86%) Embedded Engineer
2 29 (51.79%) Software Engineer
3 27 (48.21%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 18 (32.14%) Senior
5 15 (26.79%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 14 (25.00%) Firmware Engineer
7 11 (19.64%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 11 (19.64%) Senior Firmware Engineer
8 7 (12.50%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 7 (12.50%) Senior Software Engineer
9 4 (7.14%) Developer
9 4 (7.14%) FPGA Engineer
10 3 (5.36%) C++ Developer
10 3 (5.36%) DevOps Engineer
10 3 (5.36%) Embedded C++ Developer
10 3 (5.36%) Embedded Developer
10 3 (5.36%) Lead
11 2 (3.57%) Linux Engineer
11 2 (3.57%) Network Engineer
12 1 (1.79%) FPGA Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (14.29%) Yocto
2 3 (5.36%) .NET
2 3 (5.36%) OpenEmbedded
3 1 (1.79%) Electron
3 1 (1.79%) Qt
3 1 (1.79%) React
Miscellaneous
1 31 (55.36%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (30.36%) e-Learning
2 17 (30.36%) MicroBlaze
2 17 (30.36%) RISC-V
3 12 (21.43%) Device Driver
4 9 (16.07%) Product Ownership
5 4 (7.14%) FPGA
6 3 (5.36%) Algorithms
6 3 (5.36%) Analogue Electronics
6 3 (5.36%) CAN bus
6 3 (5.36%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (5.36%) Virtual Team
7 2 (3.57%) Robotics
7 2 (3.57%) Self-Driving Car
8 1 (1.79%) IoT
8 1 (1.79%) Life Science
8 1 (1.79%) Verilog
8 1 (1.79%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 56 (100.00%) Linux
2 2 (3.57%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (58.93%) Software Engineering
2 19 (33.93%) Agile
2 19 (33.93%) Signal Processing
3 18 (32.14%) Digital Signal Processing
4 17 (30.36%) Innovative Thinking
5 9 (16.07%) CI/CD
5 9 (16.07%) Collaborative Working
6 8 (14.29%) Continuous Deployment
6 8 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
6 8 (14.29%) Multithreading
6 8 (14.29%) Software Architecture
7 5 (8.93%) UML
8 4 (7.14%) Code Quality
8 4 (7.14%) FPGA Design
9 3 (5.36%) Collaborative Culture
9 3 (5.36%) Data Science
9 3 (5.36%) DevOps
9 3 (5.36%) Key Management
9 3 (5.36%) Machine Learning
9 3 (5.36%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 44 (78.57%) C++
2 41 (73.21%) C
3 11 (19.64%) Python
4 4 (7.14%) Embedded C
5 3 (5.36%) Embedded C++
5 3 (5.36%) Go
5 3 (5.36%) Rust
5 3 (5.36%) SQL
6 2 (3.57%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.79%) Ada
7 1 (1.79%) C#
7 1 (1.79%) Java
7 1 (1.79%) Shell Script
7 1 (1.79%) SystemVerilog
7 1 (1.79%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 21 (37.50%) SC Cleared
3 5 (8.93%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.36%) JTAG
1 3 (5.36%) QA
2 1 (1.79%) Def Stans
2 1 (1.79%) MISRA
System Software
1 34 (60.71%) Firmware
2 29 (51.79%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (7.14%) Xilinx
2 1 (1.79%) Atmel