Embedded Systems Job Trends

Embedded Systems
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 452 474 559
Rank change year-on-year +22 +85 +124
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 203 248 180
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.34% 0.46% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.99% 1.25% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 136 91 128
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,220 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,500 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -5.08% -5.60%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,625 £66,250
90th Percentile £98,125 £73,750 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

All Generic Skills
UK

Embedded Systems 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 20,441 19,816 20,455
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.27% 37.14% 36.56%
Number of salaries quoted 10,264 9,266 14,883
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,000 £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 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,744
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.28% -4.10%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in the UK

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the UK

Embedded Systems
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems 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
UK excluding London +32 194 £60,000 +9.09% 256
England +41 157 £56,500 -5.83% 248
Work from Home +83 101 £56,500 -5.83% 91
South East +20 38 £55,000 - 73
North of England +35 37 £56,500 -7.38% 34
South West +17 28 £42,500 +6.25% 49
Midlands +22 27 £55,000 -8.33% 31
East of England -3 24 £71,250 +9.62% 46
West Midlands +27 22 £60,000 -9.77% 10
Scotland -11 22 £60,000 +9.09% 14
North West +22 15 £72,500 -3.33% 9
Yorkshire +5 14 £55,000 -6.38% 17
Wales +3 14 £57,500 +63.12% 13
North East +5 8 £56,500 -7.38% 8
East Midlands -15 5 £55,000 -8.33% 21
Northern Ireland -15 4 - - 4
London +42 3 £100,000 +60.00% 19

Embedded Systems
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 (0.99%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.48%) Simulink
2 1 (0.49%) Doxygen
2 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.49%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 44 (21.67%) Ethernet
2 16 (7.88%) Software-Defined Radio
3 14 (6.90%) Wireless
4 5 (2.46%) Bluetooth
5 3 (1.48%) UWB
6 2 (0.99%) DNS
6 2 (0.99%) HTTP
6 2 (0.99%) ICMP
6 2 (0.99%) RS-232
6 2 (0.99%) RS-485
6 2 (0.99%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.49%) 2G
7 1 (0.49%) 4G
7 1 (0.49%) 5G
7 1 (0.49%) SpaceWire
7 1 (0.49%) Wideband
7 1 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.49%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 12 (5.91%) JIRA
2 11 (5.42%) Git
3 5 (2.46%) Subversion
4 2 (0.99%) IDA Disassembler
4 2 (0.99%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.49%) Jenkins
General
1 59 (29.06%) Electronics
2 35 (17.24%) Social Skills
3 24 (11.82%) Finance
4 19 (9.36%) Automotive
5 10 (4.93%) Manufacturing
6 9 (4.43%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (3.94%) Aerospace
8 6 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.46%) Aviation
10 2 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.99%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.49%) Agriculture
11 1 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.49%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.49%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 82 (40.39%) Embedded Engineer
2 59 (29.06%) Software Engineer
3 50 (24.63%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 28 (13.79%) Senior
5 21 (10.34%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 21 (10.34%) Systems Engineer
6 18 (8.87%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 18 (8.87%) Senior Software Engineer
7 14 (6.90%) Firmware Engineer
8 10 (4.93%) Design Engineer
8 10 (4.93%) Software Manager
9 9 (4.43%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 7 (3.45%) Electronics Engineer
10 7 (3.45%) Project Manager
11 6 (2.96%) Electronics Design Engineer
11 6 (2.96%) Lead
11 6 (2.96%) Software Test Engineer
11 6 (2.96%) Test Engineer
12 5 (2.46%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
12 5 (2.46%) Products Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.43%) Flash
2 7 (3.45%) Qt
3 5 (2.46%) .NET
4 1 (0.49%) Next.js
4 1 (0.49%) Node.js
4 1 (0.49%) React
4 1 (0.49%) React Native
4 1 (0.49%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 52 (25.62%) FPGA
2 13 (6.40%) e-Learning
2 13 (6.40%) RISC-V
3 11 (5.42%) MicroBlaze
4 9 (4.43%) CAN bus
4 9 (4.43%) Raspberry Pi
5 8 (3.94%) IoT
6 7 (3.45%) Arduino
7 6 (2.96%) Algorithms
7 6 (2.96%) Analogue Electronics
8 5 (2.46%) Digital Media
9 4 (1.97%) Verilog
9 4 (1.97%) VHDL
10 3 (1.48%) ARM Cortex
11 2 (0.99%) Device Driver
11 2 (0.99%) Linux Command Line
11 2 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.99%) Self-Driving Car
12 1 (0.49%) Acoustics
12 1 (0.49%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 65 (32.02%) Linux
2 11 (5.42%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.48%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.49%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (35.47%) Software Engineering
2 26 (12.81%) Agile
3 21 (10.34%) Embedded Software Development
4 20 (9.85%) Signal Processing
5 19 (9.36%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (9.36%) Software Testing
6 18 (8.87%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (7.88%) Digital Signal Processing
8 15 (7.39%) Systems Engineering
9 14 (6.90%) Mentoring
10 13 (6.40%) Test Automation
11 11 (5.42%) Business Development
11 11 (5.42%) Innovative Thinking
11 11 (5.42%) Physics
11 11 (5.42%) SDLC
12 10 (4.93%) Collaborative Culture
12 10 (4.93%) Mathematics
12 10 (4.93%) Validation
13 9 (4.43%) Actionable Insight
13 9 (4.43%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (32.51%) C
2 58 (28.57%) C++
3 17 (8.37%) Embedded C
4 10 (4.93%) Python
5 6 (2.96%) C#
6 5 (2.46%) Embedded C++
7 4 (1.97%) Rust
8 3 (1.48%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.99%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.49%) Java
10 1 (0.49%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.49%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (14.78%) Security Cleared
2 23 (11.33%) SC Cleared
3 19 (9.36%) Degree
4 17 (8.37%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.96%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.43%) IEC 61508
1 9 (4.43%) MISRA
1 9 (4.43%) MISRA C
2 5 (2.46%) QA
3 2 (0.99%) ISO 9000
3 2 (0.99%) JTAG
4 1 (0.49%) ECSS
4 1 (0.49%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.49%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 51 (25.12%) Firmware
2 38 (18.72%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (5.91%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 3 (1.48%) EMC
1 3 (1.48%) Intel
1 3 (1.48%) Microsemi
1 3 (1.48%) Xilinx
2 2 (0.99%) SAP