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 24 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 491 488
Rank change year-on-year +65 -3 +66
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 474 173 312
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.41% 0.35% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.53% 0.85% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 316 105 148
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £42,180
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £109,250 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.82% +4.76% -8.70%

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 30,916 20,255 24,633
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.43% 41.12% 32.19%
Number of salaries quoted 19,163 10,194 12,571
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,742 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,925 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,445 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.41% -9.52% -4.55%

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 24 September 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 24 September 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 +81 445 £61,500 +11.82% 492
England +101 432 £60,000 +9.09% 603
South East +19 151 £60,000 +9.09% 136
Work from Home -19 102 £67,500 +22.73% 181
East of England +40 80 £72,500 -3.33% 123
Midlands -9 66 £67,500 +42.11% 49
South West -27 64 £62,500 +47.06% 92
North of England -33 47 £55,000 +19.57% 48
West Midlands -12 42 £47,500 -26.92% 29
East Midlands -19 24 £67,500 +58.82% 20
Scotland +10 20 £57,500 -39.47% 33
North East -48 19 £51,000 +5.70% 12
Yorkshire -32 16 £55,000 +19.57% 11
London -41 16 £60,000 - 98
Wales -68 13 £73,750 +13.46% 11
North West -20 12 £53,750 -28.33% 25
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 10

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 5 (1.05%) Confluence
2 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.63%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 21 (4.43%) Simulink
2 12 (2.53%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (1.48%) Solid Edge
4 4 (0.84%) Lightworks
5 3 (0.63%) OrCAD
6 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.21%) CANalyzer
7 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 13 (2.74%) AWS
2 12 (2.53%) Azure
3 8 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (1.05%) GCP
4 5 (1.05%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (0.84%) Google Analytics
5 4 (0.84%) MailChimp
5 4 (0.84%) SaaS
6 3 (0.63%) AWS IoT
6 3 (0.63%) Datadog
6 3 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.63%) Entra ID
6 3 (0.63%) GitHub
6 3 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
6 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (0.63%) Power Automate
6 3 (0.63%) Power Platform
6 3 (0.63%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.42%) AWS CodePipeline
7 2 (0.42%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 41 (8.65%) Wireless
2 20 (4.22%) Ethernet
2 20 (4.22%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (3.59%) Bluetooth
3 17 (3.59%) ZigBee
4 15 (3.16%) RS-232
5 13 (2.74%) RS-485
6 12 (2.53%) MQTT
7 9 (1.90%) Modbus
7 9 (1.90%) Profibus
7 9 (1.90%) Software-Defined Radio
8 7 (1.48%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.63%) X.509
10 2 (0.42%) 5G
10 2 (0.42%) DHCP
10 2 (0.42%) DNS
10 2 (0.42%) LoRaWAN
10 2 (0.42%) LTE
10 2 (0.42%) UWB
10 2 (0.42%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.21%) InfluxDB
2 1 (0.21%) MySQL
2 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.21%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 43 (9.07%) Git
2 14 (2.95%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.90%) GitLab
3 9 (1.90%) JIRA
4 8 (1.69%) PetaLinux
5 7 (1.48%) GDB
6 6 (1.27%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.84%) LabVIEW
7 4 (0.84%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.84%) Robot Framework
8 3 (0.63%) Polyspace
8 3 (0.63%) Subversion
8 3 (0.63%) VectorCAST
9 2 (0.42%) MLflow
9 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.42%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.21%) CANoe
10 1 (0.21%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.21%) Selenium
10 1 (0.21%) SonarQube
General
1 147 (31.01%) Electronics
2 90 (18.99%) Manufacturing
3 60 (12.66%) Social Skills
4 59 (12.45%) Aerospace
5 50 (10.55%) Automotive
6 19 (4.01%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (4.01%) Finance
7 12 (2.53%) Aviation
7 12 (2.53%) Military
8 9 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.48%) Avionics
9 7 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.27%) Advertising
11 5 (1.05%) Marketing
12 4 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.84%) Legal
13 3 (0.63%) Games
13 3 (0.63%) Multimedia
13 3 (0.63%) Police
13 3 (0.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 208 (43.88%) Embedded Engineer
2 142 (29.96%) Software Engineer
3 92 (19.41%) Systems Engineer
4 88 (18.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 76 (16.03%) Senior
6 54 (11.39%) Lead
7 45 (9.49%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 38 (8.02%) Senior Software Engineer
9 37 (7.81%) Electronics Engineer
10 33 (6.96%) Principal Engineer
11 32 (6.75%) Hardware Engineer
12 27 (5.70%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 25 (5.27%) Linux Engineer
14 24 (5.06%) Embedded Linux Engineer
15 22 (4.64%) Architect
16 21 (4.43%) Design Engineer
17 18 (3.80%) Firmware Engineer
18 17 (3.59%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
19 16 (3.38%) Developer
20 13 (2.74%) Lead Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (6.96%) Yocto
2 10 (2.11%) React
3 9 (1.90%) .NET
4 8 (1.69%) pytest
5 6 (1.27%) TensorFlow
5 6 (1.27%) Terraform
6 5 (1.05%) REST
7 4 (0.84%) Middleware
7 4 (0.84%) PyTorch
7 4 (0.84%) Qt
7 4 (0.84%) Unity DI Container
8 3 (0.63%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.63%) WebSockets
9 2 (0.42%) CSS
9 2 (0.42%) HTML
9 2 (0.42%) iOS SDK
9 2 (0.42%) JWT
9 2 (0.42%) LangChain
9 2 (0.42%) Node.js
9 2 (0.42%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 51 (10.76%) IoT
2 43 (9.07%) Algorithms
3 42 (8.86%) FPGA
4 36 (7.59%) Device Driver
5 27 (5.70%) Robotics
6 26 (5.49%) Analogue Electronics
7 19 (4.01%) ARM Cortex
8 18 (3.80%) VHDL
9 17 (3.59%) Verilog
10 9 (1.90%) Acoustics
10 9 (1.90%) Product Ownership
11 8 (1.69%) Operational Technology
12 7 (1.48%) Life Science
13 6 (1.27%) Onboarding
13 6 (1.27%) Raspberry Pi
14 5 (1.05%) Driving Licence
14 5 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
14 5 (1.05%) Mobile App
14 5 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (1.05%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 106 (22.36%) Linux
2 52 (10.97%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (3.80%) FreeRTOS
4 9 (1.90%) Windows
5 6 (1.27%) Android
6 5 (1.05%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.05%) Unix
7 3 (0.63%) Robot Operating System
8 2 (0.42%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.42%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.21%) Debian
9 1 (0.21%) ThreadX
9 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (39.24%) Software Engineering
2 69 (14.56%) Validation
3 62 (13.08%) Problem-Solving
4 55 (11.60%) CI/CD
5 50 (10.55%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (9.70%) Test Automation
7 38 (8.02%) Computer Science
8 32 (6.75%) AI
8 32 (6.75%) Prototyping
9 31 (6.54%) Collaborative Culture
10 30 (6.33%) DevOps
10 30 (6.33%) Technical Leadership
11 29 (6.12%) Signal Processing
12 28 (5.91%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
12 28 (5.91%) Software Testing
13 24 (5.06%) Cybersecurity
13 24 (5.06%) Software Architecture
14 23 (4.85%) Collaborative Engineering
14 23 (4.85%) Schematic Capture
15 22 (4.64%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 145 (30.59%) C++
2 139 (29.32%) C
3 88 (18.57%) Python
4 31 (6.54%) Embedded C
5 27 (5.70%) MATLAB
6 25 (5.27%) Rust
7 23 (4.85%) C#
7 23 (4.85%) Embedded C++
8 17 (3.59%) Java
9 14 (2.95%) Go
10 11 (2.32%) JavaScript
11 8 (1.69%) Bash
12 7 (1.48%) Ada
13 6 (1.27%) SystemVerilog
14 4 (0.84%) TypeScript
15 3 (0.63%) Ada 95
15 3 (0.63%) PowerShell
16 2 (0.42%) Assembly Language
17 1 (0.21%) Shell Script
17 1 (0.21%) SQL
Qualifications
1 83 (17.51%) Degree
2 69 (14.56%) Security Cleared
3 40 (8.44%) SC Cleared
4 27 (5.70%) DV Cleared
5 22 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (3.80%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (3.59%) Master's Degree
8 10 (2.11%) HND
9 9 (1.90%) CEH
10 8 (1.69%) OSCP
11 5 (1.05%) HNC
11 5 (1.05%) PhD
12 2 (0.42%) CISMP
12 2 (0.42%) CISSP
13 1 (0.21%) CISA
13 1 (0.21%) CISM
13 1 (0.21%) EMC Certification
13 1 (0.21%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.21%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.59%) QA
2 9 (1.90%) JTAG
3 6 (1.27%) Def Stans
4 5 (1.05%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.84%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.84%) ECSS
5 4 (0.84%) IEC 61508
5 4 (0.84%) ISO 26262
5 4 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 4 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 4 (0.84%) MIL-STD-1553
6 3 (0.63%) Automotive SPICE
6 3 (0.63%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.42%) NIST
8 1 (0.21%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.21%) DO-254
8 1 (0.21%) GRC
8 1 (0.21%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 116 (24.47%) Firmware
2 57 (12.03%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (2.74%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.48%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.84%) Grafana
2 4 (0.84%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.63%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.42%) Ansible
5 1 (0.21%) Consul
Vendors
1 21 (4.43%) EMC
2 12 (2.53%) Microsoft
3 11 (2.32%) Xilinx
4 9 (1.90%) Google
5 4 (0.84%) HubSpot
5 4 (0.84%) Intel
5 4 (0.84%) Microsemi
5 4 (0.84%) Motorola
5 4 (0.84%) NVIDIA
5 4 (0.84%) YouTube
6 3 (0.63%) Cadence
7 2 (0.42%) Adobe
7 2 (0.42%) Oracle
7 2 (0.42%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.42%) SAP
7 2 (0.42%) Yahoo!
8 1 (0.21%) Altera
8 1 (0.21%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.21%) Cisco
8 1 (0.21%) IBM