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 14 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 497 513
Rank change year-on-year +71 +16 +88
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 412 185 317
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.39% 0.37% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.48% 0.90% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 273 106 205
10th Percentile £37,150 £36,875 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -10.20%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,188 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £102,500 £67,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -8.33%

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 27,777 20,627 27,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.12% 41.32% 33.03%
Number of salaries quoted 17,400 10,358 16,193
10th Percentile £31,125 £28,785 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,443 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%

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 14 August 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 14 August 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 +83 389 £60,000 +14.29% 232
England +102 374 £60,000 +9.09% 263
South East +33 135 £60,000 +9.09% 70
Work from Home -13 92 £67,500 +35.00% 87
East of England +51 78 £70,000 -6.67% 51
Midlands +2 59 £55,000 +19.57% 26
South West -26 48 £62,500 +38.89% 39
West Midlands +2 38 £53,750 +44.30% 15
North of England -32 36 £51,000 +2.00% 34
East Midlands -24 21 £67,500 +42.11% 11
North East - 18 £51,000 - 10
Scotland +7 15 £55,000 -24.14% 10
Wales -50 14 £70,000 +3.70% 6
London -41 13 £60,000 -7.69% 35
Yorkshire -37 10 £50,000 +8.70% 11
North West -10 8 £51,250 -6.82% 13
Northern Ireland -64 4 - - 2

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 (1.21%) Confluence
2 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.73%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (3.64%) Simulink
2 12 (2.91%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (1.70%) Solid Edge
4 3 (0.73%) CANalyzer
4 3 (0.73%) Lightworks
5 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.24%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.24%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.24%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 13 (3.16%) AWS
2 11 (2.67%) Azure
3 8 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (1.21%) GCP
5 4 (0.97%) Google Analytics
5 4 (0.97%) MailChimp
5 4 (0.97%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (0.97%) SaaS
6 3 (0.73%) AWS IoT
6 3 (0.73%) Datadog
6 3 (0.73%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.73%) Entra ID
6 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (0.73%) Power Automate
6 3 (0.73%) Power Platform
6 3 (0.73%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.49%) AWS CodePipeline
7 2 (0.49%) GitHub
7 2 (0.49%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.49%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 37 (8.98%) Wireless
2 21 (5.10%) Bluetooth
3 19 (4.61%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (4.13%) ZigBee
5 14 (3.40%) Ethernet
5 14 (3.40%) RS-232
6 11 (2.67%) MQTT
6 11 (2.67%) RS-485
7 9 (2.18%) Modbus
7 9 (2.18%) Profibus
8 6 (1.46%) TCP/IP
9 5 (1.21%) Software-Defined Radio
10 2 (0.49%) LoRaWAN
10 2 (0.49%) UWB
11 1 (0.24%) LTE
11 1 (0.24%) NFC
11 1 (0.24%) RFID
11 1 (0.24%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 40 (9.71%) Git
2 13 (3.16%) Jenkins
3 9 (2.18%) JIRA
4 8 (1.94%) GitLab
5 7 (1.70%) GDB
6 6 (1.46%) PetaLinux
6 6 (1.46%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.97%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.97%) Robot Framework
8 3 (0.73%) CANoe
8 3 (0.73%) Polyspace
8 3 (0.73%) Subversion
8 3 (0.73%) VectorCAST
8 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.49%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.49%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.49%) MLflow
9 2 (0.49%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.24%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.24%) Selenium
General
1 114 (27.67%) Electronics
2 73 (17.72%) Manufacturing
3 49 (11.89%) Aerospace
4 48 (11.65%) Social Skills
5 45 (10.92%) Automotive
6 17 (4.13%) Finance
7 13 (3.16%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (2.91%) Aviation
9 9 (2.18%) Military
9 9 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.46%) Avionics
11 6 (1.46%) Games
12 5 (1.21%) Marketing
13 4 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.97%) Legal
14 3 (0.73%) Advertising
14 3 (0.73%) Law
14 3 (0.73%) Retail
14 3 (0.73%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 201 (48.79%) Embedded Engineer
2 139 (33.74%) Software Engineer
3 100 (24.27%) Systems Engineer
4 80 (19.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 65 (15.78%) Senior
6 47 (11.41%) Lead
7 36 (8.74%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 33 (8.01%) Senior Software Engineer
9 27 (6.55%) Principal Engineer
10 26 (6.31%) Hardware Engineer
11 23 (5.58%) Linux Engineer
12 22 (5.34%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 21 (5.10%) Developer
13 21 (5.10%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 20 (4.85%) Firmware Engineer
15 19 (4.61%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
16 18 (4.37%) Design Engineer
16 18 (4.37%) Lead Systems Engineer
17 15 (3.64%) Electronics Engineer
18 12 (2.91%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (6.07%) Yocto
2 8 (1.94%) .NET
2 8 (1.94%) pytest
2 8 (1.94%) React
3 6 (1.46%) TensorFlow
4 4 (0.97%) Middleware
4 4 (0.97%) PyTorch
4 4 (0.97%) Unity DI Container
5 3 (0.73%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 3 (0.73%) Qt
5 3 (0.73%) REST
6 2 (0.49%) HTML
6 2 (0.49%) iOS SDK
6 2 (0.49%) LangChain
6 2 (0.49%) Node.js
6 2 (0.49%) React Native
6 2 (0.49%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.24%) GStreamer
7 1 (0.24%) HTML5
7 1 (0.24%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 48 (11.65%) IoT
2 37 (8.98%) Algorithms
3 34 (8.25%) Device Driver
4 32 (7.77%) FPGA
5 22 (5.34%) Robotics
6 19 (4.61%) ARM Cortex
7 17 (4.13%) VHDL
8 16 (3.88%) Verilog
9 14 (3.40%) Acoustics
9 14 (3.40%) Analogue Electronics
10 8 (1.94%) Operational Technology
10 8 (1.94%) Product Ownership
10 8 (1.94%) Raspberry Pi
11 7 (1.70%) Life Science
12 6 (1.46%) Driving Licence
12 6 (1.46%) Onboarding
13 5 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (1.21%) Mobile App
13 5 (1.21%) Social Media
14 4 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 98 (23.79%) Linux
2 47 (11.41%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (4.37%) FreeRTOS
4 7 (1.70%) Windows
5 6 (1.46%) Android
5 6 (1.46%) Unix
6 5 (1.21%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.73%) Robot Operating System
8 2 (0.49%) ThreadX
8 2 (0.49%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (43.20%) Software Engineering
2 56 (13.59%) Validation
3 48 (11.65%) CI/CD
4 41 (9.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (9.71%) Problem-Solving
6 36 (8.74%) Test Automation
7 33 (8.01%) Computer Science
8 31 (7.52%) Software Testing
8 31 (7.52%) Technical Leadership
9 30 (7.28%) Collaborative Culture
9 30 (7.28%) DevOps
10 27 (6.55%) AI
10 27 (6.55%) Prototyping
11 23 (5.58%) SDLC
12 22 (5.34%) Cybersecurity
12 22 (5.34%) Embedded Software Development
12 22 (5.34%) Software Architecture
13 21 (5.10%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
14 20 (4.85%) Decision-Making
14 20 (4.85%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 121 (29.37%) C++
2 117 (28.40%) C
3 77 (18.69%) Python
4 28 (6.80%) Embedded C
5 22 (5.34%) Rust
6 21 (5.10%) C#
7 19 (4.61%) Embedded C++
8 17 (4.13%) Java
8 17 (4.13%) MATLAB
9 11 (2.67%) Go
10 9 (2.18%) JavaScript
11 8 (1.94%) Bash
12 7 (1.70%) Ada
13 6 (1.46%) SystemVerilog
14 3 (0.73%) Ada 95
14 3 (0.73%) Assembly Language
14 3 (0.73%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.73%) TypeScript
15 1 (0.24%) PHP
15 1 (0.24%) VB6
Qualifications
1 71 (17.23%) Degree
2 58 (14.08%) Security Cleared
3 39 (9.47%) SC Cleared
4 27 (6.55%) DV Cleared
5 19 (4.61%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (4.37%) BPSS Clearance
7 16 (3.88%) Master's Degree
8 9 (2.18%) CEH
9 8 (1.94%) HND
9 8 (1.94%) OSCP
10 3 (0.73%) HNC
10 3 (0.73%) PhD
11 1 (0.24%) CISMP
11 1 (0.24%) CISSP
11 1 (0.24%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.24%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.40%) QA
2 8 (1.94%) JTAG
3 5 (1.21%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.21%) Def Stans
4 4 (0.97%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 4 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 4 (0.97%) MIL-STD-1553
5 3 (0.73%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (0.73%) ECSS
5 3 (0.73%) IEC 61508
5 3 (0.73%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.24%) DO-160
6 1 (0.24%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.24%) DO-254
6 1 (0.24%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.24%) NIST
6 1 (0.24%) NIST 800
System Software
1 100 (24.27%) Firmware
2 53 (12.86%) Embedded Firmware
3 12 (2.91%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.70%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.97%) Grafana
2 4 (0.97%) Prometheus
2 4 (0.97%) Terraform
3 2 (0.49%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.24%) Ansible
Vendors
1 13 (3.16%) EMC
2 9 (2.18%) Xilinx
3 8 (1.94%) Google
3 8 (1.94%) Microsoft
4 4 (0.97%) HubSpot
4 4 (0.97%) Intel
4 4 (0.97%) Microsemi
4 4 (0.97%) YouTube
5 3 (0.73%) Atlassian
5 3 (0.73%) NVIDIA
6 2 (0.49%) Adobe
6 2 (0.49%) Motorola
6 2 (0.49%) Oracle
6 2 (0.49%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.49%) SAP
6 2 (0.49%) Yahoo!
7 1 (0.24%) IBM
7 1 (0.24%) Lattice Semiconductor
7 1 (0.24%) Xamarin