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 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 438 481 543
Rank change year-on-year +43 +62 +171
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 201 255 179
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.44% 0.36%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.96% 1.22% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 126 97 130
10th Percentile £39,281 £41,220 £45,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £49,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% -4.17% -3.85%
75th Percentile £72,188 £65,000 £68,438
90th Percentile £93,625 £73,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.87% -4.17% -3.85%

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 20,834 20,888 18,770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.78% 36.13% 38.14%
Number of salaries quoted 10,517 10,297 13,973
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £32,726
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.68% -4.00% -2.34%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 15 December 2025.

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 15 December 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 +26 192 £57,000 -0.87% 235
England +37 160 £55,000 -8.33% 221
Work from Home +101 98 £55,000 -8.33% 118
North of England +47 43 £56,500 -2.59% 30
South East +30 43 £55,000 - 60
South West +27 31 £42,500 +6.25% 41
Midlands +19 27 £57,500 -4.17% 28
West Midlands +25 21 £60,000 -5.14% 20
Yorkshire +1 18 £55,000 -6.38% 8
North West +24 17 £60,000 +9.09% 16
Scotland -6 16 £95,000 +73.52% 20
East of England -11 15 £80,000 +23.08% 59
Wales +3 13 £65,000 +84.40% 8
North East +3 8 £56,500 -7.38% 6
East Midlands -9 6 £55,000 -8.33% 8
Northern Ireland -5 4 - - 3
London +36 1 - - 18

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 (1.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (1.49%) Simulink
2 2 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.50%) Doxygen
3 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.50%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 45 (22.39%) Ethernet
2 21 (10.45%) Software-Defined Radio
3 19 (9.45%) Wireless
4 6 (2.99%) Bluetooth
4 6 (2.99%) RS-485
5 4 (1.99%) Modbus
6 3 (1.49%) UWB
7 2 (1.00%) DNS
7 2 (1.00%) HTTP
7 2 (1.00%) ICMP
7 2 (1.00%) RS-232
7 2 (1.00%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.50%) 2G
8 1 (0.50%) 4G
8 1 (0.50%) 5G
8 1 (0.50%) SpaceWire
8 1 (0.50%) Wideband
8 1 (0.50%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 12 (5.97%) JIRA
2 11 (5.47%) Git
3 4 (1.99%) Subversion
4 2 (1.00%) IDA Disassembler
4 2 (1.00%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.50%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.50%) Jenkins
General
1 69 (34.33%) Electronics
2 39 (19.40%) Social Skills
3 31 (15.42%) Finance
4 24 (11.94%) Automotive
5 14 (6.97%) Manufacturing
6 12 (5.97%) Aerospace
7 8 (3.98%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.49%) Aviation
8 5 (2.49%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.99%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.49%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.00%) Marketing
12 1 (0.50%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.50%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.50%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 75 (37.31%) Embedded Engineer
2 61 (30.35%) Software Engineer
3 48 (23.88%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 19 (9.45%) Senior
5 18 (8.96%) Firmware Engineer
6 15 (7.46%) Systems Engineer
7 13 (6.47%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 12 (5.97%) Electronics Engineer
9 10 (4.98%) Design Engineer
9 10 (4.98%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 9 (4.48%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 9 (4.48%) Senior Software Engineer
10 9 (4.48%) Software Manager
11 6 (2.99%) Electronics Design Engineer
12 5 (2.49%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
12 5 (2.49%) Products Support Manager
12 5 (2.49%) Software Design Engineer
12 5 (2.49%) Software Test Engineer
12 5 (2.49%) Support Manager
12 5 (2.49%) Technical Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.48%) Flash
2 7 (3.48%) Qt
3 4 (1.99%) .NET
4 1 (0.50%) Next.js
4 1 (0.50%) Node.js
4 1 (0.50%) React
4 1 (0.50%) React Native
4 1 (0.50%) WebSockets
4 1 (0.50%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 54 (26.87%) FPGA
2 18 (8.96%) e-Learning
2 18 (8.96%) RISC-V
3 16 (7.96%) MicroBlaze
4 10 (4.98%) Analogue Electronics
4 10 (4.98%) IoT
5 9 (4.48%) Raspberry Pi
6 8 (3.98%) CAN bus
7 7 (3.48%) Arduino
8 6 (2.99%) Algorithms
9 5 (2.49%) Digital Media
10 4 (1.99%) Verilog
10 4 (1.99%) VHDL
11 3 (1.49%) ARM Cortex
11 3 (1.49%) Device Driver
11 3 (1.49%) Driving Licence
11 3 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (1.00%) Linux Command Line
12 2 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
13 1 (0.50%) Acoustics
Operating Systems
1 77 (38.31%) Linux
2 21 (10.45%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.49%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.50%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (35.82%) Software Engineering
2 31 (15.42%) Agile
3 29 (14.43%) Signal Processing
4 21 (10.45%) Digital Signal Processing
5 20 (9.95%) Software Testing
6 19 (9.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (8.96%) Mentoring
7 18 (8.96%) Problem-Solving
8 17 (8.46%) Innovative Thinking
9 14 (6.97%) Collaborative Culture
9 14 (6.97%) Test Automation
10 13 (6.47%) Embedded Software Development
11 11 (5.47%) Business Development
12 10 (4.98%) Physics
12 10 (4.98%) Validation
13 9 (4.48%) Mathematics
13 9 (4.48%) Project Management
13 9 (4.48%) Systems Engineering
14 8 (3.98%) Actionable Insight
14 8 (3.98%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 74 (36.82%) C
2 67 (33.33%) C++
3 18 (8.96%) Embedded C
4 11 (5.47%) Python
5 7 (3.48%) Embedded C++
6 5 (2.49%) C#
6 5 (2.49%) Rust
7 3 (1.49%) SystemVerilog
8 2 (1.00%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.50%) Java
9 1 (0.50%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 37 (18.41%) Security Cleared
2 28 (13.93%) SC Cleared
3 25 (12.44%) Degree
4 17 (8.46%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.99%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.49%) HND
7 1 (0.50%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.49%) QA
2 3 (1.49%) IEC 61508
2 3 (1.49%) MISRA
2 3 (1.49%) MISRA C
3 2 (1.00%) Automotive SPICE
3 2 (1.00%) AUTOSAR
3 2 (1.00%) IEC 62304
3 2 (1.00%) ISO 9000
3 2 (1.00%) JTAG
4 1 (0.50%) ECSS
4 1 (0.50%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.50%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 63 (31.34%) Firmware
2 48 (23.88%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (3.48%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.50%) systemd
Vendors
1 4 (1.99%) EMC
1 4 (1.99%) SAP
2 3 (1.49%) Intel
2 3 (1.49%) Microsemi
2 3 (1.49%) Xilinx
3 2 (1.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.50%) Atlassian