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 4 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 406 497 488
Rank change year-on-year +91 -9 +45
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 492 176 309
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.35% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.56% 0.86% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 329 111 130
10th Percentile £39,800 £39,281 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £102,500 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +13.64% +2.80% -6.96%

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 31,447 20,383 23,765
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.60% 40.97% 32.03%
Number of salaries quoted 19,375 10,260 12,017
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,325 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.56% -14.29% -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 4 October 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 4 October 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 +98 462 £62,500 +13.64% 538
England +102 446 £61,500 +11.82% 627
South East +24 149 £60,000 +9.09% 139
Work from Home -14 105 £67,500 +22.73% 229
East of England +41 81 £75,000 - 136
Midlands +6 75 £67,500 +42.11% 54
South West -23 65 £65,000 +52.94% 79
North of England -31 52 £55,000 +14.58% 58
West Midlands +2 50 £47,500 -20.83% 27
East Midlands -35 25 £67,500 +58.82% 27
Scotland +11 23 £55,000 -42.11% 53
North East -41 22 £51,000 -9.73% 17
London -50 18 £60,000 - 105
North West -13 15 £55,000 -24.14% 28
Yorkshire -37 15 £55,000 +19.57% 14
Wales -65 13 £73,750 +13.46% 15
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 15

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 (1.02%) Confluence
2 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.61%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.20%) IIS
Applications
1 23 (4.67%) Simulink
2 12 (2.44%) SOLIDWORKS
3 7 (1.42%) OrCAD
3 7 (1.42%) Solid Edge
4 4 (0.81%) Lightworks
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (2.24%) AWS
1 11 (2.24%) Azure
2 7 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (1.02%) GCP
3 5 (1.02%) GitHub
3 5 (1.02%) GitHub Actions
3 5 (1.02%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (0.81%) Google Analytics
4 4 (0.81%) MailChimp
4 4 (0.81%) SaaS
5 3 (0.61%) AWS IoT
5 3 (0.61%) Datadog
5 3 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (0.61%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (0.61%) Power Automate
5 3 (0.61%) Power Platform
5 3 (0.61%) PowerApps
6 2 (0.41%) WhatsApp
7 1 (0.20%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 40 (8.13%) Wireless
2 22 (4.47%) Ethernet
3 21 (4.27%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (3.25%) Bluetooth
4 16 (3.25%) ZigBee
5 14 (2.85%) RS-232
6 13 (2.64%) RS-485
7 12 (2.44%) MQTT
8 9 (1.83%) Software-Defined Radio
9 8 (1.63%) Modbus
9 8 (1.63%) Profibus
10 7 (1.42%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.61%) X.509
12 2 (0.41%) 5G
12 2 (0.41%) DHCP
12 2 (0.41%) DNS
12 2 (0.41%) LTE
12 2 (0.41%) RS-422
12 2 (0.41%) UWB
12 2 (0.41%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.41%) MySQL
2 2 (0.41%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.41%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.20%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 44 (8.94%) Git
2 12 (2.44%) Jenkins
3 10 (2.03%) GitLab
3 10 (2.03%) JIRA
4 9 (1.83%) PetaLinux
5 6 (1.22%) GDB
5 6 (1.22%) LabVIEW
5 6 (1.22%) Visual Studio Code
6 4 (0.81%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.81%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.61%) Subversion
7 3 (0.61%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.41%) MLflow
8 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.20%) CMake
9 1 (0.20%) GoogleTest
9 1 (0.20%) Polyspace
9 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.20%) VectorCAST
General
1 165 (33.54%) Electronics
2 95 (19.31%) Manufacturing
3 62 (12.60%) Social Skills
4 57 (11.59%) Aerospace
5 50 (10.16%) Automotive
6 23 (4.67%) Analytical Skills
7 20 (4.07%) Finance
8 11 (2.24%) Aviation
8 11 (2.24%) Military
9 9 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.42%) Avionics
10 7 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.02%) Advertising
11 5 (1.02%) Marketing
12 4 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.81%) Legal
13 3 (0.61%) Multimedia
13 3 (0.61%) Police
13 3 (0.61%) Retail
14 2 (0.41%) Games
Job Titles
1 213 (43.29%) Embedded Engineer
2 137 (27.85%) Software Engineer
3 93 (18.90%) Systems Engineer
4 88 (17.89%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 82 (16.67%) Senior
6 52 (10.57%) Lead
7 48 (9.76%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 46 (9.35%) Electronics Engineer
9 36 (7.32%) Senior Software Engineer
10 35 (7.11%) Hardware Engineer
11 33 (6.71%) Principal Engineer
12 27 (5.49%) Design Engineer
12 27 (5.49%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 25 (5.08%) Linux Engineer
14 24 (4.88%) Embedded Linux Engineer
15 23 (4.67%) Architect
16 19 (3.86%) Firmware Engineer
17 18 (3.66%) Electronics Design Engineer
18 17 (3.46%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
19 16 (3.25%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (7.11%) Yocto
2 11 (2.24%) React
3 10 (2.03%) .NET
4 6 (1.22%) pytest
4 6 (1.22%) REST
4 6 (1.22%) TensorFlow
4 6 (1.22%) Terraform
5 4 (0.81%) Middleware
5 4 (0.81%) PyTorch
5 4 (0.81%) Qt
5 4 (0.81%) Unity DI Container
6 3 (0.61%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 3 (0.61%) WebSockets
7 2 (0.41%) CSS
7 2 (0.41%) GraphQL
7 2 (0.41%) iOS SDK
7 2 (0.41%) JWT
7 2 (0.41%) LangChain
7 2 (0.41%) Node.js
7 2 (0.41%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 52 (10.57%) IoT
2 48 (9.76%) FPGA
3 46 (9.35%) Algorithms
4 36 (7.32%) Device Driver
5 30 (6.10%) Analogue Electronics
6 24 (4.88%) Robotics
7 20 (4.07%) ARM Cortex
7 20 (4.07%) VHDL
8 19 (3.86%) Verilog
9 8 (1.63%) Acoustics
9 8 (1.63%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.42%) Life Science
10 7 (1.42%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.22%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.02%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.02%) PCIe
12 5 (1.02%) Raspberry Pi
12 5 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.02%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 106 (21.54%) Linux
2 54 (10.98%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (3.46%) FreeRTOS
4 11 (2.24%) Windows
5 6 (1.22%) Android
6 5 (1.02%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.02%) Unix
7 3 (0.61%) Robot Operating System
8 2 (0.41%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.41%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.20%) Debian
9 1 (0.20%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (37.40%) Software Engineering
2 72 (14.63%) Validation
3 66 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
4 55 (11.18%) CI/CD
4 55 (11.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 46 (9.35%) Test Automation
6 38 (7.72%) Computer Science
7 35 (7.11%) Prototyping
8 33 (6.71%) Technical Leadership
9 32 (6.50%) Collaborative Culture
10 31 (6.30%) AI
10 31 (6.30%) Signal Processing
11 30 (6.10%) DevOps
11 30 (6.10%) Schematic Capture
12 28 (5.69%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
13 26 (5.28%) Cybersecurity
14 25 (5.08%) CAD
14 25 (5.08%) Collaborative Engineering
14 25 (5.08%) Software Testing
15 23 (4.67%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 149 (30.28%) C++
2 141 (28.66%) C
3 86 (17.48%) Python
4 32 (6.50%) Embedded C
5 31 (6.30%) MATLAB
6 25 (5.08%) Embedded C++
6 25 (5.08%) Rust
7 24 (4.88%) C#
8 16 (3.25%) Go
8 16 (3.25%) Java
9 13 (2.64%) JavaScript
10 7 (1.42%) Ada
10 7 (1.42%) SystemVerilog
11 6 (1.22%) Bash
11 6 (1.22%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.61%) Ada 95
12 3 (0.61%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.61%) SQL
13 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 92 (18.70%) Degree
2 73 (14.84%) Security Cleared
3 41 (8.33%) SC Cleared
4 27 (5.49%) DV Cleared
5 21 (4.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (4.07%) Master's Degree
7 18 (3.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (2.85%) HND
9 9 (1.83%) CEH
10 8 (1.63%) HNC
10 8 (1.63%) OSCP
11 6 (1.22%) PhD
12 2 (0.41%) CISMP
12 2 (0.41%) CISSP
12 2 (0.41%) EMC Certification
13 1 (0.20%) CISA
13 1 (0.20%) CISM
13 1 (0.20%) CRISC
13 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.20%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.05%) QA
2 9 (1.83%) JTAG
3 5 (1.02%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.02%) Def Stans
4 4 (0.81%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.81%) ECSS
4 4 (0.81%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 4 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 4 (0.81%) MIL-STD-1553
5 3 (0.61%) Automotive SPICE
6 2 (0.41%) IEC 61508
6 2 (0.41%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.41%) MISRA
6 2 (0.41%) NIST
7 1 (0.20%) GDPR
7 1 (0.20%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 121 (24.59%) Firmware
2 59 (11.99%) Embedded Firmware
3 14 (2.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (1.63%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.81%) Grafana
2 4 (0.81%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.41%) Ansible
3 2 (0.41%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.20%) Consul
Vendors
1 29 (5.89%) EMC
2 13 (2.64%) Microsoft
2 13 (2.64%) Xilinx
3 9 (1.83%) Google
4 6 (1.22%) Cadence
5 5 (1.02%) Intel
5 5 (1.02%) Microsemi
5 5 (1.02%) Motorola
6 4 (0.81%) HubSpot
6 4 (0.81%) NVIDIA
6 4 (0.81%) YouTube
7 3 (0.61%) Altera
8 2 (0.41%) Adobe
8 2 (0.41%) Oracle
8 2 (0.41%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.41%) SAP
8 2 (0.41%) Yahoo!
9 1 (0.20%) Cisco
9 1 (0.20%) IBM
9 1 (0.20%) Lattice Semiconductor