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 28 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 446 522 516
Rank change year-on-year +76 -6 +141
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 313 165 433
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.36% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.27% 0.85% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 219 95 302
10th Percentile £45,000 £31,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,375 £63,438
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -12.00%

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 24,585 19,421 35,689
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.75% 42.00% 33.76%
Number of salaries quoted 15,725 9,391 23,094
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,773 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.95% +4.55% -14.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,675
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -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 28 June 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 28 June 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 +50 287 £60,000 +20.00% 139
England +62 286 £60,000 +9.09% 143
South East +20 100 £60,000 +9.09% 46
Work from Home +1 65 £61,500 +11.82% 62
East of England +42 62 £67,500 -1.82% 27
South West -35 38 £62,500 +8.70% 24
Midlands -24 37 £52,500 +23.53% 21
North of England -45 28 £51,000 -2.86% 16
West Midlands -2 27 £55,000 +83.33% 12
London -15 17 £100,000 +60.00% 15
North East - 14 £51,000 - 1
East Midlands -27 10 £50,000 +11.11% 9
Wales -30 10 £50,000 - 4
Scotland +15 9 £60,000 +26.32% 5
Yorkshire -37 9 £50,000 +8.70% 3
North West -7 5 £65,000 +18.18% 12
Northern Ireland -30 3 - - 3

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 3 (0.96%) Confluence
2 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.64%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.32%) Kinematics
Applications
1 10 (3.19%) Simulink
2 5 (1.60%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (0.96%) CANalyzer
4 2 (0.64%) Lightworks
5 1 (0.32%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.56%) AWS
1 8 (2.56%) Azure
2 5 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (0.96%) GCP
3 3 (0.96%) Google Analytics
3 3 (0.96%) MailChimp
3 3 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (0.64%) AWS CodePipeline
4 2 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (0.64%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (0.64%) Power Automate
4 2 (0.64%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.64%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.32%) Amazon ECS
5 1 (0.32%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (0.32%) AWS IoT
5 1 (0.32%) GitHub
5 1 (0.32%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.32%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 31 (9.90%) Wireless
2 22 (7.03%) Bluetooth
3 14 (4.47%) ZigBee
4 13 (4.15%) RS-232
5 12 (3.83%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (3.19%) Ethernet
6 10 (3.19%) MQTT
6 10 (3.19%) RS-485
7 9 (2.88%) Modbus
7 9 (2.88%) Profibus
8 6 (1.92%) Software-Defined Radio
9 4 (1.28%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.64%) HTTP
10 2 (0.64%) RFID
11 1 (0.32%) LTE
11 1 (0.32%) SpaceWire
11 1 (0.32%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 28 (8.95%) Git
2 10 (3.19%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.24%) JIRA
4 5 (1.60%) GDB
4 5 (1.60%) GitLab
4 5 (1.60%) PetaLinux
4 5 (1.60%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (1.28%) Robot Framework
5 4 (1.28%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.96%) CANoe
6 3 (0.96%) Polyspace
6 3 (0.96%) Subversion
6 3 (0.96%) VectorCAST
7 2 (0.64%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.64%) MLflow
7 2 (0.64%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.32%) CMake
8 1 (0.32%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.32%) GoogleTest
8 1 (0.32%) SonarQube
General
1 75 (23.96%) Electronics
2 49 (15.65%) Manufacturing
3 34 (10.86%) Social Skills
4 26 (8.31%) Aerospace
4 26 (8.31%) Automotive
5 9 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (2.24%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (1.92%) Aviation
7 6 (1.92%) Games
7 6 (1.92%) Military
8 5 (1.60%) Finance
9 4 (1.28%) Advertising
9 4 (1.28%) Marketing
10 3 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.96%) Wearables
11 2 (0.64%) Avionics
11 2 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.64%) Law
11 2 (0.64%) Retail
12 1 (0.32%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 163 (52.08%) Embedded Engineer
2 120 (38.34%) Software Engineer
3 75 (23.96%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 72 (23.00%) Systems Engineer
5 64 (20.45%) Senior
6 37 (11.82%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 36 (11.50%) Senior Software Engineer
8 28 (8.95%) Lead
9 26 (8.31%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 22 (7.03%) Principal Engineer
11 20 (6.39%) Firmware Engineer
12 19 (6.07%) Linux Engineer
13 17 (5.43%) Developer
13 17 (5.43%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
13 17 (5.43%) Embedded Linux Engineer
14 15 (4.79%) Lead Systems Engineer
15 11 (3.51%) Development Engineer
16 10 (3.19%) Embedded C++ Engineer
16 10 (3.19%) Principal Software Engineer
17 9 (2.88%) Embedded Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.75%) Yocto
2 11 (3.51%) .NET
3 8 (2.56%) pytest
3 8 (2.56%) TensorFlow
4 6 (1.92%) PyTorch
5 5 (1.60%) React
6 4 (1.28%) Qt
6 4 (1.28%) Unity DI Container
7 3 (0.96%) OpenCV
7 3 (0.96%) REST
8 2 (0.64%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 2 (0.64%) HTML
8 2 (0.64%) iOS SDK
8 2 (0.64%) LangChain
8 2 (0.64%) Middleware
8 2 (0.64%) Node.js
8 2 (0.64%) React Native
8 2 (0.64%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.32%) ONNX
9 1 (0.32%) Torch
Miscellaneous
1 36 (11.50%) Algorithms
2 34 (10.86%) IoT
3 26 (8.31%) FPGA
4 22 (7.03%) Device Driver
5 18 (5.75%) Robotics
6 16 (5.11%) Acoustics
7 12 (3.83%) ARM Cortex
8 11 (3.51%) Verilog
8 11 (3.51%) VHDL
9 7 (2.24%) Raspberry Pi
10 6 (1.92%) Analogue Electronics
10 6 (1.92%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.60%) CAN bus
11 5 (1.60%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.60%) Operational Technology
12 4 (1.28%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.28%) Onboarding
13 3 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.96%) PCIe
13 3 (0.96%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 68 (21.73%) Linux
2 37 (11.82%) Embedded Linux
3 15 (4.79%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (1.92%) Robot Operating System
4 6 (1.92%) Windows
5 4 (1.28%) Android
6 3 (0.96%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.96%) Unix
7 2 (0.64%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.32%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (48.88%) Software Engineering
2 42 (13.42%) Validation
3 35 (11.18%) CI/CD
4 30 (9.58%) Computer Science
5 29 (9.27%) Test Automation
6 26 (8.31%) DevOps
7 24 (7.67%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (7.67%) Technical Leadership
8 23 (7.35%) Software Testing
9 21 (6.71%) Collaborative Culture
9 21 (6.71%) Roadmaps
10 20 (6.39%) AI
10 20 (6.39%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (6.39%) SDLC
11 19 (6.07%) Signal Processing
12 18 (5.75%) Cybersecurity
12 18 (5.75%) Embedded Software Development
13 17 (5.43%) Machine Learning
13 17 (5.43%) Mentoring
13 17 (5.43%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 107 (34.19%) C++
2 96 (30.67%) C
3 64 (20.45%) Python
4 22 (7.03%) Embedded C
5 20 (6.39%) C#
6 18 (5.75%) Embedded C++
7 14 (4.47%) MATLAB
8 10 (3.19%) Java
8 10 (3.19%) Rust
9 7 (2.24%) Bash
10 6 (1.92%) JavaScript
11 5 (1.60%) Go
12 3 (0.96%) Assembly Language
12 3 (0.96%) SystemVerilog
13 2 (0.64%) PowerShell
14 1 (0.32%) PHP
14 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.32%) VB
14 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.32%) VB6
Qualifications
1 56 (17.89%) Degree
2 34 (10.86%) Security Cleared
3 28 (8.95%) SC Cleared
4 16 (5.11%) Master's Degree
5 15 (4.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (4.47%) DV Cleared
7 7 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.24%) HND
8 6 (1.92%) CEH
9 5 (1.60%) OSCP
10 4 (1.28%) PhD
11 3 (0.96%) HNC
12 1 (0.32%) CISMP
12 1 (0.32%) CISSP
12 1 (0.32%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.32%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.32%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.88%) QA
2 8 (2.56%) IEC 61508
3 6 (1.92%) JTAG
3 6 (1.92%) MISRA
4 5 (1.60%) Def Stans
4 5 (1.60%) MISRA C
5 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 3 (0.96%) Automotive SPICE
6 3 (0.96%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.96%) ECSS
6 3 (0.96%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.32%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.32%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.32%) NIST
7 1 (0.32%) NIST 800
System Software
1 86 (27.48%) Firmware
2 50 (15.97%) Embedded Firmware
3 7 (2.24%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (2.24%) Functional Safety
2 3 (0.96%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (2.56%) EMC
2 7 (2.24%) Google
2 7 (2.24%) Microsoft
3 5 (1.60%) Xilinx
4 3 (0.96%) Atlassian
4 3 (0.96%) HubSpot
4 3 (0.96%) Intel
4 3 (0.96%) Microsemi
4 3 (0.96%) YouTube
5 2 (0.64%) Adobe
5 2 (0.64%) Motorola
5 2 (0.64%) NVIDIA
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle
5 2 (0.64%) Salesforce
5 2 (0.64%) SAP
6 1 (0.32%) Xamarin