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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 461 495 516
Rank change year-on-year +34 +21 +155
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 273 159 405
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.37% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.09% 0.87% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 200 94 291
10th Percentile £45,000 £38,625 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,250 £90,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 25,016 18,334 34,855
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.84% 42.93% 35.04%
Number of salaries quoted 14,301 8,594 23,058
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,288 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,058 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -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 May 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 May 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 +40 245 £55,000 - 162
England +29 239 £56,500 +2.73% 175
South East +8 81 £58,750 +6.82% 57
Work from Home -2 72 £60,000 +9.09% 67
East of England +7 48 £61,500 +0.41% 36
South West -30 33 £60,000 +9.09% 33
Midlands -26 30 £55,000 +23.60% 10
North of England -33 27 £55,000 - 16
West Midlands -23 18 £55,000 +83.33% 6
London -32 18 £100,000 +73.91% 18
Scotland -2 15 £60,000 +26.32% 8
East Midlands -28 12 £55,000 +15.79% 4
Yorkshire -45 12 £55,000 +19.57% 5
North East -36 10 £55,000 -9.84% 5
Wales - 10 £50,000 - 2
North West -11 5 £70,000 +7.69% 6
Northern Ireland -33 1 - - 4

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 (1.10%) Confluence
2 1 (0.37%) Kinematics
Applications
1 4 (1.47%) SOLIDWORKS
2 3 (1.10%) CANalyzer
2 3 (1.10%) Simulink
3 1 (0.37%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (2.56%) AWS
1 7 (2.56%) Azure
2 5 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (1.10%) Google Analytics
3 3 (1.10%) MailChimp
4 2 (0.73%) AWS CodePipeline
4 2 (0.73%) GCP
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.42%) Wireless
2 19 (6.96%) Ethernet
3 18 (6.59%) Bluetooth
4 10 (3.66%) RS-232
4 10 (3.66%) ZigBee
5 9 (3.30%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (2.56%) RS-485
7 6 (2.20%) Modbus
7 6 (2.20%) MQTT
7 6 (2.20%) Profibus
8 4 (1.47%) Software-Defined Radio
9 2 (0.73%) HTTP
9 2 (0.73%) RFID
9 2 (0.73%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.37%) LTE
10 1 (0.37%) SpaceWire
10 1 (0.37%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 22 (8.06%) Git
2 11 (4.03%) JIRA
3 8 (2.93%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.93%) Subversion
4 5 (1.83%) GDB
4 5 (1.83%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (1.47%) GitLab
5 4 (1.47%) Robot Framework
5 4 (1.47%) Visual Studio
6 3 (1.10%) CANoe
6 3 (1.10%) PetaLinux
6 3 (1.10%) Polyspace
6 3 (1.10%) VectorCAST
7 2 (0.73%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.73%) MLflow
8 1 (0.37%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.37%) GoogleTest
8 1 (0.37%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.37%) Selenium
8 1 (0.37%) Zephyr
General
1 64 (23.44%) Electronics
2 31 (11.36%) Manufacturing
2 31 (11.36%) Social Skills
3 23 (8.42%) Aerospace
4 14 (5.13%) Automotive
5 12 (4.40%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (2.56%) Finance
7 6 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (2.20%) Games
7 6 (2.20%) Military
7 6 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (1.47%) Marketing
8 4 (1.47%) Wearables
9 3 (1.10%) Aviation
10 2 (0.73%) Advertising
10 2 (0.73%) Avionics
10 2 (0.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.73%) Law
10 2 (0.73%) Retail
10 2 (0.73%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 133 (48.72%) Embedded Engineer
2 104 (38.10%) Software Engineer
3 64 (23.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 61 (22.34%) Systems Engineer
5 60 (21.98%) Senior
6 36 (13.19%) Senior Software Engineer
7 35 (12.82%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 28 (10.26%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 27 (9.89%) Lead
10 15 (5.49%) Principal Engineer
11 14 (5.13%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 13 (4.76%) Linux Engineer
13 12 (4.40%) Firmware Engineer
14 11 (4.03%) Developer
14 11 (4.03%) Development Engineer
14 11 (4.03%) Embedded Linux Engineer
14 11 (4.03%) Test Engineer
15 9 (3.30%) Embedded Developer
15 9 (3.30%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
16 8 (2.93%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.40%) Yocto
2 11 (4.03%) .NET
3 8 (2.93%) pytest
4 7 (2.56%) TensorFlow
5 5 (1.83%) PyTorch
6 4 (1.47%) React
6 4 (1.47%) Unity DI Container
7 3 (1.10%) Node.js
7 3 (1.10%) React Native
8 2 (0.73%) LangChain
8 2 (0.73%) OpenCV
8 2 (0.73%) Qt
9 1 (0.37%) GStreamer
9 1 (0.37%) HTML5
9 1 (0.37%) iOS SDK
9 1 (0.37%) Next.js
9 1 (0.37%) Playwright
9 1 (0.37%) Redux
9 1 (0.37%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.37%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.99%) FPGA
2 25 (9.16%) Algorithms
3 23 (8.42%) IoT
4 17 (6.23%) Robotics
5 16 (5.86%) Acoustics
5 16 (5.86%) Device Driver
6 11 (4.03%) CAN bus
7 10 (3.66%) ARM Cortex
8 7 (2.56%) Analogue Electronics
8 7 (2.56%) Raspberry Pi
9 6 (2.20%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.83%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.83%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.47%) Data Centre
12 3 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (1.10%) Smart Home
12 3 (1.10%) Social Media
12 3 (1.10%) Verilog
12 3 (1.10%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 61 (22.34%) Linux
2 24 (8.79%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (3.30%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (2.20%) Robot Operating System
5 5 (1.83%) Windows
6 3 (1.10%) Unix
7 2 (0.73%) Android
7 2 (0.73%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.37%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (49.45%) Software Engineering
2 35 (12.82%) Validation
3 27 (9.89%) Test Automation
4 25 (9.16%) CI/CD
4 25 (9.16%) Computer Science
4 25 (9.16%) SDLC
5 23 (8.42%) Agile
5 23 (8.42%) DevOps
6 21 (7.69%) Embedded Software Development
6 21 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (7.69%) Roadmaps
7 20 (7.33%) Software Testing
7 20 (7.33%) Technical Leadership
8 19 (6.96%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (6.96%) Systems Engineering
9 16 (5.86%) AI
9 16 (5.86%) Collaborative Culture
10 14 (5.13%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (5.13%) Machine Learning
10 14 (5.13%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 91 (33.33%) C++
2 79 (28.94%) C
3 51 (18.68%) Python
4 18 (6.59%) C#
5 16 (5.86%) Embedded C
6 14 (5.13%) Embedded C++
7 10 (3.66%) MATLAB
8 7 (2.56%) Bash
8 7 (2.56%) Rust
9 5 (1.83%) Go
9 5 (1.83%) Java
10 3 (1.10%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.37%) PHP
11 1 (0.37%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.37%) VB
11 1 (0.37%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.37%) VB6
Qualifications
1 45 (16.48%) Degree
2 29 (10.62%) Security Cleared
3 26 (9.52%) SC Cleared
4 14 (5.13%) Master's Degree
5 12 (4.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (3.66%) DV Cleared
7 6 (2.20%) CEH
8 5 (1.83%) HND
8 5 (1.83%) OSCP
9 4 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.47%) PhD
10 3 (1.10%) HNC
11 1 (0.37%) CISMP
11 1 (0.37%) CISSP
11 1 (0.37%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.37%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.37%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.13%) IEC 61508
2 12 (4.40%) MISRA
3 11 (4.03%) MISRA C
4 6 (2.20%) JTAG
4 6 (2.20%) QA
5 5 (1.83%) Def Stans
6 4 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 4 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 3 (1.10%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.10%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.37%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.37%) ECSS
8 1 (0.37%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.37%) NIST
8 1 (0.37%) NIST 800
System Software
1 66 (24.18%) Firmware
2 35 (12.82%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (2.20%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (5.13%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.73%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (2.20%) EMC
1 6 (2.20%) Google
2 5 (1.83%) Microsoft
3 3 (1.10%) Atlassian
3 3 (1.10%) HubSpot
3 3 (1.10%) YouTube
4 2 (0.73%) Adobe
4 2 (0.73%) Motorola
4 2 (0.73%) NVIDIA
4 2 (0.73%) Oracle
4 2 (0.73%) SAP
5 1 (0.37%) Xamarin