Hardware-in-the-Loop Job Trends

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Hardware-in-the-Loop skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 656 703 710
Rank change year-on-year +47 +7 +142
Permanent jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop 12 42 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.024% 0.062% 0.049%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.028% 0.075% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 4 29 8
10th Percentile £36,631 £43,750 -
25th Percentile £42,011 £51,250 £44,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £56,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.64% +14.29% +6.52%
75th Percentile - £80,000 £52,400
90th Percentile - - £52,805
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £56,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -19.64% +14.29% +6.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Hardware-in-the-Loop falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 43,476 56,181 51,771
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.06% 82.51% 93.99%
Number of salaries quoted 25,076 29,761 39,701
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £45,000 £44,388
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,725 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.46% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,500 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.74% +2.86% -

Hardware-in-the-Loop
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Hardware-in-the-Loop relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Hardware-in-the-Loop job vacancy trend in the UK

Hardware-in-the-Loop
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hardware-in-the-Loop.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hardware-in-the-Loop

Hardware-in-the-Loop
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Hardware-in-the-Loop in the UK

Hardware-in-the-Loop
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop within the UK over the 6 months to 27 October 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
England +39 12 £45,000 -19.64% 39
UK excluding London +18 12 £45,000 -19.64% 39
Midlands +27 5 £45,000 -14.29% 8
East Midlands +20 5 £45,000 - 2
Work from Home +41 4 - - 5
East of England 0 4 - - 4
South East +28 2 - - 9
North of England +18 1 - - 8
North West +9 1 - - 6

Hardware-in-the-Loop
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:

Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Simulink
2 1 (8.33%) CANalyzer
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) CANoe
1 1 (8.33%) Git
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 5 (41.67%) Electronics
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Automotive
3 2 (16.67%) Avionics
3 2 (16.67%) Back Office
3 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Developer
3 2 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Integration Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Software Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) Flash
1 1 (8.33%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Algorithms
2 1 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Validation
2 4 (33.33%) Performance Analysis
2 4 (33.33%) Performance Testing
2 4 (33.33%) Virtual Environments
3 2 (16.67%) Data Validation
3 2 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
3 2 (16.67%) Mechatronics
3 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Identification
4 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
4 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
4 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (8.33%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (8.33%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) C
1 5 (41.67%) C++
2 2 (16.67%) MATLAB
3 1 (8.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
1 3 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (16.67%) ISO 26262
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Functional Safety