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 10 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 642 701 658
Rank change year-on-year +59 -43 +128
Permanent jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop 12 41 52
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.021% 0.066% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.025% 0.076% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 4 32 6
10th Percentile - £41,275 £43,425
25th Percentile - £47,500 £45,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.92% +13.27% +4.26%
75th Percentile £48,832 £80,000 £52,400
90th Percentile £55,728 - £53,075
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +12.24% +4.26%

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 47,424 53,892 47,309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.09% 86.75% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,060 28,022 36,472
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -1.87%

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 10 December 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 10 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
England +73 12 £45,000 -18.92% 9
UK excluding London +65 12 £45,000 -18.18% 8
Work from Home +75 4 - - 1
Midlands +24 4 £45,000 -14.29% 1
East of England +16 4 - - 2
East Midlands +15 4 £45,000 +12.50%
North West +43 2 £60,326 -
South East +42 2 - - 5
North of England +31 2 £60,326 - 1

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%) GitLab
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 5 (41.67%) Electronics
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Automotive
3 1 (8.33%) Aerospace
3 1 (8.33%) Avionics
3 1 (8.33%) Back Office
3 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Developer
3 1 (8.33%) Integration Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Lead
3 1 (8.33%) Software Integration Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) Flash
1 1 (8.33%) Middleware
1 1 (8.33%) Pyramid
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Algorithms
2 1 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Linux
2 1 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Validation
2 4 (33.33%) Performance Analysis
2 4 (33.33%) Performance Testing
2 4 (33.33%) Virtual Environments
3 2 (16.67%) CI/CD
3 2 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
3 2 (16.67%) Mechatronics
4 1 (8.33%) Business Case
4 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
4 1 (8.33%) Containerisation
4 1 (8.33%) Data Validation
4 1 (8.33%) Line Management
4 1 (8.33%) Microservices
4 1 (8.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
4 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
4 1 (8.33%) SDLC
4 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Identification
4 1 (8.33%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 6 (50.00%) C
2 5 (41.67%) C++
3 2 (16.67%) MATLAB
3 2 (16.67%) Python
4 1 (8.33%) Java
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
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Functional Safety