Joint Test Action Group (JTAG)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring JTAG skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited JTAG over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 678 858 983
Rank change year-on-year +180 +125 +222
Permanent jobs citing JTAG 6 27 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.027% 0.004%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.068% 0.20% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile £64,425 £35,250 £57,375
25th Percentile £87,938 £37,500 £60,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £115,500 £48,750 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year +136.92% -31.58% +42.50%
75th Percentile £145,000 £60,000 £80,938
90th Percentile - - £84,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £93,750 £48,750 £71,250
% change year-on-year +92.31% -31.58% +42.50%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

JTAG falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 8,850 13,541 19,961
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.97% 13.77% 19.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4,598 9,268 9,195
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +5.04%

JTAG
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing JTAG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for JTAG in the UK

JTAG
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing JTAG.

Salary trend for JTAG in the UK

JTAG
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing JTAG over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for JTAG in the UK

JTAG
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JTAG within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 +174 6 £115,500 +136.92% 10
UK excluding London +186 3 £93,750 +92.31% 9
Work from Home +179 3 £130,000 - 2
Midlands +59 2 £57,500 -
London +102 1 - - 3
East of England +57 1 £130,000 +126.09% 2
East Midlands +49 1 £57,500 -
West Midlands +49 1 - -

JTAG
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) Bluetooth
1 2 (33.33%) Ethernet
1 2 (33.33%) FlexRay
1 2 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (16.67%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) GDB
1 3 (50.00%) Git
General
1 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (83.33%) Electronics
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Lead
2 3 (50.00%) Firmware Engineer
2 3 (50.00%) Senior
2 3 (50.00%) Senior Firmware Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Technical Leader
3 2 (33.33%) Technical Manager
3 2 (33.33%) Technical Test Manager
3 2 (33.33%) Test Leader
3 2 (33.33%) Test Manager
4 1 (16.67%) Embedded Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) OpenEmbedded
1 3 (50.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (50.00%) Virtual Team
2 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (33.33%) Infotainment
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
1 3 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) Key Management
2 3 (50.00%) Linux Kernel Development
2 3 (50.00%) Open Source
2 3 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Telematics
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 1 (16.67%) Multithreading
4 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) C
2 1 (16.67%) Ada
2 1 (16.67%) Bash
2 1 (16.67%) C#
2 1 (16.67%) C++
2 1 (16.67%) Embedded C
2 1 (16.67%) Embedded C++
2 1 (16.67%) Groovy
2 1 (16.67%) Perl
2 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
2 1 (16.67%) Python
2 1 (16.67%) Ruby
2 1 (16.67%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) MISRA
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Parasoft