Kinematics
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Kinematics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 693 621 868
Rank change year-on-year -72 +247 +122
Permanent jobs citing Kinematics 9 20 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.011% 0.049% 0.001%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.24% 0.49% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 9 10 1
10th Percentile £47,500 - -
25th Percentile £72,500 £47,500 £39,532
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £41,978
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% +31.02% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £130,000 £44,423
90th Percentile £132,500 £166,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £41,978
% change year-on-year - +31.02% -

All Application Platform Skills
UK

Kinematics falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 3,740 4,079 9,866
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.47% 9.94% 10.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,574 2,874 7,029
10th Percentile £27,824 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,375 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £110,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -10.53%

Kinematics
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kinematics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Kinematics job vacancy trend in the UK

Kinematics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Kinematics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Kinematics

Kinematics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Kinematics over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Kinematics in the UK

Kinematics
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kinematics within the UK over the 6 months to 11 April 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
England -81 9 £75,000 +36.36% 6
London -13 6 £75,000 -47.37% 3
UK excluding London -77 3 £55,000 - 4
East of England -35 2 £55,000 -
Work from Home +5 1 £115,000 -2.13% 3
South East - 1 £115,000 - 2

Kinematics
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Ethernet
1 1 (11.11%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (55.56%) Semantic Layer
General
1 2 (22.22%) Electronics
2 1 (11.11%) Advertising
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Senior
2 3 (33.33%) Robotics Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Lead
4 1 (11.11%) Firmware Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Robotics Software Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Firmware Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Robotics Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (55.56%) Open3D
2 3 (33.33%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 9 (100.00%) Robotics
2 5 (55.56%) GNSS
2 5 (55.56%) Lidar
3 3 (33.33%) Algorithms
4 1 (11.11%) ARM Cortex
4 1 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Robot Operating System
2 1 (11.11%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Computer Vision
1 6 (66.67%) Validation
2 5 (55.56%) Computer Science
2 5 (55.56%) Sensor Fusion
2 5 (55.56%) Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
3 3 (33.33%) Control Theory
3 3 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 3 (33.33%) Probabilistic Estimation
3 3 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 2 (22.22%) AI
4 2 (22.22%) Machine Learning
4 2 (22.22%) OO
4 2 (22.22%) Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) Roadmaps
4 2 (22.22%) Technology Roadmap
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) CI/CD
5 1 (11.11%) Logistics
5 1 (11.11%) Model Validation
5 1 (11.11%) Motion Control
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) C++
2 3 (33.33%) C
3 2 (22.22%) C#
4 1 (11.11%) Python
4 1 (11.11%) Rust
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 5 (55.56%) Master's Degree
2 5 (55.56%) PhD
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) NVIDIA