NI LabVIEW
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring LabVIEW skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 702 638 622
Rank change year-on-year -64 -16 +14
Permanent jobs citing LabVIEW 102 28 123
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.086% 0.057% 0.17%
As % of the Development Applications category 2.13% 0.75% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 54 19 67
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,125 £45,694 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,750 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.10% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £67,656 £65,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,875 £67,000 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £58,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.68% +23.68% -

All Development Application Skills
UK

LabVIEW falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 4,787 3,742 6,097
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.03% 7.61% 8.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,922 2,204 3,429
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £37,574
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,375 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -5.17%

LabVIEW
Job Vacancy Trend

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

LabVIEW job vacancy trend in the UK

LabVIEW
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing LabVIEW.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing LabVIEW

LabVIEW
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing LabVIEW over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for LabVIEW in the UK

LabVIEW
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LabVIEW within the UK over the 6 months to 14 October 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 -64 93 £56,000 +6.67% 27
UK excluding London -77 82 £56,000 -4.68% 28
South West -50 23 £50,000 -4.76% 5
Work from Home -27 21 £56,000 +6.67% 2
Midlands -38 21 £57,500 -11.54% 2
South East -21 19 £56,000 - 9
East Midlands -28 15 £55,000 -15.38% 2
London -51 12 £60,000 +49.48% 2
North of England -53 11 £70,000 +33.33% 3
East of England -26 7 £47,500 -32.14% 6
West Midlands -33 6 £77,500 +19.23%
Yorkshire - 6 £70,000 - 1
North East - 4 - - 1
North West -32 1 £45,000 -14.29% 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

LabVIEW
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 8 (7.84%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (7.84%) Simulink
2 7 (6.86%) SOLIDWORKS
3 4 (3.92%) Mathcad
4 3 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (1.96%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.92%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 10 (9.80%) Modbus
2 5 (4.90%) Ethernet
3 4 (3.92%) 5G
3 4 (3.92%) RS-485
3 4 (3.92%) SD-WAN
3 4 (3.92%) WAN
4 3 (2.94%) RS-232
4 3 (2.94%) RS-422
Development Applications
1 7 (6.86%) Git
2 5 (4.90%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.98%) Subversion
General
1 62 (60.78%) Electronics
2 33 (32.35%) Social Skills
3 29 (28.43%) Manufacturing
4 23 (22.55%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (20.59%) Organisational Skills
6 14 (13.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (12.75%) Aerospace
7 13 (12.75%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (5.88%) Finance
9 4 (3.92%) Automotive
9 4 (3.92%) Law
10 3 (2.94%) Retail
11 2 (1.96%) Agriculture
11 2 (1.96%) Avionics
11 2 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.98%) Aeronautics
12 1 (0.98%) Aviation
12 1 (0.98%) Military
12 1 (0.98%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 46 (45.10%) Test Engineer
2 21 (20.59%) Systems Engineer
3 17 (16.67%) Electronics Engineer
4 16 (15.69%) Development Engineer
4 16 (15.69%) Test Development Engineer
5 13 (12.75%) Senior
6 11 (10.78%) Electronics Test Engineer
6 11 (10.78%) Lead
7 10 (9.80%) Automation Engineer
8 9 (8.82%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 8 (7.84%) Principal Engineer
10 6 (5.88%) Lead Test Engineer
10 6 (5.88%) Software Engineer
11 5 (4.90%) Verification Engineer
12 4 (3.92%) Lead Electronics Engineer
12 4 (3.92%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 4 (3.92%) Principal Test Engineer
12 4 (3.92%) Product Engineer
12 4 (3.92%) Product Test Engineer
12 4 (3.92%) Senior Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.92%) pytest
2 1 (0.98%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.78%) FPGA
2 10 (9.80%) SCADA
3 8 (7.84%) Fibre Optics
4 6 (5.88%) Arduino
4 6 (5.88%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (4.90%) 3D Printing
5 5 (4.90%) Raspberry Pi
5 5 (4.90%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (3.92%) Analogue Electronics
6 4 (3.92%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 4 (3.92%) Self-Driving Car
7 2 (1.96%) ARM Cortex
7 2 (1.96%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.98%) Acoustics
8 1 (0.98%) ASIC
8 1 (0.98%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.98%) CAN bus
8 1 (0.98%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.98%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.98%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.88%) Windows
2 4 (3.92%) Unix
3 1 (0.98%) Linux
3 1 (0.98%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (43.14%) Test Automation
2 34 (33.33%) Validation
3 23 (22.55%) Data Acquisition
3 23 (22.55%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (20.59%) Verification and Validation
5 18 (17.65%) Computer Science
5 18 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (16.67%) CAD
7 16 (15.69%) Design for Test
7 16 (15.69%) Technical Leadership
8 15 (14.71%) Physics
9 14 (13.73%) Customer Requirements
10 12 (11.76%) Software Testing
10 12 (11.76%) Test Strategy
11 11 (10.78%) Project Management
11 11 (10.78%) Risk Assessment
11 11 (10.78%) Workflow
12 10 (9.80%) Cybersecurity
12 10 (9.80%) Programme Delivery
12 10 (9.80%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 29 (28.43%) Python
2 23 (22.55%) MATLAB
3 16 (15.69%) C++
4 13 (12.75%) C
5 6 (5.88%) VB
6 5 (4.90%) C#
7 3 (2.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (59.80%) Degree
2 27 (26.47%) Security Cleared
3 24 (23.53%) SC Cleared
4 12 (11.76%) HND
4 12 (11.76%) PhD
5 11 (10.78%) Master's Degree
6 8 (7.84%) DV Cleared
6 8 (7.84%) HNC
7 6 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.96%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (1.96%) EMC Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.88%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.94%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.96%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.96%) DO-160
3 2 (1.96%) DO-254
4 1 (0.98%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 15 (14.71%) Firmware
2 1 (0.98%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (7.84%) EMC
2 4 (3.92%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.92%) SAP
3 2 (1.96%) Altera
3 2 (1.96%) Keysight
3 2 (1.96%) Xilinx
4 1 (0.98%) Thales