Robot Operating System Job Trends

Robot Operating System (ROS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Robot Operating System skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 672 795 773
Rank change year-on-year +123 -22 +402
Permanent jobs citing Robot Operating System 4 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.008% 0.001% 0.007%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.062% 0.010% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 £51,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +40.00% -21.05%
75th Percentile £44,375 £53,750 £38,750
90th Percentile £44,750 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -21.05%

All Operating Systems
UK

Robot Operating System falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 6,431 9,830 10,205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.00% 12.59% 16.93%
Number of salaries quoted 4,156 6,072 8,251
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,781 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,325 £45,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -14.83% -3.23% +3.33%

Robot Operating System
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Robot Operating System as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Robot Operating System in the UK

Robot Operating System
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Robot Operating System.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Robot Operating System

Robot Operating System
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robot Operating System within the UK over the 6 months to 18 September 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 +110 2 £45,000 -14.29% 10
Work from Home +74 1 £45,000 -14.29% 1
London +65 1 - -
South East - 1 £45,000 - 4
UK excluding London - 1 £45,000 - 11

Robot Operating System
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Big Data
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Robotics Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Field Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Architect
3 1 (25.00%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Software Architect
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Robotics
2 2 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (50.00%) Self-Driving Car
3 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Software Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) API Development
3 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) CAD
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (25.00%) Line Management
3 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Open Source
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
3 1 (25.00%) Product Requirements
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C++
2 3 (75.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) SAP