Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 24 November 2020

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Robot Operating System skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Robot Operating System over the 6 months to 24 November 2020 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Robot Operating System (ROS)
UK
6 months to
24 Nov 2020		 Same period 2019 Same period 2018
Rank 701 1044 1124
Rank change year-on-year +343 +80 +87
Permanent jobs citing Robot Operating System 8 15 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.011% 0.020%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.069% 0.049% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 5 15 22
Median annual salary £75,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median salary % change year-on-year +50.00% -4.76% +23.53%
10th Percentile £48,000 £42,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £111,000 £71,250 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year - -7.41% +55.17%

Robot Operating System is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.

All Operating Systems
UK
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 11,635 30,526 37,296
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 21.29% 22.78% 23.13%
Number of salaries quoted 9,696 24,304 30,098
Median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median salary % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,000 £25,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £40,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -1.23% +1.25%

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Robot Operating System.

Salary trend for Robot Operating System in the UK

Robot Operating System
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robot Operating System over the 6 months to 24 November 2020.

Salary histogram for Robot Operating System in the UK

Robot Operating System
Top 6 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 24 November 2020. 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
Job
Vacancies
England +340 8 £75,000 +50.00%
London +227 5 £75,000 +50.00%
UK excluding London +272 3 - - 1
North of England - 3 - -
Yorkshire - 3 - -
Work from Home - 3 - -

For the 6 months to 24 November 2020, IT jobs citing Robot Operating System also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Robot Operating System.

1 7 (87.50%) Python
2 6 (75.00%) Linux
3 5 (62.50%) C++
3 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
3 5 (62.50%) Robotics
4 4 (50.00%) Degree
4 4 (50.00%) Lidar
5 3 (37.50%) Control Theory
5 3 (37.50%) Master's Degree
5 3 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence
5 3 (37.50%) Xcode
5 3 (37.50%) Mechatronics
5 3 (37.50%) Apple iOS
5 3 (37.50%) CAN bus
5 3 (37.50%) Apple Swift
6 2 (25.00%) Microservices
6 2 (25.00%) PyTorch
7 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
7 1 (12.50%) Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
7 1 (12.50%) TensorFlow
7 1 (12.50%) Continuous Deployment
7 1 (12.50%) Computer Vision
7 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning
7 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
7 1 (12.50%) Data Validation
7 1 (12.50%) Git (software)
7 1 (12.50%) Open Source
7 1 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis

Robot Operating System
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

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

Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Xcode
2 1 (12.50%) Git (software)
2 1 (12.50%) JIRA
Job Titles
1 2 (25.00%) Python Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Cloud Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Python Software Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Research Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Software Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Systems Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) PyTorch
2 1 (12.50%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Robotics
2 4 (50.00%) Lidar
3 3 (37.50%) CAN bus
4 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 6 (75.00%) Linux
2 3 (37.50%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
2 3 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (37.50%) Control Theory
2 3 (37.50%) Mechatronics
3 2 (25.00%) Microservices
4 1 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (12.50%) Computer Vision
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Deployment
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Data Validation
4 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning
4 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
4 1 (12.50%) Open Source
4 1 (12.50%) Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
4 1 (12.50%) Statistics
4 1 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) Python
2 5 (62.50%) C++
3 3 (37.50%) Apple Swift
4 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (37.50%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Google