Signal Processing Jobs

Signal Processing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Signal Processing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Signal Processing over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 346 705 896
Rank change year-on-year +359 +191 -204
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 428 209 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.79% 0.21% 0.081%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 0.25% 0.085%
Number of salaries quoted 399 148 54
10th Percentile - £39,750 £38,775
25th Percentile £62,000 £42,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.67% -7.69% -
75th Percentile - £76,250 £79,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,600 £56,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +24.96% -13.08% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Signal Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 50,687 84,865 98,883
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.50% 85.91% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 26,769 59,922 58,138
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £75,533 £72,500 £81,251
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing.

Salary trend for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Signal Processing within the UK over the 6 months to 7 May 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
UK excluding London +324 419 £70,600 +24.96% 177
England +282 363 £70,600 +20.17% 194
South East +236 336 £70,600 +17.67% 83
Work from Home +270 213 £70,600 +12.96% 112
Wales - 55 £70,600 - 2
South West +82 9 £39,500 -21.00% 29
East of England -5 9 £50,000 -11.50% 49
North of England +65 8 £75,000 +45.63% 9
North West +15 8 £75,000 +45.63% 5
Scotland +128 2 £62,500 +27.55% 13
London +94 1 £62,000 +3.33% 31

Signal Processing
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:

Applications
1 19 (4.44%) Simulink
2 14 (3.27%) Mathcad
3 2 (0.47%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.47%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 4 (0.93%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.27%) Software-Defined Radio
2 9 (2.10%) 5G
3 8 (1.87%) SD-WAN
3 8 (1.87%) WAN
3 8 (1.87%) Wireless
4 6 (1.40%) RS-485
5 5 (1.17%) HTTP
5 5 (1.17%) Internet
6 4 (0.93%) DNS
6 4 (0.93%) Ethernet
6 4 (0.93%) SMTP
6 4 (0.93%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.70%) RS-232
8 2 (0.47%) GPRS
8 2 (0.47%) GSM
9 1 (0.23%) 3GPP
9 1 (0.23%) Bluetooth
9 1 (0.23%) Broadband
9 1 (0.23%) Network Security
9 1 (0.23%) Radio Access Network
Development Applications
1 305 (71.26%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (2.10%) Git
3 6 (1.40%) Subversion
4 4 (0.93%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.23%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.23%) GitLab
5 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.23%) JUnit
5 1 (0.23%) NetBeans
5 1 (0.23%) PetaLinux
General
1 370 (86.45%) Electronics
2 21 (4.91%) Social Skills
3 18 (4.21%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (1.87%) Finance
5 7 (1.64%) Manufacturing
6 6 (1.40%) Marketing
7 5 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (0.70%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.47%) Aviation
9 2 (0.47%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.23%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.23%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 308 (71.96%) Systems Engineer
2 166 (38.79%) Senior
3 165 (38.55%) Principal Engineer
3 165 (38.55%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 140 (32.71%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 32 (7.48%) Lead
6 15 (3.50%) Software Engineer
7 14 (3.27%) FPGA Engineer
7 14 (3.27%) Mathematical Modeller
7 14 (3.27%) Radar Engineer
8 10 (2.34%) Embedded Engineer
9 9 (2.10%) Radio Engineer
10 8 (1.87%) Firmware Engineer
10 8 (1.87%) VHDL Engineer
11 7 (1.64%) Electronics Engineer
11 7 (1.64%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 7 (1.64%) Senior FPGA Engineer
11 7 (1.64%) Senior Software Engineer
11 7 (1.64%) Senior VHDL Engineer
12 6 (1.40%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.47%) HTML
2 1 (0.23%) REST
2 1 (0.23%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 360 (84.11%) Algorithms
2 40 (9.35%) FPGA
3 21 (4.91%) VHDL
4 17 (3.97%) Verilog
5 16 (3.74%) GNSS
6 13 (3.04%) MicroBlaze
7 9 (2.10%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.87%) Embedded Systems
8 8 (1.87%) Self-Driving Car
9 7 (1.64%) ASIC
9 7 (1.64%) Life Science
9 7 (1.64%) Satnav
10 5 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.17%) e-Learning
11 4 (0.93%) Tandem
12 3 (0.70%) Analogue Electronics
13 2 (0.47%) CPLD
13 2 (0.47%) RISC-V
14 1 (0.23%) Device Driver
14 1 (0.23%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.84%) Linux
2 11 (2.57%) Windows
3 6 (1.40%) Embedded Linux
4 4 (0.93%) Unix
5 1 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 340 (79.44%) Systems Engineering
2 326 (76.17%) Technical Leadership
3 166 (38.79%) Test Planning
4 122 (28.50%) Mentoring
5 118 (27.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 40 (9.35%) Physics
7 37 (8.64%) Problem-Solving
8 35 (8.18%) Digital Signal Processing
9 28 (6.54%) Data Analysis
10 26 (6.07%) Mathematics
11 25 (5.84%) Validation
12 21 (4.91%) Architectural Design
13 19 (4.44%) Innovative Thinking
14 18 (4.21%) Verification and Validation
15 17 (3.97%) Mathematical Modelling
15 17 (3.97%) Software Engineering
16 16 (3.74%) Creative Thinking
17 15 (3.50%) B2B
18 14 (3.27%) Computer Science
18 14 (3.27%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 118 (27.57%) R
2 58 (13.55%) MATLAB
3 42 (9.81%) C
4 37 (8.64%) C++
5 27 (6.31%) Python
6 11 (2.57%) Perl
7 8 (1.87%) Tcl
8 7 (1.64%) VB
9 4 (0.93%) Bash
9 4 (0.93%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.70%) Embedded C++
10 3 (0.70%) SystemVerilog
11 2 (0.47%) JavaScript
11 2 (0.47%) Rust
11 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 368 (85.98%) BPSS Clearance
2 60 (14.02%) Degree
3 19 (4.44%) Security Cleared
4 14 (3.27%) SC Cleared
5 4 (0.93%) PhD
6 3 (0.70%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.23%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 340 (79.44%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (0.93%) PMO
3 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.23%) QA
System Software
1 26 (6.07%) Firmware
2 21 (4.91%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 305 (71.26%) IBM
2 19 (4.44%) Xilinx
3 14 (3.27%) MathWorks
4 8 (1.87%) Altera
4 8 (1.87%) EMC
5 7 (1.64%) Green Hills
6 2 (0.47%) Intel
6 2 (0.47%) Microsemi
6 2 (0.47%) SAP
7 1 (0.23%) Cisco
7 1 (0.23%) Freescale
7 1 (0.23%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.23%) ServiceNow