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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 317 685 886
Rank change year-on-year +368 +201 -187
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 515 217 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.92% 0.22% 0.084%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.98% 0.26% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 463 156 55
10th Percentile - £39,750 £44,050
25th Percentile £62,000 £42,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £58,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.17% -9.62% -
75th Percentile - £79,063 £78,750
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 52,380 85,029 95,220
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.83% 85.31% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,622 59,821 55,996
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,079 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,375 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,810 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.62% -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 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Top 13 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 17 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 +320 498 £70,600 +24.96% 165
England +291 433 £70,600 +23.86% 186
South East +244 406 £70,600 +17.67% 84
Work from Home +278 261 £70,600 +12.96% 105
Wales - 64 £70,600 - 4
East of England +2 10 £56,250 -0.44% 37
North of England +47 8 £75,000 +45.63% 11
North West +4 8 £75,000 +45.63% 8
South West +67 7 £39,500 -21.00% 18
Scotland +118 2 £62,500 +27.55% 10
London +107 1 £62,000 +3.33% 28
Midlands +60 1 £65,000 - 8
East Midlands - 1 £65,000 - 4

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 (3.69%) Simulink
2 14 (2.72%) Mathcad
3 3 (0.58%) GNU Octave
4 2 (0.39%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 4 (0.78%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 40 (7.77%) Software-Defined Radio
2 20 (3.88%) Wireless
3 9 (1.75%) 5G
4 8 (1.55%) SD-WAN
4 8 (1.55%) WAN
5 5 (0.97%) HTTP
5 5 (0.97%) Internet
5 5 (0.97%) RS-485
6 4 (0.78%) DNS
6 4 (0.78%) Ethernet
6 4 (0.78%) SMTP
6 4 (0.78%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.58%) RS-232
8 2 (0.39%) GPRS
8 2 (0.39%) GSM
9 1 (0.19%) 3GPP
9 1 (0.19%) Bluetooth
9 1 (0.19%) Broadband
9 1 (0.19%) Network Security
9 1 (0.19%) Radio Access Network
Development Applications
1 340 (66.02%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (1.75%) Git
3 6 (1.17%) Subversion
4 4 (0.78%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.19%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.19%) GitLab
5 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.19%) JUnit
5 1 (0.19%) NetBeans
5 1 (0.19%) PetaLinux
General
1 431 (83.69%) Electronics
2 21 (4.08%) Finance
3 18 (3.50%) Social Skills
4 16 (3.11%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (1.36%) Manufacturing
6 6 (1.17%) Marketing
7 5 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (0.58%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.39%) Aviation
9 2 (0.39%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.19%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.19%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 356 (69.13%) Systems Engineer
2 186 (36.12%) Principal Engineer
2 186 (36.12%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 178 (34.56%) Senior
4 154 (29.90%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 46 (8.93%) Lead
6 28 (5.44%) Software Engineer
7 23 (4.47%) Embedded Engineer
8 22 (4.27%) Radio Engineer
9 21 (4.08%) Radar Engineer
10 18 (3.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 14 (2.72%) Mathematical Modeller
12 11 (2.14%) FPGA Engineer
13 8 (1.55%) Firmware Engineer
14 7 (1.36%) Electronics Engineer
14 7 (1.36%) Senior Software Engineer
15 6 (1.17%) Senior Electronics Engineer
15 6 (1.17%) Senior Embedded Engineer
15 6 (1.17%) VHDL Engineer
16 5 (0.97%) Senior VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.39%) HTML
2 1 (0.19%) REST
2 1 (0.19%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 408 (79.22%) Algorithms
2 50 (9.71%) FPGA
3 23 (4.47%) MicroBlaze
4 21 (4.08%) Embedded Systems
5 19 (3.69%) VHDL
6 17 (3.30%) e-Learning
7 16 (3.11%) Verilog
8 14 (2.72%) GNSS
8 14 (2.72%) RISC-V
9 9 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.55%) Self-Driving Car
11 6 (1.17%) ASIC
11 6 (1.17%) Life Science
12 5 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (0.97%) Satnav
13 4 (0.78%) Tandem
14 3 (0.58%) Analogue Electronics
15 2 (0.39%) CPLD
16 1 (0.19%) Robotics
16 1 (0.19%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.99%) Linux
2 18 (3.50%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (1.75%) Windows
4 4 (0.78%) Unix
5 2 (0.39%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 389 (75.53%) Systems Engineering
2 375 (72.82%) Technical Leadership
3 187 (36.31%) Test Planning
4 122 (23.69%) Mentoring
5 118 (22.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 66 (12.82%) Physics
7 60 (11.65%) Digital Signal Processing
8 42 (8.16%) Data Analysis
8 42 (8.16%) Innovative Thinking
9 35 (6.80%) Architectural Design
9 35 (6.80%) Problem-Solving
10 30 (5.83%) Software Engineering
11 27 (5.24%) Mathematics
12 25 (4.85%) Validation
13 18 (3.50%) Verification and Validation
14 17 (3.30%) Agile
14 17 (3.30%) Mathematical Modelling
15 14 (2.72%) Creative Thinking
15 14 (2.72%) Performance Analysis
16 13 (2.52%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 118 (22.91%) R
2 84 (16.31%) MATLAB
3 51 (9.90%) C
4 46 (8.93%) C++
5 28 (5.44%) Python
6 9 (1.75%) Perl
7 6 (1.17%) Tcl
8 5 (0.97%) VB
9 4 (0.78%) Bash
9 4 (0.78%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.58%) Embedded C++
10 3 (0.58%) SystemVerilog
11 2 (0.39%) JavaScript
11 2 (0.39%) Rust
11 2 (0.39%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.19%) Java
Qualifications
1 431 (83.69%) BPSS Clearance
2 72 (13.98%) Degree
3 44 (8.54%) Security Cleared
4 39 (7.57%) SC Cleared
5 4 (0.78%) PhD
6 3 (0.58%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.19%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 389 (75.53%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 4 (0.78%) PMO
3 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 50 (9.71%) Firmware
2 44 (8.54%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 340 (66.02%) IBM
2 17 (3.30%) Xilinx
3 14 (2.72%) MathWorks
4 8 (1.55%) EMC
5 6 (1.17%) Altera
6 5 (0.97%) Green Hills
7 2 (0.39%) Intel
7 2 (0.39%) Microsemi
7 2 (0.39%) SAP
8 1 (0.19%) Cisco
8 1 (0.19%) Freescale
8 1 (0.19%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.19%) ServiceNow