Signal Processing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Signal Processing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Signal Processing over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 705 915 686
Rank change year-on-year +210 -229 +9
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 209 84 606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.21% 0.081% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.085% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 148 54 100
10th Percentile £39,750 £38,775 £38,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £48,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £79,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -13.08% - +14.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Signal Processing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,620 99,018 149,592
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.90% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,724 58,165 83,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Top 12 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 4 May 2024. 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 +209 200 £58,750 -16.07% 114
UK excluding London +116 197 £56,500 -13.08% 107
South East +65 87 £60,000 -16.08% 48
Work from Home +110 78 £62,500 -3.85% 45
East of England +60 54 £56,500 -13.08% 31
South West +21 48 £50,000 -29.82% 22
London +114 5 £60,000 -14.29% 11
North of England - 4 £51,500 - 2
North West - 4 £51,500 -
Midlands +14 2 - - 8
West Midlands +14 2 - - 5
Scotland - 2 £49,000 - 6

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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.87%) Confluence
Applications
1 41 (19.62%) Simulink
2 16 (7.66%) GNU Octave
3 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (5.74%) AWS
1 12 (5.74%) Azure
2 8 (3.83%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 26 (12.44%) 5G
1 26 (12.44%) Wireless
2 14 (6.70%) SD-WAN
2 14 (6.70%) WAN
3 13 (6.22%) Software-Defined Radio
4 10 (4.78%) OFDM
5 9 (4.31%) Ethernet
6 8 (3.83%) PPP
7 7 (3.35%) 5G NR
7 7 (3.35%) LTE
8 6 (2.87%) 802.11
8 6 (2.87%) Bluetooth
9 5 (2.39%) 3GPP
10 2 (0.96%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.96%) ZigBee
11 1 (0.48%) 4G
11 1 (0.48%) Modbus
11 1 (0.48%) MQTT
11 1 (0.48%) RS-232
11 1 (0.48%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.74%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 28 (13.40%) Git
2 13 (6.22%) Visual Studio
3 12 (5.74%) Vagrant
4 7 (3.35%) JIRA
5 6 (2.87%) Rational DOORS
5 6 (2.87%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.96%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.96%) PetaLinux
7 1 (0.48%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.48%) Subversion
7 1 (0.48%) TeamCity
General
1 59 (28.23%) Social Skills
2 51 (24.40%) Electronics
3 31 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (9.09%) Marketing
5 15 (7.18%) Aerospace
6 8 (3.83%) Aviation
6 8 (3.83%) Retail
7 7 (3.35%) Manufacturing
7 7 (3.35%) Telecoms
8 6 (2.87%) Finance
8 6 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.91%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.44%) Italian Language
10 3 (1.44%) Military
10 3 (1.44%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.96%) Automotive
11 2 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.48%) Avionics
12 1 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 76 (36.36%) Software Engineer
2 38 (18.18%) Developer
3 35 (16.75%) Senior
4 25 (11.96%) Embedded Engineer
5 23 (11.00%) Senior Software Engineer
6 21 (10.05%) Lead
7 14 (6.70%) Electronics Engineer
7 14 (6.70%) Software Developer
8 13 (6.22%) DSP Engineer
8 13 (6.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 12 (5.74%) Embedded Developer
9 12 (5.74%) Embedded Software Developer
9 12 (5.74%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
10 11 (5.26%) FPGA Developer
10 11 (5.26%) Python Developer
11 10 (4.78%) Graduate
12 9 (4.31%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 8 (3.83%) Systems Engineer
14 7 (3.35%) Algorithm Engineer
14 7 (3.35%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.74%) Middleware
2 8 (3.83%) NumPy
3 6 (2.87%) 802.1X
4 3 (1.44%) Yocto
5 2 (0.96%) POSIX
5 2 (0.96%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.48%) Flutter
6 1 (0.48%) Qt
6 1 (0.48%) STL
6 1 (0.48%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.48%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 86 (41.15%) Algorithms
2 54 (25.84%) FPGA
3 42 (20.10%) VHDL
4 33 (15.79%) GNSS
5 15 (7.18%) Analogue Electronics
6 14 (6.70%) Greenfield Project
7 13 (6.22%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (4.78%) Acoustics
8 10 (4.78%) Device Driver
9 8 (3.83%) Embedded Systems
9 8 (3.83%) MicroBlaze
9 8 (3.83%) Verilog
10 7 (3.35%) PCIe
10 7 (3.35%) Robotics
11 6 (2.87%) SIMD
12 5 (2.39%) Fibre Optics
12 5 (2.39%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (1.44%) Ray Tracing
15 2 (0.96%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 79 (37.80%) Linux
2 26 (12.44%) Embedded Linux
3 15 (7.18%) Ubuntu
4 14 (6.70%) Android
4 14 (6.70%) CentOS
4 14 (6.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (4.31%) Windows
6 2 (0.96%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (47.85%) Software Engineering
2 67 (32.06%) Digital Signal Processing
3 61 (29.19%) Computer Science
4 54 (25.84%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (23.44%) Mathematics
6 42 (20.10%) Machine Learning
7 38 (18.18%) Validation
8 37 (17.70%) Artificial Intelligence
9 32 (15.31%) Physics
10 29 (13.88%) Collaborative Working
11 25 (11.96%) Requirements Analysis
12 24 (11.48%) B2B
12 24 (11.48%) Creative Thinking
12 24 (11.48%) Defect Tracking
12 24 (11.48%) Innovative Thinking
13 20 (9.57%) FPGA Design
14 19 (9.09%) Project Management
15 18 (8.61%) Embedded Software Development
16 17 (8.13%) Continuous Integration
16 17 (8.13%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 93 (44.50%) C++
2 78 (37.32%) Python
3 72 (34.45%) C
4 66 (31.58%) MATLAB
5 42 (20.10%) Java
6 22 (10.53%) Perl
7 14 (6.70%) Bash
8 13 (6.22%) SQL
9 12 (5.74%) JavaScript
9 12 (5.74%) Kotlin
10 10 (4.78%) Tcl
11 8 (3.83%) Embedded C
11 8 (3.83%) VB
12 7 (3.35%) Assembly Language
13 5 (2.39%) Fortran
14 4 (1.91%) SystemVerilog
15 2 (0.96%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.48%) Embedded C++
16 1 (0.48%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 118 (56.46%) Degree
2 94 (44.98%) Security Cleared
3 44 (21.05%) SC Cleared
4 31 (14.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 28 (13.40%) DV Cleared
6 27 (12.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (10.05%) PhD
8 7 (3.35%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.48%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.48%) MCAD
9 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.66%) PMO
2 3 (1.44%) JTAG
3 1 (0.48%) MISRA
3 1 (0.48%) MISRA C
3 1 (0.48%) SLA
System Software
1 41 (19.62%) Firmware
2 16 (7.66%) Embedded Firmware
3 7 (3.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (5.74%) Ansible
1 12 (5.74%) Terraform
Vendors
1 43 (20.57%) Xilinx
2 8 (3.83%) Altera
2 8 (3.83%) Green Hills
2 8 (3.83%) Motorola
3 6 (2.87%) Intel
3 6 (2.87%) Microsoft
4 4 (1.91%) Microsemi
5 2 (0.96%) SAP
6 1 (0.48%) Atlassian
6 1 (0.48%) EMC
6 1 (0.48%) QinetiQ
6 1 (0.48%) Renesas
6 1 (0.48%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.48%) Thales