Wind River VxWorks
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for VxWorks skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VxWorks over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 889 - 1191
Rank change year-on-year - - -311
Permanent jobs citing VxWorks 5 0 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% - 0.014%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.035% - 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 14
10th Percentile - - £41,500
25th Percentile £73,000 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 - £53,750
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.94%
75th Percentile £79,000 - £57,500
90th Percentile - - £60,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £76,000 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +0.41%

All Operating Systems
UK

VxWorks 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 14,126 16,679 29,098
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.39% 15.92% 18.88%
Number of salaries quoted 10,937 11,263 16,749
10th Percentile £25,759 £27,000 £26,450
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -

VxWorks
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for VxWorks in the UK

VxWorks
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VxWorks.

Salary trend for VxWorks in the UK

VxWorks
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VxWorks within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Work from Home - 5 £76,000 - 4
UK excluding London - 5 £76,000 - 8
Wales - 4 - - 1
England - 1 £76,000 - 8
South East - 1 £76,000 - 3

VxWorks
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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Ethernet
1 4 (80.00%) Profibus
2 1 (20.00%) SpaceWire
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Git
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Electronics
1 4 (80.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Senior
1 5 (100.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Biotechnology
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) SDLC
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Vision
3 1 (20.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
2 1 (20.00%) C++
2 1 (20.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 4 (80.00%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) QNX