Hybrid/Remote Embedded Linux Engineer Job Trends

Embedded Linux Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Embedded Linux Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 438 - 573
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Linux Engineer 6 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.029% - 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% - 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +35.29%
75th Percentile £71,250 - £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +41.67% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 19,725 14,967 31,682
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 92.30% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 14,415 9,328 24,598
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £101,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Embedded Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Linux Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Linux Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Embedded Linux Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Embedded Linux Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Embedded Linux Engineer job vacancies

Embedded Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 6 July 2026, Embedded Linux Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Embedded Linux Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) C
1 6 (100.00%) C++
1 6 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 6 (100.00%) Linux
1 6 (100.00%) Yocto
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded C
2 5 (83.33%) Software Engineering
3 3 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Engineering
3 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Device Driver Development
3 3 (50.00%) Git
3 3 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Python
3 3 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (50.00%) Wireless
4 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Embedded C++
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) C#

Embedded Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (50.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Git
General
1 3 (50.00%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (100.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (83.33%) Device Driver
2 5 (83.33%) IoT
3 2 (33.33%) Algorithms
3 2 (33.33%) FPGA
3 2 (33.33%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 6 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Device Driver Development
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C
1 6 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded C
3 3 (50.00%) Python
4 2 (33.33%) Embedded C++
5 1 (16.67%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
1 3 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree