Hybrid/Remote Embedded Linux Job Trends

Embedded Linux
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 421 378 353
Rank change year-on-year -43 -25 +160
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 34 51 138
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.15% 0.31% 0.56%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.19% 2.47% 4.32%
Number of salaries quoted 27 11 130
10th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £61,250 £63,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -5.71% +18.64%
75th Percentile £71,250 £91,125 £85,000
90th Percentile - £145,000 -
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% -7.14% +18.64%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,549 2,064 3,196
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.82% 12.43% 12.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,200 1,200 2,302
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile £72,500 £69,750 £67,968
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -13.40% -7.62%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded Linux over the 6 months to 14 August 2026.

Embedded Linux salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Embedded Linux
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 12 (35.29%) Ethernet
1 12 (35.29%) RS-232
2 7 (20.59%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (20.59%) Wireless
3 2 (5.88%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.94%) Bluetooth
4 1 (2.94%) RFID
Development Applications
1 7 (20.59%) Git
2 2 (5.88%) CMake
3 1 (2.94%) GDB
3 1 (2.94%) Jenkins
3 1 (2.94%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (38.24%) Electronics
2 1 (2.94%) Aerospace
2 1 (2.94%) Automotive
2 1 (2.94%) Cyber-Physical System
2 1 (2.94%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 28 (82.35%) Embedded Engineer
2 25 (73.53%) Senior
3 22 (64.71%) Software Engineer
4 21 (61.76%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 19 (55.88%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 18 (52.94%) Senior Software Engineer
7 15 (44.12%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 11 (32.35%) Linux Engineer
9 10 (29.41%) Embedded Linux Engineer
10 7 (20.59%) Senior Linux Engineer
11 3 (8.82%) Robotics Software Engineer
12 2 (5.88%) Developer
12 2 (5.88%) Embedded Developer
12 2 (5.88%) Linux Developer
13 1 (2.94%) C++ Software Engineer
13 1 (2.94%) Embedded C++ Engineer
13 1 (2.94%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
13 1 (2.94%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
13 1 (2.94%) Firmware Engineer
13 1 (2.94%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (73.53%) Yocto
2 1 (2.94%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 22 (64.71%) Device Driver
2 15 (44.12%) Embedded Systems
3 10 (29.41%) IoT
4 7 (20.59%) Robotics
5 4 (11.76%) Algorithms
6 3 (8.82%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (8.82%) FPGA
7 1 (2.94%) Data Structures
7 1 (2.94%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (2.94%) PCIe
7 1 (2.94%) Photography
7 1 (2.94%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 34 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (97.06%) Software Engineering
2 12 (35.29%) Agile
2 12 (35.29%) Scrum
3 11 (32.35%) Collaborative Engineering
4 8 (23.53%) CI/CD
5 7 (20.59%) Collaborative Culture
5 7 (20.59%) Computer Science
5 7 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (17.65%) Device Driver Development
7 4 (11.76%) Embedded Software Development
8 3 (8.82%) Computer Vision
8 3 (8.82%) Motion Planning
8 3 (8.82%) Robotic Control
9 2 (5.88%) Memory Management
10 1 (2.94%) Concurrent Programming
10 1 (2.94%) Integration Testing
10 1 (2.94%) Multithreading
10 1 (2.94%) Process Improvement
10 1 (2.94%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 30 (88.24%) C++
2 28 (82.35%) C
3 22 (64.71%) Embedded C
4 7 (20.59%) Python
5 5 (14.71%) Embedded C++
6 4 (11.76%) Rust
7 3 (8.82%) C#
8 1 (2.94%) Bash
Qualifications
1 10 (29.41%) Degree
2 5 (14.71%) Master's Degree
3 4 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (14.71%) Docker
2 2 (5.88%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (5.88%) Firmware