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 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 383 488
Rank change year-on-year +15 +105 +285
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 40 83 22
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.25% 0.41% 0.095%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.28% 3.06% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2 76 16
10th Percentile - £50,625 £49,375
25th Percentile £73,750 £58,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +35.59% +18.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £62,750
90th Percentile - - £63,500
UK median annual salary £53,750 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -23.21% +21.74% +4.55%

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 1,751 2,714 3,637
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.77% 13.38% 15.64%
Number of salaries quoted 959 1,670 3,043
10th Percentile £27,980 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,150
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.81% +0.27%
75th Percentile £70,750 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £88,000
UK median annual salary £41,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -17.00% -4.76% -

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
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 38 (95.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 38 (95.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (5.00%) webpack
General
1 38 (95.00%) Finance
2 2 (5.00%) Electronics
2 2 (5.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 38 (95.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 38 (95.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 38 (95.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (5.00%) Developer
2 2 (5.00%) Rust Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.00%) Electron
1 2 (5.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 38 (95.00%) e-Learning
1 38 (95.00%) Embedded Systems
1 38 (95.00%) MicroBlaze
1 38 (95.00%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 40 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 38 (95.00%) Agile
2 38 (95.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 38 (95.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 38 (95.00%) Signal Processing
3 2 (5.00%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 40 (100.00%) C++
2 38 (95.00%) C
3 2 (5.00%) JavaScript
3 2 (5.00%) Rust
3 2 (5.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 38 (95.00%) SC Cleared
1 38 (95.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 38 (95.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 38 (95.00%) Firmware