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 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 374 374 439
Rank change year-on-year 0 +65 +166
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 17 25 132
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.097% 0.19% 0.41%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.18% 1.35% 2.95%
Number of salaries quoted 16 23 122
10th Percentile £56,875 £51,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £68,438 £69,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £71,875 £94,600 £82,375
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +4.00%

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 1,446 1,853 4,472
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.29% 14.10% 14.03%
Number of salaries quoted 985 1,455 3,729
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,210 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% -7.27%
75th Percentile £74,987 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -14.29%

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 April 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 13 (76.47%) Ethernet
1 13 (76.47%) RS-232
2 2 (11.76%) Bluetooth
2 2 (11.76%) RFID
2 2 (11.76%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (11.76%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (17.65%) Electronics
2 2 (11.76%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
3 1 (5.88%) Automotive
3 1 (5.88%) Cyber-Physical System
Job Titles
1 15 (88.24%) Embedded Engineer
1 15 (88.24%) Senior
2 14 (82.35%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 14 (82.35%) Software Engineer
3 13 (76.47%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 13 (76.47%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 13 (76.47%) Senior Software Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) Linux Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Firmware Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Senior Firmware Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Senior Linux Engineer
6 1 (5.88%) Embedded Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (82.35%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 13 (76.47%) Device Driver
2 4 (23.53%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (11.76%) FPGA
3 2 (11.76%) PCIe
3 2 (11.76%) Photography
3 2 (11.76%) Raspberry Pi
4 1 (5.88%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 17 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (94.12%) Software Engineering
2 13 (76.47%) Agile
2 13 (76.47%) Scrum
3 2 (11.76%) DevOps
4 1 (5.88%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (5.88%) Integration Testing
4 1 (5.88%) Memory Management
4 1 (5.88%) Performance Optimisation
4 1 (5.88%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (5.88%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 15 (88.24%) C++
2 14 (82.35%) C
3 13 (76.47%) Embedded C
4 1 (5.88%) C#
4 1 (5.88%) Python
4 1 (5.88%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) Master's Degree
2 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (17.65%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (17.65%) Firmware