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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 382 394
Rank change year-on-year -28 +12 +149
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 35 47 147
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.29% 0.51%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.30% 2.24% 3.90%
Number of salaries quoted 28 13 138
10th Percentile £54,625 £62,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £61,250 £63,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £66,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.38% -5.71% +18.64%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £82,500
90th Percentile - £136,200 £85,000
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 1,521 2,098 3,771
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.02% 12.73% 13.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,186 1,228 2,881
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -9.52%

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 23 July 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 14 (40.00%) Ethernet
1 14 (40.00%) RS-232
2 7 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (20.00%) Wireless
3 2 (5.71%) Bluetooth
3 2 (5.71%) RFID
4 1 (2.86%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 5 (14.29%) Git
2 2 (5.71%) Visual Studio
3 1 (2.86%) CMake
3 1 (2.86%) Jenkins
General
1 13 (37.14%) Electronics
2 2 (5.71%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.86%) Aerospace
3 1 (2.86%) Automotive
3 1 (2.86%) Cyber-Physical System
Job Titles
1 28 (80.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 27 (77.14%) Senior
3 23 (65.71%) Software Engineer
4 22 (62.86%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 20 (57.14%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 20 (57.14%) Senior Software Engineer
6 17 (48.57%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 10 (28.57%) Linux Engineer
8 8 (22.86%) Embedded Linux Engineer
9 7 (20.00%) Senior Linux Engineer
10 3 (8.57%) Robotics Software Engineer
11 2 (5.71%) Developer
11 2 (5.71%) Embedded Developer
11 2 (5.71%) Firmware Engineer
11 2 (5.71%) Linux Developer
11 2 (5.71%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (71.43%) Yocto
2 1 (2.86%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 23 (65.71%) Device Driver
2 15 (42.86%) Embedded Systems
3 9 (25.71%) IoT
4 7 (20.00%) Robotics
5 4 (11.43%) Algorithms
5 4 (11.43%) FPGA
6 3 (8.57%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (5.71%) PCIe
7 2 (5.71%) Photography
7 2 (5.71%) Raspberry Pi
8 1 (2.86%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 35 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (97.14%) Software Engineering
2 14 (40.00%) Agile
2 14 (40.00%) Scrum
3 9 (25.71%) Collaborative Engineering
4 7 (20.00%) Computer Science
4 7 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (17.14%) CI/CD
6 5 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
6 5 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (14.29%) Device Driver Development
7 3 (8.57%) Computer Vision
7 3 (8.57%) Embedded Software Development
7 3 (8.57%) Motion Planning
7 3 (8.57%) Robotic Control
8 2 (5.71%) DevOps
9 1 (2.86%) API Design
9 1 (2.86%) Performance Optimisation
9 1 (2.86%) Performance Tuning
9 1 (2.86%) Process Improvement
9 1 (2.86%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 30 (85.71%) C++
2 28 (80.00%) C
3 23 (65.71%) Embedded C
4 6 (17.14%) Python
5 4 (11.43%) Embedded C++
5 4 (11.43%) Rust
6 3 (8.57%) C#
Qualifications
1 11 (31.43%) Degree
2 5 (14.29%) Master's Degree
3 4 (11.43%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.86%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.86%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (11.43%) Docker
2 3 (8.57%) Embedded Firmware
2 3 (8.57%) Firmware