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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 405 383 423
Rank change year-on-year -22 +40 +113
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 28 43 157
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.14% 0.27% 0.46%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.92% 2.02% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 22 16 147
10th Percentile £54,500 £55,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £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 £80,000
90th Percentile - £123,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.85% -3.70% +13.45%

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 1,457 2,127 4,438
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.15% 13.60% 12.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,067 1,237 3,494
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,375 £33,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.34%
75th Percentile £72,500 £69,000 £65,603
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £43,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -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 25 June 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 15 (53.57%) Ethernet
1 15 (53.57%) RS-232
2 4 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (14.29%) Wireless
3 2 (7.14%) Bluetooth
3 2 (7.14%) RFID
4 1 (3.57%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (7.14%) Git
1 2 (7.14%) Visual Studio
2 1 (3.57%) CMake
2 1 (3.57%) Jenkins
General
1 8 (28.57%) Electronics
2 2 (7.14%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.57%) Aerospace
3 1 (3.57%) Automotive
3 1 (3.57%) Cyber-Physical System
Job Titles
1 24 (85.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 21 (75.00%) Senior
3 20 (71.43%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 20 (71.43%) Software Engineer
4 19 (67.86%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 17 (60.71%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 17 (60.71%) Senior Software Engineer
6 6 (21.43%) Linux Engineer
7 4 (14.29%) Embedded Linux Engineer
7 4 (14.29%) Senior Linux Engineer
8 2 (7.14%) Developer
8 2 (7.14%) Embedded Developer
8 2 (7.14%) Firmware Engineer
8 2 (7.14%) Linux Developer
8 2 (7.14%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (78.57%) Yocto
2 1 (3.57%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 20 (71.43%) Device Driver
2 11 (39.29%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (17.86%) IoT
4 3 (10.71%) Algorithms
4 3 (10.71%) FPGA
4 3 (10.71%) Robotics
5 2 (7.14%) PCIe
5 2 (7.14%) Photography
5 2 (7.14%) Raspberry Pi
6 1 (3.57%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 28 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (96.43%) Software Engineering
2 15 (53.57%) Agile
2 15 (53.57%) Scrum
3 5 (17.86%) Computer Science
4 3 (10.71%) CI/CD
4 3 (10.71%) Collaborative Engineering
4 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (7.14%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (7.14%) Device Driver Development
5 2 (7.14%) DevOps
5 2 (7.14%) Embedded Software Development
6 1 (3.57%) API Design
6 1 (3.57%) Containerisation
6 1 (3.57%) Memory Management
6 1 (3.57%) Performance Optimisation
6 1 (3.57%) Performance Tuning
6 1 (3.57%) Process Improvement
6 1 (3.57%) Systems Thinking
6 1 (3.57%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 24 (85.71%) C
1 24 (85.71%) C++
2 20 (71.43%) Embedded C
3 5 (17.86%) Python
4 3 (10.71%) C#
4 3 (10.71%) Embedded C++
4 3 (10.71%) Rust
Qualifications
1 9 (32.14%) Degree
2 4 (14.29%) Master's Degree
3 3 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (10.71%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (10.71%) Firmware
2 1 (3.57%) Docker