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 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 395 456
Rank change year-on-year +37 +61 +265
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 20 64 20
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.13% 0.34% 0.097%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.53% 2.36% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3 57 18
10th Percentile - £51,250 £46,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £80,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +40.35% +14.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £85,000 £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £52,500 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -22.22% +12.50% -

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 1,307 2,709 3,286
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.52% 14.28% 15.98%
Number of salaries quoted 949 1,692 2,796
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,720
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,750 £85,000 £87,750
UK median annual salary £43,085 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.83% - -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 17 (85.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 17 (85.00%) Wireless
2 3 (15.00%) Ethernet
2 3 (15.00%) RS-232
General
1 17 (85.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 20 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 20 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 20 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) Senior
2 3 (15.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (85.00%) e-Learning
1 17 (85.00%) Embedded Systems
1 17 (85.00%) MicroBlaze
1 17 (85.00%) RISC-V
2 3 (15.00%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 20 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Agile
1 20 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 17 (85.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 17 (85.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 17 (85.00%) Signal Processing
3 3 (15.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 20 (100.00%) C
1 20 (100.00%) C++
2 3 (15.00%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 17 (85.00%) SC Cleared
1 17 (85.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 17 (85.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 17 (85.00%) Firmware