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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 412 378 391
Rank change year-on-year -34 +13 +110
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 37 46 113
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.15% 0.28% 0.48%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.36% 2.40% 3.69%
Number of salaries quoted 29 8 105
10th Percentile £54,750 £62,850 £46,000
25th Percentile £61,250 £63,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.90% +3.33% +27.12%
75th Percentile £71,250 £112,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £145,000 -
UK median annual salary £67,500 £63,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -8.93% +21.74%

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 1,571 1,920 3,065
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.45% 11.77% 13.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,230 1,061 1,894
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,000 £38,785
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,751 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -16.00% -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
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded Linux over the 6 months to 18 September 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) GitHub
1 1 (2.70%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 9 (24.32%) Wi-Fi
1 9 (24.32%) Wireless
2 7 (18.92%) Ethernet
2 7 (18.92%) RS-232
3 4 (10.81%) TCP/IP
4 3 (8.11%) DNS
4 3 (8.11%) X.509
5 2 (5.41%) 5G
5 2 (5.41%) DHCP
5 2 (5.41%) LTE
5 2 (5.41%) VPN
Development Applications
1 9 (24.32%) Git
2 2 (5.41%) CMake
3 1 (2.70%) GDB
3 1 (2.70%) Jenkins
General
1 13 (35.14%) Electronics
2 4 (10.81%) Automotive
3 3 (8.11%) Games
3 3 (8.11%) Multimedia
3 3 (8.11%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.70%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.70%) Cyber-Physical System
4 1 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (72.97%) Embedded Engineer
2 21 (56.76%) Senior
3 18 (48.65%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 18 (48.65%) Software Engineer
4 14 (37.84%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 14 (37.84%) Linux Engineer
5 13 (35.14%) Embedded Linux Engineer
5 13 (35.14%) Senior Software Engineer
6 10 (27.03%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 8 (21.62%) Senior Linux Engineer
8 3 (8.11%) Robotics Software Engineer
8 3 (8.11%) Sales Engineer
9 2 (5.41%) Developer
9 2 (5.41%) Embedded Developer
9 2 (5.41%) Linux Developer
10 1 (2.70%) C++ Software Engineer
10 1 (2.70%) Network Security Engineer
10 1 (2.70%) QA Engineer
10 1 (2.70%) Quality Engineer
10 1 (2.70%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (64.86%) Yocto
2 3 (8.11%) CarPlay
3 2 (5.41%) Terraform
4 1 (2.70%) GraphQL
4 1 (2.70%) Jest
4 1 (2.70%) JWT
4 1 (2.70%) Playwright
4 1 (2.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (54.05%) Device Driver
2 19 (51.35%) Embedded Systems
3 16 (43.24%) IoT
4 8 (21.62%) Robotics
5 5 (13.51%) Algorithms
5 5 (13.51%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (8.11%) FPGA
6 3 (8.11%) Mobile App
6 3 (8.11%) Onboarding
6 3 (8.11%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (5.41%) PKI
8 1 (2.70%) Data Structures
8 1 (2.70%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 37 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (8.11%) Android
2 3 (8.11%) Apple iOS
2 3 (8.11%) OpenWrt
3 1 (2.70%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (86.49%) Software Engineering
2 15 (40.54%) Collaborative Engineering
3 11 (29.73%) CI/CD
3 11 (29.73%) Computer Science
3 11 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (24.32%) Collaborative Culture
5 8 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (21.62%) Device Driver Development
6 7 (18.92%) Agile
6 7 (18.92%) Scrum
7 4 (10.81%) Embedded Software Development
7 4 (10.81%) Multithreading
7 4 (10.81%) Performance Optimisation
8 3 (8.11%) Android Development
8 3 (8.11%) Client Onboarding
8 3 (8.11%) iOS Development
8 3 (8.11%) Mobile Application Development
8 3 (8.11%) Mobile Development
8 3 (8.11%) Motion Planning
8 3 (8.11%) Robotic Control
Programming Languages
1 31 (83.78%) C++
2 28 (75.68%) C
3 20 (54.05%) Embedded C
4 9 (24.32%) Embedded C++
4 9 (24.32%) Python
5 6 (16.22%) Rust
6 3 (8.11%) C#
6 3 (8.11%) Java
7 2 (5.41%) Go
7 2 (5.41%) Shell Script
8 1 (2.70%) Bash
8 1 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (35.14%) Degree
2 6 (16.22%) Master's Degree
3 5 (13.51%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.70%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) QA
2 1 (2.70%) JTAG
System Software
1 6 (16.22%) Docker
2 3 (8.11%) Firmware
3 1 (2.70%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (2.70%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 1 (2.70%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (8.11%) Apple