Embedded Linux Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded Linux
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 428 438 561
Rank change year-on-year +10 +123 +236
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 43 156 70
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.22% 0.44% 0.19%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.67% 3.32% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 18 146 30
10th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 -
25th Percentile £58,750 £51,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,000 £68,750 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +20.61% +8.57%
75th Percentile £78,188 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £114,200 £85,000 £72,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,250 £59,000
% change year-on-year -1.89% +12.29% -1.67%

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 2,579 4,705 5,687
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.20% 13.17% 15.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,242 3,533 4,254
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -7.27% -
75th Percentile £69,000 £65,603 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -

Embedded Linux
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Linux trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Linux.

Embedded Linux salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Embedded Linux over the 6 months to 17 June 2025.

Embedded Linux salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 23 (53.49%) Software-Defined Radio
1 23 (53.49%) Wireless
2 7 (16.28%) Modbus
2 7 (16.28%) TCP/IP
3 3 (6.98%) Ethernet
3 3 (6.98%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 3 (6.98%) GDB
1 3 (6.98%) Git
2 2 (4.65%) webpack
3 1 (2.33%) PetaLinux
General
1 33 (76.74%) Finance
2 5 (11.63%) Electronics
2 5 (11.63%) Social Skills
3 3 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (6.98%) Manufacturing
4 2 (4.65%) Law
5 1 (2.33%) Legal
5 1 (2.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 34 (79.07%) Embedded Engineer
2 27 (62.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 27 (62.79%) Software Engineer
3 14 (32.56%) Senior
4 11 (25.58%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 10 (23.26%) Firmware Engineer
5 10 (23.26%) Senior Firmware Engineer
6 7 (16.28%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 5 (11.63%) Developer
8 4 (9.30%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 4 (9.30%) Senior Software Engineer
9 3 (6.98%) C++ Developer
9 3 (6.98%) Embedded C++ Developer
9 3 (6.98%) Embedded Developer
9 3 (6.98%) Lead
10 2 (4.65%) Rust Developer
11 1 (2.33%) Design Engineer
11 1 (2.33%) FPGA Design Engineer
11 1 (2.33%) FPGA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (16.28%) Yocto
2 3 (6.98%) OpenEmbedded
3 2 (4.65%) Electron
3 2 (4.65%) React
Miscellaneous
1 26 (60.47%) Embedded Systems
2 23 (53.49%) e-Learning
2 23 (53.49%) MicroBlaze
2 23 (53.49%) RISC-V
3 10 (23.26%) Device Driver
4 8 (18.60%) Product Ownership
5 3 (6.98%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (6.98%) Virtual Team
6 1 (2.33%) Algorithms
6 1 (2.33%) FPGA
6 1 (2.33%) Verilog
6 1 (2.33%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 43 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (74.42%) Software Engineering
2 24 (55.81%) Agile
2 24 (55.81%) Signal Processing
3 23 (53.49%) Digital Signal Processing
3 23 (53.49%) Innovative Thinking
4 8 (18.60%) Collaborative Working
5 7 (16.28%) CI/CD
5 7 (16.28%) Continuous Deployment
5 7 (16.28%) Continuous Integration
5 7 (16.28%) Multithreading
5 7 (16.28%) Software Architecture
6 3 (6.98%) Code Quality
6 3 (6.98%) Key Management
6 3 (6.98%) Linux Kernel Development
6 3 (6.98%) Open Source
6 3 (6.98%) UML
7 2 (4.65%) Front End Development
8 1 (2.33%) Embedded Software Development
8 1 (2.33%) FPGA Design
8 1 (2.33%) OO
Programming Languages
1 38 (88.37%) C
2 37 (86.05%) C++
3 4 (9.30%) Python
4 3 (6.98%) Embedded C
4 3 (6.98%) Embedded C++
4 3 (6.98%) Rust
4 3 (6.98%) SQL
5 2 (4.65%) JavaScript
5 2 (4.65%) TypeScript
6 1 (2.33%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 23 (53.49%) SC Cleared
1 23 (53.49%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) JTAG
1 3 (6.98%) QA
System Software
1 33 (76.74%) Firmware
2 30 (69.77%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.33%) Xilinx