RISC-V
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term RISC-V in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited RISC-V over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 900 926 1253
Rank change year-on-year +26 +327 -300
Permanent jobs citing RISC-V 21 14 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.019% 0.015% 0.010%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.057% 0.035% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 15 1 0
10th Percentile £93,000 - -
25th Percentile £107,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £120,000 £120,000 -
75th Percentile £130,000 - -
90th Percentile £133,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £120,000 £120,000 -

All Generic Skills
UK

RISC-V falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 36,747 40,005 83,703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.71% 43.07% 48.72%
Number of salaries quoted 23,456 22,223 34,485
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,519 £46,545 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

RISC-V
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing RISC-V as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RISC-V in the UK

RISC-V
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing RISC-V.

Salary trend for RISC-V in the UK

RISC-V
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing RISC-V over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for RISC-V in the UK

RISC-V
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RISC-V within the UK over the 6 months to 10 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +42 20 £120,000 - 23
UK excluding London -43 18 £120,000 - 19
East of England +2 16 £120,000 - 15
Work from Home - 11 £120,000 - 6
South West -33 2 £110,000 -8.33% 3
London - 2 £130,000 - 4

RISC-V
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 11 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 10 (47.62%) Architect
2 8 (38.10%) Software Manager
3 6 (28.57%) Development Manager
3 6 (28.57%) Software Development Manager
4 5 (23.81%) Engineering Manager
5 2 (9.52%) Software Engineering Manager
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) Distributed Systems
1 11 (52.38%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (23.81%) IoT
3 2 (9.52%) Client/Server
3 2 (9.52%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 13 (61.90%) Linux
2 2 (9.52%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) Roadmaps
2 11 (52.38%) Agile
2 11 (52.38%) Coaching
2 11 (52.38%) Collaborative Culture
2 11 (52.38%) Containerisation
2 11 (52.38%) Mentoring
2 11 (52.38%) Open Source
2 11 (52.38%) Software Engineering
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Architecture
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Science
3 2 (9.52%) Decision-Making
3 2 (9.52%) Linux Kernel Development
3 2 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 13 (61.90%) C
2 11 (52.38%) Embedded C
3 2 (9.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (9.52%) Degree
1 2 (9.52%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) IEC 61508
1 2 (9.52%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 11 (52.38%) Docker
2 4 (19.05%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (52.38%) Kubernetes
2 2 (9.52%) Functional Safety