Embedded Linux Software Engineer Jobs

Embedded Linux Software Engineer
UK

The median Embedded Linux Software Engineer salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 893 886 1249
Rank change year-on-year -7 +363 -351
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Linux Software Engineer 11 57 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.010% 0.061% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.067% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 10 19 16
10th Percentile £52,200 - -
25th Percentile £53,750 £41,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £42,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.29% -29.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,375 £62,500
90th Percentile - £68,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £42,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +35.29% -29.17% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 102,423 85,496 164,500
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 91.22% 95.99%
Number of salaries quoted 72,429 55,387 85,689
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,564 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -6.54% +5.94% +6.32%

Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Embedded Linux Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux Software Engineer.

Salary trend for Embedded Linux Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux Software Engineer over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Linux Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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 -3 11 £57,500 +35.29% 5
UK excluding London -90 11 £57,500 +35.29% 4
South East - 10 £57,500 - 4
North of England -5 1 £56,000 +31.76%
North East - 1 £56,000 -

Embedded Linux Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 June 2024, Embedded Linux Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Embedded Linux Software Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Linux
1 11 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 10 (90.91%) Embedded Linux
3 8 (72.73%) IoT
4 5 (45.45%) C
5 4 (36.36%) C++
5 4 (36.36%) Device Driver
5 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
6 3 (27.27%) Embedded C++
7 2 (18.18%) Python
8 1 (9.09%) Git
8 1 (9.09%) HTML5
8 1 (9.09%) GDB
8 1 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (9.09%) React
8 1 (9.09%) Agile
8 1 (9.09%) TDD
8 1 (9.09%) Wireless
8 1 (9.09%) Electronics
8 1 (9.09%) Firmware
8 1 (9.09%) OO
8 1 (9.09%) HTML
8 1 (9.09%) Java
8 1 (9.09%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (9.09%) Yocto
8 1 (9.09%) Redux
8 1 (9.09%) Architectural Design
8 1 (9.09%) Mentoring

Embedded Linux Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) GDB
1 1 (9.09%) Git
General
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) HTML
1 1 (9.09%) HTML5
1 1 (9.09%) React
1 1 (9.09%) Redux
1 1 (9.09%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 8 (72.73%) IoT
2 4 (36.36%) Device Driver
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 11 (100.00%) Linux
2 10 (90.91%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (9.09%) Agile
2 1 (9.09%) Architectural Design
2 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
2 1 (9.09%) OO
2 1 (9.09%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 5 (45.45%) C
2 4 (36.36%) C++
3 3 (27.27%) Embedded C++
4 2 (18.18%) Python
5 1 (9.09%) Java
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (9.09%) Firmware