Embedded C++ Engineer Jobs

Embedded C++ Engineer
UK

The median Embedded C++ Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 812 894 1219
Rank change year-on-year +82 +325 -345
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C++ Engineer 95 53 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.091% 0.056% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.061% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 73 20 25
10th Percentile £45,000 - £46,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -29.17% +11.63%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,250 £64,775 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -29.17% +20.00%

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 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
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 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Embedded C++ Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer.

Salary trend for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
UK excluding London +9 94 £55,000 +29.41% 9
England +73 90 £55,000 +29.41% 9
South West +10 39 £55,000 -16.35% 2
South East +4 22 £65,000 -18.75% 2
Work from Home +33 15 £60,000 +41.18% 3
North of England +26 15 £56,000 +31.76% 1
Midlands -15 9 £42,500 -26.09% 1
Yorkshire +47 6 £45,000 +5.88% 1
North West - 6 £60,000 -
East of England -1 5 - - 3
East Midlands - 5 £42,500 -
West Midlands -21 4 - - 1
Wales - 4 £50,000 -
North East - 3 £56,000 -

Embedded C++ Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Embedded C++ 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 C++ Engineer in the job title.

1 95 (100.00%) C++
2 81 (85.26%) Software Engineering
3 42 (44.21%) C
4 30 (31.58%) Self-Motivation
5 29 (30.53%) Linux
6 21 (22.11%) Embedded C++
7 19 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
7 19 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
8 17 (17.89%) Automotive
8 17 (17.89%) Aviation
9 11 (11.58%) Embedded C
9 11 (11.58%) Multithreading
9 11 (11.58%) SDLC
10 10 (10.53%) Yocto
11 9 (9.47%) Windows
11 9 (9.47%) Electronics
12 8 (8.42%) Social Skills
12 8 (8.42%) Git
12 8 (8.42%) Linux Kernel Development
13 7 (7.37%) Problem-Solving
13 7 (7.37%) Renewable Energy
13 7 (7.37%) Manufacturing
13 7 (7.37%) OOD
14 6 (6.32%) C#
14 6 (6.32%) ISO 9000
14 6 (6.32%) Firmware
14 6 (6.32%) Embedded Software Development
15 5 (5.26%) FFmpeg
15 5 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
15 5 (5.26%) Open Source

Embedded C++ 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (1.05%) AWS
1 1 (1.05%) GCP
1 1 (1.05%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.21%) Ethernet
1 4 (4.21%) Profibus
2 2 (2.11%) 2G
2 2 (2.11%) 3G
2 2 (2.11%) 4G
2 2 (2.11%) 5G
2 2 (2.11%) TCP/IP
2 2 (2.11%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 8 (8.42%) Git
2 1 (1.05%) GDB
General
1 17 (17.89%) Automotive
1 17 (17.89%) Aviation
2 9 (9.47%) Electronics
3 8 (8.42%) Social Skills
4 7 (7.37%) Manufacturing
5 5 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.11%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.05%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (10.53%) Yocto
2 5 (5.26%) FFmpeg
2 5 (5.26%) GStreamer
2 5 (5.26%) OpenEmbedded
3 2 (2.11%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 2 (2.11%) QML
3 2 (2.11%) Qt
4 1 (1.05%) HTML
4 1 (1.05%) HTML5
4 1 (1.05%) React
4 1 (1.05%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 30 (31.58%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
3 7 (7.37%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (4.21%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.11%) Algorithms
5 2 (2.11%) CCTV
5 2 (2.11%) Device Driver
5 2 (2.11%) FPGA
6 1 (1.05%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 29 (30.53%) Linux
2 19 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (9.47%) Windows
4 3 (3.16%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (85.26%) Software Engineering
2 11 (11.58%) Multithreading
2 11 (11.58%) SDLC
3 8 (8.42%) Linux Kernel Development
4 7 (7.37%) OOD
4 7 (7.37%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (6.32%) Embedded Software Development
6 5 (5.26%) Open Source
7 4 (4.21%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (4.21%) Mathematics
7 4 (4.21%) OO
8 3 (3.16%) Architectural Design
9 2 (2.11%) Computer Vision
9 2 (2.11%) Continuous Integration
9 2 (2.11%) Device Driver Development
9 2 (2.11%) DevOps
9 2 (2.11%) Feasibility Study
9 2 (2.11%) Memory Management
9 2 (2.11%) Unit Testing
9 2 (2.11%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 95 (100.00%) C++
2 42 (44.21%) C
3 21 (22.11%) Embedded C++
4 11 (11.58%) Embedded C
5 6 (6.32%) C#
6 2 (2.11%) Python
7 1 (1.05%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (3.16%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.05%) Degree
2 1 (1.05%) Master's Degree
2 1 (1.05%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.32%) ISO 9000
2 4 (4.21%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (4.21%) ISO 13485
3 2 (2.11%) QA
System Software
1 6 (6.32%) Firmware
2 1 (1.05%) Docker
2 1 (1.05%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (1.05%) Samsung
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