Embedded Software Engineer Jobs

Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 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
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 307 683 661
Rank change year-on-year +376 -22 +40
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 964 303 712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.96% 0.31% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.02% 0.33% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 743 191 193
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,324 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.56% +8.18% +15.79%

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 94,593 90,744 154,424
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 91.51% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,603 57,335 84,442
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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 +242 928 £55,000 -7.56% 190
England +374 853 £55,000 -4.35% 197
Work from Home +195 320 £55,000 -8.33% 79
South East +95 212 £55,000 -8.33% 49
South West +118 196 £55,000 -8.33% 40
North of England +153 191 £50,000 -4.76% 18
Midlands +77 119 £50,000 +38.89% 22
East of England +85 112 £60,000 -14.29% 46
Yorkshire +122 94 £45,000 +5.88% 13
North West +56 72 £50,000 -9.09% 5
West Midlands +49 65 £50,000 +38.89% 10
Scotland -39 62 £57,500 -4.17% 13
East Midlands +43 54 £50,000 +14.29% 12
North East +18 25 £55,000 +4.76% 2
Wales - 24 £50,000 - 4
London +124 23 £55,000 -15.38% 24
Northern Ireland +32 12 - -

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Embedded 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 964 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 421 (43.67%) C
3 265 (27.49%) Linux
4 205 (21.27%) C++
5 184 (19.09%) Embedded C
6 175 (18.15%) Electronics
7 166 (17.22%) Embedded Linux
8 155 (16.08%) Python
9 126 (13.07%) Degree
10 121 (12.55%) Firmware
11 120 (12.45%) Embedded Systems
12 97 (10.06%) Automotive
13 85 (8.82%) IoT
14 79 (8.20%) Agile
15 76 (7.88%) Security Cleared
16 75 (7.78%) Manufacturing
17 74 (7.68%) Wireless
18 67 (6.95%) Embedded Firmware
19 65 (6.74%) Bash
20 58 (6.02%) Rust
20 58 (6.02%) Wi-Fi
21 55 (5.71%) Cybersecurity
22 51 (5.29%) Social Skills
23 50 (5.19%) Aerospace
24 48 (4.98%) Device Driver
24 48 (4.98%) Software Testing
25 47 (4.88%) Problem-Solving
26 46 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
27 44 (4.56%) C#
28 43 (4.46%) SDLC

Embedded 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (1.97%) Apache
2 4 (0.41%) Confluence
3 1 (0.10%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 42 (4.36%) Simulink
2 8 (0.83%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.21%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.10%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.10%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.14%) GitHub
2 7 (0.73%) AWS
3 3 (0.31%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.31%) Azure
4 1 (0.10%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 74 (7.68%) Wireless
2 58 (6.02%) Wi-Fi
3 40 (4.15%) RS-232
4 36 (3.73%) Ethernet
5 34 (3.53%) TCP/IP
6 32 (3.32%) Bluetooth
7 28 (2.90%) RS-485
8 18 (1.87%) MQTT
9 17 (1.76%) ZigBee
10 15 (1.56%) Internet
11 13 (1.35%) 4G
12 12 (1.24%) 3G
13 6 (0.62%) Modbus
13 6 (0.62%) Wireshark
14 5 (0.52%) GPRS
14 5 (0.52%) VoIP
15 4 (0.41%) Profibus
16 2 (0.21%) HTTP
16 2 (0.21%) LoRaWAN
17 1 (0.10%) DECT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.62%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.41%) Big Data
3 1 (0.10%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.10%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 37 (3.84%) Git
2 28 (2.90%) JIRA
3 21 (2.18%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.35%) Subversion
5 8 (0.83%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.83%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.73%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.73%) Plastic SCM
7 6 (0.62%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.52%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.41%) GitLab
9 4 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.41%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.21%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.21%) PetaLinux
10 2 (0.21%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.10%) GDB
General
1 175 (18.15%) Electronics
2 97 (10.06%) Automotive
3 75 (7.78%) Manufacturing
4 51 (5.29%) Social Skills
5 50 (5.19%) Aerospace
6 18 (1.87%) Aviation
7 17 (1.76%) Mandarin Language
8 15 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (1.24%) Analytical Skills
10 10 (1.04%) Telecoms
11 8 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (0.73%) Finance
12 7 (0.73%) Tech for Good
13 6 (0.62%) Legal
13 6 (0.62%) Marketing
13 6 (0.62%) Public Sector
13 6 (0.62%) Retail
14 3 (0.31%) Military
14 3 (0.31%) Welsh Language
15 2 (0.21%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (3.53%) Yocto
2 19 (1.97%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.97%) STL
3 12 (1.24%) REST
4 8 (0.83%) Middleware
5 6 (0.62%) Node.js
6 5 (0.52%) .NET
6 5 (0.52%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.52%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.52%) MFC
6 5 (0.52%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.41%) HTML
8 3 (0.31%) iOS SDK
8 3 (0.31%) Qt
9 2 (0.21%) POSIX
9 2 (0.21%) XML
10 1 (0.10%) Flash
10 1 (0.10%) HTML5
10 1 (0.10%) QML
10 1 (0.10%) React
Miscellaneous
1 120 (12.45%) Embedded Systems
2 85 (8.82%) IoT
3 48 (4.98%) Device Driver
4 46 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
5 40 (4.15%) Algorithms
6 17 (1.76%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (1.56%) FPGA
8 12 (1.24%) ARM Cortex
8 12 (1.24%) Mobile App
9 10 (1.04%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (0.83%) Acoustics
11 7 (0.73%) Video\Live Streaming
12 6 (0.62%) CAN bus
12 6 (0.62%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.62%) Smart Home
13 5 (0.52%) Analogue Electronics
13 5 (0.52%) Robotics
13 5 (0.52%) Smart Energy
14 4 (0.41%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 265 (27.49%) Linux
2 166 (17.22%) Embedded Linux
3 37 (3.84%) Windows
4 35 (3.63%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.62%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.52%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.41%) Android
9 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.31%) Debian
9 3 (0.31%) Unix
9 3 (0.31%) VMS
10 2 (0.21%) Solaris
10 2 (0.21%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 964 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 79 (8.20%) Agile
3 55 (5.71%) Cybersecurity
4 48 (4.98%) Software Testing
5 47 (4.88%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (4.46%) SDLC
7 41 (4.25%) Computer Science
7 41 (4.25%) OOD
8 38 (3.94%) Test Automation
9 34 (3.53%) Embedded Software Development
10 24 (2.49%) OO
11 22 (2.28%) Prototyping
12 21 (2.18%) Device Driver Development
12 21 (2.18%) Validation
13 20 (2.07%) Multithreading
14 18 (1.87%) Configuration Management
15 17 (1.76%) TDD
16 16 (1.66%) Software Architecture
17 14 (1.45%) Artificial Intelligence
17 14 (1.45%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 421 (43.67%) C
2 205 (21.27%) C++
3 184 (19.09%) Embedded C
4 155 (16.08%) Python
5 65 (6.74%) Bash
6 58 (6.02%) Rust
7 44 (4.56%) C#
8 37 (3.84%) MATLAB
9 32 (3.32%) Embedded C++
10 21 (2.18%) Java
11 20 (2.07%) Ada
12 13 (1.35%) JavaScript
13 12 (1.24%) PHP
14 8 (0.83%) R
15 7 (0.73%) Assembly Language
16 6 (0.62%) Perl
17 4 (0.41%) SQL
18 3 (0.31%) Shell Script
18 3 (0.31%) Swift
18 3 (0.31%) VB
Qualifications
1 126 (13.07%) Degree
2 76 (7.88%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (1.04%) Master's Degree
5 5 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (0.52%) HND
6 4 (0.41%) HNC
7 3 (0.31%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.21%) PhD
8 2 (0.21%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.59%) MISRA
2 16 (1.66%) QA
3 14 (1.45%) GDPR
4 13 (1.35%) ISO 13485
5 12 (1.24%) JTAG
6 10 (1.04%) IEC 62304
7 7 (0.73%) ISO 9000
8 6 (0.62%) AUTOSAR
8 6 (0.62%) MISRA C
9 4 (0.41%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 4 (0.41%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.31%) DO-178B
System Software
1 121 (12.55%) Firmware
2 67 (6.95%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (0.93%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.52%) Terraform
2 3 (0.31%) Ansible
2 3 (0.31%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.31%) Podman
3 1 (0.10%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.24%) IBM
2 8 (0.83%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.73%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.62%) Renesas
4 6 (0.62%) SAP
5 4 (0.41%) QNX
6 3 (0.31%) Microsoft
7 2 (0.21%) Atmel
7 2 (0.21%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.10%) EMC
8 1 (0.10%) Freescale
8 1 (0.10%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.10%) Samsung
8 1 (0.10%) Siemens