Senior Embedded Software Engineer Jobs

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Senior Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 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 572 899 1128
Rank change year-on-year +327 +229 -241
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer 339 78 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.079% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.086% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 264 69 58
10th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £47,425
25th Percentile £54,688 £55,000 £52,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £70,313 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +11.11%

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%

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior 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 Senior 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 +201 325 £60,000 -4.00% 47
England +294 277 £60,000 -4.00% 49
Work from Home +177 142 £65,000 +8.33% 23
South West +55 83 £65,000 +8.33% 11
North of England +120 77 £55,000 +4.76% 2
South East +33 68 £70,000 +1.82% 13
Scotland -46 33 £60,000 - 3
North West +31 29 £60,000 -
Yorkshire +102 24 £60,000 +14.29% 2
North East +17 24 £55,000 +4.76% 1
East of England +22 23 £60,000 - 11
Midlands +8 20 £50,000 -16.67% 5
Wales - 17 £50,000 - 2
West Midlands +24 15 £45,000 -25.00% 4
London +114 6 £55,000 - 8
East Midlands - 5 £65,000 - 1
Northern Ireland - 4 - -

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

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

1 339 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 98 (28.91%) C
3 92 (27.14%) Linux
4 86 (25.37%) Embedded Linux
5 58 (17.11%) C++
6 52 (15.34%) Embedded C
7 40 (11.80%) Python
8 35 (10.32%) Firmware
9 30 (8.85%) Wireless
9 30 (8.85%) Bash
10 28 (8.26%) Manufacturing
11 27 (7.96%) Automotive
12 26 (7.67%) Cybersecurity
12 26 (7.67%) Security Cleared
12 26 (7.67%) Rust
13 23 (6.78%) IoT
13 23 (6.78%) OOD
14 22 (6.49%) Wi-Fi
15 21 (6.19%) Ethernet
15 21 (6.19%) Electronics
16 20 (5.90%) Device Driver
17 18 (5.31%) RS-232
17 18 (5.31%) Yocto
18 16 (4.72%) Self-Motivation
18 16 (4.72%) Degree
18 16 (4.72%) Aviation
19 15 (4.42%) Embedded Firmware
20 13 (3.83%) SDLC
21 12 (3.54%) Git
22 11 (3.24%) Embedded Systems

Senior 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 3 (0.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.29%) OrCAD
1 1 (0.29%) Simulink
1 1 (0.29%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.18%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.85%) Wireless
2 22 (6.49%) Wi-Fi
3 21 (6.19%) Ethernet
4 18 (5.31%) RS-232
5 10 (2.95%) Bluetooth
6 5 (1.47%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.18%) Profibus
8 3 (0.88%) Internet
9 2 (0.59%) MQTT
10 1 (0.29%) 4G
10 1 (0.29%) 5G
10 1 (0.29%) LoRaWAN
10 1 (0.29%) Modbus
10 1 (0.29%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 12 (3.54%) Git
2 8 (2.36%) JIRA
3 5 (1.47%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.18%) Subversion
4 4 (1.18%) Zephyr
General
1 28 (8.26%) Manufacturing
2 27 (7.96%) Automotive
3 21 (6.19%) Electronics
4 16 (4.72%) Aviation
5 7 (2.06%) Social Skills
6 6 (1.77%) Legal
7 5 (1.47%) Aerospace
8 4 (1.18%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (0.88%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.59%) Finance
10 2 (0.59%) Marketing
10 2 (0.59%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.31%) Yocto
2 1 (0.29%) Apache Thrift
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.78%) IoT
2 20 (5.90%) Device Driver
3 16 (4.72%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (3.24%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (2.36%) FPGA
6 7 (2.06%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.77%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.18%) CCTV
9 3 (0.88%) SIMD
10 1 (0.29%) ARM Cortex
10 1 (0.29%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.29%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 92 (27.14%) Linux
2 86 (25.37%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (2.65%) FreeRTOS
4 8 (2.36%) Windows
5 4 (1.18%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 26 (7.67%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (6.78%) OOD
4 13 (3.83%) SDLC
5 11 (3.24%) Embedded Software Development
6 10 (2.95%) Artificial Intelligence
7 9 (2.65%) Agile
8 8 (2.36%) Biotechnology
8 8 (2.36%) DevOps
9 7 (2.06%) Device Driver Development
9 7 (2.06%) Multithreading
9 7 (2.06%) Software Testing
10 6 (1.77%) B2B
10 6 (1.77%) Linux Kernel Development
10 6 (1.77%) LLM
10 6 (1.77%) Signal Processing
11 5 (1.47%) Continuous Integration
11 5 (1.47%) OO
11 5 (1.47%) Test Automation
11 5 (1.47%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 98 (28.91%) C
2 58 (17.11%) C++
3 52 (15.34%) Embedded C
4 40 (11.80%) Python
5 30 (8.85%) Bash
6 26 (7.67%) Rust
7 6 (1.77%) C#
8 2 (0.59%) Embedded C++
9 1 (0.29%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 26 (7.67%) Security Cleared
2 16 (4.72%) Degree
3 5 (1.47%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.06%) ISO 9000
2 4 (1.18%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (1.18%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.29%) QA
System Software
1 35 (10.32%) Firmware
2 15 (4.42%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.47%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (1.18%) QNX
2 2 (0.59%) SAP
3 1 (0.29%) Atmel
3 1 (0.29%) Freescale