Embedded Developer Jobs

Embedded Developer
UK

The median Embedded Developer salary in the UK is £62,500 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 812 941 1201
Rank change year-on-year +129 +260 -295
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Developer 95 6 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.091% 0.006% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.007% 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 87 6 18
10th Percentile £40,750 £37,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £38,375 £27,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £46,250 £35,750
Median % change year-on-year +35.14% +29.37% -28.50%
75th Percentile £85,000 £54,813 £59,688
90th Percentile £90,000 £61,750 £80,925
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,250 £41,500
% change year-on-year +19.40% +21.08% -17.00%

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 Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Developer in the UK

Embedded Developer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Developer in the UK

Embedded Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Developer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Developer in the UK

Embedded Developer
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Developer 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 +55 91 £60,000 +19.40% 7
England +119 88 £62,500 +38.89% 7
South East - 39 £80,000 - 3
Work from Home +79 37 £62,500 +31.58% 5
East of England +25 27 £60,000 -7.69% 1
East Midlands - 10 £45,000 - 2
Midlands - 10 £45,000 - 2
South West -20 8 - -
Scotland -59 7 £50,000 -5.66% 1
London +116 4 £62,500 +60.26%

Embedded Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Embedded Developer 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 Developer in the job title.

1 78 (82.11%) C
2 58 (61.05%) C++
3 54 (56.84%) Software Engineering
4 38 (40.00%) Python
5 37 (38.95%) Linux
6 36 (37.89%) Degree
7 35 (36.84%) Problem-Solving
8 28 (29.47%) DV Cleared
8 28 (29.47%) Security Cleared
9 26 (27.37%) Computer Science
10 24 (25.26%) Embedded Software Development
11 22 (23.16%) Code Quality
12 20 (21.05%) Social Skills
12 20 (21.05%) Collaborative Working
12 20 (21.05%) Embedded Linux
13 19 (20.00%) Firmware
13 19 (20.00%) Internet
13 19 (20.00%) IoT
14 18 (18.95%) DevOps
14 18 (18.95%) Machine Learning
14 18 (18.95%) Signal Processing
14 18 (18.95%) Computer Science Degree
14 18 (18.95%) Simulink
14 18 (18.95%) Java
14 18 (18.95%) Xilinx
14 18 (18.95%) Continuous Integration
14 18 (18.95%) System Testing
14 18 (18.95%) Artificial Intelligence
15 15 (15.79%) Embedded Firmware
16 14 (14.74%) Embedded C

Embedded Developer 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:

Applications
1 18 (18.95%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 19 (20.00%) Internet
2 9 (9.47%) TCP/IP
3 8 (8.42%) DNS
3 8 (8.42%) HTTP
3 8 (8.42%) SMTP
4 4 (4.21%) Multicast
5 2 (2.11%) Ethernet
5 2 (2.11%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 8 (8.42%) Jenkins
1 8 (8.42%) Visual Studio
2 4 (4.21%) LabVIEW
General
1 20 (21.05%) Social Skills
2 9 (9.47%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (8.42%) Law
3 8 (8.42%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (5.26%) Manufacturing
5 4 (4.21%) Automotive
5 4 (4.21%) Electronics
5 4 (4.21%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (8.42%) .NET
1 8 (8.42%) CSS
1 8 (8.42%) HTML
1 8 (8.42%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 19 (20.00%) IoT
2 8 (8.42%) CUDA
2 8 (8.42%) GNSS
2 8 (8.42%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (8.42%) Tandem
3 6 (6.32%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (5.26%) Algorithms
4 5 (5.26%) Data Structures
5 4 (4.21%) Robotics
6 2 (2.11%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 37 (38.95%) Linux
2 20 (21.05%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (10.53%) Windows
4 8 (8.42%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (56.84%) Software Engineering
2 35 (36.84%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (27.37%) Computer Science
4 24 (25.26%) Embedded Software Development
5 22 (23.16%) Code Quality
6 20 (21.05%) Collaborative Working
7 18 (18.95%) Artificial Intelligence
7 18 (18.95%) Continuous Integration
7 18 (18.95%) DevOps
7 18 (18.95%) Machine Learning
7 18 (18.95%) Signal Processing
7 18 (18.95%) System Testing
8 12 (12.63%) Software Architecture
9 8 (8.42%) B2B
9 8 (8.42%) Change Control
9 8 (8.42%) Containerisation
9 8 (8.42%) Fault Analysis
9 8 (8.42%) Integration Testing
9 8 (8.42%) Open Source
9 8 (8.42%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 78 (82.11%) C
2 58 (61.05%) C++
3 38 (40.00%) Python
4 18 (18.95%) Java
5 14 (14.74%) Embedded C
6 12 (12.63%) C#
7 8 (8.42%) Assembly Language
7 8 (8.42%) JavaScript
7 8 (8.42%) SQL
7 8 (8.42%) TypeScript
7 8 (8.42%) VB
8 1 (1.05%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 36 (37.89%) Degree
2 28 (29.47%) DV Cleared
2 28 (29.47%) Security Cleared
3 18 (18.95%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.05%) QA
System Software
1 19 (20.00%) Firmware
2 15 (15.79%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 18 (18.95%) Xilinx