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 6 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
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 262 677 676
Rank change year-on-year +415 -1 +40
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1,139 285 721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.06% 0.30% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 0.33% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 878 183 175
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,324 £37,389
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% +10.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% +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 101,543 85,646 164,275
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.91% 91.24% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 71,805 55,459 85,654
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £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 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

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 6 June 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 6 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 +280 1,087 £55,000 -6.78% 149
England +393 1,010 £55,000 -6.78% 154
Work from Home +194 341 £55,000 -8.33% 55
South East +117 260 £55,000 -8.33% 35
South West +135 234 £55,000 -8.33% 23
North of England +158 214 £50,000 +17.65% 20
Midlands +90 141 £50,000 +4.17% 19
East of England +83 128 £60,000 -20.00% 42
Yorkshire +130 111 £45,000 +5.88% 8
North West +49 75 £50,000 -16.67% 11
West Midlands +18 75 £50,000 -0.99% 10
Scotland -49 68 £60,000 - 7
East Midlands +41 66 £50,000 +14.29% 9
London +119 33 £55,000 -15.38% 10
Wales - 30 £50,000 - 7
North East +10 28 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Northern Ireland - 12 - -

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

For the 6 months to 6 June 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 1,139 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 453 (39.77%) C
3 280 (24.58%) Linux
4 247 (21.69%) C++
5 213 (18.70%) Electronics
6 202 (17.73%) Embedded C
7 175 (15.36%) Embedded Linux
8 160 (14.05%) Python
9 149 (13.08%) Degree
10 129 (11.33%) Firmware
11 127 (11.15%) Embedded Systems
12 104 (9.13%) Automotive
13 93 (8.17%) Manufacturing
14 88 (7.73%) IoT
15 81 (7.11%) Agile
16 77 (6.76%) Security Cleared
17 74 (6.50%) Wireless
18 71 (6.23%) Embedded Firmware
19 64 (5.62%) Bash
20 62 (5.44%) Wi-Fi
21 58 (5.09%) Rust
22 56 (4.92%) Cybersecurity
22 56 (4.92%) Social Skills
23 53 (4.65%) Problem-Solving
24 52 (4.57%) Aerospace
25 51 (4.48%) Software Testing
26 49 (4.30%) Embedded C++
26 49 (4.30%) C#
27 48 (4.21%) Device Driver
28 47 (4.13%) Self-Motivation

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 (1.67%) Apache
2 4 (0.35%) Confluence
3 1 (0.088%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 42 (3.69%) Simulink
2 8 (0.70%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.18%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.088%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.088%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.088%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (0.79%) GitHub
2 7 (0.61%) AWS
3 3 (0.26%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.26%) Azure
4 1 (0.088%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 74 (6.50%) Wireless
2 62 (5.44%) Wi-Fi
3 42 (3.69%) RS-232
4 36 (3.16%) Ethernet
5 32 (2.81%) Bluetooth
5 32 (2.81%) TCP/IP
6 31 (2.72%) RS-485
7 20 (1.76%) ZigBee
8 19 (1.67%) MQTT
9 15 (1.32%) Internet
10 14 (1.23%) 4G
11 13 (1.14%) 3G
12 6 (0.53%) Wireshark
13 5 (0.44%) GPRS
13 5 (0.44%) Modbus
13 5 (0.44%) VoIP
14 4 (0.35%) Profibus
15 2 (0.18%) HTTP
15 2 (0.18%) LoRaWAN
15 2 (0.18%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.53%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.35%) Big Data
3 1 (0.088%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.088%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 42 (3.69%) Git
2 27 (2.37%) JIRA
3 20 (1.76%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.32%) Subversion
5 8 (0.70%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.70%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.61%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.61%) Plastic SCM
7 6 (0.53%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.44%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.35%) GitLab
9 4 (0.35%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.35%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.26%) LabVIEW
11 2 (0.18%) CANoe
11 2 (0.18%) PetaLinux
11 2 (0.18%) VectorCAST
12 1 (0.088%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.088%) GDB
General
1 213 (18.70%) Electronics
2 104 (9.13%) Automotive
3 93 (8.17%) Manufacturing
4 56 (4.92%) Social Skills
5 52 (4.57%) Aerospace
6 19 (1.67%) Mandarin Language
7 18 (1.58%) Aviation
8 14 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (1.05%) Telecoms
10 11 (0.97%) Analytical Skills
11 10 (0.88%) Finance
12 9 (0.79%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (0.61%) Tech for Good
14 6 (0.53%) Legal
14 6 (0.53%) Marketing
14 6 (0.53%) Public Sector
14 6 (0.53%) Retail
15 5 (0.44%) Military
16 3 (0.26%) Welsh Language
17 2 (0.18%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (3.16%) Yocto
2 19 (1.67%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.67%) STL
3 13 (1.14%) REST
4 8 (0.70%) Middleware
5 6 (0.53%) Node.js
6 5 (0.44%) .NET
6 5 (0.44%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.44%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.44%) MFC
6 5 (0.44%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.35%) HTML
7 4 (0.35%) Qt
8 3 (0.26%) iOS SDK
9 2 (0.18%) POSIX
9 2 (0.18%) QML
9 2 (0.18%) XML
10 1 (0.088%) COM
10 1 (0.088%) Flash
10 1 (0.088%) React
Miscellaneous
1 127 (11.15%) Embedded Systems
2 88 (7.73%) IoT
3 48 (4.21%) Device Driver
4 47 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
5 40 (3.51%) Algorithms
6 19 (1.67%) Renewable Energy
7 16 (1.40%) ARM Cortex
8 15 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
8 15 (1.32%) FPGA
9 12 (1.05%) Mobile App
10 8 (0.70%) Acoustics
10 8 (0.70%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (0.70%) Robotics
11 7 (0.61%) Data Centre
11 7 (0.61%) Video\Live Streaming
12 6 (0.53%) Analogue Electronics
12 6 (0.53%) CAN bus
12 6 (0.53%) Smart Home
13 5 (0.44%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.44%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 280 (24.58%) Linux
2 175 (15.36%) Embedded Linux
3 40 (3.51%) Windows
4 36 (3.16%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.53%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.44%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.35%) Android
9 3 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.26%) Debian
9 3 (0.26%) Unix
9 3 (0.26%) VMS
9 3 (0.26%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 2 (0.18%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,139 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 81 (7.11%) Agile
3 56 (4.92%) Cybersecurity
4 53 (4.65%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (4.48%) Software Testing
6 43 (3.78%) SDLC
7 42 (3.69%) OOD
8 39 (3.42%) Computer Science
9 38 (3.34%) Test Automation
10 35 (3.07%) Embedded Software Development
11 27 (2.37%) OO
12 26 (2.28%) Validation
13 22 (1.93%) Prototyping
14 21 (1.84%) Device Driver Development
15 20 (1.76%) Multithreading
16 18 (1.58%) Configuration Management
16 18 (1.58%) TDD
17 17 (1.49%) Mentoring
17 17 (1.49%) Software Architecture
18 16 (1.40%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 453 (39.77%) C
2 247 (21.69%) C++
3 202 (17.73%) Embedded C
4 160 (14.05%) Python
5 64 (5.62%) Bash
6 58 (5.09%) Rust
7 49 (4.30%) C#
7 49 (4.30%) Embedded C++
8 40 (3.51%) MATLAB
9 21 (1.84%) Ada
9 21 (1.84%) Java
10 14 (1.23%) JavaScript
11 12 (1.05%) PHP
12 7 (0.61%) Assembly Language
12 7 (0.61%) R
13 6 (0.53%) Perl
14 4 (0.35%) SQL
15 3 (0.26%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.26%) Swift
15 3 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 149 (13.08%) Degree
2 77 (6.76%) Security Cleared
3 18 (1.58%) Master's Degree
4 16 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (0.44%) HND
7 4 (0.35%) HNC
8 3 (0.26%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.26%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.18%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (2.28%) MISRA
2 16 (1.40%) QA
3 15 (1.32%) GDPR
4 13 (1.14%) ISO 13485
5 12 (1.05%) JTAG
6 10 (0.88%) IEC 62304
7 8 (0.70%) AUTOSAR
7 8 (0.70%) ISO 26262
8 7 (0.61%) ISO 9000
9 5 (0.44%) MISRA C
10 4 (0.35%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 3 (0.26%) DO-178B
12 2 (0.18%) Automotive SPICE
System Software
1 129 (11.33%) Firmware
2 71 (6.23%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.35%) Terraform
2 3 (0.26%) Ansible
2 3 (0.26%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.26%) Podman
3 1 (0.088%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.05%) IBM
2 8 (0.70%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.61%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.53%) Renesas
4 6 (0.53%) SAP
5 4 (0.35%) QNX
6 3 (0.26%) Atmel
6 3 (0.26%) Microsoft
7 2 (0.18%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.088%) EMC
8 1 (0.088%) Freescale
8 1 (0.088%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.088%) Samsung
8 1 (0.088%) Siemens