Embedded Engineer Jobs in England

Embedded Engineer
UK > England

The median Embedded Engineer salary in England 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 206 604 560
Rank change year-on-year +398 -44 +67
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 1,254 313 805
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.38% 0.37% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 0.41% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 995 161 182
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,888
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the England region 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
South East +125 362 £55,000 -4.35% 63
South West +142 263 £55,000 -8.33% 37
North of England +186 245 £50,000 -4.76% 19
Midlands +117 209 £55,000 +14.58% 30
East of England +110 143 £60,000 -20.00% 49
Yorkshire +133 124 £45,000 +5.88% 11
East Midlands +79 108 £50,000 +14.29% 18
West Midlands +44 101 £57,500 +13.86% 12
North West +63 86 £55,000 -8.33% 7
North East +24 35 £55,000 +4.76% 3
London +135 30 £55,000 -15.38% 17
Embedded Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Embedded 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 across the England region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 1,025 (81.74%) Software Engineering
2 504 (40.19%) C
3 310 (24.72%) Linux
4 301 (24.00%) C++
5 257 (20.49%) Electronics
6 206 (16.43%) Firmware
7 197 (15.71%) Embedded C
8 192 (15.31%) Embedded Linux
9 183 (14.59%) Embedded Systems
10 162 (12.92%) Degree
11 161 (12.84%) Python
12 147 (11.72%) Embedded Firmware
13 112 (8.93%) IoT
14 110 (8.77%) Manufacturing
15 109 (8.69%) Automotive
16 97 (7.74%) Agile
17 93 (7.42%) Security Cleared
18 76 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
19 68 (5.42%) Social Skills
20 66 (5.26%) Wireless
21 59 (4.70%) Bash
21 59 (4.70%) C#
22 58 (4.63%) Rust
23 57 (4.55%) Cybersecurity
24 56 (4.47%) Aerospace
25 55 (4.39%) Software Testing
26 53 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
27 52 (4.15%) Algorithms
27 52 (4.15%) FPGA
28 49 (3.91%) Wi-Fi

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (1.52%) Apache
2 4 (0.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 44 (3.51%) Simulink
2 10 (0.80%) GNU Octave
3 8 (0.64%) Stateflow
4 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.40%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.080%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.080%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 14 (1.12%) GitHub
2 13 (1.04%) AWS
3 7 (0.56%) AWS IoT
4 3 (0.24%) Azure
5 1 (0.080%) GCP
5 1 (0.080%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 66 (5.26%) Wireless
2 49 (3.91%) Wi-Fi
3 35 (2.79%) Bluetooth
4 31 (2.47%) RS-485
5 27 (2.15%) RS-232
6 24 (1.91%) TCP/IP
7 23 (1.83%) MQTT
8 18 (1.44%) 3G
8 18 (1.44%) 4G
8 18 (1.44%) ZigBee
9 14 (1.12%) Ethernet
9 14 (1.12%) Internet
10 11 (0.88%) OFDM
11 9 (0.72%) GPRS
12 8 (0.64%) Modbus
13 6 (0.48%) DVB
13 6 (0.48%) LoRaWAN
13 6 (0.48%) LTE
14 5 (0.40%) Software-Defined Radio
14 5 (0.40%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.32%) Big Data
2 1 (0.080%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.080%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 48 (3.83%) Git
2 31 (2.47%) JIRA
3 19 (1.52%) Subversion
4 15 (1.20%) Jenkins
5 12 (0.96%) Visual Studio
6 10 (0.80%) Eclipse
7 8 (0.64%) ClearCase
7 8 (0.64%) Rational Rhapsody
8 7 (0.56%) ClearQuest
8 7 (0.56%) Plastic SCM
9 5 (0.40%) GitLab
10 4 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.32%) Zephyr
11 3 (0.24%) GDB
12 2 (0.16%) GCC
12 2 (0.16%) PetaLinux
13 1 (0.080%) Bitbucket
13 1 (0.080%) CANoe
13 1 (0.080%) Cucumber
13 1 (0.080%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 257 (20.49%) Electronics
2 110 (8.77%) Manufacturing
3 109 (8.69%) Automotive
4 68 (5.42%) Social Skills
5 56 (4.47%) Aerospace
6 29 (2.31%) Telecoms
7 27 (2.15%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (2.15%) Finance
8 18 (1.44%) Aviation
8 18 (1.44%) Mandarin Language
9 15 (1.20%) Marketing
9 15 (1.20%) Public Sector
10 12 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (0.56%) Tech for Good
12 3 (0.24%) Retail
12 3 (0.24%) Welsh Language
13 2 (0.16%) Advertising
13 2 (0.16%) Military
14 1 (0.080%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (3.83%) Yocto
2 19 (1.52%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.52%) STL
3 13 (1.04%) REST
4 11 (0.88%) .NET
5 8 (0.64%) MFC
5 8 (0.64%) Middleware
6 6 (0.48%) HTML
6 6 (0.48%) Qt
7 5 (0.40%) FFmpeg
7 5 (0.40%) GStreamer
7 5 (0.40%) OpenEmbedded
8 4 (0.32%) Flash
8 4 (0.32%) Flask
9 3 (0.24%) iOS SDK
10 2 (0.16%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 2 (0.16%) POSIX
10 2 (0.16%) QML
11 1 (0.080%) COM
11 1 (0.080%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 183 (14.59%) Embedded Systems
2 112 (8.93%) IoT
3 53 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
4 52 (4.15%) Algorithms
4 52 (4.15%) FPGA
5 39 (3.11%) Device Driver
6 22 (1.75%) ARM Cortex
7 20 (1.59%) VHDL
8 19 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
9 15 (1.20%) Cyber Threat
10 14 (1.12%) Mobile App
11 13 (1.04%) Analogue Electronics
12 10 (0.80%) Raspberry Pi
13 8 (0.64%) Acoustics
14 7 (0.56%) CAN bus
14 7 (0.56%) Robotics
15 6 (0.48%) Data Centre
15 6 (0.48%) Driving Licence
15 6 (0.48%) NB-IoT
15 6 (0.48%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 310 (24.72%) Linux
2 192 (15.31%) Embedded Linux
3 40 (3.19%) Windows
4 37 (2.95%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.48%) ThreadX
7 4 (0.32%) Android
8 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.24%) Debian
8 3 (0.24%) VMS
8 3 (0.24%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 2 (0.16%) Unix
10 1 (0.080%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,025 (81.74%) Software Engineering
2 97 (7.74%) Agile
3 76 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (4.55%) Cybersecurity
5 55 (4.39%) Software Testing
6 46 (3.67%) Embedded Software Development
7 41 (3.27%) SDLC
7 41 (3.27%) Test Automation
8 37 (2.95%) Computer Science
9 32 (2.55%) OOD
10 30 (2.39%) OO
10 30 (2.39%) Prototyping
10 30 (2.39%) Validation
11 28 (2.23%) Signal Processing
12 26 (2.07%) Device Driver Development
13 20 (1.59%) Software Architecture
14 19 (1.52%) Mentoring
14 19 (1.52%) Schematic Capture
15 18 (1.44%) Linux Kernel Development
16 17 (1.36%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 504 (40.19%) C
2 301 (24.00%) C++
3 197 (15.71%) Embedded C
4 161 (12.84%) Python
5 59 (4.70%) Bash
5 59 (4.70%) C#
6 58 (4.63%) Rust
7 49 (3.91%) MATLAB
8 48 (3.83%) Embedded C++
9 21 (1.67%) Assembly Language
10 20 (1.59%) JavaScript
11 19 (1.52%) Ada
12 17 (1.36%) Java
13 12 (0.96%) PHP
14 10 (0.80%) R
15 9 (0.72%) SQL
16 8 (0.64%) VB
17 3 (0.24%) Groovy
17 3 (0.24%) Lua
17 3 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 162 (12.92%) Degree
2 93 (7.42%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (1.20%) Master's Degree
5 12 (0.96%) SC Cleared
6 9 (0.72%) HNC
7 8 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.24%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.16%) PhD
10 1 (0.080%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.31%) MISRA
2 15 (1.20%) GDPR
3 10 (0.80%) AUTOSAR
4 9 (0.72%) IEC 62304
4 9 (0.72%) ISO 13485
4 9 (0.72%) JTAG
4 9 (0.72%) MISRA C
5 8 (0.64%) QA
6 7 (0.56%) ISO 9000
7 3 (0.24%) IEC 61131
7 3 (0.24%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.16%) Automotive SPICE
9 1 (0.080%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.080%) SLA
System Software
1 206 (16.43%) Firmware
2 147 (11.72%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (0.80%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.32%) Terraform
2 3 (0.24%) Ansible
2 3 (0.24%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.24%) Podman
3 1 (0.080%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 20 (1.59%) EMC
2 15 (1.20%) SAP
3 12 (0.96%) IBM
4 8 (0.64%) Microsoft
4 8 (0.64%) Red Hat
5 7 (0.56%) Lauterbach
5 7 (0.56%) Xilinx
6 6 (0.48%) Renesas
7 5 (0.40%) Intel
8 3 (0.24%) Atmel
9 2 (0.16%) Facebook
10 1 (0.080%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.080%) CA
10 1 (0.080%) Freescale
10 1 (0.080%) MathWorks
10 1 (0.080%) NCR
10 1 (0.080%) Samsung