Embedded C++ Software Engineer Jobs

Embedded C++ Software Engineer
UK

The median Embedded C++ Software Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 812 922 1202
Rank change year-on-year +110 +280 -314
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C++ Software Engineer 72 53 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.072% 0.053% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.076% 0.058% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 54 17 24
10th Percentile £47,500 - £47,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -29.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £43,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £50,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -29.17% +20.00%

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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,750 £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 C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C++ Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded C++ Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ Software Engineer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C++ Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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
England +104 72 £55,000 +29.41% 11
UK excluding London +11 72 £55,000 +29.41% 11
South West +14 38 £55,000 -24.14% 1
Work from Home +75 16 £60,000 +41.18% 2
Midlands -3 10 £50,000 +8.11% 5
North of England +18 9 £60,000 +41.18% 4
South East +10 9 £50,000 - 1
East Midlands - 7 £50,000 - 1
East of England +5 6 £70,000 -
North West - 6 £60,000 -
West Midlands +10 3 - - 4
Yorkshire +57 2 £45,000 +5.88% 2
North East - 1 - - 2

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Embedded C++ 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 C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 72 (100.00%) C++
1 72 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 30 (41.67%) Self-Motivation
3 26 (36.11%) C
4 21 (29.17%) Linux
5 17 (23.61%) Automotive
5 17 (23.61%) Embedded Systems
5 17 (23.61%) Aviation
6 15 (20.83%) Embedded Linux
7 12 (16.67%) Multithreading
8 10 (13.89%) Embedded C
8 10 (13.89%) Embedded C++
9 9 (12.50%) Windows
10 8 (11.11%) OOD
11 7 (9.72%) SDLC
11 7 (9.72%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (9.72%) Yocto
12 6 (8.33%) Linux Kernel Development
12 6 (8.33%) Social Skills
12 6 (8.33%) Manufacturing
12 6 (8.33%) ISO 9000
12 6 (8.33%) C#
13 5 (6.94%) Open Source
13 5 (6.94%) GStreamer
13 5 (6.94%) FFmpeg
13 5 (6.94%) OpenEmbedded
14 4 (5.56%) Electronics
15 3 (4.17%) Wireless
15 3 (4.17%) OO
15 3 (4.17%) TCP/IP

Embedded C++ 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (1.39%) GitHub
1 1 (1.39%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.17%) TCP/IP
1 3 (4.17%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (2.78%) Git
2 1 (1.39%) GDB
2 1 (1.39%) Jenkins
General
1 17 (23.61%) Automotive
1 17 (23.61%) Aviation
2 6 (8.33%) Manufacturing
2 6 (8.33%) Social Skills
3 4 (5.56%) Electronics
4 1 (1.39%) Aerospace
4 1 (1.39%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (9.72%) Yocto
2 5 (6.94%) FFmpeg
2 5 (6.94%) GStreamer
2 5 (6.94%) OpenEmbedded
3 1 (1.39%) HTML
3 1 (1.39%) HTML5
3 1 (1.39%) QML
3 1 (1.39%) Qt
3 1 (1.39%) React
3 1 (1.39%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 30 (41.67%) Self-Motivation
2 17 (23.61%) Embedded Systems
3 7 (9.72%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (2.78%) Algorithms
4 2 (2.78%) CCTV
5 1 (1.39%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 21 (29.17%) Linux
2 15 (20.83%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (12.50%) Windows
4 3 (4.17%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 12 (16.67%) Multithreading
3 8 (11.11%) OOD
4 7 (9.72%) SDLC
5 6 (8.33%) Linux Kernel Development
6 5 (6.94%) Open Source
7 3 (4.17%) DevOps
7 3 (4.17%) OO
8 2 (2.78%) Agile
8 2 (2.78%) Artificial Intelligence
8 2 (2.78%) Computer Vision
8 2 (2.78%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (2.78%) Embedded Software Development
8 2 (2.78%) Feasibility Study
8 2 (2.78%) Mathematics
8 2 (2.78%) Value Proposition
9 1 (1.39%) Computer Science
9 1 (1.39%) MVVM
9 1 (1.39%) Software Testing
9 1 (1.39%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 72 (100.00%) C++
2 26 (36.11%) C
3 10 (13.89%) Embedded C
3 10 (13.89%) Embedded C++
4 6 (8.33%) C#
5 2 (2.78%) Python
6 1 (1.39%) Bash
6 1 (1.39%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (1.39%) Degree
1 1 (1.39%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.33%) ISO 9000
2 2 (2.78%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.78%) Firmware
2 1 (1.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (1.39%) Samsung